Ann Arbor Social and Church Notes Highlight Visits and Events
Mrs Jacob Fadss and daughter Helen visit relatives on Wednesday in Ann Arbor. Alfred Wenger and family from Ann Arbor spent the weekend with H F Wenger. Mrs Claude Rogers of Ann Arbor was a Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs George J Schmid Jr. The annual meeting of the OBE will be held at their hall next Monday evening at 7 30. William King and family of Macon moved onto the Charles Miller farm this week. Arthur A Layher and Emerson Ehnis of Ann Arbor were weekend guests of H E Wenger. Mrs K B Simmons hosted a 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday. Agnes VanDuzer of Toledo, Ida Chandr and Mary Eccles joined Mr and Mrs Norman Wolfe and children of Highland Park. Leo J LaCroix and family returned to Saginaw after visiting E F Layher Sr and relatives. Lewis Reily and family recently moved from Deerfield to a farm west of Saline and entertained Christian Finkbeiner and others. Set your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night. A dance is billed Thursday at Klager Reyer’s hall Bridgewater. Posters announce an April Fool dancing party at the opera house Friday April 1. Good music attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Fadss
Helen
Ann Arbor
Alfred Wenger
H. F. Wenger
Claude Rogers
George J. Schmid
OBE
William King
Macon
Charles Miller
Arthur A. Layher
Emerson Ehnis
H. E. Wenger
K. B. Simmons
Agnes, VanDuzer
Toledo
Ida Chandr
Mary Eccles
Norman
Wolfe
Highland Park
Christian Finkbeiner
George
Edwin
Freda
Freda Wahl
Ruth Hertler
John
Guthardt
Herman
Saline Adopts Eastern Time Starting April 3
In line with Governor Groesbeck’s proclamation, Saline will switch to Eastern Standard Time beginning Sunday April 3. All business and workplaces in Saline will operate on the new official time.
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Groesbeck
Michigan
Saline
Save Sensibly Saving Is a Matter of Spending
This piece links prudent saving to managing spending so that funds remain after all purchases. It emphasizes deliberate choices to ensure there is something left at the end of each cycle.
Folly to Watchmaking and Singing Chest Advice
Charles V. abdicated and retired to St Juste monastery. He joked about wasting blood and treasure to force sameness, then mused on keeping the chest high during singing. The raised chest, in Plunket Greene's Interpretation in Songs, serves three aims: free lungs, enhance resonance, preserve presence.
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Charles V
St. Juste
Plunket ‘Greene
How to Raise House Plants From Slips
Instructions describe taking a half ripe branch and cutting a three inch slip. Remove all leaves except the top two and plant in wet sand with half the slip exposed. Keep sand moist until roots form, then transplant into a pot with ordinary soil. Oleander and ivy root in water.
Weather cup divination sugar test predicts rain or sun
A homely forecast claims dropping sugar into coffee reveals weather. If bubbles rush from center to the rim, expect heavy rain. if bubbles stay centered, expect a fine day with possible showers. The method is spoken as a quaint old superstition.
Sleep walking and a strange oblong tree in Cambridge
The text discusses a forestry school specimen in Cambridge an oblong tree trunk about 30 by 2 inches formed by light pressure and gentle shaping. It also notes sleep walkers awakening differently with touch light shock or footsteps and warns that waking some may be dangerous or fatal.
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School of “Forestry
Cambridge
Étion
Abbey Brewery and Parliament Use Through History
The passage notes Westminster Abbey has served varied roles from a barracks during the Leid years to a pre Reformation parliament house and even housed a brewery and bakery run by monks for their convenience inside sacred precincts. It also quotes reflections on posterity and a science anecdote about sap pressure in trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster ‘Abbey
London
First Campaign Emblem Worn by Adams Supporters in 1824
The earliest campaign emblem noted is a copper finger ring worn by the Holhererits of John Quincy Adams during his 1824 presidential run. It bore the inscription John Quincy Adams 1825. Tintypes and medallions were among insignia of the era.
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John Quincy Adams
Church Built From One Redwood Tree in Shata Rosa
A church recently completed at Shata Rosa Cal used timber cut from a single giant redwood. The tree, 18 feet in diameter, yielded 78,000 feet of timber and a large quantity of shingles for the building.
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Shata’ Rosa
Cal
Wise Words Reflect On Liberty And Self-Reliance
A fragment reflecting a quoted voice urges that liberty must be earned by people who raise themselves up through earnest striving. It emphasizes liberty as a blessing granted through personal effort.
Avocado Pear Could Aid Diabetic Diets if Priced Right
The avocado or alligator pear is noted for nutritious fat and low starch. It may benefit diabetics if its cost were reduced, suggesting potential dietary value despite current high price.
Oxen Encouraged by Singing in French Fields
In France oxen that work in the fields are regularly sung to as encouragement to exertion. The singer, known as Oxén, believes the animals listen with pleasure and show no doubt they respond to the tune and rhythm.
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France
May Festival at Ann Arbor Engages Noted Soprano and Tenor
Lucrezio Boris and Orville Harrold are engaged as soloists at the Ann Arbor May Festival replacing Luisa Temazzini and Tito Schipa who cannot perform due to early May sailings. Harrold, an American tenor, rose under Oscar Hammerstein, praised for power and clarity. Miss Bob, a soprano, praised for a glorious voice. Additional artists include Rosa Ponselle Florence Hinkle Grace Johnson Ronald Cyrena Van Gordon Marie Alcoth and more with the University Chorale Union and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The program features Mendelssohn and Verdi Aida with a children's work by Hari v Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucrezio Boris
Metropolitan Opera Company
Orville Harrold
Spear
Ann Arbor
Luisa, Temazzini
Tito Schipa
Ann: Arbor
Sthey
Bob
Harrold
Ann. Arbor
Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan ‘Opera
New York
Rosa Ponselle
Florence Hinkle
Grace Johnson-Ronald
Cyrena van ‘Gordon
Marie Alcoth
Charles Marshall
Lambert Murphy
Arthur Middleton
Theodore Harrison
Chase Sikes
Robert McCandliss
Gustaf Holmauist
Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler
Chevrolet Plans Refunds To Cut Car Price The Four Ninety
Chevrolet announces a price adjustment plan tied to producing 50 000 Four Ninety cars by August 1 1921. Open model buyers will get 70 dollar refunds and closed models 100 dollars. A published production total will follow by August 10 1921 and earlier Four Ninety buyers under last October price guarantee benefit.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor ‘Company
Local Social Roundup Records Weekend Visits
Hobart Richards assists William Richards for a period while Karl Theurer hosts George Theurer in Leola. Richards returns from Ypsilanti over the weekend as Mrs David Hanser recovers at home. Muriel King stays with BP Friday night and Saturday. W S LeBaron and wife attend a party at Orrin Canine's Friday evening.
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Hobart Richards
William Richards
Karl Theurer
George’ Theurer
Leola
Richards
Ypsilanti
David Hanser
Muriel King
BP. G. Richards
W. S. LeBaron
Orrin Canine
Central York and area social notes and local reports
Central York Clyde and Arthur Desbrough are on the sticky list. Sherman Cook returns from Arkansas this week. New sheds rise at York Baptist church. Mrs. Kenneth McMichael visited Ypsilanti Wednesday. Mrs. Jesse Bird and daughter visited Ann Arbor Saturday. Rachel Desbrough visited Oak Grove School Wednesday. Carlton Murray spent Monday with Lewis Knerr and family. Miss Rachel Cook hosted Mrs. John Gooding and Mrs. Alger Allison Tuesday. Barney Haselman and family moved into the Cook farm tenant house. Mr. and Mrs. Don Richards opened Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Craig. Misses Mary and Bertha Hebler hosted Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Alger Alison, Mrs. William Richards of Rochester visit farm this week. B. F. Gooding of Ann Arbor visited John and family Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Fred Richards visiting with her parents in Saline. Andrew Murray and children Electa and Harry were dinner guests Saturday. Miss Mars Murray attended a music club party in Saline Saturday. A dancing party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Canine Friday. A left handed party at York Baptist church Thursday evening drew few due to weather. Miss Helen Enerr recently married to Mr. McFall of Milan visiting her parents. Shadow social proceeds for Oak Grove School exceeded $47. A large crowd attended. shadows sold up to $8 and $4. Ypsilanti Frank Wilson to succeed Howard Yoster as Ypsilanti farm bureau manager. Port Heron O B Mueller reports five-day operation resumed. Lawton Power Plant service begins. municipal plant retirement ends. Bay City Stephen Madja found guilty of first-degree murder. sentence pending. Stanly Delostowicz testified against Madja and pleaded guilty, aiding conviction.
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Sherman Cook
Arkansas
York Baptist Church
Kenneth McMichael
Ypsilanti
Jesse Bird
Ann Arbor
Rachel Desbrough
Oak Grove
Carlton Murray
Lewis Knerr
Rachel Cook
John Gooding
Alger
Allison
Barney Haselman
Cook Farm
Don Richards
Sam Craig
Mary
Bertha Hebler
Alger Alison
William Richards
Rochester
B. F. Gooding
John
Fred Richards
F. Gould
Saline
Andrew Murray
Electa
Harry
Dan Murray
Helen. Enerr
McFall
Milan
Fred Richard
Frank Wilson
Howard Yoster
Ypsilanti Farm Bureau
Port ‘Heron
O. B. Mueller
Mueller Metalé Co
Lawton
Michigan Gas & Electric. Company
Constantine
Bay City
Stephen Madja
Sir. Houghton
Madja
Franklin Parker
Jumbermer
Stanley Delostowicz
Classified Ad Snippets Include Livestock and Services
A collage of Observer Liner ads lists items for sale including rabbits, folding buggy cab, high shoats around 100 lbs, three Holstein cows, and young heifer. Also offers visiting cards, eggs for hatching, seed barley, used auto tires, work horses, cows, Poland China stock, rugs, eye care services, a Durham bull, piano tuning by BB Comics, and a pianist tuner with Thirty years of experience in Ypsilanti and nearby towns.
Timber Wanted and Poultry Buyers Seek Supplies
Timber buyers Bracey and Son seek all kinds of saw timber offering good prices standing or at mill. Also, Hollis advertises top prices for fresh poultry and straight bred chickens delivering weekly, with contact numbers provided.
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Hollis
Detroit Line Schedule and Probate Notice Details
Detroit United Lines timetable shows Saline to Ypsilanti departures from 6:50 a.m. to 8:40 p.m. every two hours with Ypsilanti departures from 6:25 a.m. to 7:40 p.m. and connections at Wayne, Plymouth, Northville, and Ann Arbor. Probate Court of Washtenaw County in Ann Arbor on March 28 1921 appoints GAL Curtiss administrator to sell estate real estate via private sale with hearing set for April 22 at 10 o'clock. notice to be published three weeks in Saline Observer.
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Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Wayne
Plymouth
Northsville
Michigan
Washtenaw
Emory E. Lelgnd
James le Gree
Gal. Curtiss
Apri
Saline
Ao Emory E
Leland
Dorcas
Donegan
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Klager & Reyer's
Bridgewater
Opera House
Kyoto
Japan
Mindon Min
Burma
Moscow
Saline Savings Bank
Burkhart Bros
White House
Yuban
San Marta
Martin Fuoss
Schnebelt's
Kaspar
Stockholm
Popular Science
New May Festival
Jonia
Michigan” Reformatory
James Colling
Mendenhall
Guy Conner
Farmer
Aun Collins
Judd
Central York
Clyde
Arthur Desbrough
Observer
Bert ‘Welsh
East Henry Street
Bracey
R. H. Bamer
Reuben Rogers
M. W. Trout
Wm. Clements & Son
Patyeo
Poland
China
P. L. Ream
Saling
Emily Arnold
S. Mainstreet
Ann
Arbor
Durham
Fred Robson
R. D
BB Comics
Factory
Player Pianos
Hamilton ‘Street
G. F. Bracey & Son
Detroit United Lines
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