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Newspaper

The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1925

Page

7

Chivalry and Social Equality Across Ranks

The passage argues that chivalry fostered noble equality across social levels, softening royal ranks into companions and bridging divisions within society. It emphasizes chivalry as a unifying force that tempered kingly distance and promoted shared conduct among ranks.

Red Pepper Rub promised rapid chest cold relief

An advertisement claims Rowles Red Pepper Rub quickly loosens a cold by penetrating heat. It says tingling warmth reaches congested areas within minutes, easing chest tightness, muscle soreness, and rheumatic discomfort. The remedy is said to be made from red peppers and sold at drug stores with the brand name Rowles.

Rowles

Stop Cough Quickly with King’s New Discovery

When throat is raw and coughing heavy you can stop spells in 24 hours with a simple treatment. Take a teaspoonful and hold 15 20 seconds before swallowing to soothe irritation loosen phlegm and relieve congestion. No opiates or harmful drugs. for coughs chest colds hoarseness bronchitis and spasmodic croup sold at good druggists.

Sr. King

Subduing Pride by Social Es teem Asserts Manners Over Power

Edmond Corke argues that social esteem replaces force in ruling men of rank. Without force, pride and power yield to elegance. Sovereigns submit to gentleness, and stern authority bows to refined manners. This soft collar thus dominates law and status.

Edmond Corke

Ancient Candlestick Owned by Los Angeles Girl

An iron candlestick of unique appearance belongs to a Los Angeles girl and was said to be gifted to her ancestors by Henrik of France. It features spiraled iron upon a round base with three legs and a twisting knob to regulate candle height, used in a monarch’s hunting lodge.

Los Angeles Henrik 1 France

Grover Cleveland's Cow Poem From School Years Cited

The Kansas City Times quotes a young Grover Cleveland on the cow and its usefulness. He notes milk for coffee and tea, leather from skin, beef from flesh, buttons from horns, butter and cheese from milk, and glue from hoof glue, arguing life lacks many essentials without the cow.

Cleveland Grover Cleveland Kansas City Times

Ouch My Back Rub Lumbago Pain Away Ad Claim

Advertising copy promotes St Oil as a soothing back pain remedy. It urges readers with lumbago sciatica rheumatism to apply a trial bottle to the aching area and count to fifty for instant relief. The oil is described as magical harmless fast acting and skin friendly.

Vaup Eyes Color in Modern Fiction Description

The vaup in contemporary fiction is described with flashing eyes that are green or black, though true black eyes do not exist. In dim light dark brown or dark gray eyes may appear black, giving the impression of darker irises.

Human mind beats machines in math contest

French lightning calculator M Inaudi outperformed twelve new calculating machines in speed on addition subtraction division and powers. A machine won the square root round first, and in the complex third round the human solved problems fastest overall.

M. Inaudi Eaally

Instinct in Humans Debated by Early Thinkers

The article surveys shifts in views on instinct from classic belief that man lacks instinct to William James asserting humans have as many instincts as animals and that instinct guides conduct. McDougal argues that removing impulses would leave organisms without any instinctive dispositions.

William James McDougal

Watkins Co seeks man to sell home necessities

Department H-1 of J. R. Watkins Co. in Winona Minnesota advertises a sales position in Wakefield. The role claims a daily demand of over 150 items. Income stated as 35 to 50 dollars per week. No prior experience required.

Watkins Wakefield J. R. Watkins Co Winona Minnesota

Stop Catarrh Open Nostrils and Head

Advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm for head colds and catarrh. Claims relief by opening nostrils and clearing a stuffed head. Encourages buying at drug stores and applying the antiseptic cream to nasal passages for instant comfort.

Ely’s Ely

Murder, 1889: The White Longhorn That Haunts the Ranches

A lone white longhorn branded Murder 1889 roams West Texas ranges, linked to nine killings since 1889. Originating from a ranch dispute in Brewster County, the steer appeared at crime scenes and near Alpine saloons, its presence tied to the deaths of H. H. Powe, Fino Gilliland, and Sam Taylor, fueling local superstition about a haunted spirit.

Texas Leon Cipa Brewster County H. H. Powe Fino Gilliland Gilliland Powe Jeff Webb Alpine Sam Taylor Taylor Texas Rangers Rangers

Immensity of Waters Stirs the Imagination

A portrayal of a boundless, dark cold oceanic region where sunlight never reaches. The piece invites readers to imagine vast, sunless waters of immense depth and mystery.

The Ocean Vast, Deep, And Unseen By Luminous Depths

Ray mond J. Brown explains in Popular Science Monthly that most of the earth is ocean deep and hostile to land life. The sea covers 140 million square miles, averaging depths far greater than land’s heights. Even if all land were leveled, the ocean would remain about one and three quarters miles deep.

Raymond J. Brown Popular Science Monthly

Solomon Temples Caves Hint at Masonry Secrets and History

A Judean cave near Jerusalem linked to Solomon’s temple is described as unchanged, its walls echoing ages past. A Christian Science Monitor writer connects the site to ancient architecture laws, secret orders, and Phoenician ties, noting later Diocletianic persecutions forced secrecy and cave gatherings.

Solomon's Cave Solomon’s Temple Jerusalem Judea Omar Christian Science Monitor Hiram I Tyre Society of Phoenician Architects Diocletian

Tax Collection Notice in Wakefield Michigan 1924

Further notice states a one percent collection fee through January 10 1925 and a four percent fee from January 11 to March 1 1925 as required by law. Dated Wakefield Michigan December 1 1924.

Township of Wakefield First National Bank of Wakefield, Mich

Masters of Forgeries Exposed by Bankers

A 1920s era report outlines the “master forger” William Hamilton Harkins and a rival scheme by F Mayer, detailing how blank checks and forged endorsements enable frauds. Banks warn tellers to verify signatures, while investigators broadcast new methods nationwide, with losses reaching tens of millions yearly.

Reuben A. Lewis, Jr American Bankers Association Journal Mr. Lewis William Hamilton Harkins Harkins O. K F. Mayer Lewis Mayer Kansas City Los Angeles American Hinkers Association Bauba

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