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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
8
Wakefield locals report visits and social calls across nearby towns including Bessemer Ironwood and Green Bay. News spans visits from George Phelan to Lucy Lansing returning from Neenah and weddings such as Wmn Peters and Ida McClary.
The Wisconsin Central Ry offers greatly reduced round trip tickets to Toledo for the National G A R Encampment from August 27th, with travel August 31st to September 5th. For full information contact the local agent.
Notice is hereby given that Charles Vance of Donaldson Wis has filed final timber and stone proof to establish a land claim described as Section 38 Township 44 N Range 59 W Michigan Meridian. The hearing before Register and Receiver at Marquette Mich is set for October 7 1908. Witnesses named: Henry Roth Richard Gunnar Peter LaChance and Charles W Fish all of Donaldson Wis.
Ironwood defeated Bessemer 13 to 1 on Ironwood’s diamond last Saturday as Bessemer’s weak lineup faced heavy fielding errors. Stuffy Belfast pitched well for Ironwood while Happy Jack Schmirler took the loss for Bessemer.
A newspaper ad promotes Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for lame back uric acid and kidney trouble including Bright's Disease. It claims hospital and private practice success, offers a free sample bottle and an informational book by mail, and lists Binghamton New York as the address.
Ball Ground prepares for the league opener between Deasemer and Ashland marking the first game since the league's organization. Officials expect a competitive matchup as both teams debut in the new structure.
Tripp County South Dakota reports a government opening of about one million acres of fine agricultural and grazing lands likely around October 1. The Rosebud extension of the Chicago and North Western Railway is the sole rail link, with Dallas as terminus and border town. U S land office expected there, pamphlets on securing a quarter section homestead available via Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Aug. 22 to 29.
An Irish contingent, competing for Great Britain Canada South Africa and the United States, claimed at least ten firsts in the Olympic track and field events. The piece notes Ireland nearly won the team title while scoring for other nations, and recalls a humorous St. Louis Post Dispatch anecdote about the hammer throw and athletes like Malone and Otto Schmidt.
In Zanesville Ohio the Lee family reports James Lee narrowly recovered from pulmonary illness thought to be consumption. A friend recommended King's New Discovery, which restored his health and relieved his cough. The ad touts the remedy as unmatched for lung ailments, sold by Frank B. Jones drug store with a money back guarantee. Trial bottles are free.
An Irish private, pressed by an inquiring lady to share war experiences, claims that in all his time in South Africa the thing that struck him most was the number of bullets that missed him. The anecdote preserves his dry humor about survivals and close calls.
Round trip excursion tickets go on sale daily from August 20 to 30 at Chicago and North Western Railway at liberal return limits. Full information available from any ticket agent of The North Western Line. August 22.
A brief, humorous vignette about a sad boy named Johnny whose hired girl is sick and his complaint about chores. Included is an old style notice urging easy money for newspaper work from Empire Press Syndicate.
A New York observer from the Tribune Building terrace argues that all people walk similarly when viewed from above. He notes rhythm and weight shifts in college boys, kangaroo girls, and silk-hatted commuters, asserting uniformity in bodily motion despite street-level differences.
Mrs M M Davison of 878 Gif ford Ave San Jose California testifies to the strong generic health benefits of Electric Bitters as a family remedy for headache indigestion and torpor of liver and bowels. She praises their digestive effects and notes availability under guarantee at Frank B Jones drug store Se.
A promotional note touts Book No 4 for Women by Dr Shoop promising soothing healing and antiseptic suppositories for quick relief. The free book offer is directed to women with an address to Racine Wisconsin for requests.
Il K Adair, a noted western detective, praised President Roosevelt's crackdown on Paterson anarchists in Detroit. He recalled an incident at a meeting where a speaker denounced police, and Adair stepped forward claiming to be a policeman, leading the speaker to admit he was a coward and to return to his seat.
Dutch poet and economist Frederick van Eeden denounces extravagance at a New York dinner. He recalls a humorous Amsterdam tale of a young nobleman who smokes two cigars to cope with a crowded room and high costs, illustrating ostentation and financial pretension.
Mr. W. Stone of East Poland Maine praises Bucklen Arnica Salve for sore feet and for healing burns cuts and abrasions He also notes it helps with piles The product is sold under guarantee at Frank B Jones drug store.
A Chicago man recalls Mark Twain on a windy steamer, then a New York office tale where a prank about looking ill grows into a dramatic concern for bookkeeper Mr Quill. The office staff arrange to share his duties as he departs on ten days’ leave.
The Chinese ambassador Wu Tingfang recounts a tale comparing a self seeking politician to a Shanghai doctor. A mandarin seeks help for insomnia appetite loss and depression and is advised to exercise and polish floors four times weekly as therapy to restore health.
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