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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
4
The Wakefield News from Wakefield Michigan lists weekly publication every Saturday with subscription rate information and editorial staff details. The notice notes mailing status as second class matter under federal act and identifies H L Trezise as editor and publisher.
Judge G O Driscoll denied a writ to Wakefield taxpayers seeking to stop the city commission from buying Mrs Edythe B Rummel property for 17300. The ruling found the transaction legal with no proof of need or overpayment and noted nearby Fritz property sale supports fairness. The piece argues automobile taxation and highway funding inequities, urging limits on motor vehicle imposts amid car industry impact.
The text notes that in 1895 four automobiles were made and four were in use in the United States. By 1924 production reached 3,617,602 cars with 17,591,981 registered. It argues government taxation of automobile related items burdens the industry despite its broad benefits and national leadership.
An Ironwood editorial criticizes expanding manual training and school printing programs. The piece questions the value of shop classes, tax costs, and new machinery, noting local support from restaurateurs and hotelkeepers while mocking an overly ambitious linotype operator incident. It argues for focusing on core school needs.
A Pensacola inn tale follows Sallie as a flirtatious encounter unfolds with Warren Fisher at two in the morning. She resists his advancing kiss while recalling warnings and considering dangers of a society girl’s choices. The scene hints at moral testing and consequences to be continued.
A quirky exchange in Mississippi features a large brood as a humorous backdrop. A sister jokes about writing a piece to share with the brothers while a brother claims he is crafting jokes about their rowdy clan. The scene underscores an old timey home front humor tone from a bygone era.
OKEECHOBEE CITY grows as Seaboard Air Line under S Davies Warfield opens Florida route to Palm Beach. Lake Okeechobee yields a million dollars yearly in catfish, shipped to Kansas City and St. Louis. W J Conners of Buffalo Courier amasses wealth, while local life and economy ride the rail boom.
A cheeky exchange from the London Telegraph about a garden seat paint. The speaker notes a possible facial flush while the father denies it, then reveals the paint incident that stained Fred's coat and trousers during a late-night sit on the seat.
A playful dialogue piles puns and quips about language and spectacles. A father recalls Barnum and Ringling as a chaotic circus mood swirls around a road burning metaphor and an evergreen inscription about dust. Evelyn appears sad and uneasy in the house.
A child named Bennie listening to the children's hour on the wireless ends his nightly prayers with a surprising line. He declares this concludes the program for tonight and offers goodnight and amen, a playful ending noted by Good Hardware.
A debtor tells a collector that money cannot be paid because he has no funds, citing the saying you cannot get blood out of a turnip. The collector retorts you’re not a turnip you’re a beat in a grocer’s exchange.
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