Wise women plan winter wardrobe with opossum coat
A fashion note describes a full top coat made from Australian opossum pelts. The article highlights the pelts fur, runs, and tines as features of the garment.
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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1922
Page
8
A fashion note describes a full top coat made from Australian opossum pelts. The article highlights the pelts fur, runs, and tines as features of the garment.
Thanksgiving events fill Ramsay and Ironwood with dances, club gatherings, and family visits. Local residents attend drives, shop at the Christmas sale, and support Red Cross seals. A steady flow of visitors from Bessemer, Wakefield, Hurley, and Chicago highlights a season of community cheer and local news.
New York officer Sergeant Brennan pieces together evidence from a wrecked buggy death scene. Fragments of glass, a lamp rim, and gray paint point to a 1900 Packard model 18. A driver confesses after authorities track the car and its owner.
A ancient Persian father counsels Cyrus the Great to keep health ahead of disease by preventive care. He explains physicians should prevent sickness rather than merely remedy injuries, stressing the duty to prevent army illness before it arises.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes Thaddeus Fairbanks of Vermont as the inventor who patented the first widely used scale in 1831. His device replaced crude hoisting methods and offered far greater accuracy, enabling weighing of much heavier loads to a fraction of an ounce.
State of Michigan. Sarah G Harrington Plaintiff versus Daniel B Dorsey et al Defendants. By decree of the Gogebic County Circuit Court in Chancery a public auction will sell the described lands at the front door of the Gogebic County Courthouse in Bessemer on the Sunday of January 1923 at 2 PM. The properties include portions of sections 15 2 3 and 23 in Towns 49 48 47 and ranges 46 45 42 West, Gogebic County Michigan. William F. Pellow Circuit Court Commissioner. Nov 22 1922. Nov 24-Jan 5.
The article describes colored veils worn over light felt shapes as draping trims not face coverings. It notes Paris' long skirts six inches above the ground, bloused waists, and new short furs in taupe and gray tones bringing updates to cold weather dressing.
Make a dresser scarf and pincushion from voile with a four inch hem on all sides hemstitching edges with lace. Embroider the center and add tiny corner wreaths in colors matching the reel. Attach silk backing, finish with stitches, and edge the pincushion with ribbon to create a coordinated set.
Dr. Charles Ballance cites ancient and medieval practices of anesthesia. The text recounts Chinese early use, Heath's third century methods, and Persian manuscripts describing drug-induced unconsciousness during trephination and amputation. It notes risks of brain surgery and infections in early procedures.
In the matter of the Estate of Knute S. Markstrom, Deceased. Four months from November 14, 1922 are allowed for creditors to present claims to the probate court in Bessemer for examination and adjustment. Claims due by March 14, 1923. hearing March 19, 1928 at ten o’clock. Dated November 14, 1922. Judge of Probate William S. Baird. Nov 17-Dec 8.
Person seeks offers from farm owners for sale with cash price and full particulars. Contact D. F. Bush in Minneapolis Minnesota with response dates listed: Oct 6 20, Nov 10 24, Dec 8 and 22.
Eagle Hosiery Works in Darby Pa advertises jobs for men and women to sell hosiery at two dollars an hour with four pairs guaranteed for about four months. No experience needed and free samples provided to agents. Complete line of wool and heather hosiery advertised during the season.
A piano, partially paid for, available to a buyer willing to complete remaining monthly payments. For details contact the Cable Piano Company in Ashland Wisconsin. Dated 12 1 21.
Local territory now open to sell genuine J R Watkins products including spices extracts coffee medicines and toilet preparations. Watkins has offered a large proven line for over fifty years promising potential earnings from 3000 to 5000 dollars yearly with free sample and proof upon writing to Winona Minnesota.
High class salesmen are urged to sell 7 percent preferred stock under a customer ownership plan. virgin territory assigned with immediate kits ready. Sept 1 wage advance for miners noted. menominee range potential employment if 1000 additional workers join. Room 1 First National Bank Building Iron River Michigan. For rent four room flat with hot and cold water and bath. Herald office contact.
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