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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
4
A garbled clipping describes a struggle with a creature or figure, with bystanders scattering and a crowd shouting phrases. The prose mentions dogs, a crowd around a cages or enclosure, and a price note of one nickel per head amid fear and confusion.
A long, fragmentary essay argues saving leads to collective and personal prosperity, contrasting communal sharing with private accumulation. It cites historical societies and critiques private wealth hoarding, noting public works and social progress hinge on prudent, future-focused saving.
The famed comedian, famed for thrift, once stayed with a Glasgow host who had just welcomed a son. After bidding farewell, the star joked at the door, pulling silver from his pocket and asking if he had a capper to fund a future visit, as reported by Saturckey Post.
French prisoners of war in Germany at Stendal are reported to their fiancés in France. Arrangements were brokered through the Spanish embassy in Berlin. A wedding ceremony with the bride absent took place in the prisoners camp at Stendal, and a parallel ceremony in France occurred with the groom absent.
A fragment argues that what average men call dignity is often self defense. It claims the self perceived dignified person avoids intimacy and exposes a blunt, defensive stance rather than true dignity. The quotation reflects a coarse, cynical view of social behavior and personal restraint.
The excerpt notes a refrain that the narrator and others sought escape from harsh wartime experiences. It reflects on the lingering dread and rarity of peace as veterans reckon with memories and ongoing fear in a postwar setting.
A short dialect exchange on ordering alcohol in a restaurant scene. One speaker asks how others know what to order while another mentions ordering brandy and pousse cafe, noting a simultaneous drink. The fragment captures casual dining dialogue with timeworn phrasing.
Meandering Mike asks if the high cost of living is worrying people. Plodding Pete admits the financial strain is driving him to consider taking a full time job soon.
A Louisville Courier-Journal fragment recalls a person fleeing harassment from barbers who press for tips, expressing fear and wishing for a hard face to deter them. The anecdote highlights casual street harassment and coping with persistent barbers.
A witty exchange questions the proposer Tom Miss Pluamuplaeh as three proposals loom. The speaker weighs taking one more chance or ending the matter.
Community group hosts a holiday gathering titled The Christmas Spirit featuring local performers and volunteers. Attendees enjoy carols, warm beverages, and a charity drive supporting families in need this season.
A garbled note urges practical aid for children and elderly in hospitals, orphanages, and reform institutes. It advocates kindness this Christmas by supporting those confined in institutions and those left behind in the world.
A reflective piece by Cassie Monglure Lyne condemns modern Christmas excess and laments lost Yule traditions. The author recalls Dickensian warmth, the Yule log, and simple joys, urging revival of carols and English Christmas customs from Jamestown to today.
A fragmented devotional passage discusses the effort to aid Christ as a troubling, restless act. A Christian woman tells her husband of efforts and doubts, highlighting how looking for guidance may fail to clear the mind and heart. The text uses metaphor to question the efficacy of helping the pilot by staying vigilant.
A reader urges trust in the pilot and to stop questioning safety as the pilot guides through fog. The prose argues emphasis on the moment and endurance over doubt, claiming the pilot has never erred in all time and eternity.
A garbled reminiscence describes a festive Boston scene with lights and carols along Commonwealth Avenue and public gardens. The piece reflects on Christmas joy, community warmth, and the idea that true friendship grows from mutual understanding across ages.
A brief fragment captures a whispered Christmas quip about sending a wax doll to a sister. The aunt asks why not send a gift while a child notes they already have two meat dolls at her house.
The dialogue depicts a flirtatious moment beneath mistletoe, with a character accusing the other of misreading signals and questioning if he was the right man. The scene centers on expectations and social etiquette in a charged encounter.
Henry Carruthers invited to play Santa for the Williams family becomes entangled in a prank gone wrong. His covert entry through a basement window leads to a chaotic coal chute mishap, a dust-filled plunge, and a comic rescue amid a merry Christmas Eve.
Fragmentary text discusses spiritual aspiration as a medium for high sentiments and inscription, warning that a false prophet may claim constant illumination and force a human hand to record their flashes, exposing deception in prophetic claims.
A fragmented exchange discusses longer days and whether the night before Christmas would feel shorter. The dialogue includes generic lines about learning and a child asking about daylight, with ragged punctuation and unclear attribution.
A brief verse reflects on Christmas time found to be costly and transient. It contrasts spending on gifts with simple cheer and notes that Christmas joys and pains visit once per year. The tone is reflective and seasonal.
The fragment references a demonstrator of the ideal and a confrontation with Dodsworth. It notes Dodsworth’s anger, his approximate two hundred pound frame, and a wrist watch sent by a spiteful person as a Christmas present.
A praaled student of politics asks if women voters defeated Mr Seeker while Mr Twohble downplays the question. A wife who is a sudrigist provides a complex vote analysis, leaving the true winner unclear.
An advertisement claims Cuticura soap cleanses and purifies skin with hot water, followed by Cuticura ointment to soothe and heal. It promises instant itching relief, clearing pimples, dandruff removal, and healing of rough sore hands, offering free samples by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston Soll.
Miss Cayenne asks if a problem play is enjoyable and replies that it is the only way to discuss scandal without harming anyone. The dialogue reflects witty resistance to gossip and social scrutiny.
A playful dialogue unfolds as Archie and a partner lean close, share kisses, and debate hurt feelings before joking about a movie outing. The scene blends flirtation with humorous self awareness as they tease each other about affection and misunderstandings.
Dr L A Davies medical officer of Woolwich notes in his annual report that improved munitions area conditions help little against emotional grief and fear. Alcohol use rises. accidents occur in dark streets. poor ventilation in cellars for air raid shelters worsens respiratory disease. fear and shock shorten life for the elderly and complicate birth cases.
An acetylene gaslight in a large glass globe draws thousands of cutiworm moths destroying southern California ranches. A pan of oil below catches the insects, sometimes several thousand in one night. Cole’s Carholisnive claims quick relief for skin diseases and burns, with free samples available from The J W Cole Co.
In a brief humor piece, Mr. Chuggins counters a suggestion to take up aviation instead of motoring. He mocks the idea, arguing that an accident is bad enough in a car and a vehicle that lands him in the hospital at every repair would be worse.
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