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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1923
Page
4
A noted skin specialist promotes Mentho Sulphur as a germ destroying preparation that begins to soothe irritated skin at once and heal eruptions like rash pimples and ring worm. Improvement quickly appears and sufferers are urged to obtain a small jar from a druggist and use it like cold cream.
Sage Tea and Sulphur restore natural color to faded hair. Sold as Wyeth's Sage and Salt Compound at drug stores, improved with extra ingredients for a small cost. Dampened on small strands, gray hair disappears by morning and hair becomes dark, glossy, and attractive after a few applications.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless liniment that relieves rheumatic pain, soreness, stiffness, and swelling when applied to the tender spot. It claims instant relief with a small trial bottle and cites millions of past users.
The Mountain Meadow massacre of September 1857 saw emigrants from Missouri to the coast beset by a siege led by whites posing as Indians. John D. Lee, a Mormon bishop, was executed in 1877 after confessing to complicity and implicating Brigham Young, with government findings later deeming him a catspaw and the church obstructing full blame.
Interesting notes from Australia describe how native bee hunters track wild nests. Aborigines watch pollen gathering and mark a bee with white feather down to follow its flight homeward. A white beekeeper near New South Wales uses bees drinking at a pool. slow flight indicates nearby nests, fast flight suggests nests miles away.
A brief dialogue reads Peggy noting a father was dreadfully bored while Percy claims his eloquence penetrated his mind, suggesting a tension around wit and parental attention. The fragment preserves quirky wordplay and vintage tone of a dated exchange.
Victor Le pistol, cashier of the First National Bank, says cooperation with the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan aligns with efforts to promote thrift and savings. The plan aims to boost Christmas and vacation savings, and encourages car ownership as a prudent, pleasure bringing goal.
At a special Wakefield Board of Education meeting on April 18 1923 the Verona School specifications were reviewed amended and approved. Bids for the Verona School construction were set to be opened at 2:00 PM on May 7 1923 at a special meeting in the High School Board Room with advertisements planned in the Lionwood Daily Globe and the Western Builder.
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