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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1923
Page
6
A vintage ad urges relief for nervous disorders with Dr Miles Nervine. It warns that neglect may cause exhaustion, hysteria, or digestive issues, and promises a refund if a single bottle does not help. Sold by druggists at one dollar.
A noted skin specialist promotes Mentho Sulphur as a quick remedy for fiery itching eczema. The germ destroying sulfur prep eases irritation and heals skin, leaving it clear and smooth. Sufferers are advised to obtain a small jar from a druggist and apply like cold cream.
Old time remedy Sage Tea and Sulphur revived for gray hair coverage. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound offers ready use with added ingredients. Lightly apply with comb or brush. after a few applications gray hair darkens and gains a glossy, full look.
A staged undercover pursuit unfolds as a secret service agent poses as an insurance man to uncover the Versailles lynching network in Indiana. Burns's Chicago wire confirms a complete list of implicated men, signaling a high-stakes government probe into a deadly mob action.
Dr. Ales Hrdlicka argues in a Scientific American note that humanity originated mainly in southwestern Europe, with later spread through the Mediterranean, western Asia, and Africa. He says European peopling was primary and recent, driven by population pressure and food supply, leading to agriculture after glacial times.
Dr. Perley Spaulding of the U S Department of Agriculture reports giant white pines in Switzerland, some 180 feet tall, killed by white pine blister rust with little control. The disease has plagued Switzerland since 1854 and grown markedly worse in the past decade, threatening aged trees as well as seedlings and urging U S lumbermen to cooperate in control efforts.
A child May lines up three dolls an unbreakable figure with a broken nose a drunken elephant and an armless teddy bear in a rocker. She scolds the elephant then tenderly kisses the injured part and consoles him, offering a quiet, rueful glimpse into family dynamics and self perception.
Italian premier Mussolini orders reform of state prisons embracing the honor system piloted in Oregon and other western states. Solitary confinement ends and inmates may work on farms or in factories for set wages. Wages are split among state funds, the victim’s party, and a trust until discharge. Italy first European nation to adopt the system.
A French trans Atlantic steamship company pioneers radiogonometer experiments by Bellini and Tosi. The device measures vessel direction from two shore stations to map course, and helps ships near coasts determine position by observing radio waves, aiding navigation in fog when coast lights fail.
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