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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
5
Wisconsin marks World War Relief Week with aims to boost food production and rationing awareness. The event emphasizes farming output, home meal preparation, and support for wartime shortages while urging women and workers to contribute to total food conservation and national effort.
A reader recalls the controversial portrayal of Salome in a Wie recy production. The critic argues the act presented the biblical temptress as a hateful, pale power, while noting director Sirloin’s cast and the audience’s reaction to the portrayal of John the Baptist.
Prices for flour and animal feeds rise in Wisconsin amid broader stock and grain movement. The administration signals action to manage surplus shipments to Europe while dealers in Milwaukee and Madison adjust listed goods, including patent barley, rye, corn, and white and yellow corn meal, to align with the new pricing plan.
Permits for flour advertising and powdered sugar sales are noted with limits. Sugar sales remain restricted to four pounds per week per household, with certificates required for bulk purchases and retailers maintaining sugar books.
A. Koult of Madison, accused of profiteering and violating food rules, was sentenced to one and a half pounds or sugar until January 16 by the CC. Officials from the U.S. Food Administration invited G. O. Veasu of Lowell to donate $50 to the United War Bank.
A dated speech asserts that America will meet Allied needs by voluntary economy and reserves to supply essential goods. It stresses the pledge remains in force until the end of the war and that the same populations must be fed until another season passes.
A description notes that the Pah Shin girl prefers tights because wearing them reflects the appearance she desires. The passage emphasizes the style choice as a defining look for her, illustrating cultural or personal fashion preferences.
An OCR fragment presents a dubious medical claim offering a remedy to remove catarrhal mucus and treat intestinal inflammation. It mentions a 25 year youthful vow, a “remedy” to cure various ailments, and an offer from Orta’s Pharmacy with a money back promise. The text is incoherent and likely advertising.
A wartime narrator mocks Kaiser Wilhelm by planning frugal Christmas gifts for German leaders and friends. The list quips about soups like ox-tail, mock turtle, and chowder to convey irony and grim humor as Allied forces advance.
The Tribune notes the War Industries Board has removed restrictions on weekly papers, deeming their current print usage too small to affect the general paper supply.
The article praises American livestock as vital to the war effort and calls for a Victory celebration in Chicago during the first week of December. It credits beef and pork with supporting Allies and urges continued support for the industry amid postwar concerns about food supply and national morale.
Census bureau estimates reported to the state health board suggest influenza deaths in the United States from Sept 8 to Nov 4 could total about 100,000, rivaling wartime casualties based on data from roughly 40 cities.
The National Tuberculosis Association teams with the Red Cross for a Christmas Call campaign before holidays. Premiums will no longer be sold publicly that year. seals accompany memberships to reduce public financial strain. The joint effort includes a $2,500,000 Red Cross grant to fund anti tuberculosis work next year.
A New York Times piece rails at fake stock schemes targeting Liberty bonds as war ends. It warns holders to consult banks before trading bonds, noting government ownership of oil and coal lands makes bonds valuable. The piece laments veterans and urges lasting support for those who suffered for freedom.
Members and friends of the Moravian Church in Kellmer are advised that preaching services will start at 2 30 instead of 3 00 as usual. Pastor C A Meflieke signs the notice.
Fragmented OCR text references doctors nurses and hospitals with garbled phrases about orders, sales, and town services. It hints at wartime medical care, patient treatment, and public notices but lacks coherent events or names for precise summarization.
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