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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
2
Robert Cochran builds a new silo in central York. Visitors include Mrs. John Dicks in Howell and many relatives from Belleville Milan Saline and Ann Arbor. The Hillsdale fair is attended by the Baileys and Tylers. A Kansas visitor Mrs Kittie Bible arrives for a month in Michigan.
Oliver Goldsmith of Ypsilanti spent a Sunday at his farm with West Mooreville. Residents and visitors from Milan Detroit Saline Willis Findlay Ohio and nearby towns dropped by to see relatives and friends including the Grams Kanitz Davenport Hendershot Gooding and others during weekends and weekdays.
Mrs Robinson called at the John Judd district. Miss Elowene and Wendella Power visited Myrtle and Duane Rogers. Robert Dunn joined Mr Gilbert after a peaches run. Ernest Kohler and family from Northville visited B F Tyler. Tom Dunn and Monroe kin spent Sunday with Robert Dunn. Several from the area attended the football game in Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon. Mrs White and son Robert of Milan visited D G Richards Friday. Paul A G and George Richards attended the Ann Arbor game and stayed with Sidney and D G Richards Saturday night.
Central Lodi Victor Houghton of Detroit spent last Thursday on his farm here. Emma Drake visited her sister Elizabeth Bommer Sunday. Bert Moore and children spent part of Sunday with Elizabeth Cornell in Delhi. Jay Reddin and Bert Moore families hosted Thursday evening. Sweetland Rentz and Chris Rentz visited Mrs William Lindemann Sunday. David Schaefer and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs William Zieman in Waltz.
An Ohio mother recalls nearly running out of Foley's Honey and Tar as her child Sonny suffered a croupy cough. She credits the medicine with soothing him until relief arrived and warns of the danger of an empty bottle. The ad promotes the product as reliable and a longtime family cough remedy sold by Wheeler's Pharmacy.
Hammond District resident Claire Gilbert contracts mumps while Evelyn Dunn visits Mrs. Kenneth Gordon. Aileen Taylor and Nora Gordon spend the weekend. Wilbur Cornish is taken to St Joseph's Mercy hospital and shows improvement after visits from Delbert Custer, Mary Cornish, and others.
Local notes recap events in Pittsfield including P. T. A. meeting, visits from Detroit and Ypsilanti residents, and birthday celebrations. Groups like Pittsfield Ladies Aid, Union Grange, and Korrect Kare Klub held gatherings with family dinners, prizes, and refreshments.
Fay Van Nest’s family dog attacked after a dog fight injuring Miss Beth Winder on the ankle and tearing a finger nail. The dog is confined and Dr. Davison of Manchester investigated the incident. Port land skunks blackbirds and pigs roam town as a house yard hog escapes and returns to its pen after a chase by several women and townspeople.
Construction advances on the Ford Museum in Dearborn as plans shape a October 21 ceremony honoring Thomas Edison on the fiftieth anniversary of the incandescent bulb. President Hoover is invited and expected to attend the national event.
Governor Green and State Fire Marshal extend Fire Prevention Week to farms with a rural inspection plan. Teachers convey literature to 8500 rural schools on October 11, followed by home inspections on October 12, with reports to be compiled at the State Fire Marshal’s office. Glen Beck’s airplane damaged in Ogden windstorm near Whitman farm.
Bakery items promise real flavor with daily ovens producing bread cakes cookies and pies. Proprietor R M Nave invites customers to sample the melt in your mouth treats including juicy pies and the flaky baked goods.
Don’t worry about a run down car battery. Bring it for charging with our One Day Constant Potential system. It charges batteries in 8 to 12 hours and gives a better charge at lower cost. Make our shop your Battery Service Headquarters.
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