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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
2
A western women's club president seeks Poe and the librarian misplaces her foray into The Pit and the Pendulum by directing her to Mechanics for Horology studies. The piece highlights comic and instructive librarian errors in cataloging verses of mystery.
The article notes government gains from mint operations with seigniorage on silver nickel and copper coinage. It states costs of producing coins run under a cent each, while total mint and assay revenue, including coinage for other governments, exceeded ten million dollars in the cited fiscal year.
An early device uses a set of small disks suspended from wooden handles to probe skin contact. The lightest disk is placed on the skin and the subject closes their eyes. Heavier disks reveal increasing pressure as values near fractions of a grain are observed on the temple and nose.
A fragmentary meditation contrasts wealth with meaning, suggesting even the richest may envy simpler truth. The text hints at the tension between material fortune and artistic or moral achievement, pondering whether power can define true worth.
Fragmentary text references Astralt and Stirlingshire with unclear context about gathering and height. Mentions tiathod and pre] are arsenals, gpramutates, sigar, and an attempt to describe a packed area or event. No clear names, dates, or outcomes due to damaged text.
A fragmentary London debate among Mrs. Humphry Ward and Mrs. Mildred Garrett Fawcett touched on women suffrage and fundraising for hospital out-patient work. Attendees claimed the appeal brought in a smug amount of money, though no new thrust to the question emerged.
The excerpt urges self judgment and humility. It advises not to harshly condemn others, but to judge oneself strictly, and to walk rightly. The phrasing reflects devotional exhortation urging restraint and righteousness.
A fragment describes a scene of affection with a speaker noting warmth and admiration as a pair kiss softly. The passage references a man praised by a Miss Cavelins and mentions a team present in the setting.
Disjointed Wisconsin items report arrests in New Richmond and Cumberland forgery cases, farm and education notes, a Lake Superior steamship arrival, a governor proclamation on a former leader, road and post office developments, legal cases, deaths, and local incidents spanning Milwaukee to Oshkosh with multiple named towns, people, and organizations.
Fragmented report discusses Western Canada growth prospects, including resource development, agriculture, and railway activity. Mentions several named places and entities in broad terms, noting output scales and regional economic expectations amid uncertain markets. A critical aside questions foreign workers and regional labor trends.
A garbled advertisement proposes a tonic recipe to calm nerves and ease sleeplessness anxiety and related health complaints. It suggests mixing several compounded liquids and taking a spoonful after meals before bedtime, claiming restorative effects for a nervous condition.
A scrambled miscellany of jokes, parent child quips, household tips, and early 20th century advertisements. Snippets reference hats, razors, diamonds, catarrh cures, and a piano gag. Several lines promote tonics and patent medicines, with product names and claim phrases woven through the text.
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