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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1925
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Brown opt for a simple holiday avoiding gifts yet Christmas morning yields unexpected joy. The couple exchange tokens a robe slippers cigars and a pearl necklace while flowers and candy arrive by messenger confirming warmth in a restrained celebration.
In a 1924 Western Newspaper Union tale, Banker Chisholm, nicknamed Stony Face, Frost, and Bloodless, hides generous acts behind a cautious image. He confides to Andy Searles, who distributes a thousand dollars to those in need, while Chisholm fears public praise would ruin his cautious strategy.
A small storage box can serve as a pincushion. Fill a box not more than an inch deep with steel wool and cover the top with ribbon. Pins and needles stay bright and rust free, while the box bottom prevents them from moving downward.
Washington News notes alarming statistics on child marriage in India. Forty in ten thousand girls aged ten to fifteen are unmarried while nine hundred seven in ten thousand girls aged five to ten remain unmarried, highlighting widespread early marriage practices.
A Kanaus City Star quip contrasts Mr Scrawls, an editor with a scraggly beard, and his domineering wife. The villager notes the editor’s lack of honesty and writing skill, yet acknowledges his pride in appearance and his wife’s iron rule.
The state, county and school taxes for 1925 for the City of Wakefield are due December 1, 1925. A collection fee of 1 percent applies through January 9, 1926, rising to 4 percent until March 1, 1926. Taxes are payable at the treasurer’s office in Wakefield City Hall during business hours, excluding Sundays and holidays. Dated November 28, 1925. W. H. McNamara.
An ad promotes Bayer packages containing directions for treating colds neuritis toothache neuralgia headache lumbago rheumatism and general pain. Handy twelve count boxes are shown with larger bottles of 24 and 100 also offered by druggists.
Quote reflecting on thrift and savings as a daily virtue attributed to Thomas Lipton. The line envisions that embedding saving into everyday life would yield many more frugal men.
Platinum was first used in counterfeiting gold coins. From 1828 to 1845 Russia struck platinum coinage containing seven percent iridium. A three rouble piece was worth 2.82 of our money, but at today’s platinum value it would bring $85.
A humorous composition describing twins as a double baby that arrives at an unlikely hour. The piece notes the excitement and a doctor, and jokes about not knowing which twin to scold, ending with a child's quip about swapping twins for a different pet.
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