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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
5
Conmarcial and Probate Law and Offee advertise personal attention and offices opposite Church's Drug Store. Residence near 86 O Moore Photographer across from First National Bank. A.J. Crowns Attorney general Daw Mackinnon, Crand Rapids Wisconsin. Orson P Cochran Panotune test work guaranteed. Call 447 Thord Avenue North.
A clipped notice urges immediate joint advertising effort for Victoria Flour, signaling a collaborative sales push. It emphasizes the benefit to both parties and invites prompt contact to discuss web-based promotion and shared reach.
An advertisements tout Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach ailments including ulcers, indigestion, constipation, and more. It claims rapid recovery, no alcohol, no habit forming drugs, and offers a free book and refund from Otto's Pharmacy and Chicago manufacturer.
Fragmented text discusses opposition to water power legislation and debt concerns. Mentions presidential influence, county bonds, taxation, and financial risk of borrowing for infrastructure. Concludes with calls to scrutinize costs and repayment.
A fragmented note describes a plan to clear ads and brush along Bramund tlang and ronda in front of coeredses trees. It mentions Wallpocce Goung boards in the state and a resolution urging the legislature to pass a law to improve sightlines and destroy wood theft by Stevens Polit Jerrad.
A conservation commission report to Governor Philipp asks broad authority to sell select forest reserves for farming, continue road building in state parks, and fund remaining interior reserves. It details open seasons, bag limits, prohibitions on certain fish and game, penalties for violations, and an amendment to require horn length for buck harvesting.
Public notice from Wood County court announces appointment of a personal representative and the sale of real estate to settle an estate. The order directs publication to inform interested parties of the sale date and location, with detailed description of lands and parcels offered for sale under probate proceedings.
Thanksgiving gatherings fill homes across the district with many visiting relatives and friends. Local events include a Wednesday Vesper dance, a singing school, and a debate on country life versus city life. several residents travel to Grand Rapids and Marshfield for shopping and visits. Multiple mentions of hospitalities, light refreshments, and a large Thanksgiving dinner reflect a tight-knit, active community during the holiday period.
Next Sunday at 3 o clock Bishop Hamilton will preach at the First Moravian church. Miss Renato Rathske visits Grand Rapids friends. Miss Wdith Zimmerman returns from Rudolph. Miss IXate Rosenthal works at Meehan. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Knipple visit Milwaukee relatives. The J Brunes move near Grand Rapids. Mr. Williamson and mother buy the Hoffman farm. Edith Hanniman and John Jenson wed at C Adamschol. Rev Rathke conducts the ceremony as friends gather. The couple will reside in Kellner near the blacksmith shop.
Community items mention Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Holger Jepson, visits by Moddaugh and Sullivan relatives, Herbert Sparks returning home, plans to move to Montana, Miss LeMay hosting Ladies Aid on December 9, and Harold Nelson shooting a wolf. Several residents attended trips to Grand Rapids, road conditions noted, and Berth Lea enjoyed a new car ride.
Local pages report numerous visits and travels in Monroe and Biron towns. Listings include Mrs. Amundson's recovery, Thanksgiving gatherings, new cars, theater outings, mill work changes, and a $6 monthly pay raise for mill workers. Notable obituary notes for George R. Dawes and multiple social visits across households.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Lutz on Thursday Nov 30. Burton Fox nears completion on a new house. Cline Gradle of Stevens Point visits to haul farm products. W W Ward family of Amhearst Junction visits the L T Fox home. Mike McMann of Stevens Point sold King Co medicines to many locals. Thanksgiving relief noted as everyone recovers. Christmas in sight. Frank Wipfli Carl Wipfi O J Lou Mr Barl and Herman Virtel go hunting. Altdorf school closed midweek. Rob Leu and Albert Fritch buy new Fords. Basket social nets 30.15. A cheese factory is under construction in Altdorf.
Alichael Duval of Lincoln has patent No. 110,976 for a milk cooling device named Mike Altoater. The simple tube and plunger system drives air to the can bottom, cooling milk rapidly and extending freshness, addressing sour milk as a common dairyman challenge. Nearby Rhinelander residents discuss a potential long ski slide near town, funded by enthusiasts, with several favorable sites considered.
From the county board of canvassers in Wood County the report shows 28 Prohibitionist votes and 182 Social Democrat votes for governor McKerrow and Weaver respectively. In Marshfield city McKerrow 18 votes and Weaver 42. The piece also contains unrelated anecdote about a young man courting a girl named Gertrude with dialogue and period styling.
A Spokane Spokesman-Review item shows a teacherQuestioning a boy about two apples and urging unequal treatment. Tommy replies that giving the bigger apple would not be necessary, explaining the reason in a humorous classroom exchange.
Dr K A Goddard offers a free copy of Modern Methods of Treating Chronic Diseases without Operation. The pamphlet promises safer, cheaper medical options for appendicitis rupture gallstone colic and private illnesses. He will visit Grand Rapids monthly and at Witter Hotel all day Tuesday December 19 with no charge for a friendly visit from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
A fragment discusses milady hiring terms of seven dollars a week for house help. It argues such conditions push contemplation of simple life and wisdom in cutting work to avoid outside help, noting this could be wise or necessary in some cases.
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