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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1933
Page
4
A Springfield Minnesota weekly column argues readers should support local ads since newspapers rely on advertisers for most costs. It urges residents to keep ad dollars in town and back the paper’s public service, morality, and community drives.
The piece argues that while gold dominates monetary standards, it cannot sole a backbone money. It urges Congress to monetize silver as a companion to gold, calling it the poor man’s gold and a path to recovery and lasting stability.
Sioux Falls editorial criticizes South Dakota’s Non-Partisan League era programs as costly, listing state ventures from crop hail insurance to a cement plant and rural credit. The piece portrays continuing deficits and implies looming bills for the public.
The piece critiques a socialist program's record in South Dakota, citing large losses from bank deposits, rural credit, a coal mine, and a cement plant. It argues the on paper benefits hid poor real performance, warning taxpayers face higher costs and urging other states to study the results before adopting similar plans.
The 1898 Bessemer item recalls Charlie Fon the Chinese laundryman marrying Miss Mary Smith the Sable Queen of Darkness. Justice Haggerson tied the nuptials at Fon’s shop, a social event noted by the Herald thirty five years before.
In Minnesota suburbs amid Michigan Wolverines chatter, the piece notes lingering championship talk while announcing a 24 day countdown to Christmas. It contrasts two possibilities for unusual politeness: either the person is a Gentleman or a good prospect.
Ted and Fuzzy F. discuss their ad ventures together while John B. is hailed as the ziggity king of the city. Halstead M. complains of a toothache. Vic W. is urged to spread messages. Dutch A. continues chatter about deer hunting though season is over.
Michigan commentator F D Keister notes no grass at welfare stations and asks if NRA plans aid for bellhops as Elk Rapids names a municipal water tank. He jokes about Wakefield News vs Ironwood Globe athletic policy sparring and quips on women debating neighbors. A crystal gazing gag ends with an absent minded nudist striking a match.
A satirical verse depicts North and South Carolina governors debating liquor drought and revenue, with Uncle Sam commenting on the dry states and the morale around The Old Brass Rail. The closing line shifts to holiday notes about Thanksgiving and Santa Claus.
Looking Backward notes Wakefield board of education inviting bids to create a new high school. In town, W G LaRue, early settler from Duluth, reviews old acquaintances. George H Rupp returns to resume studies at Michigan College of Mines after his father’s death. The Banker's Child drew crowds at the opera house.
In Gogebic County Probate Court on November 1933 Judge M E Nolan ordered creditors to file claims for the estates of Harry Patterson and John Erik Olin by March 14 1934 at 10 a.m. The order includes public notice via the Bessemer Herald for three successive weeks prior to hearing. W B Dah l?l, Register of Probate.
In a terse exchange, a stranger asks when the local bank will reopen. A native remarks that the bank will resume once the officers leave the penitentiary, signaling a suspending factor tied to law enforcement.
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