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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1925
Page
4
A Wakefield Michigan weekly paper lists subscription prices for one year and six months and notes its second class postal status under the 1870 act, indicating its publication cadence and mailing designation.
Editor urges protection of merchants and advertisers from slickers who push fake ad plans. A banker tricks farmers with bogus write ups, using newspapers to sell fake advertising. Call for banks to employ watchdogs on advertising and printing to safeguard the community.
An editorial argues Wakefield holds the strongest finances among nearby towns and should capitalize on timber, railroad, and lakeside tourism. It calls for unified civic effort, honest negotiations, and a bold development program to attract mills, miners, and manufacturers as a major, lasting opportunity.
Gladys Beker's micro fiction follows Sallie a vivid young woman torn between creed and desire as a beach escape unravels love and reputations. Anne and Curtiss appear amid camp whispers as Sallie faces trust, destiny, and a vow to a lasting passion at Atlantic Beach.
The text presents a cryptic remark by Je des Vi suggesting a man longs for a woman, linking affection to the pine as the softest wood. It reads like a literary aside or aphorism, with abstract phrasing and a hint of metaphorical humor.
A reward is offered for the recovery of the Rolls Royce stolen yesterday from in front of the county poor farm while P. Mortimer Millyun visited his elderly parents inside. Local authorities urge the public to provide information leading to the vehicle and any suspects.
A young boy bursts into the house and tears through volumes at the bookcase asking for a swimming guide. He explains his father fell into the river and needs the book immediately. The scene depicts urgency and a child seeking knowledge after a dangerous incident.
In Chicago John G Shedd signed an agreement to donate 2 million dollars to build the world's largest aquarium in Grant Park. The piece lauds the gift as money well spent and notes calls for broader uses of ocean wealth, including food distribution and shark reduction. The column also touches on wool for artificial silk, air force wisdom, a Kansas dog incident, and Paris vaccination success.
Faather answers that it is not raining as he enters the house. He mutters a garbled line about a dry drizzle. The dialogue shows a mispronounced scene of weather inquiry and parental reply.
An old Cornishman asks the parson for a drink of whiskey. The parson warns it is a nail in his coffin. The man replies that with the hammer in hand, another nail could be driven anyway.
A padded spoof of a door to door canvasser selling unbeatable can openers ends with the door shut. Jokes drift through a mock isolation hospital plan for Penzance and a mispronounced masquerade theme. A chicken buyer and a grass skirt note cap a column on 1926 Chautauquas trimming Sunday programs amid rising Sunday sentiment.
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