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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
5
A brief notice outlines key personnel for a housing addition with Jared Bord as lead carpenter and Leet Uy overseeing cellar work. Also mentions a temporary bail in Lindal tonight and an event on May 4th related to safety inquiries before final plans.
A historical request seeks reader reports on Green's August Flower used for indigestion dyspepsia and related symptoms. The ad promises a free book and asks for correspondence, signed by a longtime druggist G. G. Green in Waialbury.
In Babcock, John hosts a poultry stunt to showcase raisin chickens. A gray Plymouth Rock is seen scratching near a buried treat, drawing a noisy crowd as Road Council crews grade streets and beautify the town.
Local firm offers a refund on a 50 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure cough or cold. They also guarantee a 25 cent bottle for satisfaction or money refunded. Jo hnson & Toll Co, Joan & Davy.
Sue scholars of isl. No. 1 are warned of school time by a large bell hung at the belfry recently. Miss Cora Cline wed Mr. Primrean of Grand Rapids in a home wedding on Wednesday. David Chowas, Northwestern Dental College student, visited A. D. Kelly's. Refreshing showers pleased farmers. Walter Cline in Marshfield hospital improving. Win Hunsicker moved his family to a newly purchased residence from Mr. Lobner. Evangelistic meetings are held each evening this week. Rev. Laurel Martin visits friends.
A noted physician states patients rarely follow prescribed diet or tonics and that physicians must rely on drug treatment. He endorses Chamberlain's stomach and liver tablets as a laxative option, sold by Johnson & Hill Co. and Wood Condy Drug.
A frayed Rudolph note recounts neighbors at Mr and Mrs Ady Zitturerman's home and a church fundraiser in May for the Wicher chore. Cornelous Keyzar visits relatives while John Weyers holidaying in Michigan. Miss Clara Lerheholt visits Muladore and M Sharkey, Mican Bother lost a horse. Mr Heimler travels to Stevens Point. a key transfer occurs in the city on Wednesday.
Nekoosa reports several community events including wedding announcements for Lewis Waatixy and Niss Hertha Reuree, and a dance by the Nekoosa Cornet Band drawing a good crowd. Charles Batyrin dies at New Korn after years of illness. Townsfolk travel to Marshfield, Sparta, and Sigel for visits and services as residents recover from illness and attend gatherings.
A fragmented ad touts electric bitters as a miracle cure for overwork and nervous exhaustion during a campaign season. It claims men and women collapse under strain but recover vitality after using the product. Endorsed by John Daly with a 50 cent price guarantee.
Miss Clara Reusch who had been at Marahfield for the past four months returned home Monday. Miss Feressa Mormick of Hewitt is visiting at Alldurf with Miss Schlig. Mrs. Frank Wearseh of Grand Rapids is visiting her father, My, Wipll.
An advertisement claims deafness is incurable unless cured by constitutional remedies. It states deafness stems from an inflamed mucous membrane of the Eustachian tube and pure catarrh, promising $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circles and pills are offered, with home address in Lalodo, Ohio.
Henry Otto Vesper and wife left Wednesday for Merrill after a weeklong visit at C. Otto’s home. Vinnie White made a business trip to Grand Rapids Wednesday, returning with Mrs. P B McCamley. Mayne Yeschke of Grand Rapids visited relatives and friends Sunday. Dr. Ridguan attended Michael Kane in Vesper Tuesday. Mrs. Hessler and Miss Hessler shopped in the city. A. Cole of Lives visited Margetroyd’s home in Vesper Saturday. Charles Suiamiers opened his meat market and is ready for business. Dave Late and Wak Sun, plus Dave Late, drove to Grand Rapids on Wednesday for business. Goldsworthy also took a business trip to Grand Rapids on Wednesday. Mrs. P L S Phimiyan shopped in town Thursday. Mrs. Anton Sparksng reported illness this week. Dr. Haugen was called to Vesper Wednesday. Lena Orp drove to your city.
Jessie Pinkey Hall of Springfield Ala recounts preventing dangerous whooping cough outcomes last summer by using Chamberlain's cough remedy. She notes three children who received it, including her 3 month old baby, stayed plump and healthier than others. Remedy sold by Johnson & Hill Co and Wond County Drug Co.
A Ridgevale celebration of George Washington's Birthday devolved into a prank when a staged demolition of a tree used as a prop went awry. Students, led by schoolmaster Gregory Kinsman and local youths, had planned a mock Washington with a ceremonial play. The event drew spectators from Utarrison and nearby areas before the unintended misfortune prompted questions about safety and planning.
A chaotic rural pageant unfolds as a youth aims at a target with a gun causing a mishap and a crowd reacts with shock. Amid the commotion Blanche Burden becomes engaged to Ray Bronson, who steels a wedding ring from a bar of metal in a vivid local tale of pride and ceremony.
The musical Guumitess people own pianos and are fair musicians while others have organs. They possess accordions and enjoy singing. They favor mournful yet harmonious songs and nightly nasal novenas. Neighborhood sings are frequent as soon as one ends. Weddings occur Thursdays at 4 a.m. with church ceremonies and pre-wedding social gatherings.
A fragmented excerpt cites medieval and early Christian notions about the wedding ring as a symbol of power and duty. It references a detailed finger sequence for ring placement and ties the gesture to the Trinity and holy union, mentioning a Ladies' Home Journal discussion.
A London Saturday Review account describes a clergyman’s tour after receiving preferment. An elderly woman reveals fear that English ministers have carried “passus” and will be judged harshly if the vicar stays, prompting the clergyman to depart quickly.
In Goodland, a McClure boy found a large buffalo horn from the prairie. While a younger sibling teased it might hide a snake, the horn yielded a rattlesnake when given a shake. The snake was big enough to rattle and had a button.
The article notes nearly all of Norway and Sweden lie at latitudes similar to Alaska. It compares St Petersburg Stockholm and Christiania as higher latitude than Sitka or Juneau. It mentions Iceland sustaining its hardy population in a region similar to Cape Num and at a comparable latitude.
A New York public school plans to give every pupil a weekly ball without questions about need. The move is seen as a form of social realism, though some may critique it for practicality and scope.
A visiting young woman in New York touched an end faucet above a marble bowl, releasing a strong spray that drenched her face, hat, and collar. The incident, recounted by the New York Times, left her redoing her hair and outfit after the surprise shower.
The museum beetle is a small dust colored pest that inhabits museums and feeds on wool furs bric a brac wood pictures and chemicals. It causes damage to collections and keeps caretakers vigilant across many institutions.
Marie Joanna Kersaho, a seventy two year old sea captain, died on the Island of Croix in France. She began sailing with her father at age twelve and after his death captained three more vessels, earning metals and rewards for her feats at sea.
The Lancaster and Philadelphia area bequests allocate $5,000 to the city of Lancaster for canal purchases aiding the poor, $2,000 to the Ann Witmer Home for Aged Women in Lancaster, and $1,000 to the Home for Aged Couples in Philadelphia.
Professor Gerhardt of Vienna noted in a recent lecture that over the past twenty years mortality declined from 32.40 per thousand in Austria to 29, and from 21 to 18 in England, signaling improving health indicators across European nations.
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