Peregrinations of Toby Towler in York Township Farming Tour
A rural portrait of York Township farmers and their runs of farm activity. The piece notes interviews with residents along main roads and a commitment to weekly coverage as the Observer visits four more townships. It highlights several farmers by name, their crops, farms, and cordial reception.
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York Township
Fred Braun
Mr. Braun
Observer
Frank
Hollis
William Paul
Hetz
Arthur Hieininger
John Schroen
Theoramer Emamuuel Cook Farm
John
Charles Kern
Arthur Armbruster
Reuben Feldkamp
York
Walter Armbruster
Walt
Walter
Gotl Eb Girbach
Pleasant Roads
Kleinschmidt
Pred
Geree Crittende
Glorge
Alan
George
Reuben Visel
Theodore Feldkamp
Alway
Lilo
William A. Campbel
Fred Rowe
Christian Science Notes in Saline Service at Hall Over Citizens Bank
The Christian Science society of Saline holds Sunday 10:30 a m service in the hall over the Citizens Bank. Subject unreality. Testimonial meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m. A cordial invitation to all. Sunday school follows the morning service with pupils under 20 admitted. Girls show independence, caring less about beachwear as they know it is only a matter of form.
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Christian Science Society of
Reception for Rev and Mrs J Cross
The Federated Church society and Sunday school gave a farewell reception to Rev and Mrs We J Cross on Friday evening at the church. A brief program followed by light refreshments featured musical offerings by Mildred and Dorothy Tower Irene Fitzgerald and others.
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Federated, Church Society
Fenewell
We J. Cross
Mildred
Dorothy Tower
Irene Fitzgerald
Ramixin
Miller
Henne
Mantin
Rogers
Smith
Auto Makers Add Workers Signaling Bright Business Outlook
Auto manufacturers keep expanding payrolls and adding plant workers. A Lansing firm announces over a thousand new hires while Detroit factories plan to hire a thousand or more. The trend suggests a healthier winter for the economy rather than the gloom some foretold.
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Lansing
Detroit
Methodist Church Notes Preacher Ralph W Brown
Methodist notes announce Ralph W Brown as preacher with services in the Episco pal church. Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 features teacher training led by Mrs Blaess and a study of The Pupil and the Teacher by Professor Welsh. Sunday services follow usual schedule with morning worship at 10 and Sunday school at 11 15.
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Blaess
Welsh
Gettysburg College
Lutheran Theological Seminary of
Gettysburg
Yale University
Tater
Carleton College
Minnesota
Iowa
Yale
Sahsol
Elpaforth League
Parett Teacher Meeting Promises Annual Officers Election
Do not miss the Parett teacher meeting at the school building Monday night for the annual election of officers and a display of pupils efforts. Teachers show a set of comparison tests across grades with freehand drawing spelling and language writing and various drills. A notable exhibit includes a Maltese fox terrier cross dog shown by Rev Daniel F Tucker of Yale, exhibited at the poultry house and drawing attention for its unusual breed and traits.
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J. Grace
Gil
Mas
Daniel F. Tucker
Yale
Afr
Tucker
Croswell
Jeffersonian
You may be born umauchy but your luck is self made
The phrase suggests that after birth much hardship is attributed to individual choices and personal actions rather than external fate. It presents a folkish view of luck shaped by behavior and mindset.
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Umauchy
Editor advises against underhanded anger and riffraff
The editor reflects on community disputes in Saline urging restraint. He warns against editors acting as prize fighters and favors calm persuasion over harsh attacks. He notes personal motives behind calls to rip someone or a party and stresses that kindness often yields better outcomes than harsh words.
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Iim
Banks and Insurance Warnings and School Booze Trouble
A cautionary piece urges residents to insure homes and possessions to avoid destitution after fires and burglaries. It also notes concerns over high school youths abusing alcohol and cigarettes, creating social friction with teachers and parents and future nervous issues.
Prohibition Report Warns Moonshine Toxins Build Up
Only one per cent of liquor samples seized last year were genuine according to a Washington report by the prohibition commissioner. He warned adulteration of bootleg liquor leads to serious physical effects with moonshine toxins accumulating and potentially causing death after prolonged use.
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Washington
Funeral in Ypsilanti for G LaRue
A. G. Cobb and wife attended the funeral of G. LaRue in Ypsilanti on Friday. The town reports large gravel deliveries continue on streets with haulers active. Poultry shipments reached 12 009 pounds to New York market led by Fred Weelper. Last Wednesday brought a killing frost that froze the ground and could bear a wagon and team. Miss Ida Shaw and Clifford Shaw visited Dundee with friends. Mrs Griswold was surprised to meet her brother after 25 years, a Civil War camp letter being her last news. Miss Lissie Hull and Fred Nissly represent the high school at the World's fair this week.
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A. G. Cobb
Ypsilanti
G. LaRue
New York
Fred Weelper
Ida
Clifford Shaw
Dundee
Griswold
Lissie Hull
Fred Nissly
Fifteen Years Ago Babies and Births Noted in Observer
A record of births and anniversaries lists J. A. Collins born to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Robison on Tuesday September 24. Repvrt Cole of Detroit visits, Max Fitzgerald and wife from Vassar stay with his parents. Charles O Townsend and family visit in Washington D C. Miss Pearl Derr and Miss Hazel Derr return from a two month tour of Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia. B D Mattison and wife return from Detroit Rochester and Pontiac trip. Wad Nissly purchases the Saline milk business to expand Jersey cows. Bethsheba Garven widow born New York February 19 1826 dies September 25 in old age. Sylvester Garven died 1859.
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Austin Robison
J. A. Collins
Cole
Detroit
Max Fitzgerald
Vassar
Charles O. Townsend
Washington, D. C
Gilmore C
Pearl
Hazel Derr
Ohio
Pensylvania
West Virginia
B. Mattison
Rochester
Pontiac
Wad. Nissly
Irom
Saline Cooperative Co
Bethsheba
Sylvester Garven
Migration shifts shape political power in the North
Federal and state statistics indicate over 400000 African Americans moved north last year. Politicians weigh the impact as the new political freedom stirs a natural desire to vote their choice, potentially shifting regional power balances.
Do Not Stand Under Trees During Storms Warned by Marvard Expert
Newspapers publish a list from an il professor of Marvard warning that electrical storms are dangerous. He urges seeking cover away from trees and doorways, disconnecting radio aerials, and avoiding tied animals near wire fences before storms.
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Marvard
One Amendment Left to Bar Further Changes
The proposal argues that after embedding a child labor law in the Constitution there should be a single remaining amendment to forbid any future amendments. It frames the idea as a strict constitutional constraint to prevent further changes.
Halls Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Relief
Catarrh and deafness are linked to inflammation of the mucous lining in the Eustachian Tube. Halts Catarrh Medicine claims to reduce the inflammation and restore hearing, boasting over forty years of successful use and wide druggist availability from E. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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E. J. Cheney & Co
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Sim. BR. Wilson
Saline
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Michigan Press -Association
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South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Michigan
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Fordson Tractor
Lincoln
Ford Weekly
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Solvay
Cess Company
Safes
Evans, Inc
Saline Mercantile Company
Goodyear Wingfsot
S.S. Cord
SS. Cord
S. Cord
Goodyear
Wiedman Auto Co
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