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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
8
A garbled OCR pass extols the productive potential of Western Canada with scattered, hard to parse phrases about farming, households, and distant places. The text mentions Marcy, Ahab, and various vague agricultural and regional references, presenting as a collage of derailed sentences and misread names.
A dubious weight gain tonic touts inorganic and organic phosphates as a cure for weakness and nerves. It claims to directly feed body cells, improve heart and vision, and promote health, while warning that burn-phosphate products may be unsafe but still sold to boost weight. The ad ends with a quip about a husband’s improving health shown by clearer speech.
Hundreds of expert marksmen will attend the National Matches of 1919 to be staged at the Caldwell, New Jersey navy range. Civilians may participate, with teams from every state, the National Guard and civilian rifle clubs, under Navy direction with Col. Horstee as executive officer. The program includes team and individual events, with major trophies and medals, running from July through September, using Army and Navy rifles and ammunition.
A feature traces long distance telephony from初 attempts between New York and Chicago to later links like New York to San Francisco and London to Paris. It notes major milestones, city rankings by telephone counts, and the Bastille's building anniversary tied to historical figures and events.
Five year-old Irving Tucker becomes his mother’s uncle and great-uncle to his half-brother through adoption by great-grandmother Bre Johann Freitag of Mount Ver 100. His mother Mrs. Mabel Hauser agreed to the legal adoption after the death of the father more than four years ago according to the Brooklyn Eagle.
Recalls Houdon crossing the Atlantic to model Washington for a statue in early America. Debates century old whether Washington should wear modern dress or classical robes, with Washington Jefferson and Franklin weighing in to settle the Father of his Country's attire. Also references American Revolution medals struck in France and a humorous aside about sewing a button.
A Nashville ceremony christens the Waverly Belmont fire engine with Coca Cola to be named for Ana Dallas Dudley Mrs Dudley a pioneer suffragist and sponsor Judith Winston Folk 6 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Beau Folk chosen as sponsor maid list includes daughters of suffrage leaders Speeches by Mayor William Gupton Commissioner Tompkins and Chief A Rosetta are planned with yellow flowers and champagne replaced by Coca Cola bottles in the celebration
Canton Ohio report recounts Mrs Marie Boyd who avoided surgery after doctors urged it, praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as effective for female troubles. The item notes patients seek non surgical help and invites advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts. A second brief mentions Serbia’s library relief work and English readers aiding at a London gathering.
A Sunday school tale features Johnny Smith answering with humor about dole and unemployment after armistice day. The teacher praises the class's attention as a lesson on labor and economy unfolds in a humorous exchange.
The article notes cottonseed oil ranking high among vegetable oils in U S production, accounting for 73 percent of total output in 1912 and 61 percent in 1917 amid changes in cotton cultivation. It discusses perceived advantages and comments on common criticisms of farming practices.
In Kamiah Idaho a man registered as Dr Awo Evung for Cincinnati but spoke Welsh with Mr Hughes who realized the stranger was his childhood friend from Wales and son of a Congregational minister. The men, long apart, rediscovered shared hometown and past schooling, talking until 3 a.m.
A jumble of old ad copy promises freckle removal with double strength Otblyr-doulin and a tale from Camp Merritt Dispatch prints. Also promotes Cathora Talcum Powder and mentions a cleaned newsroom with German prophecies for reading.
A rough summary notes a Kansas proposal by the public utilities commission to require pressure gauges and meters in gin service to bill by pressure and quantity. It mentions similar Indiana plans and a quoted exchange from the Birmingham Age-Herald about Henry and a drowning scenario.
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