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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
5
Local brief items include visits by J. A. Vogtlin and John Rupp, holiday shop announcements by Mrs. Rutiman and Hagen & Solberg, post office relocation questions, school holiday closings, and festive events. A fire damages St Joseph's Austrian church in Calumet and parsonage, while railroad work, repairs, and Christmas trade plans populate the week.
The Lake Superior district saw 26,000,000 tons shipped in the past season with the Mesaba range contributing 10,78,720 tons. The figure highlights Mesaba as a major producer in the regional iron ore industry.
The 1902 season will break previous records as navigation opens April 1. It is expected that eight to ten days of ordinary cold weather will pass before the last boats cease running.
A notice urges one more week to advertise holiday goods to capture late shoppers. A cold wave grips the nation with temperatures from zero to 22 below and a local reading reaching 15 below Monday. A fire in the Oliver Iron Mining Company Ishpeming Section 16 mine forces temporary closure, isolating 300 workers as openings are sealed and repairs anticipated with minimal shaft damage.
Much hay is now being hauled into the city by farmers, with generally good quality and only a light rain in the last haying season affecting cover. Gogebic Lodge No. 36 D of H elected officers for the year. Basketball at the opera house drew a large crowd, with Bessemer girls praised for skill under coach Miss Fritz. Hearts and Diamonds won 16 to 32 in 15 minute halves. Stars and Stripes won in a 5 minute half match. Separate medical ads for laxatives and cough remedies appear at the end.
Bargain offer features a 3 to 4 carat diamond available from H. B. Lindsey. Repeats the seller and item, indicating a quick sale in a small-town ad context.
A local merchant notes a new line of popular books suitable for Christmas gifts. Snowfall enables wood deliveries, aiding residents previously without heat. Citizens complain about sidewalk sliding and suggest banning it the same as bicycles. Swiss diplomat M Pioda retires. family Christmas traditions highlighted in Washington.
Mr and Mrs Henry Klemeners entertained friends on north Clayberg street last Saturday for their wedding anniversary. Guests included Sadie May Bell Dishnew Anna Meyer Linda Brown Nellie Bly Mesdames Hoffmann Dishnew and Gray Messrs Hoffmann Church Davey Dishnew Ostermeyer and Meyer. Alfonse and Gaston carols and lunch followed, with warm wishes for many returns of the day.
A second clarinet music book was lost somewhere in the city on Tuesday November 25. A suitable reward is offered by F. P. Snanely of Ironwood Michigan for its return.
Soldiers from the last war praise Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for scratches bruises cuts wounds corns sore feet stiff joints burns scalds boils ulcers skin eruptions and piles. Cures or no pay. Only 25 cents at D. MacFarlane’s drug store.
A.W. Thames of Buffalo writes of long kidney and bladder pain and gravel. After using Foley's Kidney Cure, brick dust and stones reduced and pain eased, leaving him feeling like a new man and claiming it did him a thousand dollars’ worth of good.
If you feel ill and need a pill Why not purchase the best De Witt's Early Risers Are little surprisers Take one they do the rest W H Howell Houston writes I have used Little Early Riser Pills for constipation sick headache etc To their use I am indebted for the health of my family A kidney or bladder trouble can always be cured by us in Folay's Nidney Cure in time.
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