Grand Rapids City Council Proceedings December 2 1918
City council in regular session presided by Mayor Cohen discusses street light petitions on Grant and Ninth Prospect, a Witter trespass claim, river road work, and a river dredging inquiry. Reports, expenditures, and an abstract request are approved. Joe Grain resignation and Herman BinnHoose appointment confirmed.
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Cornell
Cohen
Bumberg
Gaulle
McCarthy
Calking
Py -Getziatt
Ploftke
Lukdieski
Yeschke
Prebbanow
Wittrock
Damon
Tomsyck
Joffrey
Ketchum
Granny
Wii A
Berg
Grant Street
Isaac P. Witter
Grand Rapids
Wittar
Witter
J. J, Lukaseskt
Nick ‘Tomsyck
Bw. T. McCarthy
Louis Panter
Ninth
Prospect
W. G. Henke
Dale Street
A. Kamna
Saratoga and
12Th Streets
R. OF. Mathews
Sanntors
Fourth Streets
Port Edwards
G. P. Appia
Railroad Creek
Wisconsin
Gotzlaf
Jeffrey
Phillip
A. B. Snter
Joe Grain
Geo. Waterman
Drayage
Grand Rapids Foundry
Grand Rapids Electric Go
Kotelvam
Guffalo Motor Co
BA Win
Cyandall Parking Co
Wy Hofman & Billings Mfg. Co
Jenny R. Worthington
A. Staub
Blucknor & Post Pipe Co
Bossert Brod. & Co
Wood
G. Gordon
Postage and Telegram
Bourdalay
City Garage
Gaulko
Wohen Brog
Nason
Spear
Wood Co
Melephone Co
Maakinnon Mfg
John D. Smith
Griesback & Kelp
Mlectile Co
Ughts
Lambert & Harding
Censeis
Joseph Quaangrath
Hely
Nelson
Brown
Mr. Rivets
Asphaltam & Abdi
Sik
Paul Ristow
Robert Knuth
UAL & St. P. R
Fraight
Dohnso
Navaueng
Blackmor & Post Pips Co
Suwer Pipe
Arthur M. Morgan
Grand Rapids Electric Cos
Origin of the Red Cross Christmas Seals and early fundraising
A historical outline traces the Red Cross Christmas Seal idea to Jacob Riis and Miss Lily Bissell in New York. It notes the stamps' spread to Europe, initial sales by the American Red Cross, and rising annual totals from 1908 to 1911, including proceeds for anti tuberculosis work and broader relief funds.
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Beg Cross
Brooklyn
Bostoi
Ugal
Switzerland
Spain
Denmark
Norway
Russia
Sweden
Austria
Children's Hospital
Jacob. Riis
New York
Bissell
American Red Cross
United States
Sealy
Dollar Bill Chase Moral and Appliance Tips Intersect
A farmer spends a marked dollar that returns four times over two years before vanishing into a mail order payment. The tale links to taxes and the bill’s life cycle. The item then shifts to old stove restoration with cleaning methods for stove blacking and zinc care. It ends noting Malaysia ships snail shells to Europe and America for buttons, selling at about 16 cents a pound, via fishermen and collectors to Singaporean firms.
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Malaysia
Europe
America
New York
Singapore
Baptism Irritation Sparks Quip About Marriage
Little Sterling, taken to church for baptism, protested the water on his head and quipped as he left that he would never marry again. The brief exchange captures a humorous moment as the ceremony concluded.
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Little Sterling
Beng
Poets Declining As Publishers Set Example
A Norfolk Pilot magazine writer argues poets are declining while publishers set the example, framing a trend tied to industry leadership and editorial priorities.
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Norfolk
Doubleday Admired or Criticized for Airs on Street Corner
Quotations portray Doubleday as self important, mocked for pretense while waiting for a trolley. The remarks compare him unfavorably to a man who acts like placing a cornerstone, highlighting public perception of his vanity and affectation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doubleday
Order Limiting Time to Present Creditors Claims Baldwin Estate
In Wood County Wisconsin County Court Grand Rapids Wood County the estate of Ellery VY Baldwin deceased letters of administration with will annexed granted to Roland R Baldwin. Time until June 2 1914 to present claims for examination and allowance. Notices published four weeks in Grand Rapids Tribune. Court order dated November 25 by OW Conway.
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Wisconsin
Wood County
Bilery
Baldwin
Milery
Grand Rapids
Wood
Roland’ R. Baldwin
Ellery V
Ellery
Thia
Grand Rapids “Tribune
Noy
Ty Conway
Germ carriers spread disease and protozoa basics
Reports explain how individuals harbor and spread bacteria and germs, including typhoid Mary as a case study. The article notes bacteria survive in carriers, common diseases like tuberculosis diphtheria and typhoid, and mentions protozoa diseases such as malaria and sleeping sickness. It also touches on bacteriologists testing methods and a Portage Democrat exhibit on languages and dialects featuring Crawford’s stuffed specimen.
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Carterse
Soper
Mary
Ould Rangs
Rm. Crawford
Portage
Democrat
Grand Rapids Wisconsin: Growth in Wood County Center
Grand Rapids sits centrally in Wisconsin with abundant resources and rail links. The town boasts water power, healthful climate, diverse industry, four banks, mills, a Consolidated Water Power mill, schools, a library, parks, and two modern post offices. Population was 6,621 in 1910, up 46 percent since 1900, reflecting rapid progress and returning settlers.
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Grand Rapids
Wigconsin
Wood County
Iine
Nekoosa
Wisconsin
Consolidated Water Power and Paper Co
Biron
Camp cook heart failure on long voyage noted
Fragmentary OCR recounts a camp crew incident with a cook suffering heart failure aboard a voyage. Mentions crew language skills and a Crandon area note about Italians and an evil eye. Describes gold leaf on the Woolworth Building dome in New York with an estimated cost of 30,000 dollars.
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Boss
Woolworth
New York
Egyptian barber corps to report deaths under 1848 edict
In Egypt a large proportion of barbers are state functionaries. An 1848 edict by Ibrahim Pasha required village barbers to examine corpses after death and report epidemics or foul play to authorities with penalties for neglect. A 5 cent fee was paid for each death registration, and now the government fixed salaries for these services.
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Egypt
Ibrahim Pasha
Ber
Regiseach - Villege
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Kellner Coal. Co
B. M. Vaughan
Attorney 'At Law
Grand Tapida
Staub’s Electric Shop
First
Bossert Coal CO
D. M. Huntington
Auto Garage
Agency For the
Ford Automobile
Council Proceedings
Schuman
A. B. Sutor
Gus
17Th Avenue
Guy
FJ. & GN
Gowar
Wes Way
Damitz
Love & Dopress
R. Street
Sbank
Jon Waar
Conneil
Gorpon
J. A. Cohen
William Penn
RED Cross
Coral
SELE
Lawsilk
Wood County National Bank
Grand Rapids, Wis
Cointers
China
Geo. W. Baker & Son
Second and
Oak Streets
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