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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
7
A damaged report details tins of paint found with an English traveler bound for Morocco. French customs officials impose fines as authorities debate penalties and whether the traveler attempted to smuggle goods. The piece mentions storekeepers hotelmen and New Zealanders and ends with a caution about keeping promises.
Poem laments Independence Day celebrations as noisy and dangerous. It recalls injured children and missing fingers or arms from fireworks. Mothers shielded behind doors fear for their sons while doctors treat blast injuries amid jubilant explosions.
A garbled piece evokes July Fourth excitement with hints of explosions and crowds. It describes a vivid red sky, booming sounds, and eager anticipation for national celebration, focusing on the noisy spectacle and youthful enthusiasm.
Excerpted sayings emphasize union, public justice, a peaceful establishment, and civic harmony as essential to the United States. It quotes Daniel Webster Abraham Lincoln Henry Grady Archbishop Ireland George William Curtis and others on liberty governance and national character.
Excerpted letters quote Jefferson on government and press rights, preferring newspapers over a government without press. He advocates frugal, simple governance, reducing public debt, free commerce, and minimal European entanglements as themes from Paris 1787 and 1799 correspondence.
The document argues that America must pursue its own foreign policy distinct from Europe with a system of its own. It asserts that the United States should maintain separate interests in the Atlantic world and beyond, reflecting President Monroe's 1823 address on a distinct American approach to affairs.
The piece notes Filipino patriotism on July Fourth with celebrations across Manila and smaller towns. Businesses draped in bunting, palaces lit with Stars and Stripes, harbor boats decked with Old Glory, bamboo arches with flags and portraits of national heroes, and community events highlighted by the Woman's Home Companion.
A 1902 era tract from the Charity Organization Society of New York urges a public campaign against tuberculosis and tobacco use by minors. It cites death tolls, stresses personal responsibility, and calls for enforcement of laws, with notes on skin training and healthful habits. It also includes a lengthy practical guide on preparing and cooking asparagus.
A countryman and his sweetheart clash with a Glasgow clerk over seats at an opera, a hostess remark at a reception provokes a dig at hospitality, Speaker Cannon shares a joke about Hindi corncobs, a Baltimore note mocks cob orders, and a survey notes France’s wealth distribution with a small elite.
A damaged OCR text recounts a controversy over an encyclopedia update, noting editor opposition and claims of numerous oversights. It mentions Medford and Kiln ey related passages, citations of publishers, and a heated exchange about revised entries and accuracy.
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