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Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1923

Page

10

Emigration Hits Swedish Industry and Leaders Set

Swedish industry faces a major emigration wave to the United States and Canada driven by strikes and lockouts affecting 65,000 workers. Pulp mills iron works and building trades suffer while many seek visas and passports. farmers go to Minnesota and Western Canada. professionals head to Chicago and New York. A new aerial link aims to connect Malmoe with Hamburg and Berlin, speeding mail and travel.

United States Canada Tne Sawnells Americ

Trapped trawler Calerinn driven ashore in Norway

During a violent storm the Grimsby steam trawler Calerinn ran aground at Varoe Norway. Only two of eleven crew members survived as the galley iron door trapped men below deck. The nine others were swept overboard as waves pounded the ship. The two survivors credit providence and the iron door for their narrow escape.

Varoe Nor Way Tee

Flappers and Fashions Spark Playful Debate

A playful, fragmentary note mocks flappers for cooking while praising appearance. Some quoted lines reference Shakespeare and misrendered phrases hint at a humorous, lighthearted urban tease about societal norms.

Inter class basketball games and cups at local high school

After school Monday and Tuesday inter class basketball games will crown girls and boys champions with silver cups. In Winona Minnesota, Miss Bernice Crosby earned honors in Paragraph Writing and Modern French Literature at the College of St. Teresa. Mary Garrick, county nurse, has left to recover from a nervous breakdown and will stay with her parents in Mass City. A Marquette trip followed the death of a grandson prompting Mr. and Mrs. McCombs to return home.

College of St. Teresa Winona Minn Bernice Crosby T. 8. Crosby Crosby Mary B. Garrick Mass City Mich Mrs. McCombs Marquette W. C. Hart

Not She at the Snowy Peak Resort

A sardonic speaker at a fashionable summer resort insists on sitting atop the snowy peak while the world moves beneath. He asserts photographers must follow, else his prima donna will not perform.

Norah Repeats Message About Not Receiving Visitor

A maid informs a caller that the mistress will not receive him today. The servant then conveys the message upstairs that Lorold Khu is not receiving, insisting he is not silvering but collecting.

Norah

The Best to Be Hoped For in Political Quips

The Washington Star cites a quip by Senator Sorgum about popularity and influence. The exchange contrasts universal popularity with the idea that pride lies in steering unpopularity toward an influential minority.

Sorghum Washington Star

Georgie Learns Truth After Toy Shop Lie Lesson

Georgie, four, pleads for a fire engine during a walk with his father. After two days without the toy, a table talk about honesty leads Daddy to admit lying is naughty. The tire engine is finally tucked into Georgie’s bed that night.

Georgie Daddy Alex

Good Fish Story From Adventure Magazine

The writer claims New Zealand excels for sport fishing and describes rainbow trout in spawning season near Lake Tirewera. He recalls seeing dozens weighing 20 pounds and over, noting the scene is vivid when visiting at the right season.

New Zealand Lake Tirewera Mebuwald Adventure Magazine

A Wise Location Customer Complaint At Deli C Counter

A shopper balks at a fish item saying it smells bad while a clerk nearby clarifies the issue is the cheese on the next counter prompting a brief exchange about the aroma.

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Scandinavian Sweden Plans Air Service Stockhol Gothenburge Malmoe Hamburg Berlin Paris London Englind Gothenburg Gustavus Adolphus Tors Europe Royal Board of Pensions Swedish Banking Association America Hydro-Electric Company Marcus Wallenberg Norwegian Hydro-Electric Nitrate Company Denmark Prince Agge Remmark Meroces Celeblad Flo Ara Aage Italy Count Calvi di Bergolo Norway Shakespeare Matia Good Fish Story T. S. Crosby Kerkes Suilaing Wakefield, Michigan Ernest Schaefer Bessemer, Michigan WM. D. Triplett Cor Suffolk & Aurora Sts Ronwood, Mich Nels Walstrom
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