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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
4
Rose Stanton seeks meaningful life beyond social whirl while husband Rodney struggles between love and ambition. After a gala dinner with old friends sparks a debate on female independence, their marriage faces a reckoning as Rose demands recognition as a partner, not a decorative wife.
In Chapter XI a tense scene unfolds as the gown robs Rodney of pomp while the room's warmth rivals the cold tremors of the woman awaiting his return from the Lakes. She calls him to talk just as his steps near the stairs, hinting at a fragile rift and unresolved tension between them.
Frederick Campbell argues that light years separate us from distant stars, while nebulae show rotation and ring formation leading to planets. He describes the workshop of the universe with spirals in Andromeda and other nebulae giving evidence of solar systems in creation.
The text notes sweet potatoes have long been cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions and were introduced earlier than the common potato. It mentions the two tubers were sometimes contorted by walls or pests in the sixteenth and fifth centuries, and compares the popularity and qualities of sweet potatoes to those of the common potato.
A reader questions whether marriage should function as both a business partnership and a sentiment based union. The piece asks if a wife who can do nothing at home should contribute financially, suggesting a broader discussion on shared duties and income.
A scarlet coated bird in Tarlton keeps up a five month vigil for a missing mate. He mocks his enemy, the reflected image, in a dawn daily clash at a window. The tale ends with the bird's song fading and the tragedy feeling deep in his heart.
In Brandon and nearby Bogland a small town divider notes that tinder boxes remain in use worldwide. The piece recalls early friction matches from the Crimean War era and the South African campaigns, highlighting enduring demand despite modern alternatives.
Governor Philipp vetoes the W. L. Smith measure allowing city and district boards to provide meals at cost or free. He warns free meals favor rich and poor alike, calls it incompatible with constitutional taxation standards, and signals openness to a constitutionally framed lunch bill. A separate Wilcox highway bill would require town boards to open new roads within half a mile of landowners at shared cost to spur settlement in the state’s northwest and north regions.
About 150 men from various cities and villages formed the Wisconsin Non-Partisan League to elect legislators supporting statutory prohibition in 1919. Officers include John Strange of Neenah as president Henry Johnson of Superior as vice president and F J Yea of Stoughton as treasurer. The group plans a state central committee three members per district an executive committee of twelve a fifteen member finance committee and a general secretary. Resolutions praised the senate and assembly members who supported the Eyjue bill.
Madison reports the St. Croix county board hires Thomas M. Olson, previously county agent in Butler county Missouri, as permanent resident food agent. He is the twenty third regular county agricultural representative to begin work in Wisconsin. Oneida county started the trend in 1913, with most agents serving northern counties. About thirty counties now have temporary emergency food agents working with county defense councils this season.
At a Marinette and Florence county physicians meeting here resolutions were adopted favoring laws prohibiting manufacture of alcoholic drinks from grain during the war. Every member of both counties voted for the resolutions.
The Beloit Boys band of forty members will undergo systematic military training along with music instruction. Leader Oscar J. H. McNeil, a former English soldier, organized the band on a military basis.
Beloit YMCA plans to raise 3000 dollars for the war fund but has already secured 74000 dollars and expects the total to reach about 6000 dollars, signaling strong local support for the effort.
Madison F L Prentice chief of the youths employment bureau of the U S department of labor met with the state council of defense to set up a separate agricultural zone for Wisconsin. Wisconsin will operate independently within the labor zone system and a state director will coordinate with the state agricultural department and defense council. The plan seeks farmer needs on transportation, labor types, nationality, milking ability, herd size, and acceptable family considerations.
Governor Philipp announces state plan to prohibit gambling and solicitation near military training camps and to create a three mile dry zone to safeguard the moral welfare of Wisconsin servicemen. Adjt. Gen. Holway backs the regulatory effort as officials review measures to curb vice near camps like Sparta and Camp Douglas.
Madison fever toll in January to March 1917 climbs by eighty eight deaths versus last year, with 8 918 deaths reported and 406 still births excluded. The state board of health urges isolation hospitals as essential, noting an annual death rate of 14.2 per 1 000 and a spike above the ten year average though below early 1916.
Richard Grundgriper, a 55 year old retired farmer, drowned while fishing in Lake Menomin. Local authorities reported the incident occurred during a fishing outing, with rescue efforts unsuccessful. The death is being investigated by county officials.
Manitowock notes the death of Calvin A Cary a Civil War veteran aged 73 from a stroke. He was born in New York and died at his home. The obituary records his veteran status and residence.
Marshfield Dr K W Doege president of the Marshfield clinic received a government summons. All clinic doctors volunteered their services to the medical corps several months ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred aas celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Vinland. The couple are among the oldest residents of Winnebago county and are well known in the town.
Guardsmen plan a Duty day dance on June 6 to raise funds for extras including pie and delicacies, aiming to secure supplies and boost morale.
The Rev Walter Groff of Brandon has accepted a call to serve as pastor of Gridley Congregational Church, succeeding the late Rev BL Fones who resigned. The move brings Groff to Gridley to lead the congregation and its community activities.
Mrs. W. W. S. Whyte of Madison arrives in Stevens Point to teach a Red Cross course to the recently organized chapter. A house to house canvass for members is under way to build the organization.
The city of Kenosha announces a complete ban on free lunch policies. Local liquor dealers have agreed to renounce the plan, with all parties consenting to the new restraint. The move reflects coordinated action across the business community to align with the municipal stance.
The Whiting Plo yer Paper company plans a public grove and park near its Stevens Point plant as the new village of Whiting is expected to be incorporated.
Madison reports Professor A L P Dennis has resigned from the post of secretary of the State Council of Defense citing pressure of other work. Andrew H Melville, assistant secretary, will succeed him in the role.
Carl D Livingston, 35, assistant professor of agricultural engineering at the university, died in Madison Wisconsin. He was prominent in his field and active in campus life. Further details were not provided in the fragment.
Mrs George Anderson aged 28 died after eating game fish for dinner. Doctors diagnosed ptomaine poisoning as the cause, with violent pains striking shortly after the meal. The case is recorded as a fatal poisoning from tainted fish.
Wisconsin senate finance committee proposes 417500 for state fairs operations in 1917 and 1918 plus new buildings improvements and maintenance. An extra 125000 is set for this year and a similar amount for next year. 100000 to complete grandstand split between 1918 and 1919. 25000 for a poultry building and 25000 for sanitation and sewerage. 2500 fences and 10000 other repairs this year 5000 next year.
Madison officials and Adjutant General Orlando Holway met Governor Philipp on arrival to plan mobilization of Wisconsin troops for the federal army. About 22,000 recruits, including 16,378 in the first active National Guard, will form six depot battalions to be stationed at Camp Douglas. Wisconsin units head to Camp Douglas by June 15, with about Oct. 3 deployment to Texas. two thirds of the eleventh division will be Wisconsin, the rest from Michigan. Losses for sickness or other causes will be replaced from depot battalions.
Seven hundred regular US artillery troops detraned May 28 and began quarters at Camp Robinson. Materials for bar racks stables and road improvements are under rapid construction. Postmaster J P Rice authorized to open a branch post office at the reservation. Albert Brankow the Kenosha Milwaukee area motorcycle enforcer enlisted as army truck driver after years of arresting over 500 speeders.
Police discovered a severely decomposed male body believed to be Stephen Warner of Chicago, shot in the head. A revolver lay near the corpse, and investigators could not determine the victim's age.
Arley H. Cook, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cook of Oshkosh, died of heart trouble at Fort Totten New York while serving in the coast artillery. He had enlisted a few weeks earlier.
Neenah area gardens suffer heavy frost damage from recent cold weather. Night frosts have ruined entire produce from many home and market gardens, jeopardizing harvest prospects and garden yields.
Barron Counts Castigliano and Bo lognisi, Italian noblemen owning about 2 500 acres near Lake Nebagamion, visited recently to purchase blooded stock for their ranch.
Wausau report says the county council of defense authorized A. C. Berg, principal of the County Agricultural school, to provide financial assistance to farmers for seed and potatoes for planting.
Portage County former sheriff Guyant has purchased three Amherst farms and plans to raise blooded Guernsey cattle, marking a shift to dairy stock farming after retirement.
Dean B. Bell of St Pauls Cathedral resigns from the Socialist Party saying its policies are deadly to industrial democracy. The move marks a notable split in Fond du Lac political life with Bell identified as a leading Socialist in the city.
Railroad officials here announced a new bond for employees in Fond du Lac. The plan adds a deduction of at least $2 monthly from each employee’s pay to fund purchase options and benefits.
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