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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
7
Public forum discusses the suffrage issue with Elihu Root opposing women’s voting rights. He argues suffrage is not natural but a government instrument and warns it would degrade governance and the roles of women and men. He claims protection of life and liberty rests with men and condemns feminine wartime paramilitary conflict as unsuitable for women.
Letters from Wisconsin residents praise treatment for ruptures and chronic diseases by Dr N A Goddard. A patient James Ives of Marshfield reports rupture cure without surgery and no truss. A Brillion family commends rapid improvement in a daughter with appendicitis under his care. Dr Goddard advertises his portable visits and guarantee with dates and locations in Wisconsin.
Jimmie Collins recounts Uncle Dan’s view that five months of intensive military training boosts a young man’s earning potential and life readiness. He cites a North Carolina example, notes improved alertness and discipline, and urges Congress to pass compulsory military training as beneficial for national defense and personal growth.
A church notices list Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Norwegian service 10:30 a.m. first Sunday monthly, English service on other Sundays, evening service at unspecified time. Rudolph services 2:30 p.m. first, second and fourth Sundays. Saratoga service 3:00 a.m. on the third Sunday. Pastor Theodore Reinke.
The notice lists stove wood prices effective after January 1 1918 with hub blocks and sleb wood per load and spoke wood per load. An extra five cent per load charge applies when credit is desired. No more orders accepted until January 10 1918. F MacKinnon Mfg Co. For sale doubles farm harness at Gall Nails Harness Shop.
Government guidance tightens potato handling with No 1 and No 2 grades. Round and long varieties run through 1 and 1 ¼ inch screens to separate top quality from culled tubers. All sold by 104 pounds. aims to reward quality growers and improve stock.
A Milwaukee Journal editorial urges balanced wartime spending to sustain markets. It argues conserve essentials like wheat and coal while continuing purchases of nonessentials to avoid market collapse and unemployment. The piece stresses using normal spending to fund the war effort and keep national institutions running.
United effort in dairy breeding boosts progress as Holland Guernsey Jersey regions show, with local standardized breeds attracting buyers, lowering advertising costs, and increasing local sales. Unity among farmers to adopt a single breed stabilizes stock quality and profits, while scattered breeding hurts market gains. A Wisconsin Farmer note adds a wit about failure and writing a book on success.
In early German invasion of Belgium a French fort near the border prepared a synchronized gun volley via electric key under Major Molyneux. A nervous Colonel Du Pierris believed dawn assault possible, but a misfired alarm led to a chaotic late night scene. Major Molyneux, caught chasing a rat, triggered the firing by accident. Garrisons steadied, weapons rearmed, and the fort remained silent at dawn.
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