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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
3
Fragments reveal a crowded narrative set aboard trains and in rooms with characters Toye Blanche and Walter Cazalet. The dialogue hints at a murder mystery, photo evidence, and a tense plan to confront or protect a man linked to a crime while alliances shift and loyalties are tested.
The article recalls Percy Scholes on English prisons, notes harmony disturbances as Brodsky, Richter, Breisler, and Lamond move in wartime Europe. It speaks of Wagner’s persistence in England, Beethoven’s legacy, and Bach Brahms celebrated on English strings. It also cites a Paris telephony test achieving 190 words a minute.
Excerpted scene unfolds at Nell Gwynne's Cottages with Blanche, Tore, and Cazalet amid risk and suspicion. A warning visit, past loyalties, and moral doubt frame a tense moment as characters confront potential crime and future danger. Ragtime discussion ends the excerpt with musings on mood and national temperament.
A satirical musing on hyporisy and masculine bias. The narrator mocks spurious devilishness and the facade of domestic respectability. Accusing someone of deceit while feigning friendship is described as a sly but common social tactic.
A Globe style note parodies a fashion obsessed wife who consoles a stingy husband with Turkish baths and wardrobe schemes. In a separate tip, the Toledo Blade advises burying brown spots on old china to remove them, noting darker stains need more effort and that the method won’t burn delicate pieces.
A 19th century tale recalls a girl rider who dressed as a man to race for Cherokee Strip land openings. The story recounts Joe Jennings, Col. Elray McElroy, and the birth of Jennings town after a land claim victory won by the young rider who helped name the settlement.
In Marquette, a cross shaped plant grows from clover in a library pot. Custodian Peter Dalf reported three years of growth with two upper shoots forming a right angled cross. Experts from Northern State Normal School examined the plant, unable to identify it.
A Chicago man named Posledsy and his companion met a polite stranger on Blue Island Avenue who offered help and asked to place money in Posledsy’s wallet. The stranger prompted Posledsy to transfer thirty three dollars, then vanished after the epileptic man guided Posledsy home to 2215 Sawyer Avenue.
The piece asserts anklets and flowers as new fashion, noting wear above the waist and a vogue shift. It mentions Parisian tastes and the growing appeal of accessorizing with delicate jewelry paired with imagination, while prompting caution about overstatement in trends.
The fragment describes shops complying to carry kneeling cushions, mentions old customs, and names ram sweet peas and chrysanthemum as attractive flowers though the latter should be avoided from cabbagebed varieties. It reads as a garbled instruction with references to cushions and flowers.
Dr William C Farabee leads University of Pennsylvania researchers who traced the Mundurtcus Indians in Brazilian wilds. After months away from civilized areas the team records language, customs, and folklore, aiming to clarify their relation to the Tupi people.
In La Crosse Wisconsin a locker at a local school contained four nests of water moccasins. A reptilian mother appeared eager to educate her family and caused a panic as the locker was opened. Some snakes died. others vanished into floor holes.
An enterprising wife converts a wooden clothes horse into a three panel screen that, when opened, hides a bed behind it. The six foot tall unit uses cretonne to blend with room curtains and includes pockets for clothing, toilet articles, and belongings, keeping the space neat and private.
In Canonville Oregon a decades old mystery emerges from a rusted bear trap where a leg bone is found. The partial skeleton is believed to be Blynn an eccentric old trapper who vanished seventeen years ago while hunting in the eastern Josephine county timbered headwaters of Fortune creek.
In North Wales a mistaken rumor claiming a ghost of Hiram P. Bartzell, former Central hotel proprietor, appeared to a Black man named Joe Ben at Squidertor sparked a tense encounter. The man implored that "Lawd" Mercy Harteell had never done him wrong, while denying any cross.
Elizabeth N. four of Lorraine states Elsie Eger was waking her father when a pistol went off. He aimed at his daughter and fired, the bullet struck her forehead. She was taken to the General hospital. Eger claims the shooting was accidental, thinking the pistol unloaded, held in detention and distressed.
A sewing tip explains braiding near the skirt edge to shield hems from wear. Baste the braid before ripping the hem, insert a small stiffener like cardboard, and push it through to finish. If matching fabric is hard, use the selvedge as the binding edge for a neat finish.
The guidance recommends brushing and beating the mattresses fortnightly, placing them near open windows in sunlight when possible. Brushing helps remove white dust from the body from the creases of the mattress covers, with regular brushing advised every day in touch weather.
Fragmentary OCR fragment mentions flowers in dewired or dainty varieties and a possible reference to art and decoration. No clear events or entities present.
Fragmentary text appears to describe a household pet topic and a meme test involving a horse named Renilla. The passage references a site or page with unclear content and garbled phrases about video. No clear events or proper names beyond Renilla are confirmed.
The provided text is garbled OCR with numerous misspellings and nonstandard phrases, lacking coherent events or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item with clear people places or organizations.
The text discusses shams and their use in maintaining an immaculate pillow appearance. It notes large slips placed on pillows during making and removed at night to reduce wear, warning against disguising unfresh items and encouraging proper maintenance.
A fashion survey notes black materials offer endless possibilities for elegant costumes. To achieve formality designers stress elaborate tailoring, fringe, fur, lace, net, satin, and sequin trims. Even black feathers like black paradise are considered suitable accents in evening gowns.
The text discusses meat handrum effects in allover scrolls and single motifs, noting how vegue and Dry Goods Economy styles gain appeal from moderate chenille or velvet accenting. A fur border with delicate metal thread is cited as a premier effect, with thin novelty trimmings suggested to attract attention due to fashion’s favor.
Jeweled combs and hatsploms appear as novelties for evening wear. Gspphires and emeralds pair with amber or tortoise shell and rhinestones. Dowager styles include hindsems jet combs and combs set with jet, rhinestones, black onyx, and peoria.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a chaotic jumble of names, venues, and opinions. It references derby races, personalities like George, Abeares Vogt, and Tate, plus scattered notes on public figures and sensational topics. The text reads as stray newspaper scraps with no clear cohesive event or outcome.
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