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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
7
A 1899 Memphis reader from Kentucky vouches for Peruna, citing relief from catarrhal complaints and coughs. She notes hard times but rates Peruna essential for her family and urges neighbors to try it, while a separate exchange mocks uncomfortable showroom chairs.
In wartime England the Red Cross magazine notes decisive moves to rebuild the school system. Sir Herbert Fisher urged a 3,829,000 pound rise in education funding, while a juvenile education committee calls for a national fourteen year school leaving age, abolition of exemptions, and day continuation schools with eight hours weekly compulsory attendance for ages fourteen to eighteen.
A visitor declares his wife has the missing money and asks Sherlock Halas to recover it. Halas questions who holds the funds and directs Watson to show the man out, ending the exchange with a nonchalant yawn.
A tense exchange unfolds as a husband laments ruin and a wife balks at the joke. The dialogue hints at trust issues and a rash prank tied to the speaker's winter wardrobe, shaping an awkward domestic scene.
An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a guaranteed cure for piles with a 90 cent box price. A Buffalo Parks superintendent David A. Seymour testifies to suffering bleeding piles and remission after using the product, urging others to try it. The claim promises money back if not cured.
A Kansas City Star quip features J Fuller Gloom joking that his stiff gait stems from taking so many pills his joints resemble ball bearings. The cartoonish line plays on medical woes and mechanical imagery for humor.
A small dog bit at toddlers as they passed a garden gate. A special constable restrained the dog, Miss Oldmaid protested angrily, and warned of calling a policeman if he did not leave. The passage then shifts to an Ohio taint with a legal stamp for Hall’s Catarrh Medicine, sworn by Frank J. Cheney of Toledo in a notary clerk’s office.
A compact reflection cites Machiavelli on peace, arguing soldiers should view it as a breathing spell that provides leisure to devise and power to execute military strategies. The quote frames peace as a temporary but strategic pause enabling readiness and planning.
Green's August Flower is advertised as a gentle laxative and stomach regulator for ailments from disordered digestion to liver inactivity. The ad claims it cleanses the stomach and alimentary canal, stimulates bile, and purifies the blood. Sold worldwide in 30 and 90 cent bottles.
A public exchange questions who decides what is news and who acts as censor. The remark highlights tensions between editors and readers over information control and transparency in reporting.
A Chicago News piece quotes Lopez and Gamboge on fear, comparing stage fright to wedding nerves. Jim Smilax, supposedly brave, freezes before an audience yet vows bold acts like facing a polar bear. The dialogue riffs on fear across contexts including dentistry and ancient ancestors.
Australia reports a large import figure showing purchases from the United States valued at 77 204 707 dollars. The note lists substantial items and implies a growing trade imbalance with the United States, highlighting the scale of the $77 million category.
An old advertisement touts a super creamy skin emollient promising quick relief for itching burning crusts and scales. It claims daily use prevents minor skin troubles from becoming serious and offers free samples by mail with a book.
A box labeled Bromo Quinine bears the BLW Groves signature. The wording claims the tonic and laxative effects do not cause nervousness or head ringing, asserting the product is safe for anyone to take.
Jones asks how you are while Smith clarifies whether speaking as a friend or as a member of the exemption board. The exchange centers on role and boundary within a formal setting.
An examining physician for a major life insurance company notes many insurance rejections stem from undetected kidney disease. Drugstore reports highlight Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a successful herbal remedy. The ad urges readers to try a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co.
A humorous observation notes how selfless elevator use is praised while a Pittsburgh woman, Mrs. Mary Ball, raises a remarkable family of 24 children. The snippet frames a contrast between personal effort and communal uplift.
An advertisement claims many suffer from rheumatism and kidney trouble and touts Dr. Pierce's Anuric as a remedy. It urges prompt action against warning signs like dizzy spells backache and urinary irregularity to prevent serious kidney disease and stone formation and offers a trial packet.
Mrs Frank Wendland of Snehoogan Wisconsin testifies that years after twins she used Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and regained health. She says she felt relief six months after starting and has remained well for years. She recommends the medicine for women and notes availability in liquid or tablet form from dealers or Dr Pierce’s Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY.
A Russian prisoner, in his twelfth escape attempt, finally crossed the Dutch frontier after two months and twenty days on the road. He had previously sought Luxemburg, Switzerland, Poland, and Denmark without success. This marks his first effort toward the Netherlands.
From Dawson Yukon territory comes news of a caribou migration reported by the Christian Science Monitor. Great herds move toward Forty Mile River and other oiling points as about one million annuals travel southward in search of food. Officials note the unusual route is necessary to explain road occupancy by the animals hindering mail carriage.
A lady asks the charge for horse and buggy use. The liveryman says two dollars for the first hour and one dollar for each additional hour. The lady plans to use it for two more hours, skipping the first hour due to shopping.
A person recounts a bizarre phone greeting where a caller asked for a kiss by wire. The response implied a mistaken number, leading to a further insult. The brief exchange highlights a puzzling mix of misdial and offense.
A garbled frontier vignette shows a stranger seeking a way to settle disputes, a grizzled prospector recalling informal street justice, and scattered lines about milk fat percentages, leather orders, patent medicines, and blurred colonial era speech. The fragmentary text hints at law avoidance and local humor.
Hiciland restricts train service by 40 percent while Japan’s exports in 1918 reach 2,042,857 dollars in value, reflecting wartime transportation and trade pressures.
A fragmented note cites a heated exchange on thrift as aristocratic virtue and hints at broader concerns. The text references Downdays, a Chinese textile and rough timelines, with unclear context and placeholder terms. The passage lacks concrete events or identifiable entities beyond generic themes.
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