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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
13
Mrs. W. C. Brown of Cleveland Ohio describes years of pain in lower organs and fainting spells. After four weeks in hospital and trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports great improvement and urges others to obtain a bottle at their first store visit.
The Boston Transcript writer the Nomad recalls the Libby prison escape story during the Civil War. Ninety prisoners tunneled from Libby under streets to a vacant lot, with Colonel Streight stuck mid tunnel. Of the 109 who escaped, 59 reached Union lines. 48 were recaptured and two drowned. The tale inspired imagination and a fearsome fondness for straw stock adventures.
Joseph Hopkinson, a Philadelphia lawyer and son of Francis Hopkinson, wrote Hail Columbia for Fox to sing at a Chestnut Street theater benefit on April 25 1798. The piece, set to the President's March, was well received and spread nationwide as a patriotic anthem.
Jinkson loses his prized dog and offers a $100 reward at the town’s only newspaper. He later asks to add No questions asked. A boy reveals the editor and staff are out. they’re pursuing the missing dog.
A vagrant charged with loitering faced a stern magistrate famed for harshness. After pleading guilty the judge asked if he had visible means of support. "Yes, your honor," replied Joe, then called to his wife in the audience, "Stand up, Mary, so that his worship can see you."
Leslie Dayton, presumed ruined by fraud, returns and saves two children at a resort. Netta Deane, now Mrs Rodney with a fortune and two orphans, discovers Dayton in time. they reunite and reclaim their shared life after years apart.
The city’s literary colony attended in large numbers to honor Julia Ward Howe after her death. A municipal officer, in frock coat and white tie, opened the service and introduced the chief speaker while praising the crowd’s regard for the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
A playful exchange about dairy and appliances during a storm. One person says milk spoiled in their home. the other notes a tiny refrigerator spared the milk, claiming it couldn’t turn or reach a shelf.
Three times in three hours mud-splashed drivers in Brown county tried to reach Nashville, three miles away each time. They faced a washout, a blowout, and a horses pull. A rider laughed, noting they were almost there, just two hoops and a dollar away.
A vintage advertisement touts ethine-double strength as a guaranteed cure for freckles. Buy an ounce from your druggist and apply twice daily to fade freckles, with money back guarantee if no results.
A remark describes someone as tenderhearted and reluctant to plant potatoes, saying she cannot bear cutting out potato eyes. The quote highlights a conflict between compassion and farming practicality.
A Baltimore American quip notes a press censor incensing readers and critics, reflecting tension between media control and public sentiment in the city. The remark underscores concerns about censorship practices and free expression amid local discourse.
A collier, after the war, stormed into a large Nyneside hotel and ordered drinks. He learned the waiter was German and, in a furious tirade, threatened violence, vowing to twist necks and ram pursed threats until nothing remained but shirt-collar ends. The account appears in London Tit-Bits.
A quote highlights a boy who volunteered to serve his country without seeking officer status, praising his honor. The remark contrasts civic pride with cynical views about gullibility, noting how small gestures like a dollar can sway belief in others.
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