Exit the Apple Barrel Michigan Farmers Push Cartons Over Barrels
Michigan fruit growers favor retiring the old apple barrel and the oaken bucket in favor of cartons of different sizes. City consumers prefer boxed apples, especially motorists who want a 12 or 24 count box for easy car storage. Growers reject Western 40 pound boxes due to size and practicality and seek an original packaging method. Farm employment reports show some workers leaving farms for city jobs.
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Michigan
Take Your Own Chances on the Illicit Still
A cautionary moral verse warns against illicit alcohol, claiming it drives fools to talk nonsense and ruinous consequences. It taunts efforts to curb supply, noting many jailed but claiming the danger outpaces enforcement. It urges youths to avoid the devouring monster that ages doctors and smiles undertakers.
Michigan Tops States Represented Among Tampa Winter Visitors
The Tampa tourist information bureau recorded 9,827 winter visitors as the season closed. Of these, 1,080 came from Michigan, the largest number from any state except Ohio.
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Tourist Information Bureau
Tampa
Florida
Michigan
Ohio
Moonflower and Royal Decree Spark Elizabeth Stone’s Debut
In Act I Elizabeth Stone’s debut intertwines with an urgent proposal an extraordinary will and a trek into mountains to escape society. Betty and Rodney charm the moonflower scene Rex gazes into a magic pool Tom and Teddy’s mischief and Alison’s sly role unfold as the tale shifts to festive resolutions. In Act II a December 31 living room scene Bruce Chester Stone’s house sees Elizabeth’s engagement brighten Peg’s mood and the true Prince appear as the clock strikes twelve.
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Elizabeth Stone
Betty
Rodney
Rex
Tom
Teddy
Alison
Chester Stone
Elizabeth
Peg
Take the Schools Out of Politics and Prayer Deepens Civic Duty
Minneapolis Chief of Police J F Walker argues for strong family worship as the backbone of good government and school governance reform proposals in Michigan. He cites religion, home life, and civic discipline as essential to curb crime and ensure stable public institutions. He contrasts police power with family and religious influence in guiding youth. The column also endorses nonpartisan, professional statewide oversight of public instruction to avoid political influence in selecting a state superintendent.
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Minneapolis
Methodist Church
Baltimore
Lfe
America
Gratiot County Herald
The
Herald
Ingham County News
School Board Members Associations of
Michigan
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Thomas G. Johnson
University At
Ann Arbor
Saline Observer Pricing and Notices
Subscription options priced at $1.50 yearly with eight four and two month plans. Single copies five cents. Cards of Thanks one word. Resolutions of Condolence one dollar. Obituaries and marriage notices free. Poetry five cents per line. Entertainment announcements one cent per word. Personal or business notices published at regular rates.
No Time to Quit Poem Echoes Grit and Perseverance
A reflective verse stresses that there is always a time to persevere and push through challenges. It contrasts moods of joy and sorrow with action and planning, ending with a bold assertion that there is never a time to quit.
Women who Smoke Draw Church Group's Strong Reply
An official Washington announcement from the Methodist Episcopal board of temperance prohibition and public morals voices opposition to laws prohibiting women from smoking. It adds that women who smoke show no respect for their own womanhood.
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Washington
Board of Temperance,prohibition and Public Morals
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Why not buy a Chevrolet and bank your savings every day
A compact sales pitch promotes Chevrolet cars as a daily savings strategy, urging readers to consider affordable models and ongoing cost benefits for steady financial gains. The tone mirrors mid century auto advertising.
Work Hard to Shape a Dignified Life Says Burdette
A Burdette-quoted exhortation urges youths to work across trades and professions, arguing that steady effort builds appetite, health, and happiness. It condemns idleness as unforgivable, while praising the value of daily labor and personal achievement. The piece ends with a quip about gender in England and femininity.
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Tackle
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Miss Trump
Mrs. Channing
Channing
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Finis
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Stella
Mrs. Tatler
Rattler
Theodora Stone
Louise Anthony
Laurence Stone
Kitty Killarney
Rex Raymond
Rodney Evans
Tom Courtney
Joyce Courtney
David Eliot
Bud
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Charlotte Kalmbach
Alma. Graf
Feldkamp
Julia Mohrhardt
Eva Burkhardt
Elmer Feldkamp
Audrey Jordan
Louetta Westphal
Dorothy Alber Lucile Seeger
Luella Lambarth Viola Hollis Mery
Louise Taylor Este] Feldkamp
Ruth Aprill
Lorena Sehniring
Thelma Noble
Wallace Coe
Esther Rowley
Clarence Cook
Raymond Westphal
Harold Gayher
Carleton Young
Florence Cook
Grace Wheler
Orval Wolford
Alfred Schmid
Elizbeth Stone
Auburn
Paul Lassen
Boettner Building
William Bachaus
Val
J. F. Walker
Minneapolis, Minn
Saline
Sim. R. Wilson
Mich
American Press Association
Robert J. Burdette
England
Wiedman Auto Co
Bissell’s
W. E. Dietiker
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