Michigan Bell promotes state as summer vacation paradise
An advertising campaign by Michigan Bell Telephone backs Michigan as the summer vacation paradise, reaching 280 newspapers from small weeklies to metropolitan outlets. The effort aims to boost visitor wealth, Bell service demand, and statewide prosperity, highlighting taxes paid and large ongoing expenditures on new construction and long distance facilities.
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Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Michigan
Bell
Bell Company
Laioelo
Osborn and the VU Press Endorsement Split
The Ironwood Times notes the Ishpeming Tribune and local papers shift toward independence in endorsing candidates. It criticizes Chase S. Osborn’s uncompromising dry stance and favors Senator Couzens, arguing prohibition has worsened youth drinking by expanding it to homes.
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Chase S. Osborn
The
Soo
Upper Peninsula
United States
Osborn
Ishpeming Tron Ore
Lane
Couzens
Peninsula
the Times
Senator Couzens
Senate
House
Michigan
Louaens
Mer
Dsborn
Consens
My. Osborn
Ironwood Times
The Training Of Athletes and Faddish Diet Theories
A discussion on athletic training notes past errors in diet claims. It mentions former athletes drinking beer and champagne, milk bans, and a rise in coaches unsure about diet theories.
Notre Dame Coach Rockne’s Sunday Sugar Ration Examined
A fragment from Medion Times discusses strategic rationalization in football, noting Rockne’s approach to nourishment and rest. It mentions cod, yeast, lemonade, sugar, and fatigue mitigation as factors in player stamina for Notre Dame.
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Kmrate Rockne
Notre Dame
Lot
Pick and Axe Fivesmen Chronicle Odd Week Events
An Ishpeming gay freeddie brindled by a soapbox ovation on West Mary street is reported as the week’s odd episode. A Stink AL, said to be cleaning chimneys, inspired a carnival tent crew by shouting through the Me tent about tents and dinner as night fell.
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Ishpeming
West Mary Street
Stitch
Girls advised to stop look and listen at event
The latest hose showcased by the U.P. fire apartments at the tournament drew attention this week as girls were urged to stop, look, and listen.
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U.P
Endurance Visitor Joins Ontonagon Tournament Crowd
An Ontonagon fireman arrived Monday as the first visitor for the tournament. He remained active last night, fitting the panel’s image of enduring competitors. A local old timer warns of unpredictable weather with damp humidity and cool conditions.
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Ontonagon
Bits of Pick and Axe Observations from Bessemer
AHA, A CONTRIB! Bitzeewa wee sends quirky notes to Pick and Axe. Items include: a full nine innings pitched, Jim PL and Charlie J separated after midnight, a traffic jam on Sophie street, mail carrier service in Bessemer, Alois M avoiding the bank for a fall day, Carl W driving 20 mph, street lights burning after 10, and no carnival this summer in Bessemer. A joke about fremen relay teams delivering a letter before it’s written.
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Bitzeewawee
Jim PL
Charlie J
WNL
Sophie Street
Bessemer
Frank
Sin
Alois M
Carl W
Painful Occurrence and Doubtful Column Tale
Townsfolk recall a bustling Tromwood real estate mogul accusing a writer of Pick and Axe. Leo M. is praised by Mr L with twenty dollars, while the narrator denies involvement. A fragment hints at a memory contest loss and doubts about past Pick and Axe content.
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Tromwood
Court House Team Faces Marbles Game Challenge
A brief note on baseball as a grand game, contrasting it with the Court House team. Polk V., while not Scottish, enjoys watching the free acts during this week’s tournament, which remains the highlight of the event.
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Court House
Fuger M
Polk V
Events of the Week and Local Oddities
Tourist following a park sign found the carnival show Down on the Palm. A motorist struck a cow on the Ramsay-Ressemer road, reminding that highways are not pasture grounds.
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Ramsay-Ressemer
Bathing beauty and moths in a trunk tale
An old humorous note recalls a bathing beauty who found moths in a trunk with her bathing suit and they had died of starvation. The snippet suggests the joke circulated when Bla was a pebbie, and comments that a small town on credit hides the merchant’s collection challenges.
Looking Backward 25 Years Ago July 29 1905 Ironwood notes
A miscellany of local items from Ironwood lists Judge Haire resigning to become Bigelow croep superintendency and Gov Warner naming S S Cooper as successor. The 11th Upper Peninsula Firemen's Tournament in Ironwood yielded Bessemer 76 points, Palmsdale 24, Wakefield 34, Oshtogages 23. Local musical arrivals and recitals are noted along with a July 1905 balance figure for Bessemer's celebration. A probate notice outlines claims against a deceased with November 18 1930 deadline and three week newspaper notice.
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Norman W. Heire
Ironwood
Judicial Crrest
Bigelow Croep
S. Cooper
Warner
Haire
Upper Peninsula
Bessemer
Mining disaster and local business changes in Bessemer
Atron Vemttemsinque died after ore collapsed at the Tilden mine shaft. Julius Panico suffered a broken leg. Journal notes Section 16 has passed to the Corrigan syndicate. Bessemer residents anticipate resumed operations at the mine. Local hardware dealer Frank Lesselyong sold to Fred Prescott who will take possession Sept 1. Johan W. Jocum visited as former state secretary. Curry Rifles preparing for annual encampment. Swing set vendor returns with a merry-go-round display at First National Bank corner.
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Atron Vemttemsinque
Mk Fe
Tilden
Teesdar
Julius Panico
Corrigan Syndicate
Bessemer
Frank Lesselyong
Fred Prescott
Srampwood
Johan W. Jocum
Curry Rifles
First National Bank
Probate Court Queries Claims for Estate of Joseph Chart
In Bessem er Michigan on July 16 1930 Judge Harry K Bay presided over the probate session for the estate of Joseph Chart. The court considers the time for filing claims.
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Bessemer
Said County
Harry K. Bay
Joseph Chart
Cruel Advice at Masked Ball Sparks Pursuit Concerns
A woman at a masked ball complains about a persistent male follower. A companion suggests the passing show as a distraction to help her escape. The brief reflects social tension and crowd dynamics at a postmidnight event.
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Pick & Axe
Leo M
Albert Tin
Hera'd
Bessemer Herald
R. C. Solberg
Lustige Kainer Zeitung
State OF Michigan
Gogebic
Mighela CO
Bessemer, Wakefield and Bruces Crossing
Wakefield
C. Hansen Lumber Co
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