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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
14
Lilian Bell describes a troika ride in Russia as thrilling and affordable. Tiny low sledges, a high horse, and a forward thrusting coachman create a brisk ride through icy streets. The team glides over ice, crowds shout Troika, and a passing Russian fire engine adds a dramatic finale to the experience.
Notice to Algernon Merryweather owner of described lands that a lawful sale for unpaid taxes has occurred. The purchaser holds a tax deed and may reconvey within six months after service upon payment of all sums plus 100 percent, sheriff fees, and five dollars per description. If not paid, proceedings for land possession will start. Descriptions cover Lot 2 and parts of Section 9 in Township 49 North Range 46 West Gogebie County Michigan with taxes listed 1838 to 1898 totaling 103.01 dollars. Dated October 7 1899 from Montesano Washington by L. Buland.
Society and social druggists listed as Scott and Bownge Chemists, New York, in the period notice.
Notice to Bessemer taxpayers that the tax roll is in hand and taxes may be paid at the First National Bank from morning until 3:30 in the afternoon daily except Saturday mornings. City Treasurer Joan P. Mvecker oversees collection.
Me J Sheer of Sedalia Missouri claims a single dose of One Minute Crash Cure saved his child from a deadly croup. Doctors had given up, but the cure is said to infallibly treat coughs colds grippe pneumonia bronchitis and throat and lung troubles in an instant. D Mac Farlane
The Minia crew vessel scanning 1500 feet down for a stolen cable reports near freezing water and total darkness. Deep sea fish, adapted to high pressure, rise when instruments approach the surface due to loss of pressure, often dying before surfacing.
Herr Goetze, the tenor, traveled from Cologne to Frankfort and appeared the same evening in Lohengrin. He rushed to the wings and, after defeating the villainous aspersor, embraced the heroine. He whispered his name to her in his arms, saying he was Goetse of Cologne.
A reader from Gentryville Indiana lauds One Minute Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs and colds. The note claims immediate, harmless relief for coughs, colds, hoarseness, croup, pneumonia, bronchitis, and throat and lung troubles, asserting early use prevents consumption.
Mrs R Churchill of Berlin Vermont proclaims De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured her baby’s running sores. Advertises it as a specific for piles and skin diseases and warns against counterfeit products.
An old advertisement for DeWitts Little Early Risers claiming to purify the hood and clean the liver to invigorate the system. The piece mentions the pills as famous for consultation and liver troubles and cites MacFarlane.
J. B. Clark of Peoria Illinois reports surgeons urged surgery for piles but he cured them with DeWitts Hazel Salve. He praises it as infallible for piles and skin diseases and warns to beware of counterfeit imitations.
A historical note traces Tron as a material in shipbuilding with canal craft examples from the 18th and 19th centuries. It cites an 1787 publication and a 1815 iron boat launched in Liverpool, describing dimensions, construction, and riveted iron plating, including a sinking incident and subsequent shift to iron hulls.
A boot-black explains that old moisten then shine shoe blacking has faded out and paste like patent leather polish now dominates. He notes rare returns of the old style, except for a few elderly customers who request the traditional method. The modern shine lasts longer and is considered better for the feather.
Tit-Bits notes a grave digging record on a cemetery stone honoring Christian der Thieme who served 25 years as sexton until his death in 1785 at age 72. His son Johann Christian Thieme kept the post 54 years and buried 20,381 residents. The grandson Johann Heinrich Karl Thieme, 50 years in the role, dug 23,311 graves before his death in 1826.
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