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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
5
L P Stevens of Ironwood visited the city on Monday and KE A Ormes of Marenisco joined on Tuesday. Various locals and visitors pass through, trains run late due to heavy snows, and many holiday notices. The city schools close for a two week holiday. Fifty items note shop windows, candies, Christmas tree trimmings, and seasonal sales at F B Jones and Kahn and Skud.
M B McGee visits Bessemer customers as C and N W upgrade the Mikado mine with a new platform. The Mikado will be a regular stop. Also notes include a local teacher elected as Ontonagon County Teachers Association secretary and various community announcements.
Three new scarlet fever cases emerged this week in the city. The patients include the infant child of John Pellika on Longyear Street, a granddaughter of John Hunt, and a child of Gust Johnson, all from the north side.
Children will hold Christmas services at the Presbyterian Church next Tuesday evening with a planned musical program. All are invited to attend for a pleasant evening with the little folks.
The section details diphtheria cases at John Johnson’s Longyear street home and Dr Madajesky overseeing the quarantine. It notes the death of Frank Padernoster from pneumonia at Go gebic hospital, his mining years, and burial. It covers a fatal C&NW coupling accident near Powers, and updates on local business: Bennett returns as express messenger, Noble transfers to Stevens Point Milwaukee run, and Davey with increased stock while Peterson plans Seattle departure. Also mentions frost, below zero temps on the Ashland division, and a furniture stock sale by J. R. Johnson with half the building for rent.
Abner Rolsola, aged 20, was killed at the ildlen mine No 6 shaft when a blast dislodged timbering and collapsed ground as he cleared debris after a contraction blast. He belonged to the Finnish Society and was buried Thursday afternoon.
Miss Wandless will spend her vacation with friends in Detroit. Miss Jenney will go to Ann Arbor for the holidays. Miss Bouchard will spend Christmas with friends at Michigan City Indiana. Miss Hopkins will visit Mendon Michigan for her vacation. Miss Lockhart travels to Oshkosh Wisconsin for the holiday. Miss Laura Cudlip will spend Christmas at her Iron Mountain home.
A signed notice pledges refunds on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. It also offers a 25 cent bottle with money back guarantee. Signatories include D. MacFarlane and Frank B. Jones.
A nearly new piano priced at $300 is offered for cash at $200. Interested buyers should inquire at or address Anton Ring smuth in Wakefield Michigan.
Putrefying food in the intestines is said to produce symptoms like arsenic. Dr. King’s New Life Pills are claimed to expel the poison from clogged bowels gently and surely, curing constipation biliousness sick headache fevers and liver kidney and bowel troubles. Only 25c at D MacFarlane’s.
An advertisement urges readers to take Foley's Honey and Tar after exposure or at the first sign of a cold. The copy asserts the product reliably stops a cold when used promptly and cites Lofroth & Co as the source.
For sale a grocery store with solid business in a prominent Gogebic range town. Inquire at the Bessemer Herald office.
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