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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
4
The Wakefield Advocate from Wakefield Michigan published Saturday June 14 1924 with editor and manager H I Trezise. Subscription rates and mail matter classification are noted for the second class post office registration.
A June 14 1924 Flag Day proclamation by Michigan Governor Groesbeck urges displays and school and community observances. The Gogebic iron range outlook notes 1924 ore shipments near six million tons with total 1928 forecast at 6,570,730 tons, plus mining activity at Oliver Tron and Eureka Ramsay shafts, and Astervid mine.
A speaker urges graduates to embody education, morality, and patriotism as essential life forces. He argues that true patriotism requires peace time service to national interests, lawfulness, and devotion to civic welfare. He reflects on national progress, warns of chaos after war, and bids classmates farewell as they part from Wakefield High School.
PUBLIC HEALTH by Dr. T S Crosby Health Officer reports a communication received from the State Board of Health detailing new health measures and guidance for local authorities. The item outlines compliance expectations and potential public health actions to protect residents.
The health officer warns of a grave hemorrhagic smallpox outbreak in Detroit with 1500 cases and 21 deaths by May, an increase of about 130 deaths in May. Haslett reports four deaths in five days, four townships are quarantined, meetings halted, and rural vaccination campaigns launched. In Lansing, Manufacturers and Merchants associations require vaccination for employees, with absences for refusers. Wakefield sees no immediate outbreak but remains prepared.
In a barber shop discussion a customer’s illness prompts a clash over alcohol. The boss barber counters that many get sick without drinking John, challenging the jokey implication and defending temperance.
A well known authority says flushing kidneys with soft water and Jad Salts helps clear kidneys and relieve bladder disorders. If back pain or cloudy urine appear, drink water, take four ounces of Jad Salts daily, and continue for a few days to restore kidney activity and purify the blood.
An advertisement promises quick relief from head cold and nasal congestion by applying a fragrant antiseptic cream in the nostrils. It asserts faster breathing, cleared air passages, reduced headache, and end to mucous and dryness, urging readers to ask for a sun bottle of Mly's Cream Balm.
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