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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
5
A poetic Christmas meditation celebrates the holiday with archaic diction and festive images. The verses exalt joy, misletoe, evergreen rooms, and the birth of Christ, invoking traditional symbols like the Yule log and boar’s head as a chorus of goodwill and merriment.
Christmas is a joyful day to celebrate Christ's birth and spread happiness to others. The message urges kindness as the sweetest gift, reminding readers to brighten someone else's day during the season.
The Michigan Historical Commission announces a prize contest from December 1, 1917, to April 30, 1918, with four $50 awards for essays on Why the United States is at War. Groups cover teachers, college students, and university affiliates. entries must be original, typed, under 4000 words, with citations and a numbered anonymous submission.
The government plans to send a tax man to each county seat to assist residents in filing income tax returns for 1917. Married men with income over 2000 and unmarried men with revenue over 1000 between January 1 and March 1 must file. The tax is a war duty and avoidance is a violation of law.
Send your sehm watch or broken jewelry to Frank Happerson in Hurl Wisconsin for fur repairs as noted in the request.
Four thousand acres north of Ewen Midh with good roads and soil. Descriptions note well numbered and partially cleared parcels. Owner seeks quick sale for cash. for particulars contact the Advocate office or 555 Wakefield.
A motivational tone urges starting tomorrow with a daily ritual of hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims quick relief from dullness headaches bad breath and indigestion and promotes a strong appetite for breakfast.
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