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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1925
Page
4
The Wakefield News is a weekly Saturday paper serving Wakefield Michigan. Copyright and postal details note it is mailed as second class matter under federal act with Premise as editor and publisher.
The Ironwood Globe discusses Chicago and Northwestern petition to end scoot service. It argues the railroad failed to promote or sustain the line, used a gasoline car in winter, then swapped to steam, and endured delays. The paper urges the commission to consider these facts before granting a removal petition.
Ironwood residents critique George Lord of Detroit chairman of the Michigan Tax Department, accusing him of self importance and limited engagement with local officials. They question his influence on property assessments and note his lone rooms and frequent speeches during visits, amid a broader friction with the county tax commission.
Dr Charles H Mayo argues medical progress extends life through public health. He urges annual health audits to catch incipient diseases before symptoms appear, comparing care of health to maintaining an automobile and stressing prevention and education to reduce needless suffering.
The Ironwood Times reports Ironwood readers feel slighted by public speeches from Hon. Joh Holland of Beasetier and criticize the state tax commission. Chairman Douglas of the county board notes Ironwood has received a "dirty deal" while residents acknowledge the tax axe looms, hoping for some acknowledgment of local discontent.
The text stresses two core health goals: locate the enemy of four health and teach individuals the ill effects of wrong living habits. It highlights preventive medicine through education about improper eating and insufficient daily exercise as key factors leading to illness.
A collage of old jokes and wry observations ranges from a 90-year-old buying a suit with two pairs of pants to a cow on tracks and a limousine fender bender. Lively vignettes cover auto fever, barefoot beginnings, a speed ink joke, a cowcatcher prank, and a lumber mill tale. Included is a note on wool knitting, a tame elephant’s diet, and Cule’s hypothetical placement on the west coast.
A fragmented editorial reflects on national wealth beyond mines and oil, praising irrigation, electricity, and alfalfa in the Mojave while warning about reliance on power. It praises New York public schools as real wealth, critiques political power, and touches on crime and capital punishment with historical context.
A fragment notes a single story bungalow with a thatched roof and veranda, of Indian origin. The term is a corruption of a word meaning of Bengal, referencing the country where this house type was first used.
In 1527 Henry VIII commissioned Robert Thomas to seek the North Pole promising odde beasties and great treasure, marking the start of royal questing.
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