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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1917
Page
6
A State Board of Health essay compares health to a bank account, arguing everyone starts with health capital from heredity and environment. Illness and overexertion withdraw energy, lowering resistance, so prudence and restraint help keep health balance high.
The Michigan Anti Tuberculosis association cites the Minnesota Board of Health urging redesigned drinking fountains to curb germ spread. Yet tests show varying contamination, while sunlight and open design are hailed as disinfectants. The piece notes a shift away from cups toward safer fountain configurations to reduce disease risk.
A meeting of upper peninsula land owners is set for November 8 in Marquette to survey land suitable for sheep grazing and offer favorable terms to western ranchmen. Representation from Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin is planned for a November 22 meeting in Milwaukee, with possible Agriculture Department participation.
National Wool Growers association plans bring sheep and cattle to this peninsula for grazing. Mr Hagenbarth toured E. and L. S. with Stephenson company representatives and expressed strong interest in the country where forage is unfailing.
The fall rabbit crop is large as hunters report good kills around town. New laws protecting rabbits have increased their numbers, making the sport of hunting with hounds exciting and more enjoyable than deer hunting in this region.
A short health campaign arguing that corn provides wholesome nutrition and that only eleven percent of national corn yield is eaten by people, with the rest used as animal feed. It urges higher corn consumption over wheat bread for better public health.
Mrs G H Smith of Brewerton New York shares eight to ten years of stomach trouble with indigestion and heaviness after meals. She reports that one or two Chamberlains Tablets relieve her symptoms and act as a pleasant laxative. The tablets tone the stomach and help it function naturally.
The Winona copper mine in Houghton county shuts down because copper cannot be mined under 24 cents. Its superintendent reportedly acts as a trib otator prowling for ore without systematic work. The piece notes government bond drives, forest asset claims, and wartime rhetoric alongside local ads and opinions.
A wartime editorial questions the Kaiser’s preference to see the bond drive fail and challenges readers to support federal borrowing for the government amid battlefield strain. It frames the issue as a moral test of American resolve and national credit.
Have a farm or property to sell and will pay two percent after sale. Contact Grasser Farm Agency at 212 Lewis St., Lynn, Massachusetts.
Frank Haggerson will perform jewelry repairs at Whitman’s Jewelry Store in Hurley and offers guaranteed satisfaction to customers.
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