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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
2
A meditation on romance in art and life leads to a curious gold hoard tale. A South Bend woman digging in her flower garden unearthed 1145 in gold coins believed buried by her father years ago. The piece reflects on how much gold remains hidden from statistics and public view amid everyday wonder.
A seven year old boy in New York recovered from tetanus after jaws were locked following hand and knee injuries. 6,000 then 30,000 units of improved serum were given, and he improved steadily until a complete recovery and discharge. The report notes other city curiosities and oddities from Brussels lace to a fish tale and a divorce whimsy.
Two years hence steamship passengers in Manila Bay may glimpse El Fraile Island. Army engineers plan a battleship deck fortification with steel walls below the water, two 14 inch turret guns, four six inch rapid fire rifles, and limited quarters. The cost ranks at about 3 million dollars for the small fortress guarding Corregidor and Manila harbor.
A long awaited renovation of the United States Treasury building brings major changes for efficiency and economy. The nucleus started by President Jackson in 1842, the 1864 south wing, and the 1869 north wing now sit beneath a modernized front. Thirty granite monoliths replace the former stone colonnade, each transported from Massachusetts, while letters and documents move to coal vaults under Pennsylvania Avenue and new vaults rise opposite the White House.
The seven justices of the Supreme Court visit President Taft to discuss filling vacancies. President Taft has already appointed Hughes and Lurton, and Fuller and Moody have since died or resigned. The task involves judicial fitness politics and regional balance as Congress reconvenes.
LBERT J. MYER once a corporal in the signal corps at Fort Myer has left the army and returned to Boston after a rapid fall from favor. A court martial sentenced him to three months hard labor and a $50 forfeit, but he was discharged instead. Myer was famed for his social prominence, daily revelry, and proximity to Washington’s society, blending duty with ballroom life.
The Hastings Poultry Association will host its seventh annual exhibition from February 13 to 18. Across Michigan towns from Chesaning to Owosso, reports describe accidents, shootings, fires, and legal actions involving residents, with a focus on local incidents and community responses.
Flint night watchman James Daley, 50, died of heart disease at home while awaiting lunch. Nationwide rail incident near Owosso and Oakley. no injuries. Eaton Rapids hotel Anderson House to reopen Dec 1 after ownership changes. Ann Arbor homeopathic surgery removes spleen from Miss Clara Louch. hopeful recovery. Jackson actress Rosie the ex chorus lady intoxicated. fined and dismissed from job. Grand Rapids notes a brick falling four years ago linked to a youth’s criminality. Muskegon body of Earnest Oberg found. duck boat accident suspected. Marshall guardian changes. children placed for schooling. St Johns man found with postage stamps. post office robberies investigated. Monroe St Mary’s banquet raises $1,200. Marshall post office seeks Sunday closure. Marshall is smallest U.S. first-class town. Battle Creek lumberman John Watkins dies. heart failure. Cadillac Louis Sable dies of heart disease. funeral to Detroit.
An OCR fragment markets a cigar brand and various patent medicines. It references a prison, a penitent man in a penitentiary, Pettit's Eye Salve for 25 cents, Resinol skin treatment, and endorsements by individuals including A. E. Hatch, D.D.S., in Cleveland, Ohio. The text also notes maternal sentiment about spoiling children and cautions against simultaneous punishment and forgiveness.
The dialogue asks in which months girls born are not fond of dress while claiming January births are prudent and April births are inconstant. The professor challenges the claim, prompting that the hostess shows no such pattern. The exchange centers on March dialect and clever wordplay.
Advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. Claims nine of ten cases due to catarrh and offers $100 for any case not cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure. Promotes circulars, Toledo company, and selling details for taxe and pills.
An old advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures indigestion and stomach misery in five minutes. It describes symptoms like sour belching, heartburn, gas, nausea, and headaches and touts a 50 cent case that treats dyspepsia gastritis and related stomach disturbances.
A New Orleans resident traveled to Philadelphia to witness the world’s baseball series and undergo a supposed surgical operation. In the city a specialist refused the procedure, prompting the traveler to insist it be done to save face with friends who would tease him if he failed to follow through.
The wit of Bishop Seth Ward amuses Nashville as he exits a reception with two senators. Asked by a companion why he rides in a car while the master rode an ass, Ward quips that there are no ass animals left, only senators.
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