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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
5
The Republic Iron and Steel Co ends exploration on the Gogebic iron range for an indefinite period. Some leases will be surrendered while the Plumer property remains active with underground work and a 2300 foot shaft. Pumps will be removed and the mine flooded for potential future exploration.
A North Carolina health bulletin warns against using soda fountain tonics to treat headaches. It explains headaches signal internal trouble from stomach issues or infections, not a cure by numbing nerves. It cautions against drug habit risk and urges identifying and removing the underlying cause.
The Wakefield City Commission meets at City Hall May 29 1924 with Mayor Rummel and Commissioners Hook Strough present. Bills are approved subject to absent members. contracts for widening Sunday Lake Drive and Lake Shore Drive receive $1000.00 approval. insurance premiums of 10000.00 are accepted. bids on fire hall and land parcels are awarded. lands and leases assigned. a memorial grounds expansion plan is debated and a $7300.00 first payment authorized from Water funds.
The piece discusses cocaine, morphine, whiskey, and headache medicines as addictive dangers. It notes that overdoses can kill suddenly, but the bigger issue is the drugs’ harm to blood cells and oxygen transport. It emphasizes the broader health risks over sensational cases.
Five thousand small farms were auctioned in Arkansas at a federal receiver sale to satisfy tax assessments levied against the land for highway construction. The action reflects a major tax enforcement effort impacting rural property owners during the period.
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