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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
7
Anonymous writes of mechanical obsolescence and labor woes as pigs of lead drive to a smelting shed amid October snow in Vermont. A city boarder notes the state's charms but laments harsh winters, while workers and tools reveal a grim, industrial mood.
A recruitment notice calls for 12 665 harvest workers in Minnesota and the Dakotas to pick a record crop. Wages range from 1 75 to 100 dollars per day with board, and transportation from St Paul and Minneapolis is about 50 cents daily. Tickets on sale daily August 1 to 31, inclusive, via Soo Line. contact W R Callaway, General Passenger Agent, Minneapolis.
A visitor from the suburbs paid a cabman four blocks and a basement artist ten minutes for cleaning a straw hat, totaling 75 cents. He asks, Does it get any worse, young feller, the furder I go downtown.
Noah Webster noted that dictionaries reflect usage as found. He added the word awfully with reluctance, predicting its overuse. A century ago orchids numbered about 300 species. current authority lists roughly 10,000 known species.
An Iowa note extols Cuticura remedies for a long lasting eczema cure, claiming full recovery after repeated outbreaks. The piece blends medical testimonial with a general interest item about a senator and President Roosevelt, plus stray anecdotes on vine training and a court remark.
A Washington family reports stomach troubles and dull complexions from long coffee use. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, all members notice clear skin, better digestion, and steadier nerves within six weeks. They now drink only Postum, crediting its effects with improved health.
The Department of Agriculture reports the largest wheat crop in American history, surpassing the 1901 tally by about 12 million bushels, with winter wheat driving the gain and spring wheat promising only an average. State-by-state figures accompany the grand total of 759,080,000 bushels. Meanwhile in Britain the House of Commons passes an education bill by 192 votes, restricting denominational funding and mandating shared religious instruction. Lords to consider. Lords also advance Ireland’s cottages loan bill of 22.5 million dollars.
Henry W. Hering, cashier of Milwaukee Avenue State Bank in Chicago, is held without bail as investigators probe the bank's collapse and disappearance of nearly $1,000,000. Dozens of signed numerals and forged papers reveal a widespread looting scheme, with state examiners shocked by the fraud. Estimate of losses includes mortgages and deposits impacting thousands of depositors.
Officials forecast heavy travel for the G A R encampment in St Paul while Illinois Central expands refrigerated car use. Virginia voids Churchman 2 cent mileage law as unconstitutional. Indiana Rail Commission orders a 33 1/3 percent freight rate cut west to the state line. Salton Sea rise prompts Southern Pacific to shift its main line within sixty days. Under George Gould, Western Pacific seeks 7 48 laborers in addition to 10 000 already at work in Utah Nevada and California. Wisconsin rate case delays to allow St Paul arguments. Eastern trunk lines urged to back a push for federal agriculture rule enabling nationwide railroad carrier prerogatives.
The Eight Hour Day plan for Southern Pacific freight conductors and brakemen has been unanimously approved by the Order of Railway Conductors. It will be submitted to railway officials with sixty days for consideration. The schedule replaces ten, twelve and thirteen hour days with an eight hour day and includes a wage advance request.
The article notes astonishing chair prices including a half set of Louis XIV chairs once made for Marie Antoinette selling for 100000 pounds. It mentions other costly pieces such as Hamilton palace tables, a Warren Hastings gift suite, and a Persian shah chair encrusted with diamonds and gems. A Paris tale recounts a widow’s dilapidated chairs yielding her fortune when seized by a Spanish stevedore named Perez, who used the gains to improve his life amid suspicion of misappropriation.
Mrs A Taylor of Wharton New Jersey suffered severe kidney pain back ache dizzy spells burning secretions and sediment in urine. After trying doctors she used eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills and reports her troubles vanished with restored strength and health. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article details byssus silk spun by a puma mollusk, yielding a rare fabric gathered by Sicilian fishermen. It claims snow falls only in Antarctica in summer and describes warm south winds raising temperatures. An advertisement promotes Alien's Foot-Ease powder for sore feet and related products with mail order offer.
In a brief exchange Mrs Hertrain remarks on Millie’s reserve prompting Mrs Jellers to question her knowledge. A fragment mentions Lewis' "Single Biwler" straight 5c cigar with dealer pricing, along with unrelated garbled references to Formosa population figures and a product named Winslow's Soorurve.
A letter from ISS Ricka Leopold of Menasha Wisconsin praises Peruna as a blood remedy and tonic that restored health after a long decline. Another note from Mrs Hettie Green of R R G Inka Iowa reports relief from catarrh and improved appetite and strength after using Peruna.
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