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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
4
Public notice outlines subscription rates and mail matter classification at Grand Rapids Wisconsin Post Office. It lists display advertising charges at 10 cents per inch and two dollars forty cents for a four inch Tribune column. local notices and paid entertainments priced at five cents per line.
The article outlines a dairy cattle competition by the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture for farm residents. It specifies prizes for top butterfat records and herd production, with monthly judging and eligibility rules. It also mentions subscriptions for printed rules and urges support for educational initiatives aiding visually impaired students at the State School in Sunfishville and notes trades taught to partly blind children during a 13 week summer vacation.
A scanned 1910 style ad describes backache and kidney trouble claiming Woan's Kidney Pills cure. It features testimonials from Charles H. Curtis of Stevens Point and mentions Foster Milburn as US agents. Local wholesale promotions for shops and products follow, urging readers to buy and compare similar goods.
Arpin planned Christmas entertainment for Thursday evening December 3 with the Diet No. 3 class practicing under teacher Erost. A. Cowell and O Dingelduin noted as Grail Rapirs. The Royal Neighbors quilt gathering and local shop events are advertised. a cough remedy ad highlights Grad Rapida and other old time remedies.
Unclear text mentions individuals such as Roy Norton Max Shortarcde and Vorme Musk with scattered references to farming, a sleigh, and a town panel. The garbled segment lacks coherent actions or outcomes, offering only fragmented proper nouns and stray phrases.
A string of social items lists residents visiting and traveling between towns, greetings, and family updates. Mentions Rudolph, DeMare family, Kelloge, and Holgur Kellogy, with travel plans to Puxica Missouri and New Mexico. Also notes a resignation of a stenographer at Paper Co and a Christmas entertainment at the school and Peasley’s ball on December 23.
A Sunday and Monday storm rattled Fourteen Mile Creek area. M Rous traveled to Grand Rapids on business Saturday. Charles Winegarden of Wild Royal visited the Itero home weekend. W Z Smith was seen driving through the berg Sunday morning. Nina Worcola, a District 7 schoolteacher, visited F M Rons home Saturday and Sunday. John Weaterberg and Albert Musiuiaki called at Yao drought Wednesday. Albert Jaro visited Mr and Mrs I Tero and their parents.
An advertisement claims Dr Taylor's Antiseptic Skin Soap cures Sida Disease. It narrates a case of a baby with a skin condition failing other remedies until using the product. It offers a free illustrated booklet and lists a local seller.
A baby boy arrived at the West home last week. Mrs L Gaine of Tomahawk visits her father John Peterson. Congratulatory notes go to Mr and Mrs Fred Ormstedt on a daughter Dee. Mrs 0 Holstrom travels to Minneapolis and Little Forks Minnesota to spend time with relatives. Local schools plan a two week vacation. Mr and Mrs John Holstrom of Port Edwards visited O Holstrom. Engrid Birgedon came from Duluth to spend Christmas with her parents. Floy and Berdens Berg plan a two week visit with relatives. An offer of a free Chamberlain stomach and liver tablets is advertised.
Family of Leo Rudolph Ebacher thanks neighbors for aid in funeral arrangements and relief efforts after the drowning. The notice lists supporters, local shoppers, recent births, entertainments, illnesses, and misused remedies, highlighting community ties and ongoing local happenings.
Local items report the death of Natria Powers aged child, burial at Babcock cemetery beside her father, plus a string of brief society notes. Mentions visitors from Milwaukee, Pitts, and Grand Rapids, a premature birth, a fatal gunshot injury, and a policeman's testimony about health cures and election concerns.
A reader advertisement from Rapids Tribune touts a wintergreen compound claimed to heal eczema. It suggests a simple skin wash with healing ingredients and references a druggist endorsement, urging readers to try the product.
Fragmented notice notes Foley s Kidney Remedy claiming hexamethylenetetramine as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic, with mis-spelled names and dates. Probate court entries from Wood County Wisconsin reference Theresia Hoffmann's estate, intestate death around November 20, 1909, and hearings set by Judge William J. Conway.
Rev. J. R. Fly of Brookline Stay Mo reports his wife suffered weak lungs and was in final stages of pulmonary consumption. After using White Wine of Tar she improved and is now on a fourth bottle, with health better than in years. Sold by K Le Steib.
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