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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
19
The Soo Line passenger train due at 9 55 a m Monday morning collided with a loaded box car after the main switch was left open in the Ironwood yards. Express Messenger McAuliffe sustained a broken shoulder and was taken to his home in Stevens Point Wisconsin. The incident delayed the train about four hours.
A dated advertising notice invites readers suffering biliousness constipation indigestion and chronic headache to mail one cent plus name and address to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa for a free sample. The product is sold by Chas H Warner.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M E church is organizing a birthday party at the parsonage on Friday evening. Invitations request guests to put in as many cents as their age to keep ages private. Jensen Lindleman advertises Bavarian and German hand painted chinaware as Christmas gifts.
A report from Escanaba claims local youths place whiskey soaked bread crumbs to intoxicate sparrows. The birds allegedly become unable to walk or fly and are then hunted, with two cents paid per bird by the state. No exact tally is given.
For sale a pair of well matched young driving roadsters weighing about 1100 pounds each. Gentle and good roadsters. Contact Lewis Frick in Glidden Wisconsin for details.
Members of the Bessemer High School Class of 1909 organize preparations for a reunion to be held sometime next week, inviting classmates to reconnect and attend.
W J Atkins, a night watchman at Banner Springs Tennessee, endured damp drafts and storms while on duty, developed a severe cold that reached his lungs and forced a work stoppage. He found relief after using Dr Kings New Discovery, reporting a full return to work after one dose. The medicine is advertised as a remedy for severe colds coughs inflamed throats and related lung issues priced at 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle offered.
Judge L W Manthe, once reported seriously ill, is now out of danger and improving daily. Friends express hope for a speedy recovery as he gains strength.
A Chicago area railroading expert says Upper Peninsula winters have been milder than the south where severe conditions and frost have caused significant delays. He notes north railroads struggle with safety rules and mail contracts, while Chicago trains run late and timing remains unreliable for business. The Chicago mails are repeatedly hours late, with little improvement expected.
In the Thirty Second Judicial Circuit in Chancery at Bessemer the complainant Steve Semonski seeks relief against Frances Semonski a Minnesota resident. The order requires publication in the Bessemer Herald weekly for six weeks and sets timelines for appearance and filing of answer by the non resident defendant.
John T. Wicks prominent city resident dies at his home after eight days of inflammatory rheumatism. He was 58, formerly from Iron Mountain, an electrician at Tilden mine, and a longtime M E Church Sunday School superintendent. Survived by wife five sisters and one brother. Funeral set with services at home and in Iron Mountain.
Mrs. John T. Wicks extends heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during her husband’s illness and passing. Gratitude expressed for assistance and floral offerings received.
Notice to stockholders announces the annual stockholders meeting of First National Bank of Bessemer Michigan at 2:00 p m Tuesday January 11 1910 to elect five directors for the ensuing year and handle other proper business Walter F Truettner vice president and cashier signs the notice. Also local obituaries and social notes mention Attendees at John T Wicks funeral and Calenders offered by L H Truettner and Wm Waters with visits from Capt Morgan of Duluth.
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