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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1921
Page
5
Five Minute Chats on Our Presidents from 1775 to 1799 cover George Washington as commander in chief and leader. Key events include Yorktown surrender in 1781, first inauguration in 1789, second term in 1793, farewell address in 1796, and death in 1799.
The article portrays George Washington as a surprising choice for commander and first president. It notes his unassuming background, unanimous congressional support, and leadership tempered by poverty and struggle. It highlights his perseverance at Valley Forge, victory at Yorktown, and relinquishing power to return to Mount Vernon, shaping the United States as a enduring republic.
Washtenaw county sent 125 youths to the third annual boys and girls club roundup at Michigan Agricultural College. Ann Arbor participants included Geneva Maulbetsch Ruth McNitt Frederick Witzel and others. The event featured college activities from cooking and garment making to stock judging and gardening with a Friday banquet and a Saturday capitol visit. The piece also urges correct labeling of tuberculosis to improve treatment and reduce stigma across Michigan.
A well known tenor from Trenton New Jersey recommends Foley's Honey and Tar for severe coughs throat tickling and sleepless nights. He notes immediate relief and states the remedy helps coughs colds croup hay fever and asthma. Wheeler's Pharmacy carries it.
Ford Motor Company plants across Detroit and 22 assembly facilities report a June output of 108,962 vehicles, a new monthly record. The second quarter total reached 301,796, up 80,918 from the prior year. Demand remains strong as plants operate at capacity and orders pile up.
Mildew on rambler roses may be controlled by dusting plants with finely powdered sulphur. Remove old raspberry and blackberry canes after harvest to aid insect and disease control and to thinning shoots for next year. Renew strawberry beds by moving and burning tops. For hills, cover roots after cutting tops to promote new roots. Mat ted row plants should be thinned by plowing and deep cultivation leaving a narrow row, then thin to several inches apart for new runners. Set late cabbage and celery plants with about half tops removed to prevent wilting. Use vegetables fresh for best quality. sweet corn loses sugar quickly after harvest. Prepare crops promptly for canning or table use. Plant succession crops for summer to supply fall and winter uses with bush beans, turnips, beets, lettuce, radishes, kohlrabi, rutabaga, and celery. Sow perennial flowering seeds now. keep soil fine, cool, moist with shade and watering.
A notice lists multiple marriage licenses with pairs including Harry Hixson 22 of Ann Arbor and Ethel Meyer 19. William Morehouse 25 and Hensika Grondale 24 in Ann Arbor and Escanaba. Ira Mumaugh 28 and Lil lian Barty 22 of Ypsilanti. Other couples include Edwin Boyd 67 and Nettie Smith 41. Martin Fleming 28 and Vincente Merlo 22. Henry Hellmer 24. Mary Sherman 22. Charles McCann 21 and Florence Butler 23. Emily Demimann 36 and Elsa Walz 30. Paul Moore 22 and Grace Ohlmacher 51. The note ends with stray sentence about cost of living.
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