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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1922
Page
11
Entered as second class matter April 20, 1921 at the post office in Bessemer Michigan under act of March 3 1879. om Foreign Advertising Representative THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
A Detroit oriented notice argues Governor Groesbeck should not have removed Mayor Couzens, praising his competence yet doubting his municipal ownership agenda. It suggests leaving Couzens in Detroit to prove himself before moving to the U.S. Senate seat, asserting full attention to state matters when representing Michigan.
The Farm bloc in Congress backs Henry Ford's proposal to lease and operate the Fertilizing plants at Muscle Shoals Alabama arguing cheap fertilizer fuels farmers' welfare. Supporters see Muscle Shoals as a modern southern rejuvenation and prefer action over protracted debate.
A historical editorial urges the United States and California to heed warnings about Japanese militarism. It argues that public protest could have altered wartime crisis outcomes and criticizes expansionist aims in Asia while calling for a cautious, watchful policy in the Pacific.
The article laments that Japan has used diplomacy to pull the United States into responsibility for its actions, calling this a dangerous temporary extension of influence. It warns Uncle Sam risks becoming a football in foreign embroilments and urges clear public scrutiny to reclaim U S honor and maintain peace.
In a moonless midnight, a student lamps a street light by climbing a platform and discussing safety. The overheard exchange reveals beliefs about electricity, risk, and the soldierly duty to serve others by spreading light in a troubled world.
In a mid meeting moment the principal evangelist notices a man asleep in the front row and requests someone to wake him as snores fill the hall. No one stirs.
A couple has solved the summer clothing question for now, placing an ad that reads Having cast off clothing of all descriptions we invite comparison. They invite potential suitors to view offerings.
A judge rebukes a young man from a good family for stealing a watch. The youth admits taking it, arguing the lapse was brief and asking why hesitation occurred. The exchange shows tension between honor and minor criminal act in a courtroom setting.
A shopper asks for stationery while a man nervously pleads to hide his brief stop as a floor walker. He cites only a momentary lapse and begs the woman not to alert the boss, highlighting tension over rule adherence in the store.
The piece satirizes modern workmen and busy families, noting many problems stem from many people. A playful domestic scene follows with a light exchange between Jim and his wife about talking and habits. A quip about radio stations broadcasting coal hints at a wry seasonal joke.
Farmer Corntessel jokes that daylight saving may backfire if his son stays up late. He quips that continued late nights could erase daylight entirely, reflecting small town wit on the seasonal change.
The passage discusses advertising versus relying on luck to attract customers. It compares merchants who sometimes attract buyers without ads to the savvy businessperson who succeeds by advertising. It also mentions a desire to revive old fashioned spring bottom pants as a fashion item.
A garbled collection of humorous lines and misheard phrases. Nonsense pairs like a tall silk hat reptile and an Irish Rebel Jam o shamrock, plus odd statements about Yuletide in the ocean and Major cement as an army officer. A mosquito is remarked as a great screen actor who gets by.
In a Washington Sunday school a teacher, upset by loud talking, mounted a chair to peer over a partition and pushed a tall boy into his own room. Minutes later a small head with a timid voice admitted the error, prompting Dr. William T. Hornaday to quip that some animals have more sense than some men. The piece ends by noting an animal didn’t pay $20 to see a prize light.
A couple strolls the shore as one asks what the wild waves say. The partner admits uncertainty yet notes that waves from twenty years ago would be shocked to hear it, hinting at changing times and lingering nostalgia.
A caption style exchange shows Billy asking Jim what he is drawing. Jim answers a dog and Billy notes the tail is missing. Jim reveals the tail is still in the ink bottle, adding a humorous punchline.
A brief classroom exchange where a teacher asks about popularity of lowers and a girl replies that wallflowers are not popular, highlighting a humorous mishearing and childlike logic in a school setting.
A compact cycle traces how rags become paper and money, leading to banks and loans. The sequence suggests loans can drive poverty, while poverty circles back to rags, highlighting a perpetual economic loop.
In a lively exchange a Flapper describes taking a man to dinner at the Florentine followed by a theatre, flowers, chocolates, champagne and oysters at the Valhala, then a taxi home. The Skeptic questions the pair’s account, noting disbelief at their lavish outing.
A poet speaks of the sea with passion as a ship sails away. A seasick companion clings to the rail and concedes the speaker has the better line, delivering a brief nautical moment of humor and tension at sea.
A dog and a woman walked over a fresh cement path leaving prints described by a passerby as dog and chicken tracks. The moment prompted reaction about sudden pet activity on a public walkway.
A far off fire scorches the camp and a halfbreed guard dies after naming Lee Chambers as the attacker. Bowyer confronts the danger as Molly McDonald, her father, and Jules struggle amid a break in at the shack. Chambers and Hackett seize Molly, but Bowyer intervenes at the camp threshold as the story pivots toward a confrontation.
Molly hatches plans since Bowyer first visited the store but dares not present them to the factor. Fears his rage at Winnipeg move and Bowyer's enmity over her father fuels slow urgency. McDonald appears to be forming plans of his own, likely to discuss them with her in time.
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