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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1900
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR yields brief social mentions from Port Edwards and nearby areas. Names include Kathryn Smith Harriet Whitnesy Chas Whittlesey Mort and Mrs Tiragean, with scant details on visits, illnesses, and a few local events amid weather and flu references.
The Congregational Ladies Aid in Nekoosa elected officers at a meeting held at Mrs Raylint's home with Mrs Jogh Beadle as President and Mrs J Schieber as Vice President. Clara Steffen resigned as bookkeeper at the Mrages to return to Wansan, joining Jessit at Spafford Cole & Co's store after holidays. A third annual rabbit dance was held at Brooks hall with an oyster supper, and a birth announced for Mr. and Mrs West George.
An elderly woman wandering in a dementia state traveled fifty miles from Marshfield to Stevens Point, then to Stevens Paint where she was found by authorities. The night cold left her exposed, doctors later tending to her, while she recounted little coherent detail of her route or purpose. A complex, fragmentary report notes confusion, hospitalization, and uncertain next steps as officials managed her condition.
A fragmented local roundup mentions Geo Mowundi killing a pond coon, Mrs No Pepin in Slecens Point, and various shop notices. It cites a Christmas sale at Gail ball, a new toll site, interrupted city communications, and multiple garbled names and events including auctions, patent springs, and regional chatter about revenue agents and hunter stories.
Samuel Boynten died after a long life of travel and varied work. The obituary notes his early labor in whaling and shipboard ventures, later turns to philosophy and public affairs. A funeral cortege, led by station staff and Miss Bertha Wogedle, proceeded to New Jersey and then to New Orleans for burial. A Methodist service at the gravesite honored his memory with prayers and benediction.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Kletvig, Aube, Perfoct hunter, and Johin B. in an unsettled historical context. No clear event, date, or organization is established from the readable text. Further source material needed for factual reconstruction.
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