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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1915
Page
11
Alberta wool growers expect 25 cent wool this year amid strong demand from woolen mills. A Grassy Lake sheepman says prices may exceed 25 cents as the war boosts demand and the winter has been favorable for quality wool. Advocates urge renewed sheep farming across Western Canada, noting climate, ease of care, and good profits for capable farmers.
In a brief dialogue Mr. Cumror rejects the idea that imitation equals praise and notes he dislikes having a stenographer copy his grammar mistakes. The exchange hinges on originality and the value of precise wording.
An advertisement touts Cuticura skin emollients for tender or irritated skin and offers a free sample by mail with a postcard to Boston. The ad ends with a witty exchange about convictions and a raised fist, implying a humorous closing remark.
Sault Ste. Marie sees jitney buses competing with streetcars. Ludington and Mason County vets lose a local option election challenge. Onondaga to observe Memorial Day May 29 with Rev. J A Brown as speaker. Saginaw to back Henry J. Lemcke for state Eagles president at Port Huron convention. Mrs McCrow recovers amethyst brooch after Toledo burglary arrests. Four strikebreakers sentenced in Marquette prison for manslaughter. Governor Ferris allows Joseph Donovan of Dayton to stay in Michigan. Ann Arbor reports Michigan students listed by the University tribe. Western Michigan Development Bureau shifts toward general farming emphasis and prepares for Dixie Highway meeting. Since Jan 1, 1951, 951 families moved into bureau counties. Kalamazoo描述 ball of lightning explosion in Galesburg. windows shattered. house fire. Bay City deputy fire marshal probes farm house arson. Purcell accused, Dice released. Corunna guilty pleas in drug theft case. other sentences. Saginaw identifies body of 15-year-old Rumsey via fragment bearing Nukoswski name. Grand Rapids skeletons found in gravel pits at Wyoming Park. Army worm outlook cited by Prof Pettit of Michigan Agricultural College.
Governor Ferris approves a set of laws including creating a presiding circuit judge, a public school Declaration of Independence reading requirement, a $10 license fee for nonresident hunters, and an array of bills ranging from labor department funding to public domain governance. The tax outlook shows a record state levy of about $9.6 million with Wayne County shouldering a sizable share.
Seven Michigan Agricultural College students were elected to the Scabbard and Blade national honor fraternity for land grant institutions with high military honors. The initiates include Henry Gork and Wallace Hester Gillette of Grand Rapids, Clarence Noble Winston of Saginaw, Glen Irwin Hobbs of Traverse City, Loren Williams of Owosso, Robert Knudson of Rockford Illinois, and Thomas Walter Gorton of Mason.
Advertisement notes low round trip fares via the Scenic Highway of the Northern Pacific to California expositions and a stopover at Yellowstone National Park through Gardiner Gateway. It offers rates, a folder, and travel literature to plan a 1915 western vacation, with contact for A. M. Cleland, General Passenger Agent, St. Paul.
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