Sympathy and Worries Highlight a Comic Exchange
A sharp quip shows a businessman fretting about falling income. An acquaintance notes his worry, and the man admits he is booked solid with concerns. He jokes that any new trouble will take ten days to reach his attention.
Saline Reporter Christmas Cheer and Local Happenings
A Saline community edition shares holiday goodwill with a handwritten apology for light bulb theft, plans to save the Mills residence as a historic landmark, and local tales of gifts and gatherings. It notes Santa’s final visit, a bass fiddle surprise, office Christmas tea, Pete O Mara and Bob Luzius anecdotes, and growing demand for free film cans.
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Saline’s
Santa
Man
Westside Hardware
Martin Vila
Fosdick Rd
Old Mills
Mills Rd
Légion
McKay St
Legion Home Association
Bill van der Yacht
Russell St
Bill
Saline High
Ida Mehler
Kay Guenther
Betty Finkbeiner
Saline
Pete O'Mara
Pete
Pete O’mara
Bob Luzius
Baldfice
Bob
Cranberries weaved through history from natives to colonists
The piece traces cranberry use from Indian remedies and pemmican to decoration of Christmas trees. It notes the colonial adoption, a Revolutionary War veteran Henry Hall clearing swamps to start cultivation, and today’s numerous cranberry farmers.
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America
Henry Hall
Still's Laundromat Automatic Wash Coin Op Dry Clean
Saline business advertisement lists Still's Laundromat at City Parking Lot with phone 429-9401 and Dable Laundry at 695 West Michigan in Saline.
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Dable Laundry
Michigan
Convenience for Shoppers Highlighted by Local Store
A local shop touts easy highway access and free paved parking at the front door. It features a play area for children monitored by dryers and multiple operators with expert service. The store is open evenings except Saturdays and closes only after New Year’s for the staff.
Thimbleful Turns On a Button Blunder
A society matron returns home to find her husband attempting to sew a shirt button. She quips that the thimble on his finger is on the wrong finger. He replies that hers is on the wrong one, delivering a witty exchange about manners and snobbery.
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Clar
Clarence
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