Wakefield Township Holds Special Meeting on Road Contract
The Wakefield Township board met September 16 with Supervisor E G Hamlin presiding. Present were Hamlin Porter and Oscar Fredrickson, with Fred Moore absent. Bids for a road segment were opened, Matt Willing’s bid of 235.50 was accepted, and a contract drawn. Other bids and motions delayed snow fencing bids until next meeting. Alfred Heglund was paid for completed contract work, and Sampson received 25.00 balance for the road job. The meeting adjourned.
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Townshi Board
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Wakefield
E. G. Hamlin
J. D. Porter
Oscar Fredrickson
Fred Moore
Township
J. .H. Linha & Co
John Sampson
Nick Hongisto
John Nordine
Matt Willing
Nick Jarvenpaa
Mike Normikko
Porter
Fredrickson
Mr. Willing
M. Myers & Co
Alfred Heglund
J. Sampson
West Texas Editor Promises Truthfulness in Bold Editorial
A West Texas editor declares he will publish only the truth after being called a liar for minor errors. He cites forthcoming paragraphs accusing locals of various faults and details marriages, deaths, and local notices with sharp, satirical judgments from the editor and a local clerk signature line.
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West Texas
Dallas
John Bennin
Belleville
John Coyle
Baptist Church
Eskimo Homes Use Snow Dwellings in Travel Seasons
Eskimos depend on snow houses when traveling and otherwise reside in sealskin tents in summer. In winter they dwell in semi-subterranean rock huts called ighooa, adapting their shelters to seasonal conditions.
A Bargain In Quality Studebaker Standard Six Coach
A Studebaker Standard Six Coach is advertised at a new low price after a one hundred dollar cut. The copy touts one profit manufacturing, full unit-built construction, and top quality materials like northern white ash, hard maple, and wool upholstery. It claims powerful performance per National Automobile Chamber of Commerce ratings and emphasizes longevity, ride comfort, and high resale value.
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Auust
Urther
Studebaker
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Ford
Happiness and Morality Reflections in Range Service Garage
A reflective note from Range Service Garage Wakefield Michigan juxtaposes happiness with morality. It quotes Jean Pinot on happiness as a product of moral life and ties material conditions to soil fertility, then cites John Burroughs praising sympathy and wholehearted giving to worthy causes as a preservative for a youthful heart.
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Jean Pinot
John Burroughs
The Possible Husband in Christie Story
The quotation portrays a woman contemplating marriage to Colonel Race, an idealized stern Rhodesian. She muses on being prepared, noting that every man she meets could be a possible husband for herself or a friend.
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Dave Chartres
Doc Helderness
Dave
Tom Spratlin
Corie Meador
Tom
Roger Lloyd
State Bank
Willow Grove
Odd Fellows
Pleasant Mound Cemetery
Susie Scruggs
Horace Griffin
Methodist
James C. Williams
Susie
Colonel Race
Boy Scouts
Man
Agatha Christie
Cripplegate Gate and Milton Burial in London History
The Cripplegate area in London originated from lame beggars in 1010 and was rebuilt by London brewers in 1244. It was torn down with materials sold for £91 in July 1760. On November 12, 1674, the poet John Milton was buried near the church at Cripplegate.
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Cripplegate
England
John Milton
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