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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
7
The Saline Observer lists subscription at 1.50 per year with single copies at 5 cents Eight months cost 1.00 four months 50 cents two months 25 cents. personal notices and poetry priced per line. obituaries and marriage notices published free. entertainment announcements priced per line. personal or business gain material charged at regular rates. card of thanks and resolutions have set charges.
Clark Kerr argues in a Standish Arenac letter that farm relief depends on the individual farmer. He praises soil management crop rotation and market use of products while condemning wasteful reliance on bumper crops and lack of farming system.
The Grand Rapids Minnesota Herald-Review notes widespread effort to bring electric lines to farms. Utilities emphasize selling electricity as farmers become major energy users, while acknowledging higher farm costs require added income.
The Department of Conservation places signs across the state to alert travelers that carelessness can start fires. It urges thorough extinguishing of camp fires and not discarding lighted items from vehicles or rail cars. Citizens are urged to be vigilant in fragile areas to protect Michigan’s beauty.
The New York Zoo director reveals that big cats receive red raw meat with cod liver oil and occasional horse meat. Sunday is their fast day, a weekly ritual observed without fanfare as 2 PM nears on weekdays the animals show activity. The mystery remains how the animals know Sunday is coming.
The piece argues that advertising should reflect real value. It notes that untruthful ads harm public trust and that only enterprises delivering on promises deserve public visibility. Persistent, truthful advertising signals dependable, reputable establishments in any community.
The Brooklyn Exponent argues private auto costs outrun public transportation and taxes while school buildings and education provide lasting value. It urges balancing private vehicle spending with enduring school investments to sustain national progress.
The National City Bank May bulletin argues the current business crisis stems from excess production and too-capacious facilities relative to demand. It notes falling prices for key raw materials, disrupted world trade, and an industrial system out of equilibrium with crude materials oversupplying finished goods. The report cites war-driven boosts to production and government price controls as factors.
A press dispatch reports a French promoter named French Porkery Limited ran an advertising scheme selling “pigs” as stocks with promises of 10 to 12 percent interest. Investors bought unseen pigs, some died, and the promoters face swindling charges as investors seek recourse.
A quoted opinion suggests outdoor or open settings as the best way to ease prison discontent. The remark notes it may suit inmates who engage in golf, implying leisure activity as a remedy.
A 1920s-era editorial urges reducing road fatalities as summer travel rises. It cites 30 000 plus annual deaths and a million injuries in the United States, blaming speed and rule violations for most crashes and stressing common sense to prevent needless losses.
The Michigan Co operative Wool Marketing Association plans a May 15 start to pool wool for marketing through Federal Farm Board recognized agencies. At 25 shipping points farmers promised carrots or more of wool, with Detroit serving as a key warehouse. The merger of 11 year old Michigan Farm Bureau wool pool and the pooling effort has spurred a large pool, with sales by the National Wool Marketing Corporation and cash advances on grades.
Readers in Cincinnati Northern area faced a late morning mail when the gasoline driven fish wagon failed to arrive after a bolt broke from a brake shoe. Postmaster contacted Agent Binns at Addison Junction and learned the line stalled but crew later obtained repair parts from a farmer’s cultivator, restoring service.
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