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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
8
The article notes a rising addiction crisis from opium to cocaine, with drugs once used as medicines leading to moral collapse and crime. It cites physicians and officials uniting to curb sale and use of habit forming drugs and their damaging effects on the nervous system.
The Knoxville Journal and Times questions if modern youth match the era of fathers and grandfathers in true manners. It argues that real manners go beyond social etiquette and consist of kindness, courtesy, and consideration for others, shaping conduct and avoiding embarrassment for all.
The New York World laments a system of petty extortion in hotels and restaurants. Patrons pay for being seated and served, hat and coat storage, cabs, and even chauffeur tips, while taxes apply from entry to exit. The piece questions why hotel associations should not also impose an admission charge.
The sultan of Turkey sent millet seed to the Bulgarian king to display numerical might, who replied with pepper seeds to show stylistic opposition. The exchange illustrates the long struggle between quantity and quality in global contests where brute force now counts less than strategic influence.
The little Irish cow proved a prize winner at Chicago's National Dairy Show. Lord Decies exhibited a herd of ten, earning several first prizes and three seconds. Such cows would beat the pig for paying the rent.
An English woman left 500 in her will to another woman for smiling pleasantly at her as they left church. Such a bequest does more for the sun shine habit than any amount of mere talk.
A society leader suggests eating dogs to ease high meat costs, noting no law bans consuming Boston bull steak or poodle chops among its gilded circles. The remark frames a satirical take on class and appetite without asserting legal prohibition.
A report notes 10 000 deaths from 21 000 cholera cases in one Indian province in a month. It suggests this level is not as severe as usual and ponders how “severe” would be defined, implying lower fatality than expected or standard outbreak norms.
President Taft submits the second message of the short 1913 session covering the treasury's strong position, bumper farm values, and a deficit mainly from river and harbor and navy costs. It calls for army reorganization, national guard pay, canal development, water power regulation, Panama Canal tolls, and further naval expansion and anti trust enforcement while urging steady policy and cooperative governance.
Port Huron reports Stephen Kiyosh, Walpole Island Indian, free on bail for murder, but warned against returning to the island amid unsolved disappearances. Kalamazoo chronicles fatal electrocution on a power line, a jail arrest for hidden money, a boy found dead in a ditch, a forgery case, a fire trap razing, a mass layoff at Castle Lamp, and various local incidents.
A brisk exchange frames a city’s mood as Wayback ponders his son’s path. Hayloft notes the boy studies for a doctor, provoking a sharp dig at the profession and its perceived effort.
Two charming young women chat about a military camp on a tram. They joke about soldiers bringing arms, misunderstanding that arms are used for protection. The conversation turns playful as one clarifies that arms are used to hug, not fire, in a humorous misunderstanding of military terms.
Uncle Roy defines a snob as a rich person who buys a veneer of culture abroad and poses as a connoisseur at home while deriding poorer relatives. Eddie asks why Donald’s older brother called him a snob.
In a refined dialogue two figures discuss shopping philosophy in an expensive shop. One remarks on not buying yet observes the dummies for lessons in manners. The other, Edward, notes the value of watching and learning courtesy from display figures.
A health-tinged ad text argues coffee and tea worsen stomach issues and insomnia. It promotes Postum as a caffeine free beverage substitute, detailing benefits, a testimonial from a doctor, and instructions for preparing Instant Postum. Prices and mailing offer are included.
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