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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1921
Page
4
The Saline Observer listing shows pricing for single copies at 50 cents, subscriptions at $1.60, and 25 cents for other items. Advertising rates require application, with notices and announcements subject to per word charges. poetry, obituaries, and marriages may receive free publication.
Foreign advertising representative notice states changes for advertisements must reach the printer by Tuesday noon. It emphasizes timely submission and references the American Press Association as the source.
A Mod erator Topics clipping urges parental cooperation in child education. It lists questions about school visits child progress bedtime meals reading newspapers and public affairs, and stresses home as the foundation of a child’s welfare beyond school. It criticizes blaming schools for youths behavior and calls for shared responsibility.
A Collier’s Weekly excerpt is cited by the West Point Nebraska paper to honor a Ohio farm mother who earned no wages yet supplied vast household labor. It lists meals served garments sewn bread baked pies churned butter jars preserved laundry scrubbed and hours spent sweeping, valuing her work at 115 480.50. The piece argues against the notion that she earns nothing and questions how to define a mother’s contribution to family wealth.
Dean Curtis, president of the International Live Stock Exposition, announced the Chicago event to be held November 26 to December 3. He urged farmers and stockmen to attend, stressing improved animals and grain as essential for survival in these trying times and to learn methods offering highest returns.
A Public Service Monthly piece urges balance as business grows, calling for three guiding words Work Tolerance and Faith The author stresses the need to work harder avoid waste and expand tolerance toward others nations religions and methods while maintaining faith in the United States and fellow citizens.
Farmers with cash on hand in winter sales urged to bank it, or guard it, to deter theft amid rising unemployment. At J H Johnson’s Allen township home an auction tally over 500 dollars drew burglars who pried windows, were chased by dogs, and fled toward a New Ford car seen nearby. Deputy Sheriff Sert Driggs passed the vehicle en route to Johnson’s after the alarm.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt notes a domestic relations court morning scene where a young wife seeks a divorce from a bo gus war hero who asserts grand claims such as winning the battle of the Marne.
A half dozen glasses filled with jelly preserves and marmalade are shown in a wicker basket. Lacquered caps feature white gummed letters, with fruit or blossom painted lids and sealing wax, labeling each jar.
Saline Athletic club outlines a two game Friday program with Ann Arbor as the opener at 8 and Roberts A. C. to follow at 9. The article notes improving form for both sides and highlights past battles with Ann Arbor and Roberts A. C. It also mentions upcoming indoor baseball plans led by George Schmid and a Thursday practice where Fred Burkhart's Browns defeated Schuylerville Sluggers with Burkhart and Stang in the battery.
Flowers crafted from petals cut from paper tape and coated with colored sealing wax brighten the season in Lome. A cluster of waxed blooms in a waxed vase forms a cheerful centerpiece for living rooms or dining tables, with a small alcohol flame serving as the brush to color the fades.
The article describes new oilcloth table sets featuring borders of gay flowers and fruits. Sets include a centerpiece, plate doilies, and smaller doilies. The fruit and flowers appear in natural colors on deep cream oil cloth, noted as more handsome than stenciled pieces.
A kitchen tips column presents several household recipes including Date Bars, Baked Ham with brown sugar and mustard glaze, Round Steak Birds wrapped with bacon pickle and onion, Cream Prune Pie with meringue, and Graham Bread using sour milk and graham flour.
An English farmer was hauled into court and fined for keeping a place for cock fighting. He defended that the sport at his site was not illegal because the birds fought with boxing gloves instead of spurs.
The article urges steady advertising like Robinson Crusoe who posted a sign on the island and kept at it despite no early inquiries. It argues persistence, patience, and pluck lead to success and likens it to promoting a business despite discouraging circumstances.
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