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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1926
Page
1
The poem by Rev Reuben Crosby of Saline was read at the May 15 1926 dedication of the Chelsea Methodist Home wing a memorial to Dr and Mrs Marquis F High. It praises the home as a shelter for elderly travelers and a center for church charity, urging ongoing support and faithful service to those in need.
The piece muses on Saline’s improvements over decades from better stores to sewer and water systems. It pairs a civic progress reflection with a Nixon Waterman sonnet about domestic life and a notice seeking residents with legal printing needs for estate settlements.
The article announces Green and his band returning to the chautauqua circuit for a July 28 to August 1 program. Acts include The Bubble and A Message from Mars, withArthur J. Beri alt leading, plus lectures by Dr. Harry G. Hill Ward B. Plaxington and Ethel L. Irwin. Frye & Co. magicians and The Harmony Maids close the lineup.
A playful dinner chat with Cherry Whipple leads Joe to promise a State Fair visit this September. He jokes of a night at the midway and races, then learns his wife also accepted the plan, leaving him to escort both women.
The Live Stock exhibit is highlighted as a major feature and is expected to be the best in the fair’s history. Special awards go to cattle owned by Michigan residents, alongside regular prizes, with emphasis on Michigan ownership. Also noted are the 1926 Saline Chautauqua dates and a Roman spruce wood fragment found in Lake Nemi. Dues payments and bank locations are listed with a contact, Fred Luckhardt.
Titus and O'Brien, a new Saline civil engineering and contracting firm, employ about a dozen men led by Lawrence O'Brien with Paul Titus and William Hooper supervising Saline projects including curbs gutters on McKay street and Wiedman garage work. They use calcium-chloride reinforced Portland cement for rapid set, claiming traffic-ready concrete in three days.
On the fifth afternoon Ethel L. Irwin presents a lecture entertainment about Mexican people. She travels through Old Mexico and Latin American countries and discusses social and political institutions to foster better understanding and peaceful U S relations. Five costume changes illustrate upper class and peon dress.
Sunday services include worship at 10:00 and 7:30 with Sunday school at 11:15 Boworth League at 6:30 Prayer meeting and praise Thursday evening. The week night service drew record attendance in two years last week and invites all to attend.
The Christian Science Society of Saline holds Sunday services at 10 30 a m in the hall over Citizens Bank with the subject Truth A testimonial meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m A Sunday school starts after the morning service admitting pupils under 20
Sale notice offers acres of garden and fruit land with a new house in Saline village. Property has never been offered before and the owner plans to move. Interested buyers are urged to call for details.
Willis M. Fowler notes that over 4100 climbed Brighton's tower and many more viewed from its twin tower during July 4th and 5th. Visitors from neighboring states and locals alike enjoy the grandeur of Southern Michigan's Irish Hills as crowds grow weekly.
Miscellaneous classifieds note a 60 acre hay sale near Ann Arbor, dental office closure, fertilizer orders, various livestock for sale including a Guernsey bull and sow with pigs, 3 inch lumber wagons, and ready to start engines with Solite gasoline. Also advertisements for monuments, calling cards, and a 1924 Ford roadster.
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