Old Edward Murphy home to serve as American Legion quarters
Details completed for purchase by the Cook Nelson post American Legion Pontiac of the Edward Murphy house on Auburn avenue one of Pontiac’s largest residences built by pioneer manufacturer Edward Murphy. The legion plans remodeling before occupancy and uses include legion quarters.
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Cook Nelson Post
American Legion
Pontiac
Edward Murphy
Auburn Avenue
Legion
The
Isle Royal land sale marks major Michigan deal in Duluth
A 66500 acre Isle Royale timber tract in Lake Superior changed hands from Island Copper to Minnesota Forest Products in one of the era’s largest Michigan land sales. the deal follows Ford’s Upper Peninsula purchase as the biggest acreage accord in over a decade.
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Michigan
Duluth
Isle Royal
Lake Superior
Island Copper Company
Minnesota Forest Products Company
Ford
Upper Peninsula
Point of Michigan
Advertising rates and notices guidance from The American Press Association
The notice outlines advertising terms including rates for cards of thanks obituaries and marriages published free of charge while poetry and announcements for personal or business benefit require payment. It specifies the American Press Association as the foreign advertising representative and mentions length of notices and frequency.
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THE
American Press Association
A Little Walk Around Your Self
A poem urging self reflection before criticizing others. It warns against fault finding and blame seeking, urging readers to balance their own strengths and failures. The piece emphasizes walking around oneself to avoid harsh judgments and to foster humility.
That Golden Egg and Oil Heating of New York Buildings
A Metropolitan Insurance Co announcement says its New York office building and 17 million cubic feet of office space will be heated with oil this winter. Other large city buildings and private homes already depend on oil, signaling a broader shift to oil for fuel and lighting.
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Nmy
Metopolitan Insurance Co
New York
Flystcraper
Pew W
Three Farmers Turn to a Grimy Scheme Near York Center
Local readers report a new side-line where three farmers near York Center Illinois lure victims with “spooning” scams on Wednesdays and Saturdays. They began in early June and claim about ten hold ups weekly, mostly unreported due to embarrassment. Sheriff’s deputy car was targeted, sparking community outrage and calls for harsher action against such acts.
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York Center
Ills
Tonia
Nia News
Buy a Ford and Spend the Difference
A brief sales pitch urges readers to choose a Ford vehicle and capitalize on the savings of the price gap. The ad highlights value and implies favorable terms without detailing models or financing.
Bee Little's Fire Yields Only Old Bureau Save
By J L Martin Bee Little's house burned recently and the only salvage was the old family bureau. He jokes the bureau proved he had no clean underwear left, while Bill Sam's Dictionary defines a bureau as furniture a wife uses to hide clothes and scold you for misplacing them.
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Bernard K. Kuiper
Grand Rapids
J. L. Martin
Bee Little
Bee
Bill Sam
The Local Paper and Community Bond
The weekly home paper sustains community pride and connection, offering neighborhood news and a familiar presence that even daily papers cannot match. It serves as an old friend delivering local stories to every home, while the daily paper feels more like a stranger arrival.
Line-Carrying Buoy Aids Shoreline Line Retrieval
An invention called the line carrying buoy speeds a ship to shore by releasing a line that unwinds as the buoy advances with the wind. It serves as a buoy for regular uses and aids quick line transfer from sea to land. Cartoon humor follows about indorsing a check and a character named Rastus.
Ultimatum Tests Grooming Before Engagement
An ultimatum forces Cholly to shave his moustache to preserve the engagement. He asks what must be done and receives the demand to remove facial hair, framing the conflict as a personal grooming dispute with relationship stakes.
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Cholly
Time to Spare Hair Today Then They Depart
A brief domestic scene notes John calling to his partner who hurries to prepare. She mentions needing only a hat before joining him, and he plans to shave beforehand, signaling a calm morning routine before leaving.
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Mabel Howe
Kalamazoo
Traverse City
Smith
Mark Cras
Arbutus Lale
Mac Barnes
Literary College of the University At
Ann Arbor
Lena Barnes
Thomas R. Sullivan
St. Louis
N.az St. Joseph
Franc 3 Duan
Detroit
Bridgeman
Miller
Joseph Zack
St. Joseph
Joseph W. Fordney
Saginaw
Joseph G. Cannon
Fordney
Congress
National Capital
Brieck Nelson
Army Air Service
Selfridge Field
Mt. Clemens
McCookfield
Dayton
Nelson
Army
City Commission
Monroe
Harry Michéau
C.f. Summers
Saginaw Street
Pest Avenue
Mt. Clemens Lazar Co
Cheboygan
Lillian Zulixe
Mattawan
Western State Nnormal School
Port Austin
Council
Battle Creek
Iron Mountain
Detroit Ford
Bertha Nash
Cassopolis
State Department of Conservation
Norway
Grayling
Crawford County
Newberry
Horticultural Club
M. A
Pebruara
Hast Lansing
Pontia
Julia Adams
O. Maple Road
Birmingham
Lapham
Albert Schroeder
Ortonville
Carl
August Zimmerman
Schroeder
Ionia Hospital
Alex McLeod
Royal Oak
John Bear
Chicago
Grand Haven
Grand Haven Public Library
Grand River District
Baar
Rix Robinson
William Dillon
James E. Dillon
Hast Tawas
Lake Huron
Carl Ansener
Owosso
Ouskirts
Gale Manufacturing Co
Albion
M. ‘T. Conklin
James W. Sheldon
Sisters of Mercy
Universit of
Mary Austin
Literary College
Gonzaga
Paniellie Larson
Manistee
Lake Superior Logging Co
Clarence L. Chandler
Union Lake
Pontiac City Hospital
Willard Fortin
Bay City
Auburn
Upper Peninsula Educational Association
Michigan State Teachers’ Institute
Marquette
BY Sim. R. Wilson
Saline
Pelf
Parma News
Bill Sam’s
Rastus
Cartoons Magazine
J. KE. Bacon, M. D
Saline, Mich
Wiedman Auto Co
W. E. Dietiker
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