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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1899
Page
19
Prices for next year on Bessemer and non Bessemer ores arouse little surprise amid stable demand. An estimated 12 to 13 million tons of Jake Superior ore will go direct to furnace operators, dampening market broadness and shaping early selling to begin December 11. Carnegie and National Steel plan greater ore usage than in 1899.
A conservative observer critiques the so called good fellow who favors pleasure over business, warns against shallow influence in politics, and contrasts it with the diligent public official. The piece cites ore shipments and notes the end of personal quill pens as writing tools fade from use.
At the annual congress of the Sanitary Institute in Southampton Prof Henry Robinson argued rainfall conservation is vital for national needs as population grows. He noted watersheds clash with town demands while villages rely on shadow wells prone to pollution. He urged floodwaters be stored to smooth river flow, with surplus water aiding irrigation, rivers and canals.
Miss Alice Cuisneil of Kokomo received a letter mailed in June 1889 to a California friend who died five years earlier. The misdirected correspondence wandered the country for a decade before finally reaching its intended recipient.
A heated dispute surrounds the Spanish army cadet corps with General Polavieja resisting any reduction and officers resisting budget cuts. The debate centers on the number of cadets and the futures of officers in the force as pressure mounts over national defense funding.
The article explains the massive manual effort in newspaper printing, detailing how thousands of metal type pieces are handled daily, the casting and setting process, and the back-and-forth of composing, printing, and returning type. It notes the writer’s labor, the editor’s weekly budget, and the perseverance needed in a country printing office.
Dromedaries are kept going on long journeys by cigars pressed into a pierced wooden holder in their mouths. The animal puffs through its nostrils, smoke refreshing it, allowing the driver to push it to work night and day with minimal effort.
To clean stained white goods, mix half an ounce of tartar with half an ounce of sal ammoniac in half a pint of warm water and shake until dissolved. Stretch the fabric over a basin and pour the solution on the stain. If the stain is recent it will fade, otherwise repeat several times, then rinse in hot water with soap and sun dry.
Fragmentary OCR text references a pension system, letter shop, and unclear delivery. No coherent story or entities are identifiable. The readable portions do not establish a clear event, people, organizations, dates, or locations.
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