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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1914
Page
7
Local items mix with distant war notes as reports describe ongoing fighting on the Aisne and nearby fronts. Community notices include sales coupons, new residences, Thanksgiving plans, a bakery reopening after a fire, and a volunteer event at Skud Goldman Co. A missing brown heifer calf is offered for reward, and nursing graduate Nellie Cavender plans holiday travel.
A fragmentary item reports a wedding travel scene to Nash and arrival at 7 30, with congratulations and gifts. It shifts to local crime chatter including a deer hunting timber incident, a burned camp, and a reward offer for information. Police notes cite a robbery claim and ongoing investigations, with casual local anecdotes and remarks on civic life.
The Crescent Club hosts a social dance at the singles hall in Bessemer on Thursday evening November 25 featuring the Crescent Club Orchestra. The event promises live music and a festive atmosphere for club members and guests.
A listing notes 1 435 institutions in the United States dedicated to the care of children. The count reflects various facilities operating nationwide providing foster, residential, and preventive services.
A fragmentary exchange mentions Daly in the context of ordering cigars from Fresh Havana, Bessemer Favorite or La Luma along with a brief courtroom-like dialogue between Claud and Claudia. The piece is framed by a Judge and a Browning quote about the world not being a blot for us who are not blank.
Uncle Eben reflects on the danger of mean men who lure good people into overmatching them, arguing the worst thing about such figures is their ability to provoke others to adopt their ruthless game. The piece conveys his wry, moral outlook in a succinct, country-tone voice.
A young man asks for a job and is told to look behind him as the Crescent Club offers an opening. The Crescent Club Orchestra will play at Eagles hall in Bessemer on Thursday evening November 25. All invites extended.
An electric motor aboard a Saxony built tank car keeps water aerated to transport living fish long distances. A masquerade dance is set for Young Men's Hall Thursday evening Nov 26 with music by the Harmony Orchestra. Tickets are $1 with supper extra.
The government of Ontario announces a 25000 dollar reward for the first verified discovery of radium within the province. The offer aims to spur scientific work and resource exploration under provincial oversight.
Lots measuring 50 by 150 feet are offered for sale in the eastern portion of the village plat. For prices and terms contact Hans Hanson, Wakefield, Michigan, Box 218.
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