Michigan State Fair to Feature Major Vaudeville Thrills
Premiums in years past highlight the Detroit event with a vast vaudeville program at the Michigan State Fair from September 28. Acts include Christensen's Horses and the Curtiss Animal Circus with two acts, plus fireworks, Oriental pageant, and Al Sweet's band. Concurrent harness racing, livestock shows, and prize-heavy sheep and swine classes attract farmers and crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Baedad
al Sweet
Janeseville
Christensen's Horses
Curtiss Animal Circus
Fight Savrattos
Wilson Aubrey Clun
Clit Curran
Ten Kikutas
Clarke Bros
Lorenzos
McDonald Trio
van de Velde
Clarkonians
Auroras
Bacardi
Duncan
Billy Lorette
Rampounillet
Shropshire
Hampshire
Oxford
Southdown
Dorset
Cheriot
Cotswold
Lincoln
Perry Powers
Cadillac
Vern
Freeman
East Lansing
Sidney Phillips
Charlotte
Poland
China
Duroes
Berkshires
Chester Whites
Tamworth
Yorkshire
Swine Department
HL. B. Wesley
Hillsdale
Frank Clark
Reading
A Week in an English Home Continues
A diary-like account describes English domestic life from tea over coals to a garden and quaint fences. The writer details meals, markets in Drayton, a motor trip with John the chauffeur, visits to pubs and museums, shopping for Wedgwood and Carlton wares, and a cinema outing to Home Struck with Viola Dana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
John
sDrayton
Cicely
Braxton
Viola Dana
Willing Workers Meet in Saline Discuss Picnic Plans
The Willing Workers club gathered in Saline with Mrs. Lizzie White on July 19, 29 members attended. They approved a children’s picnic at Pleasant Lake on August 9 and heard Miss Ruth Needham, Marion Girbach, and Rubena Finkbeiner perform a sketch titled Managing A Husband. Mrs. Mary B. Lewis of Detroit spoke on the Federated Clubs, and a supper was served. no August meeting is planned. An accident near the four corners involved two boys on a bicycle and a slowly moving car, with minor damage and no injuries.
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Saline
Lizzie White
Pleasant Lake
Rell
Aut
Lauren Jedele
Rehard Yahnke
Mizpah
Mable Needham
Ruth Needham
Marion Girbach
Rubena Finkbeiner
Mary B. Lewis
Detroit
Federated Clubs of
Kellogg Demonstration Farm Opens in Kalamazoo County
Michigan State College announces the Kellogg Agricultural Demonstration Farm near Gull Lake in Kalamazoo County. The 500 plus acres include a $200,000 endowment for 99 years to fund agricultural demonstration work and a wildlife sanctuary at Wintergreen Lake open to the public. George Getman leads operations, with M S C departments aiding expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
Kelloge
Gull Lake
Kalamazoo County
W. KE. “Kellogs
Battle Creek
Michigan
Wintergreen Lake
Kellogg
George Getman
Colleg Farm Crops Department
Dean J. F Cox
M. 8. C. Agricultural Division
New Hitch Lowers Farm Labor Tabor Costs
Michigan State College officials promote new horse hitching methods to boost farm efficiency. Demonstrations by a college specialist will show 2 4 6 and 8 horse hitches with plans for county meetings in Alpert Antrim Hillsdale Cass Branch Calhoun Ingham Monroe Alcona Van Buren and Mecosta in August.
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Sherman Road
Richland
Animal Husbandry Department
Michigan State College
Michigan
Alpert
Antrim
Hillsdale
Cass
Branch
Calhouns
Ingham
Monroe
Alcona
van Buren
and Meeusta
Cyclone Fence Company to Open New Factory
Tecunix eh plans a new Cyclone Fence Company factory near Tingis in Waukegan expected to employ 40 to 60 people. Sunday traffic on U S 112 shows 50 cars and two trucks passing a point in 15 minutes, an hourly two way average of 440. Also an old 1924 Ford Truck ad from GEO W. COOK & SON Chevrolet dealers promotes a $60 down payment offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecunixeh
Cyclone Fence Company
Waukegan
Tingis
U. S. 112
North Adams
Advocate
GEO. W. Cook & Son
Chevrolet
Rural Women Camp Plans For Washtenaw County
The Rural Women of Washtenaw County announce a week long camp in Huron Valley with crafts, talks, and demonstrations. Registration is requested with a 4.00 weekly fee or 30 cents per meal. rooms accommodate 125, supporting a potential county record turnout.
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Washtenaw County
Huron Valley
Osler
Court House
Ann Arbor
Third Liberty Loan Dues Due September Fifteenth
The Third Liberty Loan bonds mature September 15 and stop bearing interest then. The Treasury offers holders an exchange option into new 12 to 15 year bonds paying 3 and 3/8 percent, with interest starting July 16, 1928. The Blissfield Advance notes related church and contest plans at Lansing and possible August time in Ohio.
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Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lansing
Emerald B. Dixon
Tima
Ohio
Blissfield
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Livestiel
Homer Furnace
Allen Feller
Wallace Block
Wiedman Auto Co
Sandino
M S
W.K. Kelloge
Poe Wiss
Dlay
Nome
Lolita Dawson Ryan
Wayne County
C. V. Ballard
Elizabeth Thompson
Thompson
Alex. Laurie
T Laurie
Laurie
Miss Gardner
Michigan State College Home Economics Department
W. H. Salisbury
Qsler
E. W. Larson
A. N. Bradbury
Dewey. Farley
Julia Gordon
A. G. Coe
George Pairkernand
E. S. Osler
Rose “Zulké
Frank John Zulke
West
Middle Street
Chelsea Standard
Joseph H. Thompson, Inc
Ypsilanti, Mich
Dodge Brothers
New York Central
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