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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1917
Page
5
Widower minister Mr Starr sees Prudence the eldest arranging a grand wedding for Jerrold Harmer while five daughters liven the scene with plans and pranks. Prudence confesses to her father she finds Harmer handsome as the girls prepare for a ceremonial marriage and a boxed future.
In a tense moment, Prudence admits she acted on purpose, while her father Mr Starr urges quiet as a crucial visitor is expected. The emotional exchange reveals his foreboding about the outcome and his protective concern for Prudence.
Prudence Starr awaits Jerrold Harmer at the Mount Mark parsonage. He explains he came from Des Moines by car that broke down, then walked in, and shares his Harmer Automobile Company background. The family senses a budding romance as they plan dinner and future visits.
The writer questions whether six months is enough to know a partner well enough to marry. They wonder if couples who wed sooner can form a lasting bond as surely as those who wait two or three years, implying doubts about the necessity of longer engagements.
The piece reports persistent efforts since 1899 to abolish or curb the Michigan Tax Commission, noting powers expanded in 1911 and resistance to further cuts. It outlines debates in the House on liquor bills, proposed changes to enforcement, and a pending conference to reconcile differences before an April adjournment. It also covers salary debate for state officers and the visit of Congressmen Kelley and Cramton discussing the U boat crisis and neutral rights aboard the U S. coast.
The senate passed a statutory suffrage provision allowing women to vote for presidential electors but declined to add a referendum clause. Senator Foater proposed funding for the lonia reformatory to build roads and manufacture goods on state account with a $100,000 appropriation. Senator Martin proposed broadening the tax commission board of equalization to include all members rather than the chairman alone.
The senate, after killing amendments to the workmen's compensation act, reconsidered its vote to allow consideration of a DeLand bill. The proposal revises how the average weekly wage is calculated for seasonal or part year workers, basing it on actual wages at injury rather than annualized earnings.
The senate adopted the Roberts De Land budget commissioner bill with a five member governor appointed study commission due to report a complete state budget system by January 1. The house backed the Foote inquiry commission bill. A compromise likely. Also a bill by Senator Damon would allow rural school consolidations to form rural agricultural schools with state aid.
The senate approved the appropriation cut for the agricultural fair commission from 100000 to 50000 with the commission's consent. The House is expected to pass it easily while a separate bill to furnish free text books to all public schools was killed in committee. Bills in both houses exceed 800 total readings, the House over 500 and the Senate over 300. The Senate has ten constitutional amendment proposals and the House five.
A survey of world capitals and major cities shows most were named for rulers, saints, or places, with only a few American towns bearing the names of U.S. figures. The piece traces examples like Washington, Petrograd, Tokyo, and Christiania, noting many cities honor English or French origins while Australia commonly memorializes statesmen in town names such as Melbourne and Sydney.
Gifson a physician notes the urge to sleep after meals signals possible indigestion and dyspepsia. He lists causes and says thinner individuals are likelier to seek a sofa after dining than heavier people due to improper digestion and resulting sleepiness.
A study by Re HL Lutchin son and colleagues finds that the average life of 3,000 caged house flies is just over ten days with the maximum reaching seventy days. Egg laying starts usually four to five days after adult emergence, though some as early as two and a half days, and is affected by temperature humidity and food quality for larvae and adults.
A famed physician at the New York Academy of Medicine explained he wears rubber footwear on dry streets to prevent his wife from chasing him with them if he forgets. He quips the habit keeps her from getting pneumonia.
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