His Trouble
A stenographer quibbles over funds while unemployed talk turns to rehabilitating his dwindling bank account. He says he has already written a letter asking for three thousand dollars and fears harm if he mails it to anyone.
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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1915
Page
11
European News Highlights and U.S. Publishing Totals
The Louisville Courier Journal notes broad European news with a light exchange about global events. It reports that in the United States last year 18 to 175 new books were published and about 1.5853 new editions of old works appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Memory Lesson From a Salted Table Tale
A quotation attributed to Lawrence Hutton recalls a tale told by Youth's Companion about a waitress named Maggie who forgets salt. The narrator uses a stepladder demonstration to show how a memory lesson can fix a detail for good. The story emphasizes clever instruction over admonishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hutton
Maggie
Utton
Covering Cream Cans Keeps Dairy Cool on Road
Farmers and creameries should cover cream cans during transport to town. A simple wet burlap cover can keep cream cooler, reducing temperature rise by about two degrees over typical hauling distances.
Quick Relief Claim For Cuticera Soap And Ointment
An advertisement promises a hot bath with Cuticera Soap and gentle Cuticera Ointment to relieve eczema rashes and irritations in infants and children, with free samples by mail and an address in Boston. A separate line offers a joke about getting up at work with a mule on the hind leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthera
Boston
Andér
Denison's Coffee Advertises A Unique Appeal
An old promotional line extols Denison's Coffee as a fail-safe choice. It touts its appeal amid boasting shoppers and hints at a playful contrast with pretentious attitudes. The phrasing suggests a lighthearted marketing tone of the era.
Sunset Over Lake Michigan Replies From Carney
A Chicago Herald quotation recalls detective Carney dismissing a visitor’s praise of a sunset over Lake Michigan. He asserts the sun sets only about a mile from his home, highlighting Carney’s wry wit and local pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy” Rohan
Car Per
Lake Michigan
Carney
Chicago Herald
Damrosch Receives Doctor of Music Title Satirized
Columbia University awarded Walter Damrosch the Mus Doc degree and received a witty note from Alexander Lambert. Lambert wrote I am so glad that you are a doctor of music and added If I get sick of music I shall know where to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Walter Damrosch
Alexander Lambert
Which Nations Will Win in the War and Coffee Its Effects
A reader notes the war outcomes vary and men face ups and downs. An anecdote extols Postum as a healthier coffee substitute after quitting coffee due to bilious symptoms. The ad claims Postum promotes clearer health, weight gain, and “bright thoughts,” with two forms and pricing from Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich. There’s a reason for Postum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Seen and Heard in Michigan local notes mix
A compendium of Michigan items reports appointments such as Dr C O Snedeker to the state osteopathy registry by Governor Ferris, plus a string of local incidents. A German William Frieze hanged himself in Tallman and Allegan barns burned in lightning, while a Cadillac lumberjack narrowly survived a hot water bottle explosion. Grand Rapids records life-saving police actions and jail terms, and Kalamazoo reunites a long-lost sister. Governor Ferris appoints McKay as Kent assignment clerk. The St Johns barn blaze causes heavy losses, and other notes cover Y M C A leadership, a plan to train state guards, and Elks temple events in Petoskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
C. O. Snedeker
Detroit
State Board of Registry
Ferris
Snedeker
T. L. Herrorder
Ladington
William Frieze
Tallman
Frei F. Friese
Ludington
Allegan
Alfred Clark
Clark
Cadillac
John Sentz
Cammer Diggins
Sentz
Bar City
Grand Trunk
F. W. McDonald
Burlington
Isaac Sheler
Lucas
Charlotte—Claude Snow
W. T. Bryan
Perrine Show Quarters
Ionia
Grand Rapids
Mattie Rice
Herman van Dam
Michigan State Hospital
Kalamazoo
Hodenpul
M. H. Seitz
Frank J. McKay
Kent County
James PP. Kingman
Kalamazoo City
McCullough
East Tolego
St. Johns
Earl Vincent
Jackson
O. R. Largent
Flint
Frst
J. B. Modesitt
Parshal
Maurice S. Gogie
D. C. van Gercook
Eaton County
A. C. Sawhill
Ann Arbor
National Guard
Charles R. Sligh
Sligh
Plattsburg
Cvate
Port Huron
Cunningham
Michigan Railroad Commission
John L. Black
Green
Pere Marquette
Petoskey
New
Elks Temple
Elks
Michigan Lodge of Elks
War in Europe a Year Ago This Week
A period recaps actions from Sept 13 1914 highlighting German reverses at Nancy Luneville Amiens and Revigny along with occupation of Aisne positions. Russian gains near Lemberg and Grodek. Japanese in Kiaochow. anti Austrian demonstrations in Rome. Red Cross ship sailing from New York. battles ongoing from Noyon to Verdun and Antwerp advances. The report notes bombardments, reprisals, and shifting fronts across Belgium France and Russia with various battles, occupations, and naval actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Luneville
Amiens
Revigny
Brabant-le-Roi
Aisne
Louvain
Malines
Bortzy
Thain
Lemberg
Karanga
British East Africa
Germans advance and cities siege across World War I fronts
Germans destroy Termonde and bombard Reims damaging the cathedral as the Battle of the Aisne presses. Ali lies retreat while Germans push in the center. Russians seize Siniava Sambor and Kazeshow. German forces advance toward Russians in Suwalki. A British garrison repels Germans at Nakop Africa. Antwerp faces German air raids as President Wilson receives a global women’s appeal and a Friends conference call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Termonde
Reims
the Aisne
Sambre
Suwalki
Nakop
Africa
Antwerp
New tiny telephone receiver fits in the ear
A life guard recalls a tough rescue saying it was hard but successful. A relieved woman thanks him and asks him to retrieve her bathing cap. A second note mentions a new telephone receiver so small it can be inserted into the ear rather than held.
Denison's Coffee Sparks Odd Whims and Weddings
The fragment hints at quirky social banter about chant requests, notes a large number of female blacksmiths in England, and touches on romance where kissing can lead to marriage. It reads as a collage of light anecdotes and local color from a bygone era.
One on the Wife Cord Reminder Gaffe
Humorous exchange centers on a cord tied to a finger as a wife’s reminder for posting a letter. The man admits the note was forgotten because the wife failed to hand him the cord. The wry moment captures domestic humor and miscommunication.
Ruth’s Castor Oil Clash Sparks Tiny Hectic Whim
A child named Ruth resists medicine as her mother calls in a doctor. The doctor prescribes castor oil, and Ruth protests that it is her favorite hate, revealing a small domestic moment of toddler defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Daily Thought by Leopardi on Disenchantment and Hope
A concise reflection notes that even the most disenchanted person can feel partial reconciliation when the world briefly smiles. The quotation emphasizes the enduring pull of hope amid deep skepticism and disappointment.
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