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Newspaper

Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1922

Page

3

The Indian drum and a Lake Michigan tragedy

In a storm battered Chicago lake trade saga, Benjamin Corvet and partner Henry Spearman clash over control while Corvet, driven by fear for a vanished man, seeks answers about a mysterious Alan Conrad in Blue Rapids. Connie Sherrill learns her uncle Benny warned her away from Spearman as a shipwreck mystery looms.

Henry Alan Conrad Constance Henry Spearman Constance Sherrill Lake Michigan Straits of Mackinac Lake Superior Straits of Mackinac Detroit Buffalo Manitou Fort Dearborn North Peninsula Benjamin Corvet Corvyet Cleveland Duluth Chicago Sherrill Young Spearman Corvet Carvet Spearman Michigan Avenue Miss Sherrill Sherrill House Covert Uncle Benny Connie Astor Street Hher Benny Kansas Blue Rapids Harry Spearman

Softening Window Putty Method from Historic Home Guide

A historic note describes softening hardened putty around glass with a mixture of eight pounds quicklime in water and one pound pearlash. Apply to both sides, let sit about 13 hours, then lift the glass out without trouble.

Vast Asphaltic Deposita Along Athabaska River

Rich bituminous sands lie 150 to 200 feet thick along the Athabaska River for 73 miles. Tar pools form as the sun draws it out. Similar sands span latitude 57 degrees north to beyond the Arctic circle, covering about 10,000 square miles. This is the largest known solid asphaltic deposit.

Athabaska River Arctic Circle

Rob the Hero Dog Tells of Master Rescued by Note

Rob the dog recounts how he saved his master's life after the master injured his foot. He delivered a note to the family, prompting medical aid, while facing the hardest moment of leaving his suffering owner. The tale highlights loyalty, praise from friends, and the grateful doctor’s verdict.

Ter Rob Weill

They All Had Flivvers Co operative club address by Judge Fleming

Judge Ed Fleming of the South Side court spoke to the Cooperator group. Half the attendees rose in greeting, signaling that habit is hard to break. The principal speaker noted the social cue while addressing the club about civic matters.

Ed Fleming South Side Court Cooperative Club

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By William MacHarg and Edwin Balmer Chapter Domerentern Susan Hart Wal Straits Mr. Corvet Mary Graham Bonner
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