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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1917
Page
12
The line proclaims patriotic sentiment urging unity and perseverance amid uncertainty, signaling collective resolve and devotion to national ideals. It underscores a communal stance that honor and duty define the citizenry even when facing controversy.
A call to citizens to put the community first by patronizing Wakefield firms and local manufacturers. Buying local sustains jobs, taxes, roads, schools, and prosperity, ensuring residents share in growth and stability.
The notice urges readers to settle 1917 accounts with the board before 1918 begins to ease future burdens. It emphasizes thrift during national stress and the importance of clearing old debts as true economy.
The article urges residents to settle small outstanding debts promptly to keep money circulating and support merchant viability. It argues that paying cash or paying on time prevents a habit of perpetual charging, benefiting individual finances and town progress.
A bold British assault between St Quentin and the Scarpe drives tanks and infantry on a thirty mile front toward Cambrai. The surprise attack, unheralded by artillery, promises a potential shift in Western fighting as British and French seek decisive gains along the Aisne and Ypres sectors.
The article describes British land monitors tearing entanglements, demolishing obstacles, and infantry breaching German trenches in the west. It notes trench warfare aims to breach defenses so forces can advance, with potential movements toward Ypres or the Aisne and a possible decisive battle in France.
The article notes widespread colds this season and highlights how germs spread by careless handling of handkerchiefs and close coughing. It warns that untreated colds can worsen into pneumonia or predispose to tuberculosis and advises consulting a physician for severe symptoms.
The piece congratulates Lloyd George on avoiding an adverse parliamentary situation after a Paris speech. It argues Lord Northcliffe misread American opinion and asserts the American people view Lloyd George as a strong wartime leader with creditable past work.
Secretary McAdoo states the United States has no power to confiscate depositors' funds in banks and calls the circulating claim absurd and intended for evil. He refutes the rumor as baseless and pro-German influenced.
The article notes current sugar handouts to families total five pounds but are expected to shrink to two pounds soon amid an actual shortage. Consumers should use sugar carefully as supplies tighten.
A miscellaneous set of sobering admonitions and quips on thrift, wartime moralizing, and public policy. Sentiments touch on government control, rationing, credit, charity, and leadership figures like Lloyd George and Kerensky, with varied observations on real estate, poetry, and money.
The article notes that cigarettes play a large role in boosting soldiers spirits and preparing them for the harsh conditions of trench life amid the war.
Grandmother used a Sage Tea and Sulphur mix to darken faded or gray hair. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound offered in drug stores claimed to restore natural color, applied with a comb or brush and producing glossy, natural looking hair by morning after a couple of uses.
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