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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR of a Victorian style romance by Victor Radcliffe centers on a bachelor’s awkward courtship and a thwarted engagement. The narrator hints at misunderstandings, social expectations, and a thwarted wedding plan as a potential plot thread.
An eccentric Beulah endures social snubs and neighborly pranks as a diary mystery unfolds in a small town. Threads of romance and mischief weave through courting, diaries, and a clash of expectations, revealing character tensions and late afternoon interruptions.
A scrambled historical passage describes a Thirmit Process involving aluminum and barium compounds ignited by a spark to produce iron and aluminum carbide at high temperatures. The text shifts to a tale of wartime distress over soda and a church mission gift, ending with a police magistrate interview about a drug-store opening at 2 am with two fimmy.
A vintage guide explains tinting silk garments using red or green dye in rinse water to refresh creams and whites. It notes gold braided collars as smart accessories for dark frocks, describing white silk bases edged with gilt braid and current styling.
Beaton Red Sox pitcher Kube Foster guided the team to victory against Philadelphia in the second World Series game. With two outs in the ninth, Foster drove a center single scoring Larry Gardner as he slid home for the winning run, captured in the photo.
Baron von Bissing, half brother of General von Bissing and governor of Belgium, a naturalized British subject, was taken from his Kensington home and interned in a workhouse with other enemy aliens.
Dr Richard Strong, professor of tropical diseases at Harvard Medical School, led the American Red Cross sanitary commission with Nish as headquarters. Dr Edward Ryan headed the American hospital at Belgrade and wears the French Legion of Honor medal. The work saved Serbia from the ravages of typhus fever.
Mrs Feng Chin Fung, a young Chinese bride, recently arrived in Beaton with her husband. She has begun vocal and instrumental study at the Conservatory of Music, while he pursues a five year diplomacy course at Harvard. Last year he attended Princeton. Mrs Fung arrived with a large collection of silk embroidered gowns.
Brief survey of early 20th century innovations and facts. Topics include smokeless warfare, outdoor cinema, white-painted machinery, absinthe production reports, Cincinnati water pricing plans, rail line counter tech for golfers, Filipino farmer schemes, tobacco acreage in 1915, U S borax leadership, film width standards, German voice range device, adjustable skate plates, champagne cooler, Formosa camphor forestry, Indian tuberculosis fund, La Paz pearl trade status, and Chinese Japanese bell tones via mallet strikes.
The article notes Europeans purchase books more often than Americans, with per capita rates of one book per year in the United States versus one in 3,800 in Britain and similar figures in France. It cites cheaper paper covers as a factor and includes assorted anecdotes on fashion, travel, and aviation jokes.
International Sunday School lesson outlines Elisha as Israel’s protector during the Syrian threat. The story centers on vision versus fear, the opening of the servant’s eyes to divine aid, and Elisha’s prayer leading to blindness and later provision. Key lessons include trusting God, using prayer rightly, and showing mercy to enemies.
Traveling grocer John Gilbert recalls a Sullivan county trout escapade with Bill Sanders warning him to carry a gun. A bear leaped from the Beaverkill, ripped loose his ten pound fish basket, and two cubs helped carry off the trout while Sanders disputed the tale. Uncle Joe Bunker later debunked the yarn.
The write up sketches a chaotic hotel night with gas leaks and a rowdy dispute over service. A traveler shouts about gas danger, forcing a tense exchange at a distant water office while anecdotes about professionals and a paw and son joke appear amid disjointed lines.
A distressed mother confronts Mrs Green over a neighbor’s terrier that bit her child. She threatens legal action and calls for the dog to be shot by act of Parliament. An elderly woman asks for a written account, replying she is deaf. Ends with a quip about 1753 having 354 days.
The ad extols Grape-Nuts as a success food made from barley and barley products, claiming it retains grain nutrients and minerals. It is presented as suitable for children and adults, promoting strong sinews and nerves and described as partially processed with all nutrients preserved.
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