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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
5
A historical advertisement promotes Dr A Gonnara claiming proof by deeds for cures. Letters tout dramatic recoveries from ruptures, kidney stones, gallstones, appendicitis and chronic diseases after vin treatments. testimonials list names and towns in Wisconsin claiming lasting health without operations.
A reflection on the choice between professions for youth between boyhood and manhood. Dr Henry B Favill argues the brightest future lies in agriculture for those dedicated to it, contrasting paths of law and intellect and urging steadfast faith in farming.
The department at Wanskasval college acts as an apple clearing house for shite growers, linking buyers with growers and guiding picking and shipping to ensure marketable fruit. It offers marketing guidance beyond orchard care, earning high praise as an exemplary Kansas college effort.
A discussion notes criticism of experiments distributing overly large pure bred corn in the northern corn belt. The piece argues ear size and kernel depth should not overshadow adaptation to the shorter growing season and timely maturity. Also includes local notices and community tidbits from town.
The Great London Circus announces a substantial expansion with more performers, pages, and attractions. It markets itself as a premier three ring circus, promising enhanced variety and higher entertainment value, and notes additional acts presented in conjunction with the main show.
Wisconsin cucumber growers face the cucumber beetle outbreak as patches in gardens suffer losses. H. F. Wilson of the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture offers a powder arsenate lead and lime treatment, applied when beetles appear and continued until defused. Community notes mention local visits, travel, and gatherings from Grant Hapids and Grand Rapids with residents returning home or traveling for events.
Howard Amundson visited with kin Sunday. Otto Wolachovsky and family, Fouss family, and Floltazs visited at HK Hoert’s home. Hayles convention drawn good response. Latrum Finch and John Sweat bought new Fords. Irwin family visited Bin Corbin’s. Lydia and Martin Hoeft delivered berries to Nekoosa. Mrs A Pike ill after returning from median recently. Charles Pike and Mrs James Wilson attended a Tom Tracy dance at Hig Flat. Hamre me l auctioneer advertises salesmanship and satisfaction.
Miss Myrtle Johnson returned home from Rockford Ill where she spent a year in high school accompanied by her sister Esther Carlson and two children visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thos Platt. Mrs Otto Kielman went back to Waukegan Ill after visiting relatives. Walter Builert visited his father in Madison last week. William shows a new automobile. Mr and Mrs Fred Fox were in Grand Rapids one day. Farmers mostly replanted their corn last week. Church business meeting scheduled Sunday after services. Louis Tosch working for Chas Keip. Harold Pinning visited Auburndale. Ernest Dawes held a shingling bee and has a fine barn. Ladies Aid met Mrs H Pinning. Walter Winebrewer and family picnicked on the bluff. Mrs Emily Martin and children from Stevens Point visiting Wm Martin. A crowd visited Viola Bercholtz. John Dorst building a barn with Wm Martin and Fred Cole on site. Mrs Wm Martin returned from Stevens Point.
An editorial urges every citizen to support local trade over mail order and chain stores. It argues home merchants sustain the town where people vote, send children to school, and pay taxes, and warns against the lure of distant merchants. The piece stresses pride should lead to action and local engagement.
A fragmented editorial voice argues city government fails to provide adequate parks and wholesome social spaces, condemning misdirected priorities in Minneapolis and noting broader civic neglect. It cites officials, laws, and local figures while urging improved public facilities and governance.
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