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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
3
Modern barns with concrete two generations and hollow clay tiles are described as energy efficient, ventilated, and sanitary. The design features eight horse stalls per side, feeding alleys, sunlit outer walls, and overhead litter and feed carriers to boost livestock health and farm productivity.
An analysis of a proposed American role in Armenia and Ararat under a League of Nations mandate. It covers geography, climate, and ancient lore about Noah’s Ark, plus a curious depiction of Armenian marriage customs and expected behavior for American troops. The piece highlights the practicalities of living in a mountain republic and the social etiquette Americans would encounter.
In Detroit Free Press humorous slow work exchange a doctor and mother discuss a baby’s odd behavior. The physician’s earlier tests show nothing clearly wrong while the frantic mother cites strange actions and a loaded revolver incident. A reaction comes when the mother mentions Gen Pershing’s visit, shifting the doctor’s suspicion to a possible harmless cause.
A historical note describes the Conscience Fund overseen by the division of public moneys. Letters and remittances are filed, writers often reveal names, and the treasury department sends newspaper notices acknowledging receipts. The piece references Theodore Roosevelt and themes of public virtue and reform.
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes a widespread rise in luxury purchases as six silk shirts spark a national craze fueled by wartime wages. Merchants say laborers and farmers alike are buying multiple shirts, paying high prices, with demand spilling into farm towns and forecasts of even higher prices next spring.
Clean nests and floors reduce egg spoilage and foot dirt, keeping hens entering tests clean. Avoid overcrowded roosts to curb mites and lice and maintain comfortable fowls. Excellent Timothy Meadows promoted for soil drainage and potential use for vegetables when practicable. Cow testing associations urged as strong incentives to boost dairy production. Small. useful advice on toads living around homes controlling pests.
A collection of curious claims about life spans, kettle science, ancient swords, thefts, whale speeds, Thomas Blenkett’s blankets, Bryant Washburn’s relation to D L Moody, and vocabulary sizes. The tone mimics a newspaper trivia note from the Boston Post without strong narrative.
A collection of short sentences on friendship strength and courage from diverse authors. It blends famous lines about being a friend, showing courage, doing honest work, and reflections on learning and philosophy. The mix resembles aphorisms sharing moral guidance and wit.
A collection of proverbs with fragmented attributions from multiple languages including German Turkish Arabic and Portuguese. The phrases mix moral lessons about generosity honesty caution and prudence without consistent context or complete sourcing. Each line presents a cultural adage or idiom in terse form.
A compilation of love lines from Fletcher Chapman Byron and others. Poems and aphorisms present love as life’s end nature’s sun virtue spark immortal fire and a force that guides both mortals and saints. Includes Shakespeare Lamartine and Sir Walter Scott reflections.
A reflective meditation on daily virtues including punctuality and consistent kindness. It argues that genuine friendship hinges on steady faithfulness rather than sensational acts, leaving only sweet memories when consistent right action is practiced.
A collage of aphorisms and remarks on prejudice, marriage, charity, and daily life appears, featuring snippets about jury bias, a woman’s choices, comforting sayings, a rabbinic quip, employment hints, and references to sacred cattle in India. The lines reflect a period newspaper mood with scattered opinions and wry observations.
Hoopeston one-time “golden house” of Mrs. Sabina Cummings becomes scene of brutal homicide. Her son in law, Fred Buhler, was last to see her alive at 4 20 pm. Two men seen fleeing after search of the home. Ransacked rooms and strewn papers point to robbery of around 10 000 dollars. Several suspects detained as investigators press for motive and missing cash.
Coeds at DePauw University rallied in Mansfield hall to battle bats after an overnight break in through a window. 42 bats reportedly survived. A New York trust fund of 400 dollars was left to aid older dressmakers. A Cambridge note left by Morris Klein explained suicide by gas inhalation. A Kansas girl ran away seeking movie stardom and was tracked by bloodhounds. Convicts’ union call spurs sympathy protests by released inmates.
Clara Gunderhern died in 1912 and her engagement ring and two other rings, buried with her at St Boniface cemetery, were stolen by ghouls. Police and cemetery officials, including Rev. George Elsens Baeker and Charles Biglow, search the grave as the mother, prominent in North Side German circles, appealed for aid. The grave had been opened and the coffin top torn, though no jewelry remained on the remains.
A Hoboken jury awards damages of 250 dollars in a heart balm case alleging breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff, Pater Mechin, claims Miss Trddier Chingles spurred the suit after a broken engagement. The verdict marks him as the county’s first man to win such a balance against a woman.
Eureka Ganley James MacDonald a Methodist clergyman named in Mrs Amelia Smith Westbury estate of 87,000 dollars along with property. He also inherits 85 chairs 41 dogs 18 cats and many rabbits with care to be provided. Rabbits multiplying fast, he doubts year from now. Rivalry in Centralia Washington as Mrs Davis unveils new aster variety praised by locals.
Fragmented items report a theft by Davis Dexter from a New York mercantile launching company, a late night marriage proposal costing Edward Manske ten dollars, and a discharged reformed burglar Ble Till Binson robbed of sixty five dollars in New York.
A fragment from a New York hotel scene describes an elderly man dining quietly at a counter as patrons speculate aloud about his possible sorrow after losing a grandchild named Tane. A witness recalls his polite, ghostly demeanor and careful handling of money while he eats pie and coffee.
A scrambled pastiche describes Berlin fruit stalls, noting a crowded scene at a shop front. Shoppers press forward as fruit supplies dwindle after five years with scarce bananas nearby, while observers remark on reactions and attention.
A hundred year old Brazilian church event marks the anniversary with plans for building a Protestant church in Souen Ameren. The narrative describes exterior renovations, two portable structures, and community roles, noting a pastor and local attendees participating in the ceremonial observance.
A garbled piece speaks of a figure called Professor Willett Whew claimed to be “professor of everything” and mocks language limits in Honolulu. It mentions Bar Harbor gossip about a rural couple and a dubious “Pocket Piece” coin’s value, noting a dollar’s change for the Newertimer.
Fragmentary dialogue from a battered OCR page shows characters Seri tor sarghi and Alfee in an exchange about fear and plans tonight. Names like Mrs. Gartelly appear amid garbled text suggesting a narrative or dialogue scene.
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