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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
15
A laboratory visit describes the preparation of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It notes vast herb use, precise extraction, sterilization, pasteurization, and sealing in sterile bottles. It highlights patient testimonials from women claiming restored health.
An advertisement touts Mustarine as a fast relief for heartburn throat sore muscles neck back pain and headaches. It claims Mustarine is made from real yellow muss and warns against cheap substitutes. The copy emphasizes frequent use for pain relief and features a yellow box branding.
A lumber dock under construction at Lyus ne Swolen Ca xecommoedite Lts owl fevight eateriors stands above sea level. The 428 foot long dock will accommodate vessels of 4 000 dead weight tons via a lock system from the Ljuane wiver. Water fed by gravity allows one day docking, greatly reducing costs according to Popular Mechanics magazine.
An old time remedy advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound relieves all cold symptoms within hours with a first dose opening nasal passages and easing head pressure. It touts instant relief, no quinine, and low cost at drug stores, followed by other era notices about typist wages and beauty powders.
Treasury officials urge Americans to save during Thrift Week starting January 17 1920. They note wartime savings and War Savings stamps fueled a large rise in deposits and bonds purchases. Attorney General Palmer supports careful saving as a remedy to high living costs while government promotes stamps and certificates and converts Liberty bonds to stable 4 percent issues. The piece also surveys upcoming presidential primary dates across states and rules for candidate petitions and delegate selection.
A cheap water filter uses a large garden pot with a bottom hole blocked by sponge and a layer of powdered charcoal. Fill with water, let it stand over a tub, and replace charcoal every three months and sponge a few times yearly. Sea birds drink rain and hunt storms. birds have keen eyesight and flock to storm clouds. Walking Delegate Not on Wire Then notes Bob Franklin pulling electricity from clouds could hint at future telephone or telegraph strikes.
A narrator recalls asking a passerby in a strange city how long to a street. The youth replies walk ahead, prompting bemusement until the boy jokes about speed and perception. The piece includes quips from newspapers and a Senate jab about congressional speeches.
The fragmentary text presents a mix of quoted musings on curiosity and progress from a Chicago Tribune angle, with scattered unrelated phrases about fire making, Kansas City Stars, a child named Adam at a neighbor's during his mother’s illness, jelly at supper, and odd notes about cork trees and Bardinia.
Willie Hoppe, child of famed instructor John Henry Frank Hoppe, rose to balkline supremacy by age 18 and again defeated world contenders in Paris and France. His success stems from relentless practice, a lifelong study of timing, and his father’s unique system shaping his topnotch play.
Alexander Mackintosh, sixty nine, shows surprising vigor by lifting a 161b shot with ease at the Princess Royal Perk gathering in Braemur Scotland, appearing as energetic as a man one third his age.
In the American Association championship season of 1919 the Milwaukee pitcher Cavet started the ninth with the game tied and, while batting with a runner on third, his at bat allowed the opposing team to score the winning run as the game closed.
The Harvard student council voted tennis should not be a major sport and oppose awarding HH to tennis players. It supported hiring a varsity tennis coach and giving Y to Barvard men who win singles or doubles at the intercollegiate tournament. Rebel Oakes, former St. Louis Cardinals captain, is said to have struck it rich now.
At a meeting of Harvard fencing candidates Koyn H. Snow of Chicago was elected captain for the winter season. He heads a group gathered to select the team and discuss plans for practice and competition.
Walter J. Salmon, a prominent Union official, has been honored by Frederick W. Rubio, president of the Metropolitan Association, with his appointment as a member of the American Olympic Athletic Committee.
Charles A. Stoneham owner of a New York National League team bought Bally a five year old son of Ballot at Empire City auction. He races under Cyclists Going Abroad. Toronto Wheelmen’s association urged to send five riders to England next year with $500 set aside to help expenses. Maryland plans to drop basketball and indoor track this winter due to lack of gymnasium facilities.
The column discusses Casco Stabile and Bally as potential pillars for a rising stable, mentions John J. McGraw and Oriental Park in Havana, Cuba, and notes Connoda With Each Other. It covers Lee Magee and Tommy Griffith wintering in Cincinnati, Esch's trade, Roumanian tennis prodigy M. N. Mishu, and boxing revenue for Michigan schools. Walter Johnson’s 18 strikeouts for Olston, and George Coohs in Meadowbrook colors for Philadelphia.
The former Cubs manager Frank Chance once challenged Jim Corbett in Corbett's Twenty third Street cafe after attending the Corbett McCoy bout. A bartender intervened, Chance was escorted out, and the incident cooled, with later reconciliation though Chance still held the fight as a fake.
Harvard baseball and lacrosse teams make southern trips in 1920. Coach Spaeth of Princeton has fifteen eight oared crews training on Lake Carnegie. Legalized boxing netted New Jersey 50629.08 for the fiscal year ending last September. The Riverside Yacht Club seeks next year’s long distance amateur events for men and women. Polo and golf added to sports for American Army themes in Germany. Christy Mathewson denies rumors he will manage the Giants next season. Ambrose Puttman, veteran pitcher, now in the oil business and profitable. Lewis Koti, Three League catcher, injured with a broken leg in a Peoria game. Rumor from Detroit that Hugh Jennings will resign as reader of the Tigers to pursue law. Umpire Bill Dineen may retire from baseball to become a stock and bond broker in New York. Frank O’Neill, leading French turf winner, 58 mounts, 412000 francs to winning owners. Fielder Jones, ex-White Sox manager, mulls Vancouver club stock if admitted to the Pacific Coast League. Benny Gether, yardship star outfielder, signed by the New York Americans for a spring trial. Major Church of Toronto favors three athletic structures for citizens.
A commerce report states Britons breed rabbits for fur to supply large national quantities. The blue Beveren fur is lavender blue, long and lustrous, with hopes to yield colorfast natural furs. Separate notes quote Henry Chorley and a joke about military drills and life’s three Rs.
A quirky tale unfolds as a ghostly camper encounter prompts Senator Sorghum to withhold views. He states his main aim is listening to constituents and refraining from expressing opinions, letting others weigh in.
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