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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
2
The scanned text discusses worm control in cranberries using water to wash away pests and notes a dramatic, violent narrative about a boy and a man. It blends agricultural commentary with a lurid scene, revealing unsafe, disjointed content from the source.
A Chicago Chicagoan Henry Amann and a boy named Walter Knobel fled into the woods near Fort Sheridan seeking death together. Amann confessed to slaying the boy and then stabbing himself after urging the child to die, telling of their wanderings and a plan to end their lives in the woods. A coroner's jury heard the tale as investigators pieced together the tragic sequence and the letters Amann mailed to relatives.
Gillette residents fought a fierce blaze driven by a gale starting in the opera house. Fire brands spread as barns burned and the opera house finally burned to the ground while the fire house and village chamber suffered lesser damage. The school exercises intended for the opera house were moved to an alternate location.
Island park reports a fierce schoolboys field meet between the Gar dinals and Indigoes. John French, a colored student, was knocked unconscious and remained in that condition for an hour. Other items include gas company explosion injuries, a bank cash incident, class scrap at Lawrence university, and several road and school accidents across multiple Wisconsin towns.
Chancellor Kirkland of Vanderblit University, known as Chance to students, paused a Horace class. A reading misstep led a pupil to say it is hard for us to endure the blown of chance, triggering laughter as the modern meaning dawned on the class.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece notes hotel clerks hear many guests reveal private worries. Clerks say men away from home seek sympathy and share domestic and financial troubles, sometimes exaggerating stakes to find someone who will listen. The story highlights trust built at the desk.
The German fort at Wilhelmshofen houses a Krupp cannon costing 79000 dollars with per shot costs listed, capable of firing only 95 rounds. Repeated explosive action erodes the bore, degrading steel quality and making the weapon unsafe after limited use.
A 2038 tale recalls two plenipotentiaries the Russian marshal and Turkish grand vizier negotiating peace. A humorous twist reveals their shared Scottish roots as the visier declares kinship to Kirkcaldy, while a tie to Lord Kitchener appears in a Lord Smith-Dorrien anecdote.
Lincoln county sheriff Dianitowee-Sherl and Joseph Bartelme faced a sesquipedalian arrest trail in St Paul Minnesota on charges connected to insanity. The officer was involved in a suspicious flight from Tomahawk to Merrill and into the woods after a murder warrant. The misadventure follows a string of other local crimes and notices across Wisconsin towns.
A Creole style description praises the coffee brule ritual with brandy, spices, and flames, detailing table setup and serving sequence. It also lists beignet ideas, dessert molds, meat and potato stews, and dumpling tips, ending with cleaning and laundry hints for a complete household menu.
A Kentucky clipping presents Della Meanis of Maysville recalling long suffering kidney and back pain. She touts a dubious pill as “cured,” amid faded ads for dubious health products and a satirical insert on self help and accounting courses, reflecting era publishing quirks and medical skepticism.
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