Wakefield election to decide supervisors and bonds
Wakefield township will hold an annual election on April 2 1917 at the Fire Department quarters to elect officials including supervisor clerk treasurer highway commissioner and others. Voters will also decide on issuing fifty thousand dollars in county bonds to fund a public hospital in Bessemer with a one fifth mill tax.
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Wakefield
Gogebic
Michigan
Apia
Board of Review
Board of Supervisors
State of Michigan
Bessemer
Gobebic
Genebic
Micchigan
Caounty
State of
Goge
Couny
Saic
Tus
Gogti
Toresal
Sheliche County
Sts
Sete
Supreme Cent
Universio P
Iy Au
Lauthos
Wakefield Township
Gogebic County
Mich
William E. Fritz
Tonoline Beauty Aid Promotes Health and Beauty
Mildred Louise of Boston, a beauty specialist, testifies that tonoline improved her stomach trouble and nervousness, noting facial improvement as health restores beauty. The vegetable tonic claims to address stomach and kidney issues, catarrhal conditions, liver ailments, and blood impurities, with a caution it can add weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Louise
Boston
50 Cent Box Free Flesh Builder Coupon Offer
An advertisement from American Proprietary Co of Boston Mass offers a 50¢ box of their flesh builder with a return mail request and 10¢ to cover postage and packing. The message emphasizes a free box and includes payment instructions.
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American Proprietary Co
Boston
Mass
Modesty and the Apple Diet of Vanity
A poetic meditation on modesty tracing Eve to modern dress anxieties. The verse reflects shifting norms as women navigate concealment and public perception. Interleaved jokes about laundry accidents and consumer ads note everyday concerns and commercial exhortations from Hydar's and a New Jersey incident.
News Notes from Wakefield Depot Platform
Bleak wintry breeze chills Wakefield depot as an empty eight gallon keg stands in the yard. Frank Budnick, regular switchman, took sick Monday and went home on the early train as spring hopes fade with new snowfall. J W Gill plans a lengthy Atlantic coast tour visiting Cleveland Buffalo Niagara Falls Greater New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Washington DC then Chicago Omaha Minneapolis St Paul Duluth and more with Joe heading to Wakefield to report. John F Honzik will act as agent during Gill’s absence and Cassidy of Western Union will fill in.
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Frank Budnick
Wakefield
Jack Henzik
Charlie Ryan
Weston
Bessemer
Jack
Sandy Hook
Charlie
Golden Gate
J. W. Gill
Atlantic Coast
Cleveland
Baffle
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Greater New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
J. W. Ig
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Duluth
Mesaba Range
Superior
Joe
John F. Honzik
Gill
Cassidy
Western Union
Honzik
Wolverine Club Notes Dance Opened With Spring Haircuts
Everett brings the first spring haircut as windy dunes sweep the club rooms last Wednesday. Beans the waltzer revs the drag line. Noonan and Kerkes hear music clearly while Roman and Geroux may join the army. Toby quits cigarettes, April 1 goat ride looms, Bedell’s dog dies crooning, cleaning committee praised, Sid visits Oshkosh while performing Grand Assistant duties and a big feed follows initiation.
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Everett
Beans
Noonan
Kerkes
Roman
Geroux
Toby
Duke
Leslie Bedell
Wolverines and civic pride echo in Wakefield club notes
Hasty claims and local color mix in a Wakefield scene with sports chatter and a dispute over a club member Alois Kerkes. The letter defends Kerkes against misrepresentation and urges discretion, describing the club rooms filled with machines and tools and a dramatic ore dipper incident.
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United States
Studetts
Daly
Wm. Gilbert
J. F. Reed
Alfred Kallander
Ann Arbor
Palace
A. E. Anderson
Joseph Kerkes
Wakefield Iron Co
Eden Eve
Bradley
New Jersey
Hydar’s. Ironwood
Wolverine Club Notes
Sid
Oshkosh
Wolverines
Frank Martinkoski
Connie Mack
Smoky Bill
Wolverine
Gans
Dewey
Fritz
Donald
George Green
Wakefield Mich
Martin Kopnick
Alois Kerkes
Keres
Lloyd Tobin
Chester
Alois
Kes
Ramsay
Alvis Kerkes
the Juggernaut
Strand Theatre
Fire Department
Wico Orchestra
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