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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
7
Dr O W ood of Roselle New Jersey proposes a system that records entire church services including music and sermons to be distributed to non attendees by phonograph. He aims to reach those who cannot or will not attend services by providing convenient duplicates. A separate vignette shows a Denver witness mis-swearing as a judge corrects him.
Worn dialogue clips about sergeants and privates mix with old time commercials and jokes. Mothers urged to examine CASTORIA bottles bearing a long signature while quips about ships and a farmer income reflect a patchwork newspaper page from a bygone era.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. It features a testimonial from Miss Many A. Horner of Windom Kansas praising the tonic and inviting readers to seek confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. letters.
A farmer argues that despite vast agricultural effort and government data, corn yields stall around 30 bushels per acre. He documents seed selection and selective breeding experiments, including a rare two ear stalk that yielded more grain, and urges careful breeding, tagging, and evaluation to raise future yields beyond the current average.
A New York report describes a groundbreaking spine operation where a three inch diseased spinal segment was removed and replaced with healthy shin bone, offering strong recovery prospects for Vito Tasaguika. The piece praises advances in preventive medicine and constructive surgery as still in their infancy. It notes the imperial standard yardstick at London has shrunk by 2.15 millionths of an inch, warning of short measures.
The National Museum display of extinct camel and Alaska Yukon remains suggests camels and horses inhabited the region in the Pleistocene. Findings imply milder ancient Alaska climates and a possible Asiatic Alaskan land connection aiding mammal migration. A separate exchange ends with a four flush question.
Ealiepell Mont Charles Ordish and assistant Joe Motkhka return from British Columbia after capturing nine large wolves mistaken for lions. Hides valued at 25 dollars each with a 15 dollar bounty. Ordish uses two trained dogs and rope method to trap lions alive without injury, plans to film exploits.
Patrick Muldoon of Yorklyn Delaware reports a home incident after placing a new poison in the cellar. An explosion early next morning blew apart the rat meal and scattered fragments, leaving Muldoon wary yet convinced the rats must be kept in check to avoid further risk.
Passengers rode free for several days on the Alaska Northern railroad after new fares were not yet distributed to ticket sellers at line opening. Agents avoided charging the old rate to comply with interstate commerce rules. In Wilmington, Mrs. Burnham is seriously injured after a rat bite at home, attack following a rat found on a dresser eating candy.
A canary belonging to Mrs Walker suffered a broken leg when a rehair was pushed against it. A veterinarian injected anesthetic and amputated the leg. The bird is recovering. In New York a widow sells Washington hair relics, sending a small brooch containing shreds of hair once owned by President Washington.
A Clarkfield Minnesota resident describes long standing intense itching and patchy red and yellow skin spots. After trying multiple salves and medicines the patient used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for six weeks, reporting complete cure.
Fragmentary local column mentions Mudge improving medical status after large fundraising efforts. Reader comments joke about eventual repayment of borrowed funds for medical costs.
The mining industry has contributed over 40 billion to U.S. wealth in the past quarter century and plans an impressive display at the Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1415. A mix of dialogue and garbled lines reference a stalled horse, a barking dog, and a jest about a letter, reflecting a noisy, miscellaneous page snippet.
A fragmentary item hints at a quirky case narrative with geographic contrasts. It references Virginia and New York states, mentions sanity and insanity, and includes a playful, uncertain remark about being in New York. The readable text is incomplete, offering a teaser rather than a full report.
A fragment expresses concern over a young man seeking support for his partner in the family’s traditional way. The tone recalls social expectations and pressure within a domestic context. The speaker hints at shame and duty, framed as a question about stability and acceptance.
A fragmented, period-sounding collage recalls studio to stage life, names odd figures like Weedon Groremith and Mearher Birt, and sketches habits of anglers in bitter cold. Witty lines on integrity, manners, and marriage appear beside musings on pipes, matches, and old books.
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