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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1923
Page
6
A dealer urges car owners to memorize the license number along with the motor and serial numbers. He notes seven of ten forget theirs and must search pockets or inspect the car, risking theft and making traces harder. He urges learning all numbers for quick identification and safety.
Henry Brettger and Covey visit Dexter Duntee on business. Theresa Sheehan and Green band bring entertainment to the chautauqua. Ann Arbor hosts society events and a China-bound sabbatical for Dr. Wood. A tragic accident in Davison: Jerome Delainey dies after a hay chute fall at a farm.
Two community spray rings formed in Stark County as part of a farm orchard extension project proved successful. Members bought stock shares to fund sprayers and materials, with one ring hiring a worker at ten cents an hour to spray for others. Returns included $280.59 from apples stored for winter, and other rings reported profit from sales and surplus resale. An orchard tour for 45 participants highlighted the program's benefits.
The Ginnivan Dramatic Co. will be in Milan all of next week, staging performances across venues and presenting a season of shows. The troupe announced a busy itinerary with multiple evenings of theater in the city.
The best gooseberries to grow are Downing Red Jacket and Carrie, being the most desirable varieties for American growers. Downing bears large green berries while Red Jacket resembles it but is redder. Carrie yields abundant fruit and is easy to harvest. English options Whitesmith and Keepsake resist mildew with Whitesmith producing large pale green berries and Keepsake yielding large dark berries.
The article advises close yet careful plowing near young orchard trees to protect roots and bark. It warns unsprayed orchards harbor insects and vermin, urging spraying and pruning as prudent care for the trees.
Guidance on where to spread wood ashes around grapevines and cautions against burning mulch or burying mulching on strawberry beds as it can harm the plants.
The discussion notes aviators fly 1 200 miles with stops while birds like albatrosses endure weeks at sea, following ships for days and nights. It argues humanity may catch up in speed and altitude but longs for true endurance, where birds still outpace man.
A Johns Hopkins University professor reports the mouth lacks elaborate membranes yet clears bacteria via suction currents from the lips and surrounding muscles. These currents draw particles to the rear in fifteen to thirty minutes and prevent lodging on tonsils or pharyngeal walls.
A 2000 mile wide cloud band extends along the western coast from Ecuador to central Chile, 10 to 20 miles wide, 2000 to 3000 feet high with at least 1000 feet thickness. Officials attribute it to cool prevailing winds and coastal hills condensing moisture into clouds without rain. A separate note reports a 15 year old boy robbing the Michigan Central station for 15.71 dollars, escaping on a blue bicycle. Council hears a proposal to use waste steam from the village light plant for heating, pending formal submission next meeting.
Mrs. Thankful Needham visits Mrs. Clinton Clark this week while neighbors list callers in the Mooreville area. Many entries record relatives visiting, traveling to Ann Arbor Detroit Toledo and Sand Lake for weekends and holidays. The column notes illnesses rides and a shift in potato acreage from Coral to corn beams and peas.
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