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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1901
Page
13
Reports from Cook county Minnesota reveal ore quantities discovered northeast of the Vermilion range. Iowa dispatches note drought has damaged corn by about 7 million dollars, yet an estimated 65 million dollars worth remains to be distributed to farmers in that state. Town farmers anticipate no dire poverty this year.
About one third of the people in the United States reside in cities with populations over a threshold, and the rising proportion from census to census suggests many of the two thirds in smaller towns or rural areas wish to relocate to urban centers.
A California country editor who had placed the motto We tell the truth at the paper’s head was confronted by several men who objected to the truth being told. The motto vanished and a notice appeared declaring Until we recover from injuries received this paper will be just like the rest of them.
Reports from Douglas county describe miners at the Chippe wa mine striking a new copper vein in the south cross-ett about 65 feet from the shaft. They are now within five feet of the vein and uncovering ore that appears to improve with depth. Estimated copper content is about five percent or more. No assay for gold yet. Epidote and quartz noted in the shaft.
The Hartford Courant notes age as a bar to presidential nomination, citing that no one over 70 has been elected and listing presidents and ages at inauguration. It references Allison as notably older than prior nominees and gives a partial chronology of ages from Washington to Harrison with several inaccuracies in the pasted figures.
Evidently no effort has been spared to make the Ladies Home Journal for August a positive boon to its readers during these warm midsummer days. Its light, readable articles, bright stories, clever poems, charming music, and.
The column surveys recent visits and movements in Ironwood, Wakefield, and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs. Dutley in Ironwood, Mrs. Paradis visiting St Johns, and Ormes family guests in Marenisco. Sporting items note Ringling Bros show crowds, Bessemer Third Nine at Ironwood, and Wakefield excursion to Gogebic Lake with D S S A Ry connections. Community updates cover church talks, transfers of clergy, and local business moves including I. E. Swift Company relocation and Williams and Hooker expanding shop work.
Wakefield reports include visits by Fred Fehr and A S Schindler, and Captain Pike inspecting Pike mine. The Township Board approves water supply for the C N W railroad, and a major mine school building is under construction with two additional village schools planned. Contractors Gerhardt & Bernald and others secure school projects. workers and residents travel between Wakefield, Duluth, and the copper country.
Mrs Nannie Gateger of La Grange Ga uses Backlen's Arnica Salve on great sores on head and face and reports it quickly cured beyond expectations. Advertises effectiveness on sores bruises skin eruptions cuts burns scalds and piles. 25c cure guaranteed by D MacFarlane druggist.
In Paris the prominent painter Steinlen, famed for Gil Blas cartoons, joins the staff of L Assiette au Beurre to gain more freedom to advocate for poverty. Ferain also signs on, signaling a growing artistic social movement in the French capital.
A Newark florist on Elizabeth Avenue kept a dog chained in his greenhouse as a thief deterrent. Thieves not only took valuable pants but also stole the watchdog its chain and collar.
A rural district pastor addressed the Lord in a recent petition printed in the Atunta Constitution. He asked for guidance on rain, saying if the rainfall has been enough, to stop raining. if not, to forgive the people for looking glum and growling.
A New York market saw eighty seven carriage horses sold recently at an average price above 1600 dollars each. The event reflects strong demand for carriage stock in the city markets.
A quirky health ad urges readers to avoid blemishes and pimples by taking Rocky Mountain Tea tonight. It directs readers to ask their dr ggist for guidance.
S A Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina recounts his wife’s struggle with dyspepsia and loss of strength. After four bottles of Electric Bitters she recovered completely and can eat anything. The tonic is praised as a grand remedy for indigestion stomach and liver troubles with gentle laxative effects. Only at local D MacFarlane’s store.
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