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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
7
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a man’s self styled law aboard a boat in AMI Valley. He notes seasons passing, a winter voyage, and a later chaotic scene on a dock with whistle sounds and a red faced man amid fearful crowds.
The narrator describes a chaotic sea disaster with a Martian vessel sinking and passengers fleeing into cold water. He clings to life as a steamship captain drives boats away, and he is rescued by sailors named Johnson, Youson, and a cook while awaiting the ship’s captain Wolf Larson.
Fragmentary narrative describes a sailor's rough ashore escape from a ship, a smug cook, and a stormy voyage with a fading sunset on the Pacific. The piece shifts to a scientific note about a New York Edison storm detector using a coherer and relay to warn power stations of rising loads before storms.
A narrator recounts a perilous space voyage where his rhythmic dream becomes reality. He awakens amid two rescuers, his chest raw and bloodied, as Yonson and a Cockney figure tend to him, exposing a tense, broken scene aboard a sunbound vessel.
R G Murphy recounts field work on subantarctic South Georgia from November to March, detailing king and Johnny penguin histories and noting a penguin graveyard atop a snow pool when the sealing brig crew vandalized his voyage, hindering further data collection.
The United States health authorities display a wax model of the typhus carrier insect, about ten times life size and costing roughly 1000. The model represents years of work and reflects the wartime spread of typhus across Europe.
The article catalogs Italian white cattle breeds and weights, noting Piedmont oxen range 3520 to 4400 pounds and Tirian white cattle, including Roman and Chianina types, with some weighing 4360 to 3626 pounds. Breeders in central Italy doubt any such cattle have been exported to North America.
A quirky exchange features Bobby and his mother debating a rhubarb remedy and a doctor’s orders. The banter shifts to a later pun about getting up early, contrasting optimism and pessimism about dawn.
A Tropics native argues against missionaries blaming the mosquito for moral failings. He cites how the insatiable pest ruins sleep, defiles food, and carries microbes, claiming long exposure shapes behavior and health. The American Bible Society reports similar mosquito-driven hardship in Central America.
The Kanme City Star reports Dr Frank Gunsaclus claiming Americans think in bloba and defend his theory despite others arguing about war politics weather and perception of the country’s drift. The Old Dodger counters with critiques of blob terminology and disagreement.
The United States states the Austro-Hungarian government is responsible for the sinking of the Ancona after its torpedo attack with passengers aboard. Washington demands adherence to international law and humane principles, citing American casualties and the Admiralty report, and calls Austria-Hungary to comply with previous demands.
A reflective piece catalogs discarded human efforts and fading fame, describing the wastebasket as a grave for failed ambitions and letters, then shifts to a vignette of a citizen lamenting a broken bequested service and a gossip column from the stage door Johnnies. It contrasts bygone romance with modern communication.
London reports Brig. Gen. Herbert Campbell Holman of the Sixteenth Cavalry Indian Army wounded on the French front. Brig. Gen. George Benjamin Hodson and Brig. Gen. G D L Ayric of the Australians also said wounded in the Dardanelles amid plague notes. Also mentions Russian unrest and unrelated trivia items.
President T. W. M. Meyer of Ukiah Cal says European conflict halts earth science research. He notes observatories in Japan Italy and Russia refused to send observations to the International General Association at Potsdam, curtailing global astronomical work.
The excerpt shows a quirky dialogue about age calculation with Miss Arabella Bone Bill and Mr Jimpson, a device claim for a cream whipping tool, a book agent pitch on self help, and a joke about a man in a straitjacket developing an arciency system. The tone resembles a humorous, clipping style from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. It pairs social quips with gadget notices and satirical lines.
A fragmentary court scene recalls an old woman sworn to testify about the demise of a prize pig hit by a motor car. The witness responds with evasive humor insisting she needs it and the counsel pushes for a concise account of what occurred.
A fragmentary account shows a man drink Apple Brandy with friends then drift into a real estate auction. The garbled text mentions observers, a witness, a race, and a suspicious transaction tied to a purchaser named Walker. It references a city setting with trees and street scenes and hints at a disputed election or event surrounding a property sale.
Mr. Tomlinson testified in court that the trees were uprooted and rooted only in ground, cut somewhere in the wood, sharpened to a stake and driven into the soil. He added he watered fruit trees all summer, underscoring his loss.
Reports from Winneroueen and Golconda describe rabid coyotes roaming near Humboldt cavity and Sanders ranch, forcing men to stay armed. George Miner and Frank Lamb killed four and one rabid animals with clubs. A teamster was forced onto his wagon by a rabid creature, while a camp dog was killed defending against the intruder. In Johnstown, Howard Edmiston accidentally shot Mrs. Samuel Stahl during a hunting trip. Milas Ebert hanged herself after failed sneezing treatments. Frank Kinzle lost both legs in a corn husker accident. condition critical. Walter Wade arrested for trespass after building a hut and fasting in Van Cortlandt Park.
A fragmented and surreal OCR fragment recounts runaway tales involving figures like Vortheva and Astonishing, with scattered names and places. The garbled text references Leet, Chas Garret, Lud, Libri, and various odd phrases, portraying a dreamlike scene of youth, theatre, and mythic elements.
Alton report says a groom at a Pollen Magistrate Patrick Maguien ceremony attempted multiple kneelings and vows during the marriage rite. The couple identified include Koshenserrger of Alton and Minn Goldig A. Vat itoy of Torre Thanting Ind, with the magistrate urging quicker completion.
In Tevng pirk Chippens Palla Wis Felix Lagant die of tha ania traders te the geo after the enraged deer charged the keeper. Lagard hauled for weary an hour until help came. EM Nelson and Asetnre Panaery did not carry weapons and aided to subdue the animal. After a minute three men joined, restrained the deer, and tied its legs. The deer’s neck broke during freeing efforts, Lagard was taken to the hospital.
At Council Hill Oklahoma a dog fight ended with City Marshal Harrican killed by shot from farmer J J Gell. Harrican suffered a broken jaw and possible neck injury as bystanders, including three children, were present under a bed during the melee. Police report no charges filed against Let. Girl's Stocking Looted by Nepre in Chicago. Myrtte Cannonwine, robbed of $35 concealed in her stocking by a man described as a negro during a separate incident on the street.
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