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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
7
A $100 prize offers a name for the new Daily Limited train to California to be launched November 1, 102 by Rock Island System and Southern Pacific via the El Paso Short Line. Open to the public with no fees. For circulars write Jue. Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago.
A fragment notes litigant questions about charging for a case while a lawyer promises value with a witty retort. It mentions sixty dollars to buy a whole jury and references a waiter at the Waldorf Astoria recollecting Uncle Cyrus dining.
Fragmented OCR passage mentions Allen's Foot-Kase powder for feet and free samples. The rest references unclear names, places, and stray sentences with no coherent report or event.
Mrs Jeanie Fe O’Donnell of Gullantmans Riding Club commends Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing eight years of female trouble. She shares a dated testimonial from Chicago and urges other women to try the remedy, citing personal health recovery.
The Baldwin Ziexter expedition halted near Honninng vaag Norway after a year with no dash north. Stores of food, packs of dogs, and Siberian ponies remain, while permanent camps prepare for a vigorous 1093 northward run. Evelyn S Baldwin says the trip was not beaten despite delays and notes early ice and spring supply challenges.
The Rev. F B Meyer of London plans a U S visit after preaching at Moody's in Northfield Mass He aims to visit Norway Sweden Vinland and the West Indies on a devotional mission Louis Merkanen a 16-year-old Boston area youth stands 7 feet tall weighs 289 pounds He wears shoe size No 20 and may reach No 28 by age 20 The Cincinnati Enquirer notes his unlikely height and growth while humorously recounting a Panama hat tale
The article notes two of the three Baldwin Ziegler Arctic expedition ships, Belgica and two others, departing Tromso to meet the Prihjef off Vardoe and reach Frans deset Land. Expedition leader Evelyn Baldwin, and Commodore Ballwin, with crews including Scandinavian sailors, prepared supplies and staged efforts for the polar cruise.
A prominent judge argues for state authored arbitration of all industrial disputes between employers and labor unions. He would require corporations to submit to arbitration with penalties for refusals, believing arbitration benefits the community and that workers will cooperate, with compulsion to incorporate if needed. He also notes sidewalks and roads in Dusty Roads, Texas, as examples of dust suppression, and reports a denied sale of a picture titled The Vampire by Sir Philip Burne Jones.
Doan's Kidney Pills claim to cure kidney issues and related symptoms by improving kidney function. The ad asserts benefits for back pain sleeplessness heart palpitations and dropsy signs, noting urine changes and stone dissolution. Free offers via paper readers with a coupon to Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Chicago Aug 11 Mr Wahlberg of 222 South Peoria Street long invalid with liver and kidney trouble was told by doctors to expect the end. His Minneapolis brother learned of Dodd’s Kidney Pills and urged their use. After an initial setback the patient improved and recovered full health.
A young woman notes an army officer is splendid at dancing yet dull in conversation. Miss Cayenne suggests his dancing reputation may be safer than being a good talker in army life. An unrelated fragment mentions an engagement and jewel return.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows a young author debating copyright with a conceit about every copy sold. The publisher retorts the project may end with many copies left unsold.
A long testimonial cites Mrs. X Schneider praising Peruna for curing systemic catarrh and female weakness after January 1901 use. The piece also mentions llamas exported to zoos, a curious animal note with Thana relatives, and quotes Congressman J B Crowley praising Peruna as a tonic and cure.
Grandpa-T would not play chess when the young men were about. Muriel asks why, and he says the sound of her calling out cheque would put any man off.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use priced at 75 cents. The copy mentions a shift from ancestral wisdom to descendant guidance attributed to Horne.
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