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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
5
Local snippet recalls residents traveling to Chicago Canada Lansing and Detroit Ada Davis & Fehr offers hats half off in December and notes a regular monthly school board meeting. It also reports snowfall shortage and a Great Lakes storm causing several ships to be driven off course with dangerous seas and crews struggling to reach shore.
A broad advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the best lung treatment, alongside health guidance and free sample offers. The piece also lists local notices about contracts, shop promotions, and community events, including theater, bank hours, and the formation of a Ladies Aid Society.
The week saw widespread train delays due to the storm on Tuesday. Davis & Fehr's launched a holiday sale with a large stock of gift items for all ages in Bessemer. Andrew Munthe and Laura Pascoe were married last Monday at the groom’s parents’ home in a small ceremony. The Herald promotes Hon. G. A. Gearhart’s lecture The Footprints of the Centuries at the High School Auditorium next Monday as part of a winter series. Corrigan, McKinney & Co. began repairing the Eureka mine shaft at Ramsay to resume operations, detailing past production and idle period references.
Last Saturday night the post office was relocated to the Ramquist building corner of Sopme and Sellar streets. On Sunday morning residents found the former Markstrom block empty, unaware of the change. Officials cited long standing objections by the post office department and other factors driving the move.
Notice that the photograph gallery in Bessemer will reopen for business on Monday December 8 after a several week closure due to the illness and death of the proprietor's brother in Lawton Oklahoma Territory. The owner extends thanks for patience and support.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a positive cure for throat and lung diseases and warns against substitutes. It presents the product as a universal remedy without listing specific conditions or evidence.
Me Gearhart will lecture at the High School Auditorium next Monday evening December 8. His Tall and commanding presence, graceful manner, and strong voice are praised for engaging reasoning and high moral tone. The lecture series draws Chautauqua audiences with readings on The Footprints of the Centuries. The note mentions debate over brewing license back years in Bessemer, with city council accepting Val Blatz to pay license for current and future years but not back years, amid legal questions.
Notice to taxpayers states the city tax roll for 1902 taxes is in the hands of the collector. Payments are to be made at The First National Bank where receipts will be issued. Signed by Marr Svomi.
Mrs J N Dixon visited Ironwood on Wednesday. Herman Johnson of Hurley was in town last Sunday. Mr Cady of Ashland came on business Monday. Geo H Schobert of Tronwood made a Sunday call. Sam Silverman of Bessemer registered at Hotel De Miner. Mrs Harry Wilton of Appleton visits her sister Mrs Edwin Neidhold. Miss Gustie Hester and Miss Mina Hester shopped in Ironwood on Wednesday. Ashermann of Milwaukee visited Monday on Brotherton mine business. Leahy of Ironwood teaching in place of quarantined Miss Briggs at Perry House. Williamson of Rand McNally & Co. visited Central School. Thanksgiving eve dance by Independent Band postponed indefinitely. Bruce G Springer, longtime in Lindsey jewelry stock, will depart in two weeks for Oklahoma. Perry House boarders warned not to go there after Saturday due to smallpox case. Beckman and Timm, Miss McGinley, Mr and Mrs J N Dixon, Mrs E Neidhold, F Cavander and others attended Bessemer Thanksgiving dance. Miss Eva Rivar d Nellie Ri vard Florida Paiement Mikado and Annie Peters also entered.
A man aged 58 who had just moved into the Perry House third floor contracted smallpox. A pest house was built, the patient moved there on Tuesday night, and residents on the second and third floors were exposed and quarantined for 14 days. Dr Frank Loope of Ironwood attends.
Ina Morse reads for the Wakefield High School Literary Society as classmates eulogize Marie Elizabeth Carr born July 16 1884 in Scotland. The beloved student shines for her never failing kindness toward family peers and all, her serene smile remembered by who knew her.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a money back refund if it fails and carries E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. The text reflects vintage drug advertising language.
A Winchester Indiana resident M M Austin credits Dr Kings New Life Pills with curing his wife's illness after doctors failed. The ad claims relief from stomach and liver troubles and constipation with a sick headache remedy priced at 25 cents, sold by D MacFarlane's drug store.
A cold wave forecast warns of sudden weather changes and illness at home. F. B. Jones cites a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure for coughs bronchitis and pneumonia symptoms claiming it clears phlegm reduces inflammation and soothes throat and lung membranes with E. H. Wise endorsing its benefits for health.
Soldiers write that Scratches Bruises Cuts Wounds Corns Sore Feet and Swellings heal with Bucklen's Arnica Salve Burns Scalds Boils Ulcers Skin Eruptions and Piles cured. It costs only 25 cents at D MacFarlane's drug store.
A. Hf Thurnes, a Buffalo Ohio coal operator, reports decades of kidney and bladder trouble with gravel and stones. After failing medicines, Foley's Kidney Cure gave rapid relief, dissolving stones and ending pain, making him feel like a new man and claiming it did him a thousand dollars of good.
The advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal aid to digestion, claiming it cures dyspepsia and stomach troubles while improving blood, strength, and tissue health. Governor G. W. Atkinson of West Virginia is quoted praising its effectiveness and recommending it to friends.
Notice declares the barber firm Goodnough & Beaty in Bessemer Michigan has dissolved by mutual consent with Mr Goodnough retiring. Loren Beaty will run the business and settle all accounts and bills incurred up to the dissolution date November 11 1902. Signed F C Goopnroven and Loren Beary.
An ad promotes De Witt’s Early Risers as the best pill for quick relief and claims from W H Howell of Houston and B Jones praising its effects on constipation and sick headache. It also touts Foley’s Kidney Cure as a remedy for kidney or bladder trouble with a customer endorsement.
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