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Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1917

Page

24

New Bill Aims to Shield Draftees from Foreclosure

A proposal seeks to stop foreclosing homes of drafted men and protect mortgages and insurance policies tied to unpaid premiums. Treasury orders 5.5 million posters for a loan ad. Mayor Mitchell may run as an independent in a race where Wm. Bennet is the Republican and Judge Hylan the Democrat. Edison phonographs offer voices of Marie Rappold Christine Miller and others at Triplett Jeweler in Ironwood.

Mitchell New York Wm. M. Bennet Judge Hylan Saul Marie Rappold Christine Miller Triplett the Jeweler Ironwood

War era wool shortage prompts price controls and fabric substitutions

A letter from L. Cohen of Skud Goldman & Co. claims the Commercial Economy board of the Council of National Defence controls prices for wheat coal and steel and now seeks wool conservation. It cites a Sept 4 1917 letter urging substitution of cotton mixed fabrics and reworked wool for civilian garments and notes a meeting in New York Sept 27 to push economies while prices remain about thirty percent below current market costs.

Commercial Economy Board The Council of National Defence United States Coton Commercial Board New York

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised as Most Reliable

Mrs A C Kirstein of Greenville Sils reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been used in her family for years and provides quick relief for colds and bronchial troubles. The note emphasizes long experience and reliability of the medicine.

A. C. Kirstein Greenville Sils Chamberlain

Soldier Boys Need Tobacco in France Donation List

Donation drive for American soldiers abroad lists tobacco and papers allotted per man. The report cites amounts donated by W H McNamara Wakefield C T Geegan August Erspamera Geo Howett Louise LaRochelle William Weston Verona with totals up to Friday night, noting prior reporting of $28.75.

W.H. McNamara Wakefield Erspamera Geo. Howett Louise LaRochelle William Weston Verona

Sour Stomach Relief via Slow Eating and Diet Tips

Eat slowly and chew thoroughly to ease sour stomach. Abstain from meat for a few days and use Chamberlain's Tablets after supper if symptoms persist. Red meats often worsen sour stomach, so consider cutting them out for relief.

Wakefield Michigan bids sought for reservoir work and pipe line

The Wakefield Michigan school district invites sealed bids by 7 30 PM October 23 1917 for excavating a 1900 cubic yard reservoir in solid rock atop Sunday Lake hill and building a 5 by 6 foot rock tunnel about 135 feet long plus laying 1300 feet of six inch water main. Separate bids to cover reservoir tunnel work and piping. certifications and bid security required. right to reject bids reserved.

Board of Education Wakefield Michigan Sunday Lake Hill School Board Dir Trench

Students scoring 90 or higher in two or more subjects

The list names Chester Jacobsen Bernice Kellow Lempi Lemplir Hazel Olson Irma Olson Edith Berg Edith Bugni Beatrice Dahl Mary Hanson Eunice Hillis Shirley Hillis George Hornibrook Frelyn Hrahacek Marcellaine LaRoche Julia Maki Mildred Margison Esther Niem Modesta Novakowski Heda Olson Della Simonson Katherine Teppo Saima Thompson Arnold Yackee Florence Yatchak Margaret Olson Frank Ringsmuth Tillie Ringsmuth among students achieving 90 or more in at least two subjects and those scoring 90 or more in one subject.

Son Chester Jacobsen Bernice Kellow Lempi Lemplir Hazel Olson Irma Olson Kdith Oman Blanche Ringsmuth Imti Simonson Ira Teppo Raymond Trudgeon Howard Yacke Edith Berg Peter Bugni Beatrice Dahl Mary Hanson Eunice Hillis Shirley Hillis George Hornibrook Frelyn Hrhacek Marcellaine LaRoche'le Julia Maki Mildred Margison Esther Niem, Modesta Novakowski Heda Olson Della Simonson Katherine Teppo Saima Thompson Arnold Yackee Florence Yatchak Margaret Olson Frank Ringsmuth Tillie Ringsmuth

Bower v Bower appears in Gogebic County Court

In Gogebic County Michigan Circuit Court a suit by Nell Bower against George Bower is pending. The court orders the defendant to appear within three months or the bill of complaint will be confessed. Publication of the order to occur weekly in Weakefield Advocate for six weeks.

George Bower A. D George A. Bower Weakefield Gegebic R. H. Fryberger Gogebic County Michigan John Luxmere Jr William S. Baird Bessemer, Wich

Not a Bite of Breakfast Until You Drink Water

Promotes internal sanitation with daily inside baths starting with a glass of hot water and limestone phosphate. Claims cleanses the alimentary canal and prevents toxins from entering the blood, addressing headaches biliousness constipation bad breath and general ill health.

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Belgium Washington Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Montana Wisconsin Upper Secretary of Treasury L. Cohen Skud Goldman & Co France E. R. Ailis E. R. Hillis Lydia Thompson Lucile O'Brien Mac Niemi Richard Linn Alex Colberg Roy Johns Angeline Zazaski H. S Reed Smith Hunter Gladys Jacobsen Pearl Jacol State OF Michigan Circuit Court
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