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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
6
A Mason News editorial criticizes a supposed farmer near Mason who advertised in a Lansing paper for a wife. It mocks his claim of wealth and youth and condemns mail order marriage schemes, urging readers to protest such views and choose local, hardworking farmers.
United States Department of Agriculture figures show per 100 pounds of milk at 4 percent fat yields of 4.3 pounds butter 11.5 pounds cheddar cheese 45 15 ounce cans of condensed milk 125 pounds Swiss cheese or 23 pounds Camembert cheese. Larger yields vary with milk richness. By products are listed as well.
Advertises a glycerine mixture used for relief of obstinate constipation and gas. Claims quick action and benefits for upper and lower bowel, with Adlerika and related products. Mentions Dr. Wheeler's Pharmacy and guarantees for gas relief and prevention of appendicitis risks.
The American Legion plans a two stage complex at Otter Lake Michigan to house dependent widows and children of deceased service members. A first building will include offices and a small hospital with future cottages and more homes. Grindstone City hosts twenty five children as the project progresses.
An average of about one fifth of Michigan farms is abandoned per a survey by Verne H. Church federal agricultural statistician. He toured the state with a representative of the department and found 20.5 percent of farm homes empty, mainly in the northern counties with some Upper Peninsula areas over thirty percent.
Seventy five years after the first Seneca Falls convention in New York state the piece notes how married women earned nothing without their husbands guardianship and how beaten under moderation. It cites lack of public high schools for girls and few women societies. Public opinion barred women from most professions. The article credits early activists for the vast gains toward political equality.
A whimsical dialogue follows Mr Sun and Mr Moon as they exchange cheerful messages from the Wealth and Happiness Institute and the Love Committee. Each character reflects on love, light, and care, promising to help others with smiles and beauty. The tale ends with bedtime greetings and kind wishes.
The Michigan Tuberculosis Association notes the Mother’s Pension Act, effective August 29, extends aid to families where the father is incapacitated by tuberculosis. Applications have risen since the law’s passage, with cases showing how state assistance helps the mother care for children and nurse ailing husbands, preventing infection. The association and county branches will cooperate to secure aid under the act. A local ex-German occupation veteran estimates a monthly salary in marks would equal a large share of Germany’s debt.
A wordplay note shows how changing punctuation can alter meaning from mirth to crime by linking laughter to manslaughter, illustrating the danger of misread writing and the power of punctuation.
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