Egg Record Prompts Local Farm Display Dynamo
A Linden man displays an egg measuring three inches long and six and a quarter inches in circumference. Concurrently, Tecumseh Clinton Milan Saline Manchester and nearby areas explore forming a home players baseball league, with school and non school players invited, aiming to test the plan.
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Brighton
Tecumseh
Clinton
Milan
Saline
Mancheter
Manchester Enterprise
Central York family notices of visits and guests
Parker and Carlton Murray and Alger Allison went fishing at Geddes Thursday. Mrs. Mary Hess and Kenneth Kendall called on Mrs. Alger Allison and family Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rekitt and Earl Bailey of Detroit spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. John Gooding were supper guests of his cousin Mrs. William Dell and family of Stony Creek. Mrs. Walter Bailey and Russell and daughter of Tecum spent Saturday evening at Bailey home. Mr. Kendall and family visited opening at home of his brother Alger. Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Kendall and children of Battle Creek have been visiting her mother Mrs. Mary Hess and family and his father Bert Kendall and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson and Miss Ione Bailey of Saline township were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bailey of Cone called there Sunday afternoon.
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Tecumspent
Bailey
Thueader
Alger
Orrin Kendall
Battle Creek
Mary Hess
Bert. Kendall
Clarence Johnson
Ione Bailey
Saline Township
Leslie’ Bailey
Bert Bailey
Cone
Gus Grams
Ann Arbor
Earl Caswell
Aaron Westfall
William Gauntlett
Gull Lake
Henry Bruckner
Milan
Fred Lewis
Hand
H. B. Russ
Orrel Harmon
Lansing
Manchester
Clarence Kanitz
Kanitz
Harriett Hobbs
Eiva Gillette
Len ‘Smith
Diantha Gauntlett
Clyde Gauntlett
Gus Goldsmith
Zitella Goldsmith
Social News from South Saline Residents
Frank Drum of Detroit spent Sunday with Paul Metzger and family. Mrs. Willard Hadl and family hosted and visited Himer Roe. Mrs. Hiarl Kuder attended David Hammond's funeral in Saline. Several local residents visited Detroit and Milan while others attended events in Ann Arbor and at the University hospital. Myra Cook's funeral was held in Milan after news reached Willard Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank: Drum
Detroit
Paul Metzger
Willard Hadl
Himer,Roe
Yggs
Hiarl Kuder
David. Hammond
Saline
Ellsworth ‘Collins
Willard Wall
Leon
Milan
Olive Easlick
Frank Cammet
Hildegarde
Albert Johnston
Beatrice Cross
Johnston
U. of M. Hospital
Aubrey Pocklington
Britton
Elmer ‘Roe
Ann Arbor
al Jolson
Woerth Theatre
Willard Hall
Myra Cook
Sherman
Nellie van Valkenburg
St. Petersburg
Florida
Leon Vealey
Raymond Johnston
Leo Hetner
Clarence Cornish
Fred Layher
John Cornish
Henry Cornish
Local Visitors and School Planting Noted Across Town
Monroe resident Robert Dunn hosted a visit from Miss Haas while Ann Arbor guests dined with Mr and Mrs Arthur Alber. Belleville and Ypsilanti residents reported weekend visits. A truck and trailer accident near Irish Hills damaged a house, frightening occupants. repairs will be costly. Ford’s planned Detroit river tunnel would channel 1 billion gallons daily to the Rouge plant power house.
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Robert Dunn
Monroe
Miss Haas
Arthur Alber
Ann Arbor
D. G. Richards
Irvin Walters
Belleville
George Raymond
Ed. Raymond
Ypsilanti
Cleve Crater
Irish Hills Towers
North Adams Advocate
Detroit River
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Mooreville social notes and gatherings reported
West Mooreville residents and relatives are listed visiting Ann Arbor Gull lake Milan and Lan sing. Families such as Grams Caswell Gauntlett Bruckner Harmon Kanitz Hobbs Gillette and Gauntlett are mentioned with visits with relatives and wintering in Milan. The Mooreville P T A plans a final May meeting with potluck lunch and a spelling bee.
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Mooreville
Great Soldier Noted for Avaricious Trait
A portrait of the duke of Marlborough as avaricious and thrifty. He allegedly argued with a servant over lighting four candles during Prince Eugene’s conference before Blenheim. He reportedly walked to Bath lodgings to save sixpence for a chair. Swift referenced his miserliness.
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Duke of Marlborough
Prince Eugene
Blenheim
Bath
Swift
Thrift Magazine
Mistletoe in Legend and Christian Practice
The article traces mistletoe from pagan roots to early church bans and later adoption as a symbol of happiness safety and good fortune. It notes myths about the mistletoe tree becoming a parasite after forming the cross and mentions Norse and Druid beliefs retained in modern customs.
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Britain
Washington Star
Evolution of the electric lamp and radio detector
The text traces key milestones from Davy’s first electric light to Edison's incandescent filament lamp and Edison effect. It then notes Fleming using the effect in a radio detector with the Fleming valve, followed by DeForest adding a grid, enabling a more sensitive detector and laying the groundwork for modern broadcasting.
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Humphrey Davy
Thomas A. Edison
Fleming
Lee DeForest
Gentle Reproof Through Kindness and Charity
The passage likens a gentle word to water that soothes anger and notes no soil is too barren for tenderness to bear fruit. It argues reproof is bitter alone but when tempered with kindness and charity becomes cordial and acceptable.
Tire care boosts mileage and road preservation
Tests show inflating tires to manufacturer guidelines may yield 25 to 30 percent more mileage. Soft tires wear faster and damage roads by suction. braking hard wastes tread. A New York road survey notes remaining rubber buildup on main roads. Frequent tire-pressure tests save tires and roads. The new one and thousand dollar bills feature Washington and Chase respectively.
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New York
Foreign markets to be studied by USDA official
Milton d Newhouse, longtime manager of the North Pacific Prone Growers Exchange, is appointed by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics for eight months to study European fruit markets. He will survey market problems of American cooperative groups in the United Kingdom Germany France Belgium Netherlands and Scandinavia and extend to southern Europe including Yugoslavia Italy and Spain to gauge future competition and market potentialities. He will seek more frequent market and crop reports on fruits in Europe during six months abroad.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Milton
D. Newhouse
North Pacific
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Scandinavia
Euurope
Yugoslavia
Italy
Spain
Newhouse
Moderate pruning advised for neglected orchards
In neglected orchards pruning too aggressively can damage the tree by unbalancing top and root systems and spurring water sprouts. Prune moderately the first year, remove small brushes, thin the top, and avoid removing limbs larger than one and a half inches to prevent slow healing wounds.
Warfare Against Scale Begins During Winter
Growers start the dormant spray against scale and insect pests as winter ends. In spring the cluster bud spray targets early scab disease just as buds open. Some growers have begun or finished this spray, timed before blossoms fully open to expose future blossoms.
Planting Distances for Plum Cherry and Peach
The standard spacing for cherry plum and peach is about 20 feet apart each way, though 1S by 25 feet is common. Wider row spacing aids future maintenance, while pruning type and tree variety affect distance. avoid crowding to ensure moisture access, per C C G Wiggans of the University of Nebraska.
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C. C G. Wiggans
University of Nebraska
Water Sprout Growth On Sunlit Tree Limbs
The text explains that water sprouts form along the upper surface of long sunlit limb elbows after bending. It recommends thinning and pruning these growths to allow bearing surface to develop, noting unchecked growth can raise tree height by five to fifteen feet before bearing begins.
Feeding Surplus Corn to Swine and Cattle
Secretary of Agriculture W M Jardine argues using 50,000,000 bushels of surplus corn for feeding cattle and hogs can stabilize prices. He cautions against overweight hogs and suggests feeding about 32,000,000 bushels to cattle, noting 2.25 million steers gaining 100 pounds would require roughly 32,000,000 bushels.
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United States Department of Agriculture
W. M. Jardine
Jardine
Give Colts Good Care During Winter Months
Colts should be prepared for winter growth with grain feeding after weaning and ample alfalfa hay to maintain weight. Proper roughage and grain ensure steady growth through winter, with well cared for colts gaining value compared with stunted animals.
Good Proportions for Boar for Next Spring
Prospective boar buyers should select a sire with strong constitution and feeding ability to start a 200 pound market hog line. Avoid undersized boars. choose a large, wide and deep animal with solid bone, straight legs, and strong feet. He should be smooth, well proportioned, and of the right type.
Live Stock Hints on Shelters Feeding and Breeding
Practical guidance on livestock care notes that sheep need sheds for shelter and harsh winter rains kill lambs. It discusses proper feeding to boost disease resistance, warns against using soy beans as a corn substitute for pork fattening, and suggests growing soybeans with corn with mineral supplementation. Purdue experiments claim soy beans plus minerals can replace tankage in pig fattening.
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Purdue
Young man seeks doctor while naked for Wife’s Journal renewal
A Colorado Springs Farm News note recounts a man who must remove his clothes to gain a doctor's appointment. The doctor’s quip about renewing his wife’s Ladies Home Journal ends the tale. The piece also mocks Mexican soldiers quickly shifting sides after defeats.
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Tladies’ Home Journal
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Farm. News
Punched Fragments of Sense and Language
A jumble of observations mixes color, agriculture, vehicles, and social terms. It notes that blackberries turn green when ripe red, cows produce white milk, a hen is immortal, and humor about race, automobiles, prices, banking, and fashion appears in quirky statements.
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Charles Dickens
Howett
Burns
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DR. L. EF. Fast
A. J. Warren
Justice of the Peace
Leagal Counsel
W. E. Dietiker
Arbor
Observer
Harold. A. Zulz
W. Liberty St
Barnard Real Estate
Wuerth Arcade
William H Murray
Nat'l Bk
Painter’s
D. A. R. Waiting
A. A. Fluff Rug & Carpet Cleaning Company
Broadway
E. M. Worster
North Fourth Ave
Fairbanks Morse Home Electric Water System
Delft
Fairbanks-Morse
C. F
Ernst
Bridgewater
Central York
South Saline
Judd
West Mooreville
George Washington
Chase
Washington
Milton J. Newhouse
Print Shop
Fables
Golly
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