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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1909

Page

16

Cure for Eczema Claims Quick Results With Cuticura

Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pa reports twelve years of eczema on hands arms and feet with swelling itching and peeling ceased after using Cuticura remedies. He says prior salves and doctors failed but the regimen brought rapid healing and no recurrence. Potter Drug & Chem Corp promotes Cuticura in Boston as sole proprietors.

Gemma Charles T. Bauer R. PF Volant Tang Potter Drug & Chem. Corp Cuticura Boston

Boyhood Misadventure At Schwartz's Grocery Heist

A sobbing waif recounts a comic yet chaotic theft spree with friends, stealing dried apples and peaches, fleeing from a dog, and causing a barn fire while the delivery boy whacks him with a bed slat, ending with despair and hunger.

Schmitt Bohemian Magazine

Regular Contributor Quip Echoes in Paper Talks

A caller asks if a man is a regular contributor. The city editor confirms he is but notes none of his work has been used for years. The exchange ends with the editor saying he contributes just the same.

Yonkers

Fashioned Masculine Style Marked by Smudged Button Line

A Houston Post quote notes a masculine touch in dresses. The remark contrasts the garment’s style with a visible smudge of finger marks along the back button line, hinting at worn detail shaping perception of fashion.

Houston Post

Wright brothers set air endurance world record at Washington

Orville Wright and Lieut. Frank Lahm flew 1 hour 12 minutes 40 seconds for over fifty miles in Washington D C beating last year’s two man record held by Wilbur Wright. President Taft praised the feat as the first endurance test required by the United States government.

Washington, D. C Orville Wright Fort Myer Frank P. Lahm Army Signal Corps Wilbur le Mans France Painleve French Institute Orville Taft Wrights United States Orrville

Moors Kill Spaniards At Melilla Clash In Morocco

Moors launched a dawn attack on Spanish positions at Melilla concentrating on Sidi Musa and Cape Moreno. A six company sortie with a light battery repelled the assault, but later the Moors renewed the attack at 4 36 pm and the Spaniards retreated to their lines at nightfall with casualties including a colonel and three officers killed. Newly debarked troops were sent to reinforce the front.

Melilla Morocco Sidi Musa Cape Moreno

Immigrant Deportation Guidance Urges Thorough Reviews

Washington dispatch from the Bureau of Immigration orders all commissioners and inspectors to curb rapid arrests of aliens. Officials are told to reject superficial inquiries and avoid recommending arrest on uninvestigated accusations, stressing diligence in alien contract labor cases.

Washington Bureau of Immigration Commissioners of Immigration

Steel Car Strike Ended at Butler Plant

The Standard Steel Car Company plant at Butler Pennsylvania ended its strike Monday as over 2000 former employees returned to work under the companys terms. Seven leaders of the strike were discharged. Officials say American workers will be given preference in all departments, especially in car construction.

Standard Steel Car Company Butler

Wyoming Lands Designated Under Enlarged Homestead Act

Acting Interior Secretary Pierce designates about 908000 acres in Wyoming under the enlarged homestead act. This brings the total designated land in the state to 11584080 acres. The land described is not suitable for irrigation.

Wyoming

Boston Contractors Guilty Of Defrauding City

Michael J. Mitchell former city purchasing agent and Thomas F. Maher contractor were found guilty by a Boston Superior Court jury of conspiracy to defraud the city of 13500 by signing contracts for flagstories at excessive prices. Sentencing deferred.

Feend Galilty Michael J. Mitchell andThomas F. Maher Boston

Adam Ged Sentenced for Patrolman Mullan Murder

Adam Ged, recently sentenced to twenty five years in the penitentiary for the murder of Patrolman Michael Mullan in Kansas City last December, has been moved to the Jefferson City penitentiary for confinement.

Adam God Adam Ged Michael Mullan Kansas City Jefferson City

Senate and House Adjournments Tie to Tariff Conference

After a brief session Friday the Senate adjourned to Monday to speed the tariff conference report. Culberson claimed Democratic unity on the tariff bill while nominations, including Charles R. Crane for minister to China, were confirmed. In the House, Macon charged Rucker with inserting unuttered remarks in the Congressional Record. the Speaker let the passages stand.

Senate Munday Culberson Charles R. Crane China House Macon Ark Rucker Colo Colorado Randall Texas Congress Conference Committee United States Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Clark Payne Ways and Means Tawney Minneapolis Charles Richard van Hise University of Wisconsin

Suburban Farms Association Formed to Ease City Congestion

The Suburban Farms Association in New York, led by Bolton Hall, aims to direct urban crowds to small farm life with wholesome work and morals. A large tract near the city will be divided for colonists, requiring families with incomes of 1500 to 2000 dollars and some savings. Loans for improvements accompany land sales, with payments matching city rent to own in twenty years.

New York Suburban Farms Association Bolton Hall

To Catch Mars Signals by Balloon Flight

Prof Todd of Amherst outlines a plan to send a large balloon to about ten miles with a wireless antenna atop the bag connected to ground fires. The basket would carry two oxygen tanks with windows and a rotary pump. a safety valve releases at 14 to 15 psi. He aims to receive vibrations from Mars inhabitants.

Todd Ambherst Mars Boston

Fire Losses Reported From Four Separate Blazes

From far and near four stories: a Pittsburg building housing the Kirby Shoe Company burned causing a loss of 75000 dollars. A blaze in Orange Virginia damaged the business district for 75000 dollars with only partial insurance. In Medicine Hat Alberta two CPR employees, John Ritchie and William Shaw, drowned while bathing.

Pittsburg Kirby Shoe Company Orange Medicine Hat Alberta Canadian Pacific Railway John Ritchie William Shaw

Concealed Weapons Panic in a College Town

A police chief cracks down on concealed weapons rumors in a college town. When students pass a cop a student reaches for his hip pocket and then runs. After a chase all are rounded up and surrender corncobs, a joke attributed to the Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger

Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Local Ad Claim

A Milwaukee area reader testifies to kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad notes kidney trouble as a sign of derangement, claims cures for irregularities, back and side pains, and restored health. Mrs John B Whittaker of Madison Indiana endorses the product. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.

Dean John B. Whittaker Jefferson St Madison, Ind Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y

Dana's Press Power and Dana's Coaching Wisdom

Charles A. Dana longtime editor of the New York Sun mentored reporters with tough lessons. Anecdotes recount his praise of strong ledes and concise copy, his humor about great sentences, and his belief that the reporter wielded real press power through skill and judgment.

Charles A. Dana The New York Sun American Dana Charles Dickens Lord Homer

The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee

A Richmond Virginia woman details health recovery after giving up coffee, with Postum and Grape Nuts credited for weight gain, restored sight, improved walking endurance, and better reading memory. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville and claims ongoing genuine testimonials.

Richmond Wellville

Munyon Doctors Offer Free Medical Examination

Munyon's eminent doctors invite readers to mail a request for a medical examination blank. They will diagnose the case and state whether a cure is possible, all at no cost and with no obligation. Address: 638d and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia, Pa.

Jnm Munyon’s Jefferson Streets Philadelphia

Despair Fever Named By Russian Doctor at Kiev

Dr Dvoretzky a Kiev University professor in St Petersburg identifies a newly classified Russian malady called despair fever. He says it spreads rapidly across Russia affecting all ages with 18 to 30 year olds most at risk. Monthly deaths total about 350 nationwide with Moscow and St Petersburg reporting most cases and poison among common methods.

Dvoretzky Kieff University St. Petersburg Russia Moscow Odessa

Allen's Foot-Ease Foot Comfort Remedy Ad

A testimonial notes Mrs. W. J. Walker of Camden New Jersey praising Allen's Foot-Ease for curing burning itching and coins like symptoms. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for Allen's Foot-Ease and states it is sold by all druggists at 72 6c.

Allen W. J. Walker Camden N. J Paxton Toilet CO Boston Mass

Not an Unnatural Question

Speaker Cannon recalls Woollen-Wesley Woollen asking for a steamer rug to Europe and a clerk misreads the name spelling. A Tom Browne anecdote follows about a young lady painter seeking critique and the artist joking about her painting’s school. Lewis' Single Binder cigars advertised at a premium price.

Woollen William Wesley Woollen Speaker Cannon Europe Tom Browne

Law of Compensation and Oddities in a Doughnut Tale

A fragmented item notes a quip about compensation and doughnuts between Bobby and Arthur. It shifts to an advisement on sore throats and a claim of Wizard Oil as a quick cure. The text then cites England water quality and town death rate comparisons between soft and hard water. It ends with garbled phrases about railroad and canal forces and a stray name.

England

Summer Regulations for a Tight Home

Instructions urge closing windows during rain and keeping the house secure at night. A daily routine includes feeding the cat, watering plants, writing a letter each day, and not overworking, with a directive to send a check and avoid ash on carpets. The tone mirrors a domestic guidance note from a New York Sun column.

New York Sun

Luck at Last in a Rabbit Foot Tale

A Washington Star quip features Erastus Pinkly declaring luck exists in a rabbit's foot. He explains the proof by admitting he sold the lucky talisman to a superstitious white lady for four bits.

Erastus Washington Star

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