Grant Echoes Through Time On Kirby Estate in Michigan
A long buried Detroit document, dating to 1811 and signed by President Madison, confirms Mrs. Alice Kirby’s claim to the Kirby estate in Grosse Pointe Park. Secretary of State James Monroe also endorsed the grant. Recently part of the estate sold, revealing the original document beneath a century’s reflection, with the land pegged at 162 acres.
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Detroit
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Alice Kirby
Karby
Grosse Ponte Park
Landscape architect Bert Brayton tours Indiana roads
Bert Brayton and his brother Dr Nelson Brayton of Tucson traveled through southern Indiana at about fifty miles per hour. The landscape architect repeatedly pointed out scenery, releasing the wheel to describe features, while the physician worried about safety as the car wound through wooded country.
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Nelson Brayton
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Ariz
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Queer Town Tale Sparks Chinwag in Kensue City Star
In Rumpus Ridge Gap Johnson repeats a windy tale of a man who turned his head to look at a woman near a corner and broke his neck. Mrs Johnson scolds the outburst as inappropriate for the children. The Kensue City Star records the gossip as a local anecdote.
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Rumpus Ridge
Mrs. Johnson
Gap
Kensue City
Tablet to mark Richmond Hill mansion site in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village Historical Society will erect a memorial tablet at the site of the 1760 Richmond Hill mansion. The mansion served as Washingtons headquarters and lay about Macdougal Spring Varnes and Charlton streets, now near Butterick company. The Department of Agriculture notes tomatoes as the third most important truck crop and highlights quality concerns for early market slicing varieties.
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Greenwich Village
Department of Agriculture
Ford car safety features highlight simple, silent gear shifts
An article extols Ford transmission and brake design, noting hands stay on the wheel while pedals control shifting and braking. It describes a dual drum brake system with pedal and emergency hand lever, emphasizing safety, even braking, and minimal adjustment needs. Separate local items mention residents, visits, and small-town movements.
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For Sale Rhode Island Red Cockerels
Tom Kustes on Route 2 offers 10 hedge posts and a treeman named Green?
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Self starters condemned in odd local commentary
A provincial notice criticizes self-starters described as reckless drivers who disrupted Mr. Chugging’s routine by speeding in his path. The remark warns against pushing lifelike pace into everyday activities and calls for safer, steadier behavior on the road.
Fragmented OCR Note Sparks Unclear Local Item
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a backwoods setting and unclear dialogue. Readable bits reference a woman and a man, with stray phrases about selling oleok and siege, but no coherent event, date, or clear subjects emerge. The piece lacks verifiable names or places to identify a concrete news item.
Will Be Greatest Of Universities Shows Civic Pride
An analysis argues for the university as a comprehensive engine of progress. It highlights science education, engineering, and industry links, noting outreach through courses and shops, civic pride, and state development. The piece extols universities as centers for innovation, policy input, and community betterment.
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Himeda
Sreubest
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Geerte
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University of Illinois Newton field experiments improve crops
Extensive field trials at the University of Illinois Newton experiment field test lime rock phosphate sweet clover and drainage effects on wheat and corn yields. Government reports note untreated land yields far lower than plots with soil amendments and cover crops.
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Newton
Illinois
Estate Administrators Notice for Herbert S Veck
Estate of Herbert S Veck deceased appoints administrators with will annexed. They will appear before Carrell County Court at Mt Carroll Court House during January term on the first Monday to settle claims. Creditors urged to attend. debtors to pay promptly. Dated October 26, 13. rman C French and Nathaniel Charles E Stuart, Attorney.
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Herbert S Peck
Carrell County
Mt. Carrol
A.D
Rman C. French
Nathaniel Charles E. Stuart
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