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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
8
A garbled excerpt recalls a domestic employment agency scene where a woman fears loneliness in the country. She notes a large family of 46 and halfheartedly objects to working away from home, while others vague ly discuss their plans. The passage reads like rough dialogue and commentary on fortunes and social expectations.
Two country club members discussed a fellow member named Bucky Brown who has quit golf. They recall his past temper and speculate on the reason, noting he once flew out his golf ball in a moment of frustration.
A Sunfield Michigan reader recalls a months long battle with widespread eczema starting as a scalp sore and spreading to limbs back and ears. After six months of no relief, two applications of Cuticura Soap and Ointment brought rapid improvement and full cure in a month. Ad copy and other magazine snippets follow.
At a New York luncheon Charles W Morse mocked speculative foreign investors. He cited a parable about a frugal figure who seeks something for nothing, noting the folly of chasing high risk stocks for safety.
Otto Kahn returns from Europe praising the fencing palace experience and the music and drama he enjoyed. He calls it a great privilege while remarking on the plight of the poor and contrasting views on wealth and poverty.
An advertisement features a physician praising Postum over coffee after wife’s observations of families using Postum in summer homes. It notes personal relief from digestion issues after switching, outlines two forms of Postum Regular and Instant, and invites readers to find their preferred strength and cream amount.
The tale follows Baldwin and allies Jennings and Healy aboard the Alton limited as they discuss price and power in Illinois politics. In Springfield, Henderson of Greene emerges as a silent, enigmatic figure who votes with his party yet offers no public input or action, perplexing colleagues and illuminating the era’s political climate.
A crowded legislature scene unfolds as lobbyists menaced threats and bribery collide with a farmer Henderson from Greene County who, pressed by a cagey broker, contemplates selling his vote on Senate bill 106 to pass a vetoed act. Amid clashes, the old governor and reformers loom over the roll call, ending with Henderson returning home as a public administrator.
In 1901 Pittsfield girls formed a lasting bond through the Golden Necklace, a 14 bead link engraved with each engaged or married member’s initials and spouse’s year. Seven have worn it as engagements and marriages unfolded, now to adorn Miss Rosamond Hull as her engagement to Harold F. Morse of Binghamton, N. Y., is announced.
The Paris correspondent of the New York Sun revisits a tale from Queen Wilhelmina’s youth noting her early struggles to learn Gogtish and her mixed feelings about England. It recalls her map of Europe with a giant Holland and tiny Great Britain and her quip about Land of Mins S. and a later remark to England’s minister about loving Englishwomen. The item ends with a separate Australian real estate dispute about a young woman seeking land and a husband.
A Washing hotel discussion centers on a Tennessee senator's remarks about defining a genuine family dispute. In a southern courtroom a black husband and wife face disturbing the peace, the man explaining a kitchen conflict over a coin, a wash, and a skillet, leading to a brawl.
George Ade at Ungolden Farm discusses matrimony with guests. He remarks marriage broadens a man, and then adds a humorous aside about his preferred term flatten, echoing his known witticisms.
An old line of advertisements and a courtroom style dialogue appear. The text includes a Castoria endorsement claiming safety for infants, a burglar scene at night, a skin ailment remedy by Tyree, and a domestic exchange about marriage vows with Mrs Meekley and Miss Strongmind debating obedience.
Fragmentary lines note self supporting families and a boast about a man inventing wireless politics. Mentions Hadfield's Belgium Ointment sold at Hamiware and Harness stores with a questionable guarantee. The text blends odd product promotion with social commentary.
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