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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
8
A Boston man describes a three month battle with intense itching cracking and blistering on hands. He credits Cuticura Remedies for a complete cure in a month after failing doctor treatments.
A Boston maid with superior diction wins a suitor who frets over grammar and vows marriage. Their union soon chills as her speech proves stronger than his, predicting an early divorce for the couple.
The ad promotes Dr T Felic Gouraud’s Oriental Dream a magical beautifier claimed to clear complexions remove tan freckles and moth patches while closely imitating nature. It touts medical testimony and celebrity use and cites Fern T Horxins 37 Great Jones Street New York as sole proprietor with wide distribution across the United States Canada and Europe.
A customer offers a check for an overdue milk bill after a collector asks if it is certified. The customer resists, claiming no need for certification, while the collector insists on certification, jokingly insisting on certified milk.
The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinvan and Marvin wholesale druggists and claims internal action on mucous surfaces. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and testimonials available.
The Chicago Tribune recounts a humorous version of George Washington confessing to lying about the cherry tree, noting his decision to trim the tree and make a large staff, framed as a whimsical white lie tale that imagines a future president’s honesty.
Mrs Tyte-Phist-Jimmy plans to buy a pair of shops as a Christmas present after noting a well behaved boy recently seen by Jimmy. Tam agrees to arrange the set for a festive gift.
A poorly clad man ambushed President Failieres in Paris while on a morning walk with Secretary Ramon don and Colonel Lusson. The assailant grabbed the president by the beard. Failieres escaped injury, cane broken, and the attacker was taken to police by detectives.
Ae Ruef, once the powerful San Francisco boss, receives a fourteen year term for bribery from Judge Lawlor. The sentence may drop to about eleven years with good behavior, and Ruef plans an appeal. The ruling marks a publicized end to the graft prosecution drive.
Jean Mattis a cafe waiter from Savoie was the man who attacked the President. Police found General Mercier medals royalist papers and a Patrie Francaise card on him. He boasted of his duty and spoke of conscience, while royalist literature and ties to a royalist group emerged but no solid proof of a plot yet.
H A Schabow of Curtice Ohio endured burn torture from two masked men while his barn gang stole a horse and buggy and $180 from an insurance company safe. He was bound gagged and threatened with a revolver as he finally opened the safe and collapsed. The family found him unconscious on Christmas morning and he remains in serious condition but expected to recover.
A 1,000,000 bushel coal shipment departed the Kanawha river for Cincinnati and Louisville while dam No. U lacked one foot of depth to allow a Pittsburg fleet of over 5,000,000 bushels bound south to proceed on Tuesday.
Paul Graff 31 employed in a Port Jervis barber shop fatally slashes his own throat with the razor used to shave a man. He dies shortly afterward, taking the razor with him.
Mrs. Florence M. Erb and her sister Mrs. Catherine Beisel faced murder charges in Delaware County Court Melra Pennsylvania for the death of Captain J Clayton Erb at Red Gables near Village Green on Oct 6. Beisel said she shot in self defense, Erb died after a quarrel and shots in the hall. Beisel jailed, Erb held on bail.
Letters from Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase and Mrs. A L Wetzel praise Peruna as effective for coughs and colds and hearing issues. Dryly, they authorize photo use and recall doctors who doubted their recovery. The Peruna Drug Mfg Co of Columbus, Ohio promotes a free almanac for 1909.
Mrs. Frank Freihach acted as police judge for her husband’s trial on charges of abusing wife and children. Witnesses testified he drank, came home intoxicated, failed to provide for the family, and was cruel. The wife, after a consultation with the judge, sentenced him to one day in jail.
Robbers pried twelve steel bars from a cellar window and spent hours working openly to open Oscar C. Jackle’s safe on Sun Third Avenue. They removed the combination dial and escaped with property valued from 5000 to 20000 dollars. Police suspect outside signalers aided the burglary.
A film caught fire during a screening on Thompson Street New York and a crowd of about eighty people fled in panic. The operator’s box ignited fire spreading to the second floor before firefighters arrived and quenched the flames.
An unnamed Chinese man starved to death on a Southern Pacific passenger train shortly before reaching the arcade station in Los Angeles. He carried fifteen thousand dollars in his pockets for passage back to China.
A major blaze swept through Ravia Oklahoma destroying nearly the entire business section. The town of about 1200 people in Johnston county reported losses around 55000 dollars.
C. W. Massingale aged 50 from Valentine Nebraska was robbed of about 200 dollars and killed near a school building in Eldorado Arkansas. Lee L. Combs a farmer is held in connection with the killing.
A reflection on pre twentieth century travel limited by roads and railways, and how rapid rail and private vehicle speeds later unlocked global access. The passage lauds the new era where farms and factories became harbors for swift, direct journeys, accelerating commercial development through faster travel.
The article recounts Rossetti’s 189 permission to reopen his wife’s coffin to recover buried manuscripts, and mentions Turner’s wish to be buried wrapped in his own printing. It notes difficulty selling a painting, and Turner’s hoped final burial in the canvas, with Chantrey agreeing to honor a burial in the artwork if stipulated.
A terse Houston Post quotation set notes a man known as Jinx asking if anyone has seen his mother in law. The exchange implies suspicion or pursuit of trouble surrounding his family. The fragment reflects a noir mood and suggests an unfolding local incident.
A Louisville woman describes nine years of coffee and tea avoidance with Postum and Grape-Nuts helping her recovery from nervous prostration. She now raises five children and participates in three charities, crediting Postum with her improved health.
The Boston Transcript cites growing disaffection across India beyond Bengal with sedition suppressed unevenly. Madras, Bombay, and the united provinces report harsher sentences while governors face renewed attacks on British rule. Subramania Iyer’s writings alleged injustice and inequality highlight colonial tensions.
A brewer’s drag collides with a milk cart spilling cans across the street. A small man struggles to see past a stout woman, exclaiming at the waste while she retorts to mind her own business and claim her right to a large waist.
William White of Three Rivers Michigan reports kidney damage from a railroad collision with blood in urine and weakness. After six months in hospital his condition remained hopeless until using Dean's Kidney Pills. Four boxes brought marked improvement and notable weight gain, with sales by all dealers.
Guaranteed to cure itching blind bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Advert reads like a patent medicine claim promising rapid relief and refund if not cured.
Mrs. Chugwater questions the meaning of the bread line as a long rope of macaroni is described by Mr. Chugwater. The exchange focuses on economic hardship and daily life.
An old advertisement touts BromO Quinine as a laxative and claims it cures a cold in one day. It features the signature of F E W Grove and markets the product worldwide, priced at 25 cents.
A reader quotes praise for Tennyson as a great poet while noting a smoker’s view that Lewis' Single Binder cigar is the best ten cent smoke. The note also claims the first pipe organ was created by Archimedes in 220 B C.
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