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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1917
Page
10
The guide stresses uniformity in hog herds to maximize market gains. It covers selecting sows for uniformity, femininity, and quality, buying bred gilts around twelve months, and sourcing from one herd when possible. It emphasizes boar selection, balance of the herd halves, and solid bone, vitality, and masculine conformation for breeding success.
Levi Duryea pursues a missing Mr Ridley for a court summons offering a thousand dollars. Vesta Burrows poses as a deputy Miss Marsh to serve the papers, reveals the ruse, and Ridley decides to fight the suit. Vesta keeps the money, Don goes to college, Ridley stays home, and peace returns to Rossville.
A naturalist and taxidermist shoots quarry from a motorcycle using a clamp to hold a loaded shotgun above the tank and a sling over the shoulder. He rides at high speed along roads and fires at birds perched near the highway without slowing, a method praised by Popular Mechanics for its precision and daring.
An armless showman demonstrates grabbing a needle with his toes prompting a visitor to claim they have done harder tasks. The exchange highlights feats of dexterity and casual bravado in a stage setting.
In New York City two well-dressed youths from near Columbia clashed in a subway area as a riot broke out. A West 125th Street officer separated them after a brief melee amid flying neckscarfs and gold teeth. The men, rivals in clothing trade posters, claimed the other was a chorus man and admitted they were rivals from the same neighborhood.
In a North side court Judge Fred W. Coon hears Abrams and Johns, vaudeville partners, after Miss Johns accuses her husband of brutal treatment and temper. Both deny violence as they describe a canceled theater sketch about their dispute and vow to reconcile by Friday.
Thomas Butkiewicz Jr., once disbarred for misappropriation in Luzerne county, was cited for bravery in France while serving with the American Red Cross and later the Algerian sanitary section. Upon muster out, he was reinstated to the bar and offered a commission as first lieutenant in the American army.
Benjamin C. Reed a 68 year old former Whitman tax collector and treasurer known as Honest Ben began a two year term in the house of correction after pleading guilty to larceny of 25000 dollars. He said the money was used to cover overdue taxes to save homes and small bank accounts amid dull business and unpaid taxes. District Attorney Katzman noted no evidence of misappropriation beyond his explanation.
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