20 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
1
A sales note lists various coats from 3.50 to 85.60 and a Black Kersey Coat with edging from 25.00 to 80.00. It also advertises umbrellas, silk plush, and shoes from Crossett in Patent and Colt Skin plus new shirt assortments with fronts and cuffs, priced from 2.00 to 4.00.
Listing of various gloves and mittens with prices and descriptors yields a chaotic OCR fragment. It references items such as suede lined, woollen gloves, and price notes like 34.00, 200, 1, 50, 25¢, indicating a catalog or advertisement for winter wear and accessories without coherent sale details.
Fine neckwear in stock from English squares Ascots and bow ties. Dainty strings and bows featured. Assortment must be seen with prices reflecting good quality.
A vendor showcases a large variety of handkerchiefs for menus and wardrobes in silks and linens. Many are offered in sets of four dozen per box, some are initialed and some feature fancy borders. Prices begin at .81 down to Sc.
An old advertisement promises “Remember We Are Kings in the Suit Case Line” and urges customers who have called on Krager and Warner to purchase a suit case to pack their goods, noting prices from two thousand to five hundred dollars.
Two young men robbed the Saints Bank at Colby on Saturday afternoon thrusting a revolver at the cashier and demanding $84,000. They fled in a boggy vehicle but were chased to Edgar, Marin County where they were captured and later confessed before a judge. Most of the money was recovered, and the pair face trial in Noilleville for the Clark County crime. Also review of a violin recital at the opera house by Miss Delia Thayer of Wausen with praise for her performance, joined by Cahill and Round on piano.
John Macher aged 72 native of Germany died suddenly from heart failure on a Saturday evening. Funeral at Lutheran church conducted by Rev Baum, body sent to Milwaukee. Survived by son Charles. Also includes Wood Camp M. W. A. death notice, Woodcraft fundraising, Waterman and Kammerer wedding, and local notices on wood sales and officers elected for the year.
A list of recently received children's and family books distributed to the public library. titles include works by Alcott and Leacock type authors, with many holiday themed stories and classic children’s tales.
The Wool County Medical Society met in Ua city on Tuesday at two city club rooms with seventeen members present. Officers were elected and two sessions held, one afternoon and one evening, followed by a social hour. Several new members joined, and papers were read by doctors from Marshfield, Chippewa City, Auburndale, Grand Rapids, and other locales. The meeting was praised as the most successful in memory, with ongoing sessions urged. The Onatda Qf] Company organization was announced in Shipton Wis with eleven stockholders and officers named A Kerr as president and Moody as secretary.
M A Bogoger plans a new bucket store featuring novelty items across all stock lines. The shipment delay has slowed opening, but he expects a lively pace once goods arrive. Inventory will include cin ware hardware wooden ware wire goods cutlery enameled ware brushes and more.
In Justice Brown's court last week A G Rice sued Abraham Johnson for 50 dollars claiming balance on a note to Kline. Evidence showed three 50 dollar payments and the note paid, the judge ruling for the defendant as the note was not reclaimed after the final payment. Also, St Katherina's guild held a successful chicken pie supper at Baptist rooms Gardner block with a long display of fancy articles attracting attendees.
Fragmentary report shows a lost Stevens Point game and a long list of community events. Mentions attendance by Stoves That Nacimal and local figures, with references to church services, meetings, and repairs. The readable text hints at a docile victory by an unnamed team and various parish and civic items surrounding a sporting event.
A partial list of names appears under the advertised letters section. Items include Laillen Chartier Mian Lapalan Mobn and others with unclear spellings and garbled phrases. The text references pension matters and a person named Phe puneian with labor by T. J. Gouper, but details are fragmentary.
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