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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1902
Page
7
A reader from Fond du Lac Wisconsin touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing eight months of suppressed menstruation and restoring vitality. The missive claims regularity and absence of pains after a few weeks, and urges others to seek the remedy with free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A jumble of dialogue and stray ad lines appears from a late era newspaper page. Quips about fashion, products, and public figures mingle with malevolently edited snippets and comic remarks. The fragmentary text references Doht, Lulu, and various notices amid brief anecdotes and advertisements.
The piece discusses nocturnal habits and the unconscious routines people use to fall asleep. It describes how arms, hands, and legs repeatedly assume familiar positions, and warns that attempting new sleep postures provokes resistance from the body until old patterns restore comfort.
Stratford Wisconsin July 28 Willian Junemann recalls lifting grain with a farmer last summer when his back gave way He bought a fifty cent box of Dodd’s Kidney Pills from an advertisement and soon felt relief The back ache vanished as the pills cured him and he wonders why others suffer when Dodd’s pills work so quickly
John W Mackay, last of America's Bonanza Kings and a mult millionai re, died suddenly Sunday evening at his London residence. Illness lasted four days and he was unconscious at times before dying at 6:30 p.m. Mrs Mackay and relatives were present. The body to be brought to the United States to lie beside his son in Greenwood Cemetery New York.
A royal portrait shows King Edward, after a severe abdominal operation, using a ceiling trapeze to move in bed. Descriptions explain how two rope lines with end rings and an optional bar allow him to change position with minimal abdominal strain, while Queen Alexandra helps adjust pillows.
A devastating Baltimore hurricane Sunday afternoon killed thirteen people and caused extensive property damage. The storm struck with little warning, blowing roofs off buildings, uprooting trees, and shattering windows. St Marys Star of the Sea Church collapsed, and the Merchants and Miners steamboat pier lost its roof, letting water flood the goods worth about $400,000.
The excerpt notes the prominence of a Mackay family member in London and Paris society. It recalls two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mackay, including John W. Mackay Jr. who died in an accident on a private race track near Paris, an event described as a heart breaking blow to the parents.
Bookmakers report the theft of over 385000 from safety deposit boxes in Chicago’s Masonic Temple vaults between Friday night and Saturday morning. Three keys guarded by users made theft by insiders plausible. police consider master-key access a factor. Also reported a deadly tree collapse in North Baltimore camp meeting and a rapid hurricane along riverfront with multiple rescues.
Andrew Carnegie has given Kansas a total of 285,500 for libraries. The funds are designated for libraries in Kansas City Lawrence Leavenworth Newton Ottawa Salina Winfield Emporia Fort Scott and Blue Rapids.
Brief items report a wildcat killed on a Hutchinson Kansas residence back porch. Other notes mention June Cuba customs receipts of 1 282 252 dollars and a pope coronation anniversary at the Vatican.
Medical examiner Miss Blanch Grey of Memphis and Mrs. X Schneider of Chicago endorse Peruna saying it restored strength and health after systemic catarrh symptoms. The ad claims Peruna cures catarrh wherever located and invites readers to request a free Hartman book and medical guidance. Dr Hartman and the Hartman Sanitarium are cited, with testimonials of renewed vitality and a promise of lasting cure through systemic treatment.
The excerpt cites Max O'Rell in Her Royal Highness Woman advising wives to pretend to please husbands while acting independently. He compares independence to a joke and warns against openly challenging a spouse, likening it to an Irishman with a one-way mindset about a return ticket.
Tickets for the Knights Pythias biennial gathering may be bought via the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry from Chicago to San Francisco or Los Angeles for 50 dollars round trip, with return by September. The Short Line between Chicago and Omaha offers two through trains daily with sleeping and dining car service. Timetables maps and information available from FLAL Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
The Chicago Post mocks the idea of selling experience as a business commodity noting that buyers want fresh insights at full price while a stock of secondhand experience sits unsold at a discount. It highlights the paradox of aging expertise versus demand for novelty.
Go to Gray's Lake Round Lake Lake Villa Fox Lake Lake Marie Channel Lake Camp Lake Silver Lake Brown's Lake Lake Beulah Phantom Lake Waukesha Waupaca or other Wisconsin Central Railway resorts. For summer booklet time tables rates and other information call or write G. K. Thompson 2 P. T. A. 2008 Clark Street.
The text notes an army of elephants for military use and includes ads for Allen's Foot Ease and Red Cross Ball Blue. It mentions the French president Thiers mother’s literary influence and Piso's Cure for Consumption testimonials. Austria’s army expenditure and a foot powder sample are included, with various consumer product pitches and endorsements.
A Venice cafe marks 100 years of continuous operation day and night. The long run highlights local business resilience amid changing dining trends. The piece notes the community’s reliance on the historic establishment as a fixture of daily life.
The University of Notre Dame in Indiana invites applicants to enter broad programs across classics economics journalism art science and engineering. Rooms free to admitted juniors and seniors and rooms to rent available with a moderate charge for older students. Limited ecclesiastical candidates offered special rates at St Edward's Hall. Ninth year begins September 9 1904. Catalogues free from Rev A Morrissey C S C president.
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