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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1923
Page
4
A reflective portrait of Calvin Coolidge drawn from his Plymouth Notch oath scene. The piece argues he is not an enigmatic outsider but a rooted New Englander, calm, deliberate, and resistant to hype, with deep farm-hardened restraint shaping his presidency.
An essay argues that the public misportrays capitalism as a clash between wealthy rulers and starving workers. It contends many small savers who invest in public utilities or sawmills are capitalists too, and that restricting personal incentive would curb progress and reward for the average American.
A fragmentary note discusses Henry Ford's refusal of the presidency and the impact on a Ford and Voliva ticket. The passage notes the world is flat and mentions seeking other candidates who have caught attention, reflecting a political page item.
A mosaic of quirky advertising slogans and pairings resumes from public life and politics. References range from Smith Bros cough drops to Heinz and Horlick with lines like The flavor lasts and Follow the arrow and you follow the style, culminating in a general call for new remedies as the country tires of political rhetoric.
The Carnegie Foundation president Dr Henry S Prichett criticizes the push to broaden public schooling asserting it raises costs and lowers outcomes. He decries the focus on practical subjects and urges a balance preserving fundamentals in English, American history, and core mathematics for genuine general education.
By 1921 the United States led with over thirteen telephones per hundred people and more than 14,500,000 in use, about two thirds of world total, while Europe lingered near one per hundred. The rise is attributed to private enterprise, investor backing, and regulated growth in the U.S. telecommunication network.
The Strand presents The Village Blacksmith as a monster production praised as a pinnacle of American home life cinema since Diver the Hill. Fox promises a thrilling, emotionally gripping experience described as an honest to sexiness train wreck that will move audiences.
New York critics hail a film double feature with a dramatic Sunset Limited wreck and a romance titled The Secrets of Paris. Lew Cody stars as a princely hero alongside Montague Love Gladys Hulette and a cast of well known names in a stylish drama sure to revive classic adventurous romance.
Lew Cody stars as the Prince in the photoplay Secrets of Paris produced by Charles Burr and Whitman Bennett. The veteran screen star is praised for natural acting and reliable performance, delivering a role that shows him at his best.
The Strand Theatre will present for the first time here William Foxs production The Town That Forgot God on August 19. The climax blends storm and flood with multiple houses in flames as critics hail it as the crowning achievement in on screen water and storm effects.
As director of Over the Hill he earns new laurels for a dangerous climax showing a village swept away by a torrent. Fox Film Corp spent near six months and large funds to produce the scene while keeping all cast and crew safe. many narrowly escaped harm yet all completed the sequence without loss of life. Stock company Romour brings Wakefield amusements with The Dope Balloon Girl and Joan of the Mines at Mr Woodward's lot, boasting high quality and popular prices.
Advertisement from Wakefield Pharmacy touts chronic appendicitis as common, urging that many think stomach complaints are that condition. It promotes Adlerika with glycerine and buckthorn bark as a remedy for constipation, claiming it cleanses both bowels and removes gases and poisons.
Paul Ringsmuth left Monday for El Paso to visit his brother Charles. After a short stay he will travel to Atlanta where he will resume instruction work in the trades department of the public school system of that city.
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