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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1924
Page
5
The New York Times describes West African beliefs in dual souls one animating the body and another shapeshifting via ancestral magic. Evil spirits inhabit rocks and rivers while Nimm the great river rock goddess dispenses revenge or aid. Sixty percent of deaths are attributed to sorcery, shaping African American voodoo heritage.
Vishnu is the second god of the trimurti, the preserver of the universe. His avatars number ten to twenty-two, with Rama and Krishna as the principal forms. He is depicted as a dark blue four-armed figure, worshipped mainly by the middle classes, evolving from a sun god in the Vedas to the supreme deity in later Purana.
A short note contrasts historic myths with the pearl’s birth process. It explains that a grain of sand irritates an oyster, which coats it in nacre, forming the pearl. The article cites a display at the South Kensington museum featuring pearls about four inches deep and two and a half inches in diameter.
A handwritten announcement states John Holland seeks the Republican nomination for reelection as a Michigan House representative from Gov County. He pledges to work in the same duties and places county and state interests first, asking supporters for another term based on his prior record.
An amended Wakefield ordinance adds sections 43A and 43B designating Pierce Street and Putnam Street as state highway trunk lines with right of way rules and stop requirements at intersections. The notice includes a court order for a divorce case in Gogebic County, with publication and appearance details.
Wakefield Michigan adopts traffic rules with priority for vehicles on the main trunk lines and at intersections. The ordinance prohibits sparking on certain state highways within city limits and specifies passing rules near stopped buses, including warning requirements and safe clearance. It becomes effective after thirty days and was signed by Mayor Alvin L. Rummel and City Clerk WM Jacobson.
Constable Sam T Slackputter known as peace guardian stops a speeding driver with humorous flair. He jokes he can judge pace by eye, not clock, claiming forty nine years of practice watching the Methodist church corner and hay scales. Kansas City Star
A Carnegie inspirational excerpt urges young businesspeople to envision themselves as leaders. It exhorts daily self897 belief, aiming for top positions with untarnished reputation, and prioritizing excellence as the guiding star for progress.
An elderly colored man lingered at a Southern city zoo seal tank showing evident worry. The superintendent faced his fears and asked his intent. The man replied he meant no harm and needed pointers, explaining he had just joined a lodge and was elected grand keeper of the seal.
The NC-4 naval seaplane, commanded by Lieut. Com. A. Read, began its May 3 1919 flight from Rockaway New York to Plymouth England and concluded May 31 after 57 hours 16 minutes of total flying time. Crew included Lieuts E F Srune Walter Iinton radio operator Enaiga H C Rhoades and Chief Machinist FE 8 Rhoades. All were Americans.
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