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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1925
Page
4
The Wakefield News announces pricing for subscriptions including one year and six months options. Publication details note mail classification and editor publisher H. L. Trezise.
Detroit writer criticizes the operator license statute demanding drivers fourteen and older obtain state licenses. He argues evasive moves defeat enforcement, licenses lack meaning for responsible drivers, and a stronger system with current addresses and frequent updates is needed to locate violators and prevent dangerous driving.
In a prewar scene a boss questions Mose about his long-absent lateness as the worker reveals his new home beyond the graveyard, a colorful exchange reflecting hard living and streetwise wit after drinking.
A visitor confronts a convict about the crime that led to imprisonment in a bleak place. The convict reveals he married every woman who asked him, claiming he could not bear to say no. The exchange hints at guilt, manipulation, and unusual motives within a somber scene.
New York capitalist Charles R. Flint, builder of a $100,000,000 coal merger, criticizes forcing miners into mergers. He notes miners earn good money but their lives are harsh and recalls a miner’s wife anecdote about the toll of the trade and the rough realities behind the industry.
Chief Justice Taft urged Washington diners to have women more selective in marriage citing Aunt Dinah as a cautionary example. He referenced a modern mirror vanity case and lipstick from 3000 years B C as symbols of frivolity and urged constitutional amendment.
Sallie a young woman in a moral dilemma travels from a society setting to an Italian villa. Tension builds with gossip about her reputation and a late night escape to Miami. Mrs Divine reluctantly offers help as Sallie faces scandal and a looming reckoning at the Divines.
The text argues distribution costs dwarf production and freight, noting NYC river transport costs exceed transatlantic shipping, and critique of US distribution systems. It cites Samuel Rubel's rise from coal peddler to head of a $50 million ice and coal firm, and comments on tire prices, wheat price drops, and large retail chains. It ends with a nutty soda of calorie intake and lifestyle advice.
The text argues farmers suffer from market manipulation and cites French law on grain gambling. it notes Rotary Club led a rain prayer, followed by heavy Colorado rainfall, leaving farmers perplexed by providence and the timing of aid to those who grow and sell crops. It criticizes policy gaps and the need for stronger protections.
Voters in Bessemer will decide next Monday on a new charter that adopts a commission form of government with a mayor and four commissioners. Much of the charter mirrors the Wakefield charter, and if approved the first election under it would be held in April 1926.
Methodist Episcopal Church announces memorial day observance with special services next Sunday morning at 10 45 and evening at 7 30. The morning sermon titled Yesterday invites all to attend God’s house. Tuesday evening features senior Ep, inviting continued participation.
The Jworth League will convene at 7 30 Tuesday. An organ committee meeting will follow the League session. Mrs H A Tressel serves as chairman and urges full committee attendance. Pastor M Hughes notes the schedule.
Evan Bullen sues Wakefield Crushed Stone Co seeking 20000 dollars in damages for a back injury after falling into a rock excavation near the Wakefield quarry north of the city. The accident occurred while a subcontractor worked on a railroad spur into the firm’s crushing plant and the case is before the circuit court at Bessemer.
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