26 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1919
Page
1
Reading fragments describe American troops in Europe with references to leaders such as Pershing and Wilson. The piece mentions daily updates, frontline movements, weather, and training across German op areas, including Marne and Alsace regions, with notes on morale and logistics.
A soldier in France writes to his mother on Christmas Day describing delays, army movements, and hopes of return. He recalls routine meals and weather issues from the front, mentions friends and distant family, and notes plans to visit England as part of future postings. He sends love to family and shares a clipping from a U.S. paper about President Wilson’s visit. The letter ends with a brief nod to the front and the Kront trip.
Soldier Vincent writes from the front detailing German advances and Allied responses, the devastation of towns, and the impact on civilians. He recalls travels through cities, notes clean streets in some areas, and reflects on air raids, shortages, and the burden on families while praising allied efforts and his own ongoing musical work with the 47th U.S. Infantry Regulars band.
Letter from Bernard Kneppplay aboard A K I Germany dated January 7 reports his family at Allong near Mayon, describes his unit drifting between platoons, notes duties as Company Supply Officer, and mentions ongoing property accountability work. He hopes all at home are well and that he and his fellow soldiers are surviving hard conditions.
In Kushona the Menominee tribe approves allotting the reservation land among all members eighty acres per person with timber held jointly. Work to start in spring after delays from weather and prior issues. Keshena agency to stay under current jurisdiction. schools to continue. total land 240,000 acres with 140,000 added after allotment and 90,000 held jointly.
Notes show multiple breweries repurposed during a period of industrial shift. Guken from Golinbua and Portland’s Ranier move to tannery work employing 1,600, while Bouwood in Walla Walla becomes a choeuseal and soap plant. Fairmount in Wisconsin transforms into meal pre-plant facilities. Portland’s Broadlumping becomes furniture factory, Cedar Rapids converts to yeast culture, and Iowa City shifts to plastic practice company. Denver’s Ceovs switches to milk and other plants convert, Burlington and Salem areas repurpose into by products and jam operations, with Capital Print evolving from Star brewery in Washington to printing.
The piece argues advancing the clock by one hour aided business by letting stores stay open longer and helped city workers while allowing farmers to finish chores by lanterns. It notes mixed farmer views, some praising the shift as wartime gain, others resisting for peacetime practicality.
A. A. Peterson of Whitehall Bank and J P Rodgary, real estate dealer, are defendants in a suit by Tinoll Amundson of Amherst. Amundson alleges liquor tampering and undue influence to induce a hotel sale, claiming he received $7 000 for the hotel but was pressed to sell for $4 000, with other personal notes interwoven in a wartime letter excerpt.
In 1937 Wisconsin fires killed six and caused $1.5 million in damages in residential buildings. The piece attributes most blazes to careless practices such as defective chimneys and improper stoves, urging mothers to enforce safety rules and fire extinguishers in homes.
The Pobrunary tit of tit Catholic order of Foresters releases its war record noting 7,500 members in the United States and Canada. It reports 334 gold stars for fallen Foresters, 46,000,000 invested in American victory bonds, and $200,000 pledged to Liberty bonds and Canadian aims.
J G Swoboda state chairman urges counties to fund pure bred bulls as a campaign. He cites butter fat tests showing superior yields from pure bred stock over scrub cattle, with estimates of per cow gains and costs. Wisconsin Five Stock Breeders Association secretary A W Hopkins frames the effort as statewide, urging counties to join or fall behind in improvement.
Ashind Democrat Gil state candidate Burk Wiis announced a run for governor, resigning as internal revenue collector where N. Wells will supervise district tax collectors. The team projects $4,400 to be collected this year.
Fragmentary ad text lists names such as Sentlemon K W H Moyl Roe nepherg FH VT Tania Valier AL Rodowski Eugene Olson Steve folenski BE Ll Wisely PN box 138 Toities lenke Mrs Glara Ventgel Tish of adve Rapids Wi.
Ground Alabama hast cow and calf feed on Ft Survkel, offered up to 100 pounds at two dollars and fifty cents per price, Ineley Included, Nash Tradeware Co.
The piece notes Wisconsin’s lax saloon footprint compared with other states, listing outlets and drud stores, and cites federal prohibition ratification gaps. It mentions population figures and estimates of saloons in operation, with implied business closures as licenses lapse while economic indicators show currency depreciation of central powers.
The war is nearly over but work continues. The Ordnance Department seeks 200 senior accountants at entry majors from 2290 to 4200 yearly, 800 clerks in accounting from 1200 to 2800, and 800 more for assorted positions at ordnance facilities nationwide and in Washington. The income tax unit seeks travelers from 2900 to 4500. Civil Service Commission invites applications with details via local boards or the commission in Washington.
A guide explains building shallow fish ponds with minimal cost to breed small varieties such as crappies bass rock bass and perch. Proper design allows overflow to feed stock while preserving main pond use, reduces losses to predators with vegetation and stock management, and notes a local obituary for Mr and Mrs Jol Holatrane of Port Hawi.
A tallied industry shift shows 8407 papers reduced or merged in a year with 2660 daily titles and 16589 weeklys shrinking. Wages, staffing, and rising costs drive closures as publishers face scarce help and consolidation. An editorial tone notes social changes and lingering family stresses in small towns amid the decline.
Farmer seeks a reliable water system that distills water on the farm from a well or local supply. The ad promises pure, sparkly water at faucet temperature, temperate to cattle and humans, without pumps, using a self-contained setup. It offers equipment like barn gear, waste disposal, plane ning, and drinking cups, inviting calls or correspondence with a representative.
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