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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
2
George Richards returns from Dexter for a few days. Families from Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor visit relatives in Milan Mooreville and Moreville. William Richards moves to Rochester with a collision en route. Mary Gilman marries Harod McLachlan at home near Moreville. Various guests from Detroit Marion Ohio Rochelle New York visit Milan and nearby towns.
Macon W H Crittenden drives a new touring car. Mrs Ina Lrens visits Saline. Jessie Frost and Will Chambers travel to Adrian. Schuyter Crittenden and J W Williams attend Hillsdale fair. Mr and Mrs E W Payne motor to Hillsdale for the fair. A surprise party honors Clifford Mansfield’s birthday. Clare Camburn assists Hart band in Ypsilanti concert. Mrs Fay Clark of Butte Montana visits Thursday. Walter Gartee and family guests of Mr and Mrs Meville Higgins. Mrs Mary Niblick returns to p siantt after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Erwin Conklin visit daughter Mrs Ellsworth Collins. Myrtle Higgins visiting in Sharon with sister Emily teaching there. Mr and Mrs Elmer Camburn dine with Mr and Mrs John Austin. A miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs Arney Satterla. Mr and Mrs Leom Millman and Lester Millman visit Morenci. Mrs Frank Day returns from ten day motor trip through Canada. The article lists several scattered social visits and travel among local residents.
Frank Stilts and family and Alonzo Kutler visited Ann Arbor on Saturday. Elmer Rowe and family hosted guests from Detroit over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Loudem entertained relatives from Milan. Mrs. J. J. Walters and Mrs. Jennie Leonard visited with Mrs. Earl Kuder. The Kuders spent Sunday with Carrol Kuder and family near Macon. Ellsworth Easlick attended a birthday surprise for Clifford Mansfield in Macon. The Dillon and Pocklinton groups joined William Easlick and wife for Sunday guests.
Mrs. George Feldkamp and daughters Viola and Edna were Tuesday guests of Mrs. Andrew Girbach. Mrs. Jennie McMichael and Mrs. Louis Ernst of Dexter visit at the Tower home. Mrs. W. J. LeBaron called to Battle Creek for her brother Wayne Langree. A Lutheran Trinity church benefit social set for Friday October 14 in the opera house. Mrs. Otto Bredernitz died suddenly leaving an infant. funeral Friday at home then Lutheran church. Saline busy Saturday night with 193 cars on the streets. Theurer, Walter Feldkamp, Don Richards and Daphene attended the Ann Arbor murder trial of Italians. Feldkamp entertaining guests at dinner: Mann family, Feldkamp families, Rentschler families, Burmeister, and Girbach households among Saline and nearby towns.
The piece argues that effective advertising boosts dance attendance and festival interest. It cites Jimmy Louis using posters to fill dances and notes Ynsilanti and Hillsdale fairs that improved when publicity improved. It contrasts poor publicity with strong results, concluding advertising pays.
A wrap described as a splendid coat uses velours like material suited to rich embroidery and fringes. It appeals to women who favor luxurious fur combinations and ornate details in outerwear.
The USDA warns the coming cotton crop will be the poorest in 56 years due to farmer disillusionment and low profit. The piece condemns food trusts and price fixing, urges consumer action against fancy packaging and artificial demand, and calls for demanding fresh goods from stores to curb waste and control.
A brief poetic inquiry contrasts rarity with beauty, exploring a nose in bloom as an unusual, striking image that elevates ordinary features to a symbol of delicate, ephemeral grace. The line hints at paradox and whimsy in nature.
A quirky line notes that even a writer might swap his typewriter for boxing gloves with padding in them on occasion, implying humor about shifting roles or tasks.
An old notice urges keeping rats away from homes on farms using RAT-SNAP bait. It warns infants are at risk and nursing bottles attract rats. The ad lists three sizes and prices 35c 65c and 125 and notes sellers CO C Wheeler and E J Muir. Also reports auto license plates shipped statewide with color changes and December 1 1921 title proof requirements for new licenses.
William Higgins age 50 died at home in Ypsilanti on Thursday September 15 after a stroke. He was born in Deerfield September 2 1871 married Mary Jane Exelby November 3 1897 and had daughter Frances Anna. Survived by wife daughter parents two brothers and a sister. funeral conducted in Ypsilanti and Macon with burial at Ridgeway cemetery.
Lloyd G. Groom 25 Detroit and Gladys Hartley 25 Ann Arbor filed for marriage. Eugene R. Daly 28 Ann Arbor and Ethel B. Wolvin a9 Jonesville also listed. James Jackson 33 Ypsilanti and Hat tie Butler 32 same location recorded.
The readable elements are too garbled to extract a coherent headline or event. No clear persons, organizations, or locations are discernible for a meaningful summary.
Records from an 800-acre Ohio farm show an annual rise of 8600 bushels of corn after adopting new hybrid strains and farming methods recommended by the US Department of Agriculture. The farmer has followed guidance 20 years and, over the last decade, yields rose by more than 10 bushels per acre without extra harvesting costs.
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