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Newspaper

Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1924

Page

6

House for Sale by Gorski Family on Mortgage Terms

Residence formerly occupied by the Gorski family offers purchase on terms or at a considerable saving for cash. Apply to Mrs. Ida Boleau.

Gorski Ida Boleau

Frattyl Land It: South Africa’s diverse fruit export boom

South Africa grows a wide variety of fruits commercially from apples to peaches across the Union. Its geographic position allows off season access to the British market and also reach to the United States, making the trade remunerative despite shielded competition.

South Africa Union United States

Studebaker Touring Car for Sale by Owner

For sale by owner a Special Six Studebaker Touring car in excellent condition. Price is $100 if paid at once. Call 383 Tronwood or write P O Box 292.

Studebaker P.O. Box

Youth Crime Career Ends Behind Bars

Chicago report follows James Allen aged twenty one who plots robberies after showing a gun to a stranger at Madison and Jefferson. He boasts of his clippings and planned raids as Officer McNamara foils the set up. He is taken to a cell.

Chicago James Allen James West Madison Street Sle Madison and Jefferson Streets McNamara Desplaines Street

Thirteened to Death’s Odd Justice Verdict Report

An Fort Worth man Hl B Craig died when hit by an Interurban train between Dallas and Fort Worth at 8 18 Friday the 18th. An inquest noted 13 cents a rabbit foot a 1921 poll tax receipt age 49 voting precinct 58 and the coroner’s report states the deceased was thirteened to death.

Fort Worth Tex Hl. B. Craig Dallas Justice of the Peace

Sleep Disturbed Man Shoots Pigeons Over Noise

Detroit police were called to a report of shots fired. Albert Swatek leaned from a second floor window and fired on pigeons roosting on his roof, killing several. He said the birds kept him awake and he could not sleep. police released him without arrest.

Detroit Albert Swatek Wesson Avenue Lle Swatek

Relief for rheumatic pain with Jacobs Oil claims

An old advertisement touts Jacobs Oil as instant relief for rheumatic pain and stiffness. It claims the product penetrates joints without skin burning and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle at any drug store for quick comfort from rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago, and related aches.

St. Jacobs

Doan's Pills Help Houghton Woman With Kidney Trouble

Mrs Raoul Creze of 240 Calverly St Houghton Mich reports backache fatigue and eyesight issues from kidney problems. After using Doan's Pills her condition improved and she praises the remedy priced at 60 cents at dealers.

Raoul Creze Calverly St Houghton, Mich Doan

Young interne removes own tonsils in hospital incident

Norfolk Virginia Dr. Benjamin F Bailey a young interne at St Vincent s hospital used borrowed instruments and small mirrors to remove his own tonsils. Surgeons in a adjoining room watched in amazement. He is resting easy and local medical men say they never heard of a similar incident.

Norfolk Benjamin F. Bailey St. Vincent’s Hospital

Buried Fifteen Years Watch Keeps Time Kodak

After 15 years missing a watch was unearthed by T. L. Mount in a Kodak cornfield. The nickel case was tarnished and the glass scarred but intact. The stem ring was missing but the watch was in good condition and ran correctly after cleaning.

Kodak Tenn T. L. Mount

Levi Declines Chance On Raffle After Hog Win

In a rural exchange a stranger urges Levi to try a raffle. Levi recalls his single win where a hog was the prize, then firmly refuses any further chances. The anecdote appears in an Olm einnat Enquirer clipping.

Levi Olm Einnat Enquirer

Sage Tea Dandy Promises Darker Hair Overnight

An old Sage Tea recipe Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is advertised as a miracle hair darkener. Druggists claim it darkens gray or faded hair evenly, making locks appear luxuriant within days.

Wyeth

Ely's Cream Balm Restores Free Breathing For Cold or Catarrh

Relief comes from applying a fragrant antiseptic cream in the nostrils. The cream soothes swollen mucous membranes and clears air passages, ending nasal stuffiness, headaches, and nighttime breathing difficulties. Obtain a small bottle from your druggist and apply a little to each nostril for relief.

Ely

Bay horses offered for sale require ownership proof

Classified snippet describes ownership verification and payment of feed and care, with a lead in about a 1924 event or item. Mentions J a Howatt Kilton Michigan and a separate Ladies sewing at home ad by Kenneth Tackley Deaver 7 Karl Park Indiana.

J ‘A Howatt Kilton Michigan Kenneth Tackley Deaver Karl Park Indiana

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