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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
6
The postoffice announces an annual warning urging patrons to mail gifts early to prevent Christmas congestion. The campaign advises writing on packages a hold time and to ship well ahead, using printed or rubber stamp inscriptions to avoid misrouting and high rates.
A columnist recalls old saloon fashion with parrots and monkeys to lure customers. Sailors once sold exotic birds to saloonkeepers who trained them to talk, a practice now vanished. Also a Missouri landbuyer jokes about a Texas plot that doubled in value only after he paid twice as much.
In the Bristol Channel Steep Holm rises 250 feet with 40 acres of land. Eleven acres are leased by the British government for 999 years and five forts guard the channel. T. A. Reed of Cardiff holds the remainder for five years and calls it the healthiest place in Europe. Dustless island, once a smugglers’ haven, is proposed as a sanitarium. Also includes an anecdotal note on a Bristol Tennessee physician recommendation for Chamberlain's Tablets and a divorce inquiry exchange.
Quote from the Washington Herald noting a humorous remark about a avoided question on marriage. The line compares a spouse to a sea detached one, reflecting social attitudes of the period.
An aged physician with 52 years in practice offers two nerve tonic prescriptions for men under and over 50. He claims lasting vigor, improved memory and energy, and promises personal attention and mailed therapy for $5.40. Contact Andrew B Spinney M D at Adams Ave West Detroit Michigan.
A New York Sun note describes English yews once in St Johns Park moved to Elgin botanical gardens then Columbia, later transplanted to Morningside Heights in 1897. It also mentions Manhattan’s largest tulip tree near Spuyten Duyvil with a 6% foot diameter, and at Fordham Square Bronx the Stenton willow aged about 300 years with two of the country’s largest cypresses on Gouverneur Morris estate land.
Original Miniatures traces how tiny painted illustrations decorated medieval manuscripts. It explains the name derives from minium red pigment, not size, and notes how print and engraving redefined miniature painting as small portraits in popular usage.
An old man in a shabby house told a visitor he had no income but boasted strong backing. He claimed to be backed by one of the richest counties in the state, signaling political or social support rather than money.
Report from Harrisburg Oregon describes John Cartwright's flocks with grass growing on backs and sides, forming a green fleece. Grass seeds from the feed wagon sprouted as showers moistened the wool, creating a curious, lush appearance.
A Dundee baker owns a remarkably intelligent horse that stands aside and helps tramcars pass. On hearing the car bell the horse crosses to the opposite curb, clears the way, then returns to its original position and seems to announce the route is clear. The anecdote from Wide World Magazine highlights the animal’s alert behavior and cooperation with street traffic.
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