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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1924
Page
8
Job seekers are invited to contact Rowmer Phonograph Co. in Biarrabfeld Wisconsin for a four month selling opportunity with compensation ranging from 200 to 8800. A sample phonograph is offered at factory price to attract agents.
English Lutheran services will be held Sunday afternoon at 8 00 oclock at the Union Church Sunday school at 1 45 and another session at the Wico building at 10 00 in the morning A M Gilbert postmaster was a business visitor at Ashland midweek Louis Sacks was a business visitor in Duluth this week While practicing for the ski race next Saturday William Niemi was kicked by a horse and taken to Wakefield Hospital where no bones were broken Niemi a member of the high school relay team will race Lionwood next Saturday for the silver loving cup the temporary property of the local school for two years
The condition of A L Brackett, taken to Ashland ten days ago for medical treatment, continues to improve though remains serious. Mr and Mrs Delbert O'Brien, once Wakefield residents, have returned from California and will settle here. For sale: 40 acres near Tula on the state trunk line with dwelling, barns, and a full outfit. terms. See William Fritz for details.
The Studebaker story highlights 145,000 buyers last year and $206,000,000 in sales as it frames a legacy of "never-wavering" principles. It details plant expansions, $50,000,000 in plants and equipment, 12,500 forging capacity, 1,200 inspectors, and 30,000 inspections per car, underscoring a shift from horse-drawn vehicles to leading quality motor cars. The piece emphasizes rigorous standards, a 125-person Bureau of Research, 500,000 yearly tests, and 35 steel formulas to justify why buyers should consider a Studebaker over rival brands. It ends by presenting current models and prices to entice the high-grade car buyer.
A study explains the big demand last year for Studebaker automobiles, now sought at 150000 units annually. More than 50 million dollars has funded new plants and modern equipment to craft top quality vehicles. One 1918 car has logged 475000 miles in eight decades, including a coast to coast trip in December.
In a 1928 Western Newspaper Union tale, old Hiram Enoch, the town’s richest moneylender, is dying and plans to leave his fortune to cousin Shaw. Edward Enoch returns home bent on seizing the estate, murders his father in a struggle for the will, and tears the document apart only to realize a hidden vow. A packing-house foreman later encounters a mysterious boy receiving unearned wages.
Nationally advertised Watkins household products seek salespeople in Wakefield and beyond. Established ASUS Resources with a $15,000,000 footprint, branches across the U.S. and Canada. Men or women may join full or part time. send for a money making plan from J. R. Watkins Co Dept. 97 Winona Minnesota.
Hatten Lumber Company of New London Wisconsin seeks winter cut basswood logs and invites price or quantity offers. Please advise how many logs you can furnish and at what price.
Readers are urged that bad kidneys suffer from overworked filtering acids from foods. The article promotes taking a tablespoonful of a famous salts mixture in water before breakfast to stimulate sluggish kidneys, claiming relief from backache and other symptoms. It notes the remedy is inexpensive and suggests consulting a physician twice yearly.
An old time ad promotes Red Pepper Red as a fast acting remedy for rheumatism and related aches. It claims immediate warming effect, penetrating heat relieves pain in joints and chest, with language urging quick purchase from druggists.
A vintage drugstore ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to turn gray or faded hair to a natural dark shade after one or two applications. It claims millions of bottles sold annually and promises a youthful appearance within days.
An old advertisement touts Rom Catarah 68 Cream Balm as quick relief for stuffed noses and catarrh. It promises immediate breathing ease, night comfort, and antiseptic healing, urging readers to buy a small bottle from a druggist and apply in the nostrils for penetrating action.
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