Local notes on state events and legal cases in Lansing
Friday October 11 1889 notes highlight Gov Luce’s San Francisco trip leaving Lansing steady, a Potter furniture move boosting 100 jobs, Farrand & Shank awarded 7000 for oleomargarine law damages, and Detroit Free Press prize results for serial stories. Also mentions Kedzie fertilizer licenses, threats of a suit, Cronin trial delays, venire changes, and a call for less red tape and more common sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Auditors
Farrand & Shank
Lansing
Board of Appraisers
Cronin
Chicago
Alma Public Schools Monthly Report and a Tennis Parable
The report shows attendance figures with daily averages and tardiness counts for Alma Public Schools, including pupil enrollment and age data. An essay on lawn tennis argues the sport as a serious occupation, praising dedication of male and female players and noting the sacrifices in appearance and attire required to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firat Apa
Avera
Tower
Cason
Cannes
Nice
Algiers
Business talk and dining room lore in a busy street scene
A Detroit Free Press snippet shows a sharp storefront encounter where a man asks for minutes to discuss his flying machine and stock, answered with a firm no. Another fragment follows Norah, the dining room girl, recalling months on a railroad construction train and her boarding car duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Mole Noonan
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. Brown
Potter Furniture Company
Potterville
Joseph Kirkland
Company K
Kirkland
Zury
Spring Country
Eliza W. Peattie
Elbredge S. Brooks
Boston
Mass
Issidhar
Kedzie
Western Reserve Fertilizer
Emf
Tie Empire Super Phosphate
International Phosphate
State Department
Agricultural College
Buzz Saw
Alma Public Schools
Mary Chi
Ile
May Taylor
Neaf Stilwell
Yarington
Stilwell
Foucher
Conaun
Alma Woolen Mill
G. Moore
Elmslie & CO
Wallington Avenue
Genesee Avenue
Saginaw
Michigan
Kimalle & Co
United States
Blineli & Con
Pth
Woek Cass
ICURE
Tag Pai
Tony Gren
Root
Blysana
Bella Siverre Tins
Crockery
Gratiot County
Wright, Schneker , Stuttz
Sis
J. W. Ewing
Sec
Y. Alma Michign
Miller Bros
Rone & Baughman
P. O
Alma
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