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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1900
Page
5
Rapid growth marks Greater Grand Rapids as one of the region’s most prosperous cities with expanding industry housing and commerce. Local leaders cite investment in infrastructure and private enterprise driving sustained development and job creation across multiple sectors.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin dispatch reports a merged Grand Rapids Centralia effort to attract factories, build a large waterpower dam on the Wisconsin River, and plan a new high school and city hall. A joint advancement group targets telegraph and telephone lines, rail connections, and a $40,000 school. Cranberry farming and multiple pulp and paper mills fuel regional growth, with power and transportation projects expected to double population in five years.
A detailed report from the Merrill field meet describes Wausau taking overall honors while Merrill and Grand Rapids residents praised the event. The day featured a parade of track and field events, plenty of school spirit, and a social gathering at Lincoln hall. Fans celebrated the hospitality shown to visiting teams and discussed plans to boost athletic facilities in the area.
A fragmented ad listing numerous pantry items with prices and labels. Items include soap bars, tea, coffee, raisins, peaches, canned salmon, spices, baking powder, cereal and household goods, reflecting a mid century retail catalog. Prices given for each item vary, with per unit and per pound or per can listings. The text preserves the era’s product names and pricing style.
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