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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment shows Fairfield Bartran and Co at Clint Building Green Bay Wisconsin with unclear names and entities. The text repeats and mixes abbreviations and partial names, offering no coherent event or outcome. No dates, actions, or outcomes are discernible.
A crowded notice page records probate actions in Wood County Wisconsin and public foreclosure sales in Grand Rapids. It lists estates including Monica Ponkratz and James Anderson, court dates in December 1918 and January 1919, executor filings, and notices of final settlement and claims for examination. It also includes sheriff sales for Wisconsin properties and summons in civil cases.
World fats supply estimated by Herbert Hoover prompts home economics expert Idise Glatys Stillman to urge fat saving. Suggestions include making pastry with less fat, baking croquettes, and using minimal fat in muffins and cakes. Also advise turning fats unsuited for cooking into soap and melting small soap pieces for dish washing and laundry.
The page notes from Paine Your Auto urge spring refinishing and repainting to strengthen durability and prep for the running season. It also announces the December 30 start of the college Short Course in agriculture, urging returnees and veterans to finish quickly to boost Wisconsin production. It includes a fragment on Andorra’s mineral wealth and a stray quote about a businesswoman and a planned romance.
The library adds many books for all ages with wartime titles limited. For children and adults, new fiction includes Ferber Cheerful and Tarkington The Magnificent Ambersons, plus O Henry stories and new Huck Finn editions. A wide list covers biographies, history, poetry, and school readings.
A fragmentary essay argues that long noses signal power and intellect through history. It cites Napoleon, Wilson, Socrates, and Dante, noting fighters’ noses and jaws correlate with strength, plus a claim about Jewish athletes fighting under Irish names.
In a London club a lean American boasts travels from Texas ranching to Australia and Japan. A question about his job reveals he runs a cinematograph show in the West End. A banker’s son misplaces a purse and a laundry comment sparks a quick dash back. Nearby, Eleanor, five, quips about a farmer’s windmill fan on a cool night.
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