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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1924
Page
4
The notice states the item is entered as mail matter of the second class in the Wakefield Michigan post office under the Act of Congress dated March 3 1879.
Richard F. Hasbrook sold his interest in the Wakefield Advocate Publishing Company to Harry L. Trezise. Hasbrook plans to move to Fairmont Minnesota and enter a new field, while the family remains under quarantine for scarlet fever. He will assist Cloverland Press printing in the interim and aims to publish a real newsy weekly focused on Wakefield and county interests. The new publisher intends to continue delivering city news and seeks cooperation from readers and supporters.
The former associate of Mr Hasbrook will manage the Wakefield Advocate Publishing Company and assumes all accounts outstanding as well as job work and the Adycate subscription list. He plans to move his family to Wakefield and act as a resident booster, aiming to publish a weekly paper the community can be proud of.
A. M. Gilbert of the American Legion urges World War veterans to file bonus applications quickly. He says the government pays the adjusted compensation if the veteran dies before the certificate is issued, benefiting beneficiaries versus a surviving veteran. The guidance emphasizes timely submissions to avoid delays.
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a fast remedy for rheumatic and joint pain. It claims penetrating heat from red peppers, with relief within minutes and urges buyers to demand the genuine Bowles product branded Rowlez.
The article urges every veteran to apply immediately for the life insurance certificate to secure full benefits for dependents. It notes that delays may deprive heirs and mentions that the American Legion post lacks blank forms at headquarters, offering help to comrades entitled to certificates. It references commander A Mo Gilbert and includes a Rural Youth joke and a Ditto Adult quip.
A vintage remedy promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair. The label touts a ready-to-use formula with sage, sulphur, and alcohol, applied with a sponge to strands, claiming gradual full coverage by morning and a younger appearance.
Spruce gummers in Northwest forests harvest a crop valued around 100000 dollars with several hundred workers possible. Diggers use canvas packs light axes and long-handled picks, living outdoors to reach gum pockets many feet high. A day’s work yields about twenty five to thirty potsas.
This ad text urges readers to flush sluggish kidneys with large water intake and four ounces of Rad Salts mixed in water before breakfast for several days. It claims Rad Salts dissolves kidney clogging acids, relieves bladder disorders, and supports kidney activity, noting a local druggist reports sales and advising annual medical checkups.
Mrs Louis Arnold of Tron Mountain Michigan describes backache dizziness and nerve strain from heavy farm work It led to sleepless nights fatigue and vision spots Then she used Doan's Pills and reports lasting relief from kidney weakness corroborating neighbors experience in this testimonial placed by a local reader.
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