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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1917
Page
10
The article from the United States Department of Agriculture stresses uniformity in hog herds to maximize market value. It covers purchasing bred sows or gilts, selecting sows for conformation and femininity, and timing boar introduction to improve offspring. It emphasizes germplasm continuity, record-keeping, and choosing a balanced, vigorous boar to correct faults.
Levi Duryea pursues a missing Mr. Ridley for a thousand dollars. His love interest Vesta spots a chance, serves the papers via a disguise, and the plan backfires into a tale of wit and romance. Ridley stays, Vesta gains money, and Don attends college.
A naturalist and taxidermist using a clamp mounted shotgun on a fast motorcycle shoots quarry while riding. He rides at high speed, grips the weapon over the gas tank, and fires at birds perched by the road without slowing, aiming to strike birds that would take flight at stealthy approach.
An armless man shows skill by pecking up a needle with his toes in a novelty act. A visitor counters with a boast about lifting carpet tucks with his heels, highlighting a playful exchange on feats of dexterity.
In Morningside Heights two well dressed Columbia students clashed near One Hundred Sixteenth Street and Broadway in a riot over rival clothing concerns. A West One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street police officer separated them after neckscarfs, canes, gold teeth, and bags of garb flew, revealing a scheme where local clothing firms used students as posters to lure buyers.
In a Northside court Judge Fred W. Coon hears Abrams and Miss Johns over a canceled vaudeville sketch. The couple, actors in When Hubby Realizes, deny the alleged abuse and confusion over a peace disturbance arrest after a performance. They agree to return Friday to report a reconciliation.
Thomas Butkiewicz Jr once a Luzerne County lawyer disbarred for misappropriation faced tragedy then served in the Seventy first New York and the Red Cross in France. He earned a bravery citation in 1917 and was reinstated to the bar on petition. He has been offered a commission as first lieutenant in the American army.
Benjamin C. Reed a sixty eight year old former Whitman tax collector and treasurer pled guilty to larceny of town funds totaling twenty five thousand dollars. He claimed the money was used to cover overdue taxes to save homes and prevent bank losses, not for personal use. The district attorney noted no evidence of misused funds beyond his explanation. Reed began a two year term in the house of correction.
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