Wakefield Social And Personal News Brief
J J Rummel visited on business in Bessemer Friday. Mrs Hendrickson of Ironwood joined Mrs A F Olson Friday. Miss Maud Roscorla stayed with Mrs Tretheway in Ironwood across Sunday. The Puppy Band held a dance at Young Men's Hall Wednesday. Earl Sibly left for Oshkosh and Winneconne Wisconsin to spend summer with kin. Frank Welnett and bride arrived from Antigo Wednesday amid congratulations. Mrs A Hargrave and son and daughter of Lake Gogebic attended commencement. Marguerite Hargrave returned home with them. For sale three forties of farm land in Ashland county two miles from Marengo inquire John Oman Wakefield Michigan.
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A. Hargrave
Danghter
Lake Gogebic
Marguerite Hargrave
Ashland County
Wis
Marengo
John Oman
Wakefield, Mich
Where Teachers Visit Summer Travel Plans
Teachers from Wakefield schools left Friday and Saturday to spend the summer at assorted destinations. Names include Beulah Kellogg Traverse City Myrtle Adlington Viroqua Wis Bess MacDonald Watersmeet Jess Evans Howard City Tilla Wilkinson Romeo Hazel McKinney Byron Center Lillian Mathews Hurley Erma Heath Mary MacDonald Margaret May Tomahawk Wis Hess Starr Weston Ohio Bess Fuller New Baltimore Mich Mabel Magers Chicago Minnie Treloar National Mine Mich Hi E Spross Okemoe Mich then Knoxville Tenn Grace Bacon Chessea Mich Laura Eman Ishpeming Mary Mall Negaunee Clara Raynder Florence Wis sister Ethel accompanied Clara Anderson Kalamazoo A T Evans Anna Hansen Rhinelander Wis Mill Shea Oshkosh Ida Howe Racine.
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Wakefield
Beulah M. Kellogg
Traverse City
Myrtle Adlington
Viroqua
Wis
Bess MacDonald
Watersmeet
Jess Evans
Howard City
Tilla Wilkinson
Romeo
Hazel McKinney
Byron Center
Lillian Mathews
Hurley
Erma Heath
Mary MacDonald
Margaret May
Tomahawk
Hess Starr
Weston
Ohio
Bess Fuller
New Baltimore
Mich
Mabel Magers
Chicago
Minnie Treloar
National Mine
Hi. E. Spross
Okemoe
Knoxville
Tenn
Grace Bacon
Chessea
Laura Eman
Ishpeming
Mary Mall
Negaunee
Clara Raynder
Florence
Ethel
Clara Anderson
Kalamazoo
Conscience Bites After Stolen Half Dollar Exchange
A satirical fragment shows a colored speaker admitting past wrongdoing and paying back a four bit debt to Brother Bogus as Brother Guimpshun mocks the penitence. The dialogue uses dialect to portray guilt and attempted restitution in a local moral vignette.
Marriage Traditions At Gretna Green In Scotland
Gretna Green in Scotland became famous for speedy irregular marriages with averages around five hundred couples. The ceremony required only the couple admitting they were husband and wife before witnesses, followed by the officiant and two witnesses signing the certificate.
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Gretna Green
Scotland
Wakefield Township Board of Education Minutes 1913
Regular meeting April 2 1913 with Neidhold Trad geon and Hillis. Bills approved and orders to issue. Appointed teachers for 1913 14 led by Reed Evans and Ida Howe. numerous grade and subject assignments listed. Adjourned. clerk Epw Hinxis. May 7 1913 meeting with Neidhold Trudgeon Hulls. Bills allowed. Ernest Dear granted $30000. Adjourned. K Hints.
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Board of Education
Neidhold
Tradgeon
Hillis
J. F. Reed
A. T. Evans
Ida Howe
Hazel McKinney
H. E. Sprose
Grace Bacon
Mildred Hall
Anna Hanson
Miccie Treloar
Elsie Annie
Margaret May
Mabel Magers
Nellie Shea
Mary Stapleton
Clara Rynder
Nellie Flannigan
Mabel Helatab
Gertrude Purchase
Laura Ewan
Idna Kline
Mary Mall
Mary McDonald
Hilma Johnson
Selma Fillipp
Thomaston
Tynne Nikulu
Comet
Margaret Motherway
Tula
Lillian Matthews
Leigh O’brien
Verona
Myrtle Adlington
Irma Heath
Epw
R. Hinxis
Trudgeon and
Hulls
Sleeping Sickness Discovery Reveals Fly Carrier
Commission reports in Rhodesia prove Glossina morsitans as a carrier of sleeping sickness beyond doubt. Previously only Glossina palpalis was blamed. Morsitans found across Africa, in nature and laboratory tests, and animals can harbor the virus without illness.
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Commission On
Rhodesia
Africa
Sublime Reflection on Distance and Remembrance
A compact meditation on feeling vs action as Emerson notes that one can feel and speak of another without meeting or sending tokens, implying memory without contact. The remark contrasts internal sentiment with external reaffirmation or obligation.
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Emerson
Wakefield Tax Roll Notice for Village General and Poll Tax
Wakefield villagers are notified that the village tax roll is now in the treasurer’s hands for collection of a general tax on real and personal property and a poll tax. Taxes are due at the treasurer’s office in Wakefield before August 5, 1913, with penalties per statute. Dated June 20, 1913. Frank Kingsmuth, Village Treasurer.
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Wakefield
Gogebic County
State of
Michigan
Board of ‘Trustees
Frank Kingsmuth
Fought Fiercely Over Pup In Wall Street Scene
Two ragged boys chased a dirty white pup through Wall Street attracting a crowd. A curb market escape and a Broadway tango of the dog sparked a playful duel as officers and an animal-society member finally intervened, leaving the kids empty handed.
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Wall Street
New York Financial District
Broadway
Animal Society
Human Being as Factory in Thought and Dream
Gerald Stanley Lee describes a human as a factory where the basement houses engines and machines that continually work under orders from the head at headquarters. As a person matures the basement works grow more powerful, silent, and linked to sleep and dreams, fueling creative thought with a hidden subconscious labor force.
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Gerald Stanley Lee
Atlantic
Polish temperament riddle hinted in Cambridge visit tale
Edmund Gosse notes recall a Cracow professor touring Cambridge. Sidgwick shows brisk youth on cricket and rowing fields, prompting a dry Polish retort about hygienating with the Dal masque at Cracow. The vignette preserves a light cultural clash in a literary reminiscence.
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Edmund Gosse
Denmark
University of Cracow
Cambridge
Henry Sidgwick
Sidgwick
City and Farm Life Echo Health in Elders
The Chicago American notes that many eighty year olds in cities stay vigorous and alert, while farmers often appear older. Physicians across the country conclude country and city seniors share similar health levels, challenging stereotypes about aging rural laborers versus urban dwellers.
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Chicago
Heaven Up-to-Date Gate Dialogue Featuring Gabriel
A man at the gate protests remembered misstatements and asks Gabriel for the dicta graph as a recording angel issues orders. The exchange hints at a judgment scene with celestial oversight and accountability.
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Heaven
Gabriel
Value of forests proved and their agricultural benefits
The article argues forests conserve rainfall by absorbing water and slowing percolation. It notes trees shield crops as windbreaks, with protection extending up to twenty times their height and windward evaporation reduced, while trees heat air and soil increasing daily temperature range by about nine degrees Fahrenheit.
Glasco man receives anonymous $5 aid in mail
The Minneapolis Messenger notes a Glasco man was sent five dollars in an unmarked wrapper through the mail. A similar gift arrived a year ago, and years earlier he once missed money but could not identify the thief. He now believes the giver is conscience-stricken and wishes to repay.
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Glasco
Minneapolis Messenger
Topeka Capital
Idaho Manufactures Show State’s Large Output
Idaho’s manufacturing list reveals a high article count and an aggregate value of nearly 25 million dollars for last year. Eleven thousand Idaho factory workers earned about 7 million dollars in salaries, while 32 million dollars is permanently invested in manufacturing enterprises. The figures cover only straight manufacturing firms, excluding many smaller repair shops.
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Idaho
Idaho Statesman
Reserving a Seat in the Palladium Queue
A London Chronicle note recalls seventeenth century theater rows and the idea of doors opening early. Mr Justice Joyce asks why not let the audience in, arguing this would reset the clock. Pepys describes seeking a pit place around noon and leaving briefly to Martin's while a poor man holds his spot.
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Justice Joyce
Pepys
Martin's
London Chronicle
Lucky to Get Anything From the Verdict
A legal firm reacts to a $5,000 damages verdict with mixed plans. The senior partner suggests paying the plaintiff $300, while the junior partner questions the amount. The lawyers debate how to respond, considering a written promise to pay the sum.
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F Nd
Didn't Seem to Suit Him Stunt Upset Boy Four
Bobbie four had played with older boys and learned slang. His mother spanked him. He cried and asked if she loves him. He said the spanking didn’t look like love, calling it a "stunt" she pulled.
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Bobbie
Bobby
Land Singers in the Memory
A reflective note on Burma as the land of regrets with lines about those who have been there. memories linger and hearts hold the place they left behind.
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Burma
Embarrassment of riches remark sparks kid debate
In a Pittaburg Post note a youngster with large spectacles says wealth doesn’t guarantee happiness while another boy points out his cousin with two cents is torn between lollipops and ice cream, illustrating simple childhood choices and contrasts.
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Pittaburg Post
Prove the World Revolves by a Simple Bowl Test
A German paper describes a bowl and chalk experiment to show Earth's rotation. Sprinkle chalk on water, draw a line with charcoal, align a straight object with the line, and leave it undisturbed. After hours, the line shifts east to west relative to the room, illustrating the Earth’s rotation.
Forger Detection Via Pigment Analysis Described
A. P. Laurie of the Royal Academy lectured before the Paint and Varnish Society on chemical methods to verify old master pigments. He warned methods are imperfect but noted his microscopic techniques can identify pigments across eras, aiding forgery detection in art.
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Paint and Varnish Society
A. P. Laurie
Royal Academy
Profesor Laurie
Laurie
Australian Cockatoo in Flight and Temperament
Australian cockatoos inhabit Australia and Malay islands. Young birds leave the nest and join parent flocks around this season as snow white birds circle noisily overhead. They are elegant to watch as they alight, admired by farmers though they may raid grain. The bird is intelligent and a fine pet, yet when angered it can turn into a screaming fury.
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Australia
Malay Archipelago
The Drop of Water's Long Ocean Stay
A German professor Meinar dus calculates a drop of water stays about 3460 years in the ocean before evaporation, but the surface water often returns to the sea in about twelve days via rain. The note highlights the vast cycle of evaporation and rainfall in the hydrological system.
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Meinardus
Ocean
Tramp Blames Market News for Mild Annoyance
A judge narrates a vignette in which a tramp rejects a sandwich given by a farmer's wife and, while casually reading a market report wrapped with the newspaper, notes his indifference to a $2 per ton rise in car wheel prices. The tone captures early 20th century urban humor.
Franklin lesson on time and value of work
A tale recounts Benjamin Franklin teaching a customer the value of time by pricing a book at one dollar and a quarter. The customer complains the clerk offered a dollar, but Franklin states he could not afford to waste his own time and would not waste others’ time. The buyer pays and leaves, learning the lesson.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Alarm Clock of No Avail in the Telephone Office
A local manager punishes chronic tardiness of a telephone exchange operator by presenting an alarm clock. The clock roars at dawn but the sleepy worker answers with a polite line about the line being engaged, suggesting the prank fails to improve punctuality.
Living Mud in China’s Wallowing Marshes
In China during the rainy season mud swallows vast coastal provinces. Wagons, men, and animals struggle through two to four feet of brown mud. Living mud rises and forms mounds like a cauldron of witches stew as thousands of land crabs wallow beneath.
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China
Resuscitation After Hanging Across Two Centuries
The Southwark Coroner noted that revival after hanging was not rare. Instances include a 1706 Tyburn housebreaker named Smith reprieved after a quarter hour, bled, and revived. 1740 London convict William Duell revived after execution and sent to Surgeons Hill. a 1767 Cork robber revived post incised windpipe and attended the theater that night. 1824 banker Fauntleroy rumored to escape death via a throat tube and lived abroad for years.
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Southwark
Smith
Tyburn
William Duell
London
Hill
Cork
Fauntleroy
Lendod Chronicle
Silk Umbrellas Care Notice
Umbrellas when not in use should be left open. Do not store damp or in a dusty place as rot harms silk. Small holes can be mended with black court plaster or mending tissue.
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J. J. Rummel
Bessemer
Miss Maud Roscorla
Earl Sibly
Oshkosh
Winneconne
Frank Welnett
Bride
Antigo
Bradder
Guimpshun
the Board of Education of
Wakefield Township
Ernest Dear
Ow. K. Hints
Atlantic Monthly
Idaho’s
Her Exchange Board
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