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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
3
Nenana Alaska a musher in the Arctic circle must stay vigilant to survive. Lack of timber forces reliance on fur and heavy clothing to endure 50 degree below zero conditions. Frostbite dangers appear suddenly with numbness and stiff joints, while overheating and slow cooling threaten progress and survival.
The text notes that freezing chances rise quickly and treats frozen extremities with snow rubbing. It explains Alaska interior transport horses are shielded by a nose bag like covering filtering frost air, while natural adaptation makes their hair grow thick toward spring, resembling fur-bearing animals.
Beaver Falls story of a mislaid gifted mule that roamed streets then ate about $200 worth of feed. C L Householder kept the animal in his barn while attempts to locate an owner failed. He sued the borough after local courts balked. the matter reached the Superior court docket.
Corinth Mississippi reports a Confederate veteran who was removed from Shiloh in 1862 has recovered his canteen after 62 years. S. F. Swinehart of Blytheville Ark., a Buell army member, notes a reunion on the battlefield as a Federal veteran returns the canteen.
Leeray Texas exploded into a bustling oil town after a 1920 discovery, swelling to about 10,000 residents with theaters banks hotels churches and a chamber of commerce. Within four years the population collapsed, wells failed to produce, and residents abandoned the city tearing down buildings and moving them elsewhere.
Mrs. Ella Meeks, Leeray’s postmistress, runs the post office and a small store serving about 50 local farmers. The town midway between Cisco and Breckenridge sits at 1,800 feet with nearby mountains, a railroad, water, and gas, and plans to attract settlers and a large poultry plant. Six small wells still yield six to ten barrels daily as the town clings to a rosy future despite shuttered buildings and lost commerce.
The government of the United States guarantees possession of American Samoa to native inhabitants forever. Opium alcohol patent medicines and commercialized drugs are prohibited. Medical service is supplied free.
A. E. Flinn of Luray Virginia has used the same knife and fork for thirty two years and finds them in both ends of town. The implements are heavily worn yet valued highly by the owner who would not part with them for any price.
A tribute notes that Dr. Katherine Bement Davis has spent twenty five years with New York City penal institutions and never seen a college girl graduate serve time for a criminal offense in a penal setting.
A dressed washerwoman arrives by limousine and delivers a weekly wash to a young professional man. He points out a mistake, saying the items are old handkerchiefs. She retorts they are his shirts, revealing a comic mix up in the parcel.
University of Michigan fragments of the oldest known Bible are being photographed to halt deterioration and preserve for study. Access is restricted to two professors, including Dr Sanders who spent eighteen days assembling a page for photographing.
Officials at the United States forest products laboratory report the ailanthus or tree of heaven shows excellent pulp wood potential. A half-cord of ailanthus wood from Pennsylvania was tested for book paper production, indicating a promising new pulp source for the industry.
A beggar asks for a few coppers for breakfast. The donor recalls giving a penny yesterday and the beggar replies that a penny does not ensure lifelong independence.
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