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Newspaper

Saline Observer

Location

Saline, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1923

Page

8

Not how cheap but how good ice cream this summer

The ad extols unusually good ice cream available in dishes pints quarts or gallons. It urges including ice cream in social functions and claims outsiders say it is the best they ever tasted.

Milk Problem Solves Stump Officials

A cryptic note on solving the milk puzzle hints at water content and timing of delivery, suggesting officials debate when milk carries excess water. The remark implies a delivery moment as the key.

In Silks and Insecurity of Office Parley

A dialogue from the Birmingham Age Herald imagines a silk salesman's charm and the lure of public office. Senator Snortsworthy questions the perks of a political career while a silk department worker contemplates returning home to practice law.

Fle Senator Snortsworthy Birmingham Age-Herald

Sheriff's Honor System Ends with Five Prisoner Escapes

Sheriff Seth Orndorff of El Paso Texas abandoned a four hour test of an honor system at the jail after twelve unshackled prisoners were taken to a road job. Five escaped before noon and the plan was halted.

Seth Orndorff el Paso Tex

Michigan Happenings Showcases 1923 Michigan Events

Wireless telephone connects Marquette lighthouse with Stannard Rock station enabling radio concerts for keepers. Saginaw votes to restore streetcar service with local directors. MA C funds under review. Michigan clubs plan encampments and tours across Upper Peninsula counties. Rest station opens at Alpena. Colgrove highway M 46 starts excavation. university hires Terpenning at Western State Normal.

Great Lakes C. Wesser U. S. S. Amaranth Marquette Stannard Rock Lake Superior United States

Michigan Mortgage Tax and Public Utility Fight In Court

Michigan faces mortgage filings and registry fees tied to a $50 million Armour & Co. debt. Michigan Bus Law prompts injunction questions in Pontiac as lines challenge state supervision. Sergeant Forbes receives a medal for saving a Kalamazoo boy at Gull Lake. Fatal accidents, prison labor for road work, and district fairs share space with plans for Masonic picnics and a banker convention cruise.

Michigan Calhoun Armour & Co Chicago Delaware Michigan Public Utilities Commission Pontiac Detroit Commission Moseley Sixth Corps S. Forbes Joseph Fitzgerald Kalamazoo LaBelle Gull Lake Forbes

Steamer B. G. Crosby Makes First Muskegon Run

The oil burning vessel recently acquired in Florida waters arrived in Muskegon last week on its first trip along the Muskegon Milwaukee route. An ocean going ship remodeled for Great Lakes traffic, it is excellently appointed and will greatly increase freight facilities.

B. G. Crosby Florida Muskegon Milwaukee Great Lakes

New York Becomes Largest City by Population

New York surpasses London in population when including the same 19 mile radius around City Hall. Dr Walter Laidlaw states Greater London and New York suburbs within 19 miles are counted, showing New York at 7 820 676 as of 1920 versus London 7 476 168 in 1921 with growth figures from 1891 to 1921 and 1900 to 1910 respectively.

New York London New York City Walter Laidlaw City Hall Metropolitan Greater London New York Herald London ‘County Charing Gross Nassau New Jersey Newark Jersey City

Need Not Dread Poison Ivy Now Says Science

The St Louis Post Dispatch reports that fear of poison ivy is unnecessary. Gasoline or benzine can dissolve and remove the ivy oil if applied within eight hours after contact, even by a passing motorist, making outdoor hikes safer and accessible again.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gruel Crab Dialogue on Rent and Cottage Life

A terse exchange reveals plans for an ideal life in a cottage disrupted by the cottage owner demanding rent in advance. The speaker cites the obstacle as the owner’s insistence on upfront payment.

Jack

Boy Defends Choice In Family Roast Joke

A father carves a chicken as he asks Robert for a bite. The boy corrects him with a sly line about wanting “some” of it, sparking a light family moment.

Robert Bobby

An Exacting Passenger Drives Quietly Away

A passenger insists the driver’s style unsettled the cook who admits departure amid gentle refusals. Mr. Chuggins recalls trying to treat staff well while the cook cites nervousness about the driving.

Mr. Chuggins

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