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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
2
A vintage advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It promises gentle relief for feverish, irritable, or colicky stomachs by cleansing bowels and removing foul waste within hours. It urges mothers to keep a 60 cent bottle on hand for inside cleansing.
In a sharp, witty exchange a reader notes that Edith received a lawyer as her share after a contested estate. The remark suggests the outcome included a pointed barbed joke about the inheritance.
Kerryle Texas resident 66 reports chronic kidney and rheumatic pain relieved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He previously walked bent and used a cane, but now stands straight and praises the remedy. Ad copy urges readers to request the exact brand name DODD'S with three D's for diseased kidneys.
The piece argues that most large wars end only when belligerents choose to finish, not due to neutral mediation. It cites the American Revolution, seven years war, Napoleonic era, Civil War, Crimean War, and Boer War as examples where neutral powers did not force settlement. It ends with a quip about jokes and a man.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this piece explains horse fistulas including poll evil and fistulous withers, their causes like halter chafing and blows, plus veterinary measures from cooling applications to strategic caustic treatments and drainage methods. It covers abscess formation, drainage, and cautions about deep-seated tracts and potential bone involvement.
Flint Union district votes 270000 in bonds for two 12 room schools and new sites. Monroe school board sets February 19 special election to borrow 75000 for a fourth precinct school. Dearborn names Henry Ford honorary president of the board of commerce with officers Bryant Parker Fisher Frutcher Jackson Warren. Three Oaks owner plans park preservation. state law needed. Ypsilanti workers unearth 13000 gallons of forgotten fuel oil at the normal college site. dispute over ownership. Lansing favors municipal coal yard via citizen subscriptions. interstate hearing proposed to change consignment laws. Ann Arbor requests Army officer to chair military science for Michigan. Bay City mayor Kelton declines reelection. Tomlinson prominent mayoral hopeful.
The Wall Street Journal praises Canada as a fertile investment, noting oversized land, rising tillage, and strong crop yields. Southern Alberta stories highlight high rents, mortgage arrangements, and extraordinary harvests with wheat returns over 40 bushels per acre and oats near 76, amid farmer prosperity and rising independence.
An advertisement blends medical claims for Cascarets with alarming horse fistula symptoms and diverse local notes. It touts Cascarets as a nightly remedy for digestive ills while detailing treatment for horse fistulas, injuries, and local curiosities in Battle Creek and surrounding towns, intermixing product pitch with scattered regional items.
Coal bihes in Georgia have received a ten percent raise, boosting wages for workers amid industry negotiations. The announcement underscores labor gains and impacts on regional energy production and costs.
An advertorial claim outlines Cole Carbolisalve relieving burning itching and tormenting skin diseases and promising instant pall relief without scars. It lists price 26 cents to 50 cents at druggists and offers a free sample via The J W Cole Co Rockford Illinois. It also notes yearly leather imports valued at four million dollars.
A famous actress shares a simple home recipe to darken gray hair. Mix one ounce Bay Rum with half a pint of water, add Barbo Compound and a dash of glycerin, or have a druggist prepare it. The preparation darkens faded hair, softens it, and leaves no color on the scalp or sticky residue.
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