Michigan to Cut Fire Insurance Rates Statewide
A new rate schedule filed with the state insurance department by L. T. Hands aims to reduce fire insurance premiums for mercantile and industrial establishments 7 to 10 percent, saving policyholders an estimated 2.0 to 2.3 million dollars annually from current premiums of 23.6 million. Commissioner Hands will review the new rates and press changes to micr oamtil e garages rules, noting delivery boxes on autos should not raise risk compared with other cars.
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Michigan
L. T. Hamds
Inspection Bureau
Insurance Department
Francis
Hands
Lincoln plant moves departments as Ford boosts Lincoln output
Detroit September report shows Ford Motor Company moving several Lincoln plant departments into new additions to expand floor space by 311000 square feet. Output rose with August shipments reaching 897 cars, up 97 from July, and Lincoln total production since early 1923 surpasses 5200 units. A conveyor based workflow routes raw materials through assembly to finished cars, with upgraded machinery and a clock testing department highlighting attention to detail.
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Detroit
Midh
Tuincoin
Ford Motor Company
Ond Place
Jamother
Lincoln
Ford
Squirrels, cows, and a fined hunter in Coats Grove area
Deputy Game Warden Bera investigated gunfire near Coats Grove where two men fled into a cornfield. Roy Beck admitted Sunday shooting claiming cows hid the guns. Beck pled guilty for hunting without a license, paying $10 fine and $4.15 costs. Leo White, a companion, may face later questioning about hunting cows.
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Bera
Coats
Grove
Glen
Roy Beck
Beck
Mairtens
Leo White
Nashville iNews
Saline News Roundup Highlights Local Visitors and Events
Local residents Emma Blaess and Mrs. Max Blaess spent last Thursday in Detroit while Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis announced the birth of a son on September 26. A big public dance is planned for October tenth at the opera house. Rev Ralph W Brown and family moved into a remodeled parsonage. Multiple neighborly visits and a pot luck dressmaking meeting are noted along with obituaries and school notices.
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Emma Blaess
Max. Blaess
Detroit
Ray Davis
the Observer
Frank Bracey
Ernst
West
Michigan Avenue
Daenport
William Sweet
Ann Arbor
D. Kluetér
M. L. Beckswith
Columbus Grove
Ohio
Lima
George Bechner
Lansing
George Close
Whitmore Lake
Fred. Wurseter
Albert Prochnow
Martin ,Schaible
Presbyterian Parsonage
Fred Layher
Otto Johns
W. Luckhardt
Rudolph Layher
Dearborn
Durand Express
Parer
Priscilla Dean
the Liberty
CG. E. Miller
Clara Allyn
Madisonville
Kentucky
James Williams
Seattle
Washington
Allyn
Wiliams
Saline
Clara
Ola
Henny J. Miller
Albert Uphraam
East Henry Street
Frank Rose
Eastern Star Chapter
Marian Rogers
Home Economics Department
Glen Gordon
Outrage mentions in the Klan debate and local election results
A recent speaker condemns southern Klansmen as lying while Oklahoma Ku Klux Klan members confess crimes and face state prison. Forest service warns of rapid deforestation and 7,000,000 acres burned yearly. Clinton votes approve Chicago street paving bonds. a hen hatches ten chicks in September at Mrs. Bland’s, relocated to larger quarters.
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South
Oklahoma
Ku Kluxers
Kiaive
North Adams
Chigo Street
Pendime
Clinton
Chicago Street
George Bland
Pinckney Dispatch
Bill Sam's Dictionary excerpt on molasses and hotcakes
In Bill Sam's Dictionary J L Martin notes Bill Dooley's family experimenting with a syrup they call molasses. He claims they can sweeten almost anything but insist real hotcakes require genuine corn meal. The passage appears on page 626.
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J. L. Martin
Bill Dooley
Bill
Bill Sam
Rains Damage Michigan Bean Crop Across State
Heavy rains have damaged the Michigan bean crop across many districts. Beans on the ground and in harvest are drying poorly, while standing crops show damage. Elevators report high moisture levels up to 24 to 25 percent, risking spoilage if held before drying. Prof. J. K. Cox notes only 17 commercial bean dryers exist in Michigan, stressing urgent action to dry and sell early.
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Michigan
J. K. Gox
Michigan Agricultural College
Beam Jobbers” Association
Cox
Henlee
Bean moisture affects price and drying charges
The article explains price deductions when bean moisture exceeds 17 percent and outlines drying charges of 25 cents per hundred pounds for 17 to 25 percent moisture and 50 cents for above 25 percent. It notes beans must be dried slowly in artificial dryers to preserve storage, shipment, and cooking quality. Growers should dry beans in the field whenever possible.
Glycerine Mixture Promoted to Prevent Appendicitis
An advertisement claims Adlerika based glycerine buckthorn bark mix guards against appendicitis by acting on both upper and lower bowel. It asserts rapid relief of gas and toxins, noting a ten minute onset and naming O. C. Wheeler's Pharmacy.
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O. CG
Wheeler’s
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Earl Fosdick
A. White
H. White
Carrie Carpentier
Milam
Opera House
John Schauer
Texas
A. D. Crittenden
John
Salime
Tucile Phillips
Esther Kleinschmidt
Ruth Aprill
Uan Birkle
Helen Barr
Estel Fe
J. A. MacDonald
Federated Church
United States Bureau of Mines
North Adams Advocate
Union District No. 3
Stanley Hartman
Wilorence Weber
Warren Gross
Laura Jaeger
Willard Schaible
Walter Jaeser
Mildred Hieft
Clarence
Raymond Neithammer
Arthur
Hsther Schallenmiller
Norman Scherdt
Walter Armbruster
Florence Strieter
Hilda Gross
Raymond Strieter
United Stattes
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Bill Sam’s
Holland
Harris Seed Store
5Th Ave
Wooltex Company
South Main St
Choral
Union Series
Amelita Galli Curci
Vladimir DE Pachman
Cosi Fan Tutte Opera Company
Efrem Zimbalist
Kheodor Chaliapin
Pano Dohanyi
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Michael Press
Detroit Symphony
Victor Kolar
Conducting
Richard Crooks
Arthur Shattuck
Josef Simsvinne
Secon
Sousa
Charles’ A. Link
Ann
Arbor
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