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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1907

Page

7

Peruna cures widow with six children says testimonial

Lizzie Lohr of 1155 W 13th Wil de daerns describes long night sweats and weakness before using Peruna on Dr Hartman’s advice. After four months and five bottles she reports full recovery and urges other women to write for details about her case.

Lizzie Lohr Wil de Daerns Hart Tr. Hartman

Nature fakers and their silly feathered peers

The writer scorns those prankish skeptics who doubt nature, declaring the fakers as birds of a feather and incapable of explaining why. An example mocking the fly’s habit of rubbing its forelegs together illustrates the humor.

These Delicious Lemon Pies At Grocers Ten Cents Each

Delicious lemon pies that make your mouth water are simple and inexpensive with OUR PIE Preparation. No fuss, just try it and tell friends. Three kinds available at grocers: Lemon, Chocolate, and Custard for ten cents each.

Dean Stanley’s odd palmed night-shirt moment in Palermo

While traveling from Monreale to Palermo, Dean Stanley shivered and, with a night-shirt drawn from his bag, rode into the city in plain sight. His friend, reading beside him, suggested a garment. Astonishment greeted the pair upon arrival.

Dean Stanley Monreale Palermo Stanley London

Platform Presence In Speech Sparks Wit

Quote exchange notes a speaker who is comfortable on the platform and at home. The remark contrasts his listening at home with talking on the platform, illustrating a public persona distinct from private verse in a concise dialogue snippet.

Future in politics warned by Senator Sorghum

A Washington Star quotation features Senator Sorghum cautioning about the perils of graft in politics. He warns that entering public life with high hopes can end with a terrible past if one is careless about integrity.

Senator Sorghum Washington Star

Texas Girl Describes Postum Cure For Coffee Nerves

A young Texas woman recounts starting coffee in childhood, quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee for about a month, and seeing nervousness, indigestion, and headaches disappear. She notes improved complexion and claims no craving for coffee. She worked as a primary teacher and urges proper Postum preparation per the booklet The Road to Wellville by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.

Texas Postum Co Battle Creex Mich Wellville

Labor unions expand across North America and Europe

A mixed report details unions forming in Fargo and St Paul, new locals in Boston, and a rising International Brotherhood of Teamsters presence. It notes wage gains for barbers, eight hour concessions in Swansea, a new monthly organ in North America, and a push to organize through surveys, strikes, and central bodies amid broad labor unrest.

Fargo N. C Union of Steam Engineers Lowell Mass Barbers London Ont Minneapolis Bartenders’ Union District Council of Carpenters St. Paul Minn Boston Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers’ Union Sheet Metal Workers’ Union New England Building Trades Canada Labor Temple Los Angeles Cal International Brotherhood of Teamsters United States Swansea England Chicago Carpenters’ Union Carpenters International Union of Flour and Cereal Mill Workers Bloomington

Dueling in Old Creole Days and New Orleans Society

The article, quoting Louis J. Meader, recalls dueling as a defining social institution in old New Orleans. It notes prominent figures such as Henry Clay Andrew Jackson Alexander Hamilton and De Witt Clinton and describes dueling as woven into community life, with creole cemeteries bearing silent witness to the era.

Henry Clay Andrew Jackson Alexander Hamilton de Witt Clinton Stephen Decatur New Orleans Louis J. Meader Century

Proof for Two Cents and Drawing Power

Proof for Two Cents advertises kidney cure claims by G. W. Winney of Medina New York who says Dean’s Kidney Dilla cured him after eighteen months in hospitals. He weighed 143 before treatment and 162 after ten to twelve boxes. Foster Milburn Co sells at 50 cents per box. John Drew drawing power item notes a club discussion about his devotion to a blonde with witty quotes from Lippincott’s.

G. W. Winney Medina N. Y Dean Dilla Mr. Winney Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N.Y

Cure for Scalp Sores After Measles Claims Relief

Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska says after measles she suffered with head and neck sores as large as pennies, hair loss, and failure of doctors remedies. She reports using Cutiura Remedies, seeing improvement in a week and complete cure in three weeks, seven years ago with no recurrence.

Henry Porter Albion, Neb

Forced Price Hikes Stir Public Concern

In a published exchange the Secretary laments a 10 percent rise in product costs, while the President, regretting the impact, warns that a further 40 percent price increase is unavoidable. The dialogue highlights looming burdens on consumers and corporate accountability.

Same

Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with doctors' testimonials

One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured nothing else. J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo wholesalers certify Mr Cheney honest. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally affects blood and mucous membranes. Testimonials free. 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Hall J. Cheney & CO Toledo F. J. Cheney Walding, Kinnan & Marvin

Balloon passes over Oshkosh amid farm, shouting match

An aeronaut asks about a town northward and a farmer aboard a passing balloon yells Oshkosh in a comic exchange. The pilot and companion exchange confusion as the farmer’s reaction remains unclear, captured in a Chicago Tribune humorous scrap.

Oshkosh Chicago Tribune

What Do the Letters U VP Stand For

The text notes that U VP may signify United Presbyterian or Harriman depending on context. It surveys two possible expansions without committing to a single interpretation.

United Presbyterian Harriman

Productive Power of Western Canada Soil

Winnipeg correspondent notes Western Canada soil proves highly productive for grain. Frost in August limited yields. Southern Alberta sows 100000 acres of winter wheat with expected huge output. Canadian government offers 160 acres free to homesteaders via proxy entry. A Craik, Sask. letter cites a Dahlia from Minneapolis blooming in 80 days, illustrating strong soil and climate advantages.

Winnipeg Canada Alberta Craik Saskatchewan United States Manitoba North-West Provinces W. D. Scott Itawa C J. Broughton Vincy Chicago Ill W. H. Rogers Traction Terminal Building Indianapolis Ind

Coffin Wood Mines and the Chinese Coffin Trade

The Grand Magazine cites Lao chuan belief in a rare Tonkin resinous wood used for coffins. Natives seek the buried trees as wealth resembling mines of wood, with whole families likely investing lavish sums for a single coffin. A Chinese coffin maker may pay substantial sums for this prized material.

Grand Magazine Tonkin

Easy Matter at Mountain House Euchre Night

A husband winning a euchre game with the Mountain house belle turns on his wife by saying he is in the way of the light. The wife retorts that she can see through him clearly as she works on embroidery, highlighting a puzzled domestic moment from Lippincott's.

Lippincott

Ginseng Farming Profitable Near Wilhoit Springs

A. Fisk, who moved to Oregon from Colorado, started large scale ginseng farming near Wilhoit Springs. The crop promises high profits with Fisk expecting at least 5000 dollars from a few acres this year. Mark Levy, a commission man, reports promising fields and a strong Chinese market willing to pay high prices for the root.

A. Fisk Oregon Colorado Wilhoit Springs Hood River Mark Levy Sisk Fisk

Cure for Rheumatism and Backache Promoted in Sheboygan

Mr. M. R. Zaegel of Sheboygan Wisconsin announces a medical preparation Z. M. O. claimed to cure rheumatism backache wounds and more after numerous tests. A graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy he offers free treatment to anyone writing to his laboratory at GOT Main street Sheboygan Wis.

M. R. Zaegel Sheboygan Wis Zaegel Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Main Street

Where there's a will there's a walt and more

A collection of wry maxims on fate fortune and self discipline contrasts mythic ability with modern skills. It notes clever players moving families and a cigarette maker turning out four a minute highlighting practical craft over theory.

Walt Orpheus of Old Boston Transcript

London worship houses once housed nearly a million and a half

London religious buildings accommodated about one and a half million people at peak times.

Houses of Worship London

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