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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1906
Page
2
A fragmented Anoka Minnesota clipping describes a search by a local party for a missing woman, daughter of Henry Pehling near Roundlake. Birds, a foggy night, and a long vigil with officials involved precede the discovery of the lamented scene as dawn breaks over the lake.
Two deer, a buck and a doe, fled through the plate glass at John Mycock's Main street dry goods store after a frightened dash from a passing team. They crossed Main street, vaulted a fence, and wandered toward Highland Lake, with workers alarmed by the broken glass. The cost of the glass was 65 dollars and the state may cover the loss. A witness described the incident near Main and Lake streets. A second item notes Calcutta mint engineers finding a centuries old copper boiler melted into coins.
A narrator recounts a humiliating cultural misunderstanding in Washington and Newport where a mispronounced word led to laughs and apologies. The anecdote highlights sensitivity to accents and the awkward clash of kindness and error in cross cultural exchanges.
A New York Observer anecdote recounts a prairie storm where a mother and grandmother safeguard three children while the house shakes. An 11 year old Walter, left unseen, explains his sleep by faith, saying God will take care of them. The tale contrasts fear with a child’s calm trust.
A humorous domestic scene shows Bridget conceding to a plan to avoid further breakage, while her mother insists on raising wages as the remedy. Bridget responds with a quip about wages, highlighting the comic tension over responsibility and pins the blame on livelihood.
Madison reports the Dane County Agricultural Society awards a $4,000 grandstand contract to Carl Fritz for the fairgrounds across Lake Monona. The frame structure with cement piers will include dining rooms under seats and a large front court, aiming to be ready for this fall’s pumpkin show and fair.
A damaged OCR text fragment mentions roads aid, a company, and various place names. It references Commission issues, a State Senator, and multiple unnamed individuals. The visible material is too garbled to identify clear events, dates, or outcomes.
Fragmented OCR text indicates a sale of mine assets or property tied to coal companies and trustees. Names such as Dolan Llowd and Chearye appear in unclear context alongside a scope of liquidation during a specified period, suggesting a court or trustee driven sale of principal assets.
A confusing report outlines rebates tied to shipper activities, naming firms including Thomas and Churches Are United, with actions linked to shipments from Atlantic seaboard to St. Louis and Kansas City. Witnesses described funds traced to transactions, while a Presbyterian church in Cumberland faced attendance questions at a general meeting.
The piece discusses blindness and deafness myths, citing doctors like Dr. W. F. Robertson and Dr. Krall Reich, and notes remedies, moral implications, and failures of artificial light exposure. It references treatments, eye health dangers from long work hours, and historical medical opinions on cures and prevention.
The advertisement explains bread and starch digestion issues caused by wheat starch and diastase absence. It promotes Grape-Nuts as pre digested food where natural enzymes work outside the body, claiming rapid health improvements after ten days to two weeks of use and avoidance of ordinary white bread. Theron & Penseny endorse the product.
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