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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1937
Page
7
Readers are invited to share household tips recipes and clever tricks. Submissions may include better ways to complete chores cooking vegetables and organizing tasks with names used if desired.
A short, reflective couplet urging faith and action in present kindness. The author appeals for love filled deeds to shelter today, trusting God to bear future joys or sorrows.
A vintage recipe lists ingredients for an India relish with green tomatoes cucumbers peppers onions and spices. Steps include salting vegetables for 24 hours then boiling vinegar with spices before mixing with the vegetables and sealing in sterilized jars.
Chop 12 red peppers 12 green peppers and 12 onions. Cover with boiling water and stand 5 minutes, then drain. Add 2 cups vinegar 2 cups sugar and 8 tablespoons salt. Boil 5 minutes and pour into sterilized jars. Seal immediately.
A recipe instruction outlines making an apple pie with a cheese crust. Roll pastry for the top, sprinkle a half cup grated cheese, fold edges to seal, then roll the top crust to fit the pie.
The article advises creating attractive containers from jars and bottles, decorating with scraps of paper and shellac. It suggests growing house plants from fruit seeds, pineapples, avocados, and sweet potatoes, plus a back saver fork tool and a clock as reminders for dosing in a sick room. It also notes vandalism at Pleasant View cemetery with baskets vases stolen and containers removed from graves.
In 1840 a young Theodore Potter witnessed General Harrison's campaign near Fort Meigs. His father, a Whig, led a 60 man caravan with a self built wagon, live coons, cider, a brass band, and 16 horses. The journey left a lasting impression on the future leader and shaped his early politics. The Potter family later settled on an 80 acre farm near Plymouth, Wayne County, lasting 2 1/2 years as they moved onward.
Miss Winifred Gettemy of Michigan State College says rug linings reduce wear and soften foot feel. She urges mothproof guarantees and notes linoleum or cork underlays lengthen rug life, while protecting borders with seal wax and surface protection. A dark walnut stain is preferred for stronger carpet backgrounds.
Michigan State College home economics notes how onions vegetables and fruit can decorate tables with simple low centerpieces. The piece lists arrangements using cabbage celery peppers squash and other produce and shares many local names and visiting relatives.
Union district No 3 opened with Miss Cornelia Kleuter as teacher. Travels and visits across cities including Elkhart, Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor, Saline, Ypsilanti, Detroit. Weddings, removals, and family notices intersperse with property transactions and a church anniversary.
A public message from a speaker urges parents to guard children as schools reopen. He emphasizes teaching crossings, walking on the left side when on highways, and daily reminders, while noting radio manufacturers plan to sell about 9 million radios this year.
Michigan crops show improved yields after good rains in August and hot spells. Corn, potatoes, beans, and sugar beets are expected to have strong production with apples peaches pears grapes and plums also bountiful. The September 1 condition index reached 83.1 percent, the highest for September in nine years except 1935, with 83.5 percent.
Probate Court of Washtenaw County Michigan orders final administration account for Emanuel F. Layher estate examined October 4 1937 at 10 a.m. at the Ann Arbor office. Public notice to run weekly in The Saline Observer for three weeks prior. Judge Jay G. Pray presides. Nora D. Borgert registers.
Washtenaw county 4 H clubs celebrate prize wins at county and state fairs. Nine first prizes and twelve seconds in 4 H contests, with notable showings in Saline and hog classes. Canning clubs excel with first year second prize and second year third, meat exhibit placed second. County Agent H S Osler praises results as signs of progress. Samuel B Pettengill comments on constitutional interpretation.
Four months from August 23 1937 are allowed for creditors to present claims against Nathan Bordine deceased. Claims must be filed at the Probate Office Ann Arbor by January 8 1938. Hearings set for November 3 1937 and January 3 1938 at ten in the fore noon.
The Conservation Commission sets abridged migratory game bird rules under Act 230 and Act 286 with dates Oct 9 to Nov 7 1937. Restrictions include species bans, daily and season limits for ducks coot snipe rails gallinules woodcock in specific zones, and timed hunting hours. wood duck ruddy duck and others prohibited. Woodcock allowed in Upper Peninsula Oct 1–12 and Oct 15–31 in Lower Peninsula. limits four per day four in possession sixteen per season.
Hillsdale County Fair runs September 26 to October 2 drawing top horses from Michigan Ohio and Indiana. Expect 150 to 200 entries with 12 races each offering 300 purses and heat based payouts plus a 30 bonus to heat winners.
Michigan Washtenaw Probate Court orders final administration account for Julia Layher deceased. Hearing set for October 4, 1937 at 10:00 AM at Arbor Probate Office with publication notice for three weeks in The Saline Observer. Nora O. Borgert, Register of Probate. September 9-16-23, 1937.
In the Michigan Court of Chancery sitting in Ann Arbor on August 17 1937 Elsie Meyer sues William A Meyer. The defendant must appear within three months or a judgment may be entered. Publication required in The Saline Observer within two weeks. George W Sample Circuit Judge Luella M Smith Deputy County Clerk. Les N Brown Ypsilanti attorney.
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