Dictionary purchase shocks Nebraska blind school in Nebraska City
The State board of control balked at buying Webster's unabridged dictionary for the state blind school, costing 2800 dollars and needing three 60 foot shelves. Braille editions require 128 volumes. A Monroe road traffic check noted 825 vehicles 430 am to 10 pm, with cold likely lowering counts. Ann Arbor railroad checker logged 1390 vehicles at Dundee.
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Nebraska City
Neb
State Board of Control
Mons Roe ‘Road
Charles Kanbush
Oscar McBride
Ann Arbor
Dundee
Saline Observer Post Office Edition Note
The Saline Observer enters the Saline Michigan post office as second class matter indicating its publication status.
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Saline, Mich
Advertising rates and policies for notices and obituaries
The notice outlines pricing for subscriptions and single copies, with rates for different periods. It states that personal or business interest content will be charged at regular advertising rates, while obituary and marriage notices are published free of charge. It also mentions rates for poetry and announcements and requires payment in advance.
Michigan Press Associations Unite for Food Aid Drive
Local media volunteers from the Michigan Press Association join the National Editorial Association and state partners in a coordinated Food for Michigan People drive to support hunger relief efforts statewide. Community action spans multiple outlets and areas.
Automobiles and March Dramas in a Nation Paying Debts
A sprawling piece contrasts auto buying on installment plans with rising savings and thriving life insurance as tax and wage realities loom. It defends consumer spending, notes relief in banks and insurers, and argues for personal choice while linking March to spring and tax deadlines, clocking in on a broader mood of fiscal tension and renewal.
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Tésports
Progress and the spirit of progress in a changing world
The piece argues for progress and adaptability, warning against clinging to ancestral standards. It cites Fulton and Napoleon as examples, notes radio’s rise, and urges embracing new environments and inventions to move society forward rather than remaining static. It calls for a contemporary view of history and action.
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China
Sone
Fulton
Napoleon
Falcon
New York physician coins ergophobe term for work fear
A New York physician proposes the term ergophobe to describe a psychological dread of work. The condition labels a fear of unknown harms arising from labor, likened to acrophobia or claustrophobia, suggesting a non physical barrier to manual labor.
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New York
Perceptions of the hobo amid work ethic and fear
The article argues that the public holds a lingering bias against hobos, labeling them as shiftless and lazy. It notes that even with new terms and shifting attitudes, the stereotype persists, and fear of labor remains a deep cultural hurdle to overcome.
Coolidge Correct On Government In Business Debate
The piece argues Uncle Sam’s postoffice department supplies about .30 percent of printed envelopes, harming small town printers who plead for Congress to end unfair government competition. It cites President Coolidge’s dedicatory remarks in Washington urging that government involvement in business closes doors of opportunity and taxes others to create monopolies.
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Sam
Postoffice
Hiim
Congress
Coolidge
First Division
Washington
Codfish Dishes and Patties Featured in Milan Township Note
Old Milan Township report describes codfish recipes including deviled balls, fried cakes, and poached shells with milk and cream. It notes preparation steps, from soaking dried fish to mixing with potatoes and seasoning, plus baking and frying methods. The item also reports a chicken theft on the run farm and a deputy’s arrest followed by release.
Modern reformer’s call to all follow his nose
A concise note reflects a reformer urging universal compliance with his guiding instinct. The statement signals a push for uniform behavior under a singular approach, highlighting the leader’s insistence on a shared path.
Prisoners, fences, and farm notes from longtime Michigan paper
Thirty years ago the column notes one hundred life convicts at Jackson prison and a cemetery fence contract. It mentions Abe Wallace shipping horses, Charles Rentschier selling 43 lambs at four fifty per hundred, and a train wreck thwarted by debris. Farmers discuss grain shrinking with threshing and seasonal price shifts from August to March, noting corn and wheat projections and field losses.
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Jackson
W. D. Simmons
Abe Wallace
Charles Rentschier
Ann Arbor
Fifteen Years Ago Notices From Our Town
Miss Laura Kaiser out sick this week is replaced by Miss Olga Schroen as teacher in Julius. Lindenschmidt family moves into J. M. Rosse house. A L Westphal laid up with inflammatory rheumatism. Many dogs on streets. Miss Pauline Burrow visited Manchester friends. Mrs. Ida Buck rests from dressmaking due to eye trouble. Charles Harmon sells Lake Ridge farm and buys G L Hoyt farm in Lodi. W M O indoor baseball team of Detroit loses to local boys 16 to 6. Bert Gillen stars with strong support from team members.
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Laura Kaiser
Olga Schroen
Julius. Lindenschmidt
J. M. Rosse
A. L. Westphal
Pauline Burrow
Manchester
Ida Buck
Charles Harmon
Lake Ridge
G. L. Hoyt
Lodi
William Sweet
Tecumseh Road
G. B. Isbell
W. M.O
Detroit
Bert Gillen
Root
Ann <Arbor
Grover Gillen
Lawrence Sanford
Prof. Walling
Car
Fred Burkhart
Henry Schroen
Howard Bartlett
Lloyd Fairbank
Census dates set for Washtenaw County 1926 primary money
The 1926 census will run March 11 to March 31 to determine primary money distribution. County group meetings were held at nine centers to instruct districts on the new census method, but some districts were not represented. Failure to follow dates risks losing funds for districts.
Evolution Eases With Distance From the Monkey Claim
A reflective remark suggests that understanding evolution may improve as people gain distance from the idea of humans as monkeys. The speaker imagines future travel by air to view the other side of a metaphorical cloud, implying broader perspective.
Ford’s Bass Viol Promise Echoes as Peace Nears
A fragment remarks on Henry Ford delaying a musical collection while pondering world peace and the abolition of congressional radio broadcasts, noting the era’s public broadcast debates and cultural ambitions.
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Henry Ford
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