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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
9
A fragment mentions lemons, mountains, and potato uses for nutrition. It notes the food value equaling almost six ounces of beef, one pound of chicken, ten pints of beef tea, and seven ounces of bread, referencing a goat and a purifier.
The Grand Rapids Association of Commerce has formed a speaking bureau of practical businessmen posted on local and municipal affairs. These fair talkers will visit western Michigan towns that request them to discuss business and municipal topics, aiming to benefit nearby communities.
A long, tall field of extraordinary corn near Traverse City, Michigan, on Frank Campbell’s farm, signals Northwestern Michigan’s farming promise. The crop rivals western states and bears heavily, attracting visitors from Iowa and Illinois. Local lectures note railroad and hotel fare only, with the farming display boosting regional land values.
Fragmentary notes describe corn for silage and market weights with figures around 9 099 pounds and over $100. Mentions vineyards paying well and returns shared with growers. Brief references to three ton roads, asparagus dressing, and general market activity.
On a 1500 acre farm Haight sets a state game refuge to protect birds. Game Warden Oates, Lansing, distributes warning placards around the property. Violators will face prosecution, and Haight’s staff may demand names and addresses of offenders for turn over to the game warden. The refuge protection spans five years.
Brinton F Hall Selding, president and manager of the Hall Frigerator Company, is also a major farm owner. He aims to receive a large yield of apples from a new variety, grown in the eastern region, indicating expansion into diverse crops and business ventures.
Ambrose Cravey transported a collection of yellow cent variety cars to Hillsdale on a recent day. The cars weighed around nine ounces and measured over a foot in length, drawing attention for their unusual size and significance in the local display.
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