Jacob's Vision and Struggle Transforming Life
Front page note on Jacob’s conversion through divine encounter at Bethel and the subsequent struggle at Peniel. Emphasizes memorial lessons, tithing, and spiritual victories over pride, tying to Memorial Day reflections and broader Christian renewal. Mentions political delays and labor strife in Lansing context.
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Jacob
Israel
God
Jesus
Bible School
Mother’s Knee
Cod
Luz
Bethel
House of God
Esau
Peniel
A Strong Arm Prayer For Strength And Faith
A devotional plea asks for a pure heart to feel God’s presence and a clear mind to understand. It seeks a stainless soul fearless at life’s end and a strong arm to defend the glory of God’s kingdom with all heart mind and soul.
Do Right and God’s Recompense Inspire Action
A brief ethic note urges steady effort in doing right, promising divine recompense. It emphasizes personal power to extend righteous actions and contribute more goodness in daily life.
Murphy Faces Obstacles in Michigan Reform Drive
Michigan Governor Frank Murphy confronts legislative gridlock four months into session. Key items include labor relations board legislation and civil service reform, with Republicans controlling the Senate and Democratic resistance delaying action. Public pressure pushes for government intervention as payless days and warm weather arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Roosevelt
White House
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Murphy
Labor Relations Board
Senate
Toonerville Trolley Ride Tied to Taquamenon Falls Park
State police say nine Michigan bank robberies since January reveal gaps in enforcing organized crime with under 200 troopers. The piece notes Taquamenon Falls join the state park system and recalls the Toonerville Trolley logging railroad as a travel novelty, referencing a Wisconsin roller coaster ride as a contrasting thrill.
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Michigan
Oscar G. Olander
Tahquahmenon Falls
Upper Peninsula
Toonerville
Upper Falls
Flambeau National Forest
Wisconsin
Taquamenon Falls
Michigan proposes wage and hour rules to track worker schedules
A new minimum wage and maximum hour bill in Michigan faces passage after Senate labor committee reported a substitute bill. It would require employers to post shift schedules for women and minor workers with start times lunch breaks within four hours and finish times, potentially creating a clock punching system akin to Modern Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Senate Labor Committee
House
Charles Chaplin
Michigan tourism push shows Michigan to eastern and western shores
Reports by Hugh Gray reveal tourist film tours across Florida as the Western Michigan Tourist and Resort Association promotes Michigan to travelers. A Detroit resident described never traveling beyond Lansing, highlighting unfamiliar northern regions like the upper peninsula.
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Michigan
Florida
Detroit
Lansing
Hugh Gray
Western Michigan Tourist and Resort Association
Yellowstone Park
Upper Peninsula
Student Tricks Book Eating Pest
Homes across Michigan battle firebrats and silverfish that gnaw book linings and starch fillings of curtains and stored goods. The article notes their similarity and damage to household items while warning readers about infestations in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Pets for Summer Care Teach Children Responsibility
Psychologists say regular pet care imparts kindness and practical duties. Even without year round pets, summer offers chances for turtles tadpoles and rabbits with simple setups. A turtle needs water, a rock, occasional bread and a fly. tadpoles become frogs and rabbits require a cage and basic feed.
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Catherine G. Miller
Michigan State College
Bunny
Trap Designed To Cull Firebrats At Michigan State College
A Michigan State College student, J. Nelson Gardner of Standish, invents a firebrat trap using a 12 inch cardboard base with two inverted cone tips forming an entrance. Flour paste attracts the pests, then gasoline-soaked cotton fumes finish them off. Firebrats thrive in heat and feed on scraps around homes and kitchens.
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Michigan State College
J. Nelson Gardner
Standish
Mich
A Varied Patchwork of Opinions and Phrases
The passage reflects opinions on child care as Miss Miller suggests giving a child a live thing to care for, contrasts competition with laziness among socialist thinkers, and comments on daily life, a home mechanic, and a coronation parade being streamlined. It also touches on a eastern Michigan utility strike and hints at political phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss. Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uniform International
Harold L. Lundquist
Ed Bible Institute
Cicago
Western Newspaper Union
House Democrats
Hittle and Brake
Joseph Murphy
House Labor Committee
Saginaw Valley
Chrysler
Michigan Mirror
Gene Alleman
Michigan Press Association
Eastern
Hastings
Joe Miller
Ranous
Fraser
Miller
Stuff m Daltes
Ned MoOre
By C. M. Payne
Notting IS
Osborne
Westars
Uni
Felix
Finney
Ilo
Finney Hanne
Ted. O'Loughlin
Western Newmaper Union
Pastree
Baker’s Dozen
Luis Dip Nez
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