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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1906
Page
4
Women and men suffer from kidney and bladder trouble and Swamp-Root is advertised as a remedy. The copy touts mild immediate effects, offers sample bottles by mail, and urges writing Dr. Kilmer and Company in Binghamton New York for information and the product.
Lord Cromer’s report notes Sinai Bedouin law allowing blood money and a generational right of revenge if blood money is accepted. It also describes a fire test for suspects where a hot pan and tongue moisture determine guilt, a belief tied to fear and truth. Seattle's industry grows with 1,400+ plants, 56 million yearly output, lumber dominates. Antwerp plans 49 million for a modern port.
Regular meeting of the Common Council of Bessemer, chaired by Mayor John Holland, with Aldermen present. Finance committee reports numerous contingent fund payments for election officials, room rents, and gate keepers, totaling about $81.00 plus library and electric light expenses. Motion to pay Gogebie Electric Light Co. $160.00 monthly approved. arrest reports discussed and filed. meeting adjourned.
Rear Admiral Philip C. Cooper, chief of the Asiatic station, complains in a letter home about extortion by an innkeeper in remote regions. He recounts paying a bill in Montenegro without checking items, only to have the landlord request another look, claiming something was omitted.
An old remedy recommends frequent hot water washing to prevent spread and tincture grindelia to dry and heal ivy poison. Apply as soon as skin is dry, using a four ounce grindelia bottle in camps. The cure is rapid and relieves intense itching.
The Boston Herald quotes Hon. Charles W. Slack recounting Peter Harvey, a friend and biographer of Daniel Webster. Harvey boasted of intimate talks with Webster and later described his lengthy interview with Abraham Lincoln, who, after listening, merely commented on Harvey's oversized calf.
An artist’s glimpse compares French farm villages near harvest with bustling dawn activity, then shifts to a traveler’s account of Pierre Creole style. It notes farmers, harvesters, and cheesing changes, and vividly describes turbaned Pierre women with Madras cloths, jewelry, and flowing skirts.
A look at the early life of Princess Maud known as Charlie before her marriage. She grew up under strict discipline, loved music and languages, and pursued varied hobbies including riding, cycling, photography, and bookbinding. She enjoyed travel, yacht life, chess, and learning multiple crafts, with a noted early wish to be a reporter. Also mention of naval officers now carrying motor cars at sea for foreign port use.
In Gogebic County Michigan the Probate Court at Bessemer on December 5 1906 heard Susie Kramposki petitioning for administration of the Alec Kramposki estate. The court set December 81 1906 at 10:00 am for the hearing and ordered public notice by three weekly publications in the Bessemer Herald.
In the Probate court of Bessemere Michigan on December 4 1906 Judge Curtis Buck presiding Isabelle Brockbank petitions to admit as last will and testament and to grant administration for the estate of Edward A Brockbank hearing on the 31st day with publication for three weeks in the Bessemer Herald to notify interested parties of the proceedings.
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