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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
4
A fragment describes Sage and Sulphur hair dye promising to darken gray hair naturally. It mentions applying with a sponge, achieving darker, glossy hair by morning, and bills it as a toilet requisite for dark hair and a healthier look, not a disease cure.
A fragment outlines enormous wartime spending and farming wealth. It cites 21 billion dollars in animal products and crop values, compares war costs to annual spending, and notes corn, oats, rye, potatoes, tobacco and cotton as major crops. Cotton ranked second, hay third, with wheat close behind.
A Chicago Daily News note recalls the 1917 Christmas Seal still cost a penny while buying power grows. The Michigan Tuberculosis Association and national groups urge doubling sales to meet rising health needs. prices remain, but campaigns push more people to buy seals now.
The governor appeals to Michigan residents to inventory and classify registrants for military service within sixty days. He urges wholehearted cooperation from all Americans, especially teachers and clerical workers, to assist local boards and minimize administrative costs while supporting the national selective service act.
Many will not invest any money so supporters of the Anti Tuberculosis movement must cover the shortfall. The Michigan Anti Tuberculosis association seeks to raise 2,000,000 dollars this season, double last year, by selling Seals at Christmas to fund its work.
As water quality shifts with seasons, common infectious illnesses spread by personal contact rise. Emphasize handwashing, handkerchief use, and avoiding saliva on toys. Encourage home isolation for fever or colds and strengthen school health inspections to protect pupil health.
A local draft notices plan mail out questionnaires to registered men to determine their classification and order of liability for service. Respondents need only truthfully answer the questions. Officials will explain any unclear items and ensure understanding.
A flurry of war era items urges thrift, production, and government controls as the nation faces shortages and costs. Reports cover sugar limits, meat prices, food administration appeals, and plans to raise funds. Military notes include Allied advances, U S loans, and manpower shifts while calls to boost harvests and curb nonessential transport echo wartime priorities.
A reputed authority warns that meat forms uric acid which paralyzes kidneys, causing dull kidney pain, backache, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, and rheumatic twinges in bad weather. It advises four ounces of Rad Salts daily in water before breakfast to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and relieve bladder weakness.
This notice extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as one of the best medicines for coughs colds and croup and praises its safety for children. Wakefield Pharmacy claims many mothers have given it unqualified endorsement and recommends Daly's cigars for satisfaction.
In the first Christmas amid war, the Red Cross appeals to readers to enlist and light the Red Cross candle. It notes 5,000,000 current members and a goal of 15,000,000, urging 10,000,000 new members to join the humanitarian effort.
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