This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
4
The ad notes both women and men suffer from kidney and bladder trouble and that treatment with Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer is effective. It promotes sample bottles by mail and urges mentioning the local paper when writing to Kilmer & Co. Binghamton New York.
The state should not add more circuit court judgeships. Some circuits bear heavy work, but many need far less than a full-time judge. Past legislatures gave in to aggressive sections and petitioners for extra judges, creating an excess that should not be repeated. If current issues cannot be fixed, further criticism should at least be avoided.
A balloon railroad in the mountains near Salzburg uses a stationary engine and a steel rail clinging to a steep slope. A 10 passenger circular car is suspended from the balloon and bearings are adjusted by a conductor. Hydrogen powers ascent while ballast water lowers the descent. A simple test for genuine diamonds involves a dot test with pencil marks.
A brief, quirky exchange unfolds with Mrs Slimciet requesting more mackerel from Mr Boarder who declines and offers to prepare a bucket of water instead. The snippet reflects a humorous domestic vignette from a weekly publication.
A roller of quirky statistics and social notes lists costs and trends from around the world. Topics include painting a battleship for five thousand dollars, eighty missed sea sightings, and turkeyboned tidbits on women conductors in Valparaiso, sugar trade, naval steel furniture, and incipient public policies across nations.
A fragment notes brakemen describe a man as sneaking in his ways, with garbled phrasing implying a nickname or term Gum be sll et aaa. The readable portion hints at a behavioral remark without a clear incident or names.
A old remedy set frames two steps to prevent ivy poisoning spreading and speed drying. Wash affected skin with hot water frequently and anoint with tincture grindelia as soon as the skin dries. Carry a four ounce bottle of grindelia in every camp outfit for rapid relief from itching.
Boston Herald recounts Hon. Charles W. Slack describing Hon. Peter Harvey, a confidant of Daniel Webster, who boasted of advising Lincoln. Harvey recounted a two hour talk with Lincoln ending with the president praising Harvey’s "tremendous great calf" as a humorous retort to his Webster lore.
An artist recalls dawn in French farm villages with sabots and murmuring voices then notes a quiet day of harvest. Farmers work by hand, cradling wheat and tying bundles as carts haul hay and grain toward the barns in a steady, clockwork rhythm.
James J. Corbett recalls meeting Col. Robert Ingersoll in Chicago in 1892 after being slated to fight John L. Sullivan. Ingersoll humorously questioned prize fights ending in deaths and mused that boxers should be armed with bowie knives or war clubs, praising savagery as primitive merit.
A Bedtime thin coating of Dr Shoop Green Salve promises pink velvet lips and improved mouth appearance by morning. The ointment is described as a soft creamy healer for skin blemishes and ailments with trial boxes and 25 cent jars sold by dealers.
A rural newspaper snippet prints two child compositions on politeness. One boy warns against hasty meals after a rabbit dinner ending in choking, while another girl defines turf as grass and dirt stuck together by God, illustrating light humor and rustic wit.
Chees maker St Samuel Street, a longtime cheeser with roots on Cheering Place, moves to near Walnut Creek for the coming summer to start cheese making. John Reeser will cheese at the new site this summer. Locals regret Street's departure and wish the new cheeser similar success.
News Herald notes Dr Shoop claims a safe effective cough remedy free of opiates and narotics offering a $10 drop challenge for any poisonous ingredient. It applauds the government Pure Food and Drug Law and urges consumers to demand Dr Shoop's from dealers.
The Apaches are sun worshipers who direct supplications to the sun in war, planting, and cattle raids. They bury horses and goods for the future world, claim communion with Chindi ancestors, and rely on omens amulets and medicine men, yet remain cautious talking with outsiders.
Pupils from local schools competed in an arithmetic race at Canton China. Competitors carried slates and pencils and solved a sum on a blackboard at the finish. Those incorrect were eliminated, leaving the first three as winners.
A new rat species in South America exhibits phosphorescent skin that glows a terrifying green at night while daytime appearance remains like ordinary rodents. Researchers note the glow is visible in habitats with minimal light and may affect behavior. The discovery prompts further study of biology and ecology.
For twenty years Wo L Rawls of Bills Tennessee suffered from nasal catarrh. After using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve on the sore surface the swelling and soreness disappeared and did not return. Described as the best salve in existence. 25 cents at F B Jones druggist.
A pet stock dealer warns that pure white animals lack sense and often eat poisonous plants, leading to illness or death. He cites pigs, rhinos, and sheep as examples, noting their tendency to roam and ingest harmful roots, berries, and shrubs.
Over five thousand dollars worth of paste jewels are produced in the United States yearly. Many think these imitation jewels are mere glass, but they are strass a paste made with metallic oxides that impart color. Rubies emeralds sapphires and amethysts are created by mixing strass with glass and small additions of metals and oxides.
Cease Griffiths of Liverpool replies on sale of sanitary nose bags for horses in England. He notes price varies by style and quality with ventilated nose bags in strong cocoa fiber selling for three shillings each, leather-bottomed bars at one dollar plus, leather-cornered bars at thirty five cents, and extra manila bags at about one dollar and nine cents.
Rural Free Delivery writer J B Waterman from Watertown Connecticut shares that his daughter, long afflicted with epilepsy, has remained free of seizures for over two years after using Dr King’s New Life Pills. The advertisement touts best body cleansers and life giving tonie pills available for 2 cents at F B Jones drug store.
One nice gentle driving horse a top buggy and a single harness offered by Mrs. Brockbank at the Tilden mine. Enquiries invited.
A Cleveland Leader quotation rails at a wedding spectacle, noting the bride and groom presented as perfect examples of vanity and public display. The remark critiques the couple’s attire and behavior as viewed through the paper’s social lens.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune features a student replying to his uncle that his graduating speech will not settle but merely enumerate the century’s problems. The quip turns on the idea of addressing great issues without resolution.
The Rhenish missionary society records an unprecedented harvest year in Sumatra with 4,712 pagan baptisms and 136 Muslims converted. Christians total 61,764, and 14,519 children attend 307 schools under instruction.
A death notice from Westbury Wiltshire England describes a 46 year old person born in Westbury who, despite age, retained infant characteristics. The text notes lifelong dependence, wearing baby clothes and requiring feeding and care as if an infant.
A fair girl in the parlor and piazza scene reveals Harry Harker, who has just proposed with an income of $15,000 a year. The elder man wonders if he is a lawyer or divine, only to learn he is a professional baseball player.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop Catarrh Cure for nasal and throat catarrh with a free trial box offer. It describes a healing balm that soothes the throat and nostrils and freshens breath, urging readers to call and investigate. Sold by all dealers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.