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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1922
Page
4
A London Sketch correspondent recalls wartime fare in Antwerp and Paris. Elephants used to haul fortifications for German defenses, and elephant meat and tongue are mentioned as delicacies. Other curiosities include bear ham monkey flesh snakes snails and porcupine baked in clay as notable meals during sieges.
A Ontario precedent led to pumping Kerr Lake dry to access a rich silver vein beneath it near Cobalt. Four centrifugal pumps on scows drained the 30 acre lake over 38 shifts of ten hours, moving about 6,000 gallons per minute into a nearby lake. The operation removed over 4 million gallons of water to permit mining progress.
The Minnesota conference on charities and correction formed a committee on social legislation to promote sane laws, correct faulty ones, and discourage unwise projects. Of 175 potential members, forty six joined. the board meets weekly during the session and submits proposed laws in writing. Two bills focus on creating a commission to revise child law and establishing a state reformatory for women.
Alec Freezing recalls Captain Boyton the pneumatic lifesaving suit inventor. In 1878 Captain Boyton and James Creelman tested the suit in New York waters after Creelman joined the Herald as a junior reporter. They jumped into the icy Battery bay, floated toward the Narrows, were rescued, and Creelman’s tale became his first notable scoop.
Dr. Arthur J. Bendick of New York exposes Bulgarian bacillus preparations sold to the public. He reports most products contain only a fraction of the live organisms claimed and many retail preparations are sterile with no living Bulgarian bacilli or any other organism.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item quotes a remark about a writer named Smiley and his alleged difficult temperament. The exchange mentions asking for a loan of a new book, a retort, and an offer of $1.25 to buy a copy.
A Youth’s Companion excerpt recalls General Count Joseph Hugo, father of Victor Hugo, defending Thionville in 1815. He and a lone orderly paused to comfort a wounded Spanish soldier who begged for water, only to be shot at point blank by the Moorish hinter, yet the general urged compassion.
The Holland, first modern submarine owned by the country, ended ignominiously. Designed by John J. Holland, the 53 foot vessel was sold to the government 15 years ago and now lies filled with sand and water in the Delaware River, a relic beside the 1000 ton modern subs planned.
A new scheme assigns large German municipalities as godfathers to invaded districts. Charlottenburg will aid Soldau and Magdeburg Johannesburg, focusing on rebuilding and town planning rather than general relief.
Champ Clark narrates a moral tale about two neighbors, Smith and Jones, whose dog bark keeps Smith awake. Smith contemplates chloroform, but later grows fond of the lively dog, while Jones remains unaware of the barking and sleep loss.
The Delineator advises that proper chest posture defines grace and health. Raise the chest to align internal organs, then walk with shoulders squared and arms naturally balanced. Crossing arms inward is discouraged. keep hands extended and relaxed for natural poise.
Mr Labouchere lauds American ambulances as highly efficient in tending wounded in France during the war, noting French soldiers’ preference for American care. He also commends American nurses for their heartfelt dedication and conscientious nursing and companionship to wounded soldiers.
English and French authorities require travelers to carry at least nine photographs for international trips. The new rules speed up by a three day threshold, enabling rapid credential checks and making photographs widely available to verify identity amid spy concerns.
Danish literature mourns Thor Lange a prominent poet and translator aged about sixty five. He contributed translations of Greek tragedies and Longfellow and Danish renderings of Russian ballads. Lange, long a lecturer at Moscow University, is remembered for memorial stones marking historic Danish places.
A Kansas City Journal note states an Atlantic City trolley car, once derailed by debt, was repurposed as a tango car with dancing facilities. It highlights adaptability as a hallmark of modern nations and the ingenuity of railroading to salvage resources.
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