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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1931
Page
4
A Wakefield High School creative writing class from 1981 showcases student work and classroom activities highlighting imaginative projects and teacher guidance. The piece reflects school life, peer collaboration, and the era’s literary aspirations.
A humorous diary style piece describes petty irritations and the urge for revenge as everyday misfortunes pile up. The narrator muses on icy sidewalks, ripped stockings, and a dreaded bathtub ring, then finds ironic relief when the bath becomes clean only to reveal a bigger ring. The tone blends self mockery with sharp observations of domestic vexations.
Ruth Thompson describes Dickie the canary as a lively, tiny performer. The bird sings from morning until bath time, then enjoys splashing and preening, with afternoon concerts of warbling notes and playful mischief. He exhibits a feisty temper, tearing cage paper when annoyed and avoiding conversation with a cheerful song.
Giovanni Giorgio kept two oxen and a donkey to plow and carry provisions. The donkey feigned illness to rest while the ox toiled in the sun. The master discovered the ruse the next day and punished the ox, while the donkey enjoyed the shade and music.
A narrator in a bustling town describes the sleepless night from a first floor apartment. Taxi bells, distant voices, and passing streetcars interrupt rest as the city’s constant rumble shatters the dream of sleep. The scene emphasizes urban noise and the struggle to sleep.
A brisk, misty morning breeze accompanies a solitary walk to Lincoln Park. The narrator finds relief from a sleepless night by savoring the fresh air and calm of the park, seeking respite in the quietude.
A poem idyll yearns for peaceful rest by a lake and gentle winds. The speaker imagines swimming and paddling among deep blue pools, watching wildlife, moonlit trees, and quiet forests, preferring nature to urban smoke and harsh lines.
A fragmented poem describes a boy with a dangling fish line under a hot sun. He gazes into space while visions of great men and a hunter form in his mind. The scene hints at a dreamer awaiting action, with a police presence slowly fading from memory.
A reflective verse evokes a boy tending peas carrots and turnips in a garden. He sits watching birds, savoring simple harvest joys. The poem centers on earthy tasks and the appeal of fresh produce as morning quietudes unfold.
A fragmented prose piece reflects on clocks and time as characters. It contrasts public clocks and personal time, noting the ease of earning money versus the difficulty of resisting spending. The poem-like text features distorted lines about wind, light, and fatherly care.
Default on a 1925 mortgage by Nels Kujanen and Emma Kujanen of Wakefield Michigan to Nestor Ojala, later assigned to Victor Janson, with $363 due plus $30 attorney fee. Sale postponed to June 28, 1931, 10:00 a.m., at the east door of Gogebic County Court House, Bessemer, to satisfy debt plus costs. Parcel: NW quarter of NE quarter of Section 19, Township 40, Wakefield Township.
The sheriff Denis O Leary of Gogebic County Michigan postpones the sale and foreclosure of the described property to Tuesday July 7 1931 at 10 00 AM in the central time zone at the court house door in Bessemer Michigan per the mortgagor and Victor Hanson assignee. The notice is dated March 26 1981 and June 28 1981.
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