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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
8
A ragged news snippet describes a house with a balloon frame and cedar posts damaged by a wind gust. The owner contemplates tearing it down and rebuilding after the storm, while bystanders discuss risk and potential hurricane direction. A separate note recalls a Sheffield Telegraph cartoonish scene of a stalled car and a girl warding off laughter as a penny is urged into the vehicle.
A fragmented U S newspaper scene follows Nancy Warburton and her sister Betti Annesley as their father’s political and romantic tensions unfold. The embassy visit, a skipped romance, and Warburton’s uneasy service collide with Betty’s social world, hinting at secrets to come.
Fragmented reminiscence of Peck's Bad Boy era with a bandit tale. Pa performs surgery, earns trust, and hopes for freedom after a banquet. Long Raider dialogue contrasts crime with moral musings while prisoners endure hunger and mock release.
A testator held 3 shares in a major assurance company with dividends accruing in suspense since death. Executors traced missing shares in 1994 after a funds recovery offer from a dormant-funds firm. The company later transferred the shares and dividends but refused to pay three years' interest, prompting scrutiny of corporate records and inquiries into information access. The item also notes a local obituary for Mrs. P. of Darby aged 71, widow of a former newspaper founder.
Central Illinois trappers report a record season with thousands of muskrats skunks raccoons opossums foxes and civet cats killed for pelts. Firms in Illinois pay about 3 007 weekly for hides while overall Illinois Iowa and Indiana expense is around 309 000 this season. Pelts vary in price from 6 to 15 cents for muskrats up to 5 dollars for red fox and civet cats fetch around 1 cent per animal.
The article details the State's weekly budget notes and contract actions, noting coal contracts for penal institutions. It lists prices, suppliers, and institutions, including the Green Bay Reformatory and Oshkosh Hospital, with per ton costs and delivery requirements. The piece also mentions adjustments and and administrative discussions surrounding salaries and insurance.
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