Park caretaker at Lake Gogebic accused of overstepping
The article reports tensions at Lake Gogebic where caretaker Ole Peterson allegedly used his position against campers from the Victoria Mining Company. A prior eviction order is cited, with calls for an impartial official to oversee county public grounds.
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Lake Gogebic
Ole Peterson
Rifle
Lake Front
Victoria Mining Company
Slate River
Peterson
Orfer
County Board
Upper Peninsula
Michigan Proclamation Calls for Unified War Support
Governor Sleeper proclaims October 15 Patriotic Day urging Michigan residents to back the war effort with full financial support. He calls for schoolhouse gatherings with children participating and a review of progress in each community to promote the cause swiftly.
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Sleeper
Michigan
The Fighting Trail Promises Healthful Boost From Tea
Wakefield Pharmacy advertises Rocky Mountain Tea Nature's gift of herbs to restore vitality and circulation. The copy claims the blend strengthens nerves and provides a feeling of being born again with guaranteed results or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollisters Rocky Mountain
Wakefield Pharmacy
Local Notes Highlight Community Events and Personal News
Local notes report Fr. Karch and Fr. Holland conducting Forty Hours devotion at the Catholic Church and R. E. Condy visiting from Crystal Falls. Wolverine Club to host a social dance with Wico orchestra at the town hall next Friday. tickets $1 per couple, supper extra. Barber John Novakoski opens updated shop with new baths. Mrs. Kenfield selling hats in Kerkes Bros. until Oct 18. Triplett the Jeweler offers Century or McKinley music editions for 10c. Ralph Milligan and RK Hasbrook attend LeRoy Zeh’s funeral in Bessemer. Art Niemi resigns from the Pharmacy to return to Winton, Minn, may enlist. Ironwood post office designated central for district supplies. War revenue tax prompts price increases in cigars and liquor. Fire Department donates $50 to Red Cross. several memberships and staff changes noted. A large dinner at Phillip Hood’s honors newlyweds Andy Hood and Mrs. Hood. guests listed from Hurley, Bessemer, Marquette, Wakefield. Local mounted troops in Bessemer detachment roundup slackers and card-owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Milligan
RK. F. Hasbrook
Bessemer
LeRoy Zeh
Art Niemi
Winton
Minn
Art
Public Notice for Land Sale in Probate Court
Order for publication in Wakefield Advocate announces hearing on Oct 10 1917 at 10 am in Go Geble County Probate Court for Thos e O Brien estate. Joe Kadowski seeks authority to have administrator convey real estate per a lifetime contract. Judge Curtis Buck oversees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Michigan
Wakefield Advocate
Curtis Buck
For Sale Driving Horse with Harness and Gear
For sale an eight year old driving horse with driving and work harness, cutter, robes, blankets and related gear. For particulars apply at the stated address.
Worries of Servants Tie Royal Talk to Ancient Rulers
The piece notes Charles Dickens discussed domestic service with Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace, highlighting shared concerns over rising food costs. It cites the Louisville Courier Journal and muses how ancient monarchs and famous figures might have faced similar culinary frictions, imagining Darius, Cheops, Diogenes, and Nebuchadnezzar contending with kitchens and chefs.
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Springfield Republican
Charles Dickens
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Louisville Vourier-Journal
Windsor
Darius
Suez
Nebuchadnezzar
Weddings and a Summer Romance Across a Hotel Court
Gordon meets Lolita at a summer hotel as he woos a mysterious gray eyed lace maker. She reveals her wedding plan to Captain Mateer and returns later to confront her past while Gordon declares eternal love. A twist of fate shows Lolita as the lace maker and the pair face a future by the sea.
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Gordon
Lolita
New England
Lorita
Mateer
Paul
Capt
Paul Mateer
Gordor
Oakhurst
Miss Gray Eyes
Hiro
McClure
On the Road to Braddock A Misunderstanding Deepens
Lawrence Brooke and Mary confront a broken engagement as a letter reveals a secret child and the possible past of Mary with the Brooke family. A planned trip devolves into a tense drive toward Rockville as they seek truth behind the rift and a hinted escape.
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Dorothy Tennant
Grahame
Lawrence Brooke
Giri
Brooke
Dorothy
Messise
Lawrence
Braddock
Mary
Endicott
Charles Endicott
Boston
Maury
Maory
Rockville
Gretna
Mar
Tam
Dunbar Medal Emerges as First Universal War Medal
The Dunbar Medal, authorized in 1650, is cited as the prototype of modern war medals issued to all ranks. Oliver Cromwell objected to his portrait on the medal, urging parliament to show the army and parliament instead, but the obverse retained Cromwell’s effigy amid a distant battle.
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Oliver Cromwell
England
Dunbar
Cromwell
London
Parliament
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Menominee
Holland
Chassell
R. E. Condy
Crystal Falls
Mr. Condy
Wolverine Club
Wico
John Novakoski
Century
McKinley
Triplett the Jeweler of
Ironwood
Fire Department
Red Cross
James Standley
Tony Selsemeyer
L. W. Margison
Fred Green
Frank Kanieski
Alvin Rummel
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Phillip Hood
Andy Hood
Fred Jarvis
Hurley
Fred Roberts
Florence
H. Peltier
Marquette
Isaac Cox
Frank Cavander
Wakefield
W. H. Roberts
Frank Hoffner
Chester Roberts
Curiis
Egypt
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