This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Green Bay Commerce
Location
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
The piece urges more housing for workers, arguing remodels of old houses waste funds. It advocates four to twelve unit flats with gas, electric, baths, water, steam heat, screens, storm windows, and cement cellars within walking distance of Green Bay business districts. It notes investors prefer solid returns and mentions gold bricks as a local joke.
Mr. Lawson reports progress on his aeroplane with 15 men at work now and plans to increase to 100 within sixty days. The Lawson Aircraft Co located at Ninth and State streets in Green Bay expects to produce machines for the United States government.
The Gun and Canoe Club lists Emil Stiller as President, W S Butterick as Vice President, H J Bader as Secretary, M L Lannoye as Treasurer, Bruno Stiller M L Lannoye and W S Keyes as Trustees. Membership is limited to twenty with a waiting list reported.
The term complatz is explained as a modern substitute for fourflush bunk and stalling used by journalists. It denotes diplomatic evasions between ambassadors and emissaries, with a secondary meaning of all talk and no action.
The text laments no summer bands in Green Ray and De Pere due to public indifference. It urges civic and commercial groups in De Pere and Green Bay to mobilize support, questioning local associations and their role in fostering public appreciation for band concerts.
The Oneida Truck company, founded less than three months ago in Green Bay, announces a ready date around June. With 15 workers, the outfit plans rapid production to meet government needs and supply War Department orders as capacity expands.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.