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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1931
Page
4
Observations critique high pressure sales by itinerant peddlers who drain local merchants. The piece argues local dealers can match offers and urges readers to support honest business while resisting mob psychology used by peddlers. The Hastings Banner signatures the stance.
Grass Lake high school students faced a $400 bill from city printers for their annual. Investigations revealed about $200 more than local printer rates for similar work. The board may skip publishing next year unless home printing is pursued.
An editorial excerpt advocates a quarterly tax payment plan with an unmatured 9 percent discount, citing Knoxville Tennessee as a case. It argues partial payment reduces burden, boosts compliance, and mirrors credit practices used by major industries, while acknowledging needed system revamps.
The National Civic Federation considers a national congress of leaders from industry and labor to craft a program for industrial readjustment. Proponents, led by Matthew Woll and Elihu Root, warn against government intervention and urge cooperation among capital, management, and labor with farmer inclusion, aiming for a ten year plan.
The article recalls Cyrus McCormick's first reaper used in a Virginia wheat field on a warm July day a century ago. It notes the device's impact on Civil War logistics, the shift from scythe to motor powered harvesters, and compares early eight to ten acre daily output with today’s thirty to forty acres per day. It mentions McCormick's Chicago factory and his lasting farm machinery empire.
In keeping with the times the church schedules morning worship at 10 with a sermon Hazards in Modern Religion and music including organ prelude Sunset Meditation solo Far Oer the Hills offertory Anthem and postlude. Sunday school at 11 15 H Holmes superintendent Epworth League open air service on the church lawn at 6 30 Miss Eunice Barr leads the young people's service Wednesday prayer at 7 30 and choir practice Thursday at 8.
Businessmen spend 850 million dollars yearly on ads to city dwellers but only 380 million to reach farmers. Federal Farm Board official Samuel R. McKelvie notes farmers’ country net purchasing power near ten billion dollars. He says farmers and wives respond best to honest advertising and read the papers they buy more thoroughly. Merchants should target rural newspapers more.
Washtenaw County reports serious bean crop damage from the bean maggot in Webstern township. The maggot harms alfalfa and clover roots and stored manure, with no seed treatment effective. Control methods include fall or early spring plowing, rotten manure disposal, good seed beds, and shallow planting. Michigan State College confirms widespread pest seriousness.
A town church reports a fine Sunday with rising Sunday school attendance and positive reports from five delegates at the State Christian Endeavor Convention in Flint. Upcoming day includes 10 40 sermon and worship, 11 15 Sunday school, 7 15 Young People meetings, and 8 00 evening program.
A Livingston County farmer reports a large male grouse that comes to the sound of an automobile horn. The tale suggests using cow and dog horns for practical tasks in farming and transport.
Saline Christian Science Society meets in the hay above Citizens Bank. Sunday 10 30 a m with optional Sunday school after. testimonial meeting Wednesday 7 36 p m. lesson subject Sautament on Sunday July 12 with cited Bible verse John 13 1 and passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing daily deeds over worship. reader invites liner ads.
Mrs Mae West of St Louis Missouri claims she weighed 170 pounds at age 28 and lost 20 pounds in four weeks after taking Kruschen Salts. She reports more energy and no hunger. The ad promises a half teaspoon in hot water each morning and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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