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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
3
Washington reports say Taftback currency reform efforts faltered after a temporary measure. Republican and Democratic aims shift toward a strong tariff commission to study and recommend future policy. fellow officials and forester Pinchot's successor Graves face scrutiny over forestry and climate claims.
A Middleboro anecdote profiles Donath Sherman, who has never shaved, claiming life longevity and saved time. The piece questions whether saved minutes translate to real gains, contrasting potential missed education and insight from barbers with the supposed benefits of abstinence.
Wisconsin seeks to determine state ownership of about 46 000 acres within the Menominee Reservation and halt timber cutting by the federal government while claims are settled. The issue traces to 1850 swamp land grants and reservation creation, with state efforts led by Governors Sebastian and Davidson, and Washington lobbying to secure state rights.
A $30,000 addition to the Wisconsin State School for the Deaf at Delavan will be finished January 1 doubling instructional space. A new girls dormitory completed last spring now leaves the institution with the finest facilities among state schools for the deaf in America. The completion will be marked by a state board of control DIE celebration. New corporations and amendments were filed in the secretary of state office.
A fragment discusses mistletee as a parasitic danger to trees, claiming it slowly kills branches and affects entire groves. It also notes English women adopting pipes over cigarettes, preferring larger pipes and gold cases, with a shift away from cigars to Meerschaum designs.
Gripple Rides Bicycle is 12 year old George Anster, a cripple from Leicester, who withered legs uses a two wheeled pedalless machine made by the cripples' Guild. He propels himself by using hands for pedals steering and brakes with a padded axle cover and wood shoe strapped to the machine. In another case Tao Ardent a Lover Georgetta Forlans an embroiderer from Rue Sevres Ty Burts is jailed a month after trying to summon her fireman fiancé by breaking a fire alarm and calling engines to her area.
A narrator recalls telling a guardian to invest 15 000 in a city block that seemed wild to him. The guardian dismissed the plan, yet the same plot later soared in value to about 200 000 cash. The speaker laments missed fortune and notes aging advice becoming outdated in the twentieth century.
The article lists U.S. holidays and how states observe them including Washington's Birthday Decoration Day Labor Day and state specific events like San Jacinto Columbus Day and Independence Day noting variations across Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Texas and California in a reflective survey of national celebrations.
Princesa Avsguet Wohela wife of the fourth son of the kalser prompts a revival of a historic tree planting tradition in Mulehaunen Germany. After the wedding couples are invited to drive to a new roadside site where oak saplings will be planted to repair rural ravages from the Thirty Years War. A former Brandenburg elector began the effort and the mayoral decree bans youth from uniting until saplings are planted.
The Dundee Advertiser notes two century aged women Frau Dutklevitz born February 21 1783 Posem Prussian Poland and Patavashika born Mire W7St now nine months her age living Bavelska village near Sitka Alaska. Their long lives include memory of early 1800s events and large descendant support. An Alaska luncheon description from Woman's Home Companion details a formal table with native crafts, a totem motif, and a menu highlighting halibut chowder salmon roast duck berries and Klondike themed treats.
An eccentric traveler known as Echote of Munchausen Ha taken to ballooning and narrates a wild journey with exaggerated observations and dramatic peril. The piece blends fantastical travel prose with a distant whaling legend and the capture of a large whale near Port Arthur Texas.
Fragmented OCR summarizes a New York Tribune item about bankers, a broker named Howse, a $10 yellowhat note, and a portrait theft in the Wall Street district. The text is garbled but indicates a crime involving bank notes and a suspect connected to brokerages, with references to Wills and a possible public interest in the case.
A damaged, chaotic OCR passage describes a Birmingham court morning scene with a defendant misidentified by prior convictions and a shocked crowd as officers read drunken disorderly charges. The narrative notes a surprised reaction and a mismatched accusation record amid a tense courtroom mood.
The piece discusses ethnic and linguistic manners between Anglo-Saxons and Mexicans, arguing politeness is shaped by culture, training, and habit. It notes Anglo norms may seem abrupt to Latin speakers, while Mexicans should understand Anglo courtesy is not offense. It concludes outsiders should adapt to local customs.
The readable text presents a garbled mix of phrases and proper nouns including places like New York and Trieste, plus scattered names such as Ming Mayenne and Debra. The fragmentary lines suggest a chaotic report with references to events, characters, and possible notices, but no coherent narrative or verifiable facts emerge.
A garbled OCR passage cites a petition and references to places and people in a confused stream of letters. The text mentions Clay Tet and AEN soplinly Tonite and Foamy bay with scattered names like Whelch and Pheeniitereny Ut, presenting no clear events or outcomes.
A partly readable OCR fragment reports that Abe Lannion Ther, editor at Abe Lannion Ther, will be promesubed for Cen TEA. He may wage a dispute about payment of 250 dollars in a public setting, with a seven year tenure implied.
The Postum Cereal Co. sues a weekly journal for libel over an ad claiming that undigested food and Grape Nuts can avert appendicitis. Court evidence includes expert testimony on predigested foods and the role of diet in appendicitis, with names of notable doctors and laboratories cited.
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