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Wakefield notices and local happenings in Ashland area
Frank Haggerson opens a watch repair shop in Sullivan Jewelry, Hurley, and keeps prior ties to Bessemer and Ironwood. The Scandinavian Society of Wakefield plans a picnic at Ashland Park on Sunday July 15 with music and refreshments. Wolverine Ball Club loses to Marenisco 8 to 1, then beats the woods team 10 to 1 on July 4. Tony Brackett travels by Crow-Elkhart to avoid train berths. Government issues a pamphlet on US entry into the war. A letter touts Chamberlains Tablets for stomach trouble and biliousness.
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Scandinavian Society of Wakefield
Ashland Park
Wolverine
Marenisco
Boys
the Woods
Frank Haggerson
Sullivan
Hurley
Frank
Bessemer
I. K. Hydar
Ironwood