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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
8
A railroad magnate boasts of military discipline in every department. His servant Jack, a loyal bandy man from North Carolina, never moves until orders are finished. The tale contrasts stern control with peculiar anecdotes about artists and rulers enjoying odd amusements and routines.
The water hyacinth, a fast growing aquatic plant, has closed streams in Florida and Louisiana to navigation and now threatens Texas. It spread from ornamental specimens, notably in Grenge and Sam Houston Park, choking Sabine River and Buffalo Bayou. The federal and Mexican governments have spent substantial sums eradicating the pest, with little success. The next Texas Legislature will likely ban growing them near navigable streams and seek a liberal state appropriation for control efforts.
In a House speech Missouri’s Robert Lamar extols the Mississippi Valley as the garden spot of modern civilization. He contrasts ancient wonders with Ozark sunsets and the joy of rural life, praising Missouri’s beauty, climate, and culture alongside classical music. Two ancient Roman coins were unearthed at Groveley Wood, England.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney and bladder trouble claiming it boosts overall health once the kidneys regain function. It urges readers to obtain a sample bottle by mail and to mention the paper when writing. The piece also advertises a pamphlet on kidney health and lists the Binghamton New York address.
A string of aphorisms on money, politics, aging, marriage, and family expectations. The quotes humorously critique human vanity, laziness, and social roles, noting how reputation, luck, and appearance shape life choices and outcomes.
A plan to form a company to purchase an eight mile Mount Washington carriage road and run an automobile stage line for tourists is reported. Also noted is a seven mile Duluth beach auto race course, naval cost projections, a Virginia cane from Chancellorsville, and a curious electric insect screen device demonstrated in Chicago.
A fragment discusses claims about the King Pan as the world’s oldest newspaper and debates its dates. It notes Legge’s Chinese classics and the possible 1675 Jesuit presence in China as supporting evidence, while contrasting with France and England press histories.
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