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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
7
Women not feeling well are urged to write to Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for free medical guidance. The outreach claims to have restored thousands to health and offers reassurances through personal letters.
A 3000 foot narrow gauge pleasure line operates along Rockaway Beach boardwalk. It runs two locomotives, six day coaches, and single track with switches and water supply at the western terminal. The tiny line handles hundreds of passengers daily with two engine drivers and two ticket agents, plus occasional police help during rush periods.
A terse exchange hints at personal distress with a grim undertone as an employer asks about a wife leaving. The snippet shifts to an unrelated Norwalk reference and ends with an advertisement for Mrs. Winslow's Soormine Starr for Children teething pain, touting soothing gums and wind colic relief at 2 cents a bottle.
Southern Pacific plans over 100000 dollars in five months to colonize southwestern Louisiana and southern Texas. Col S F B Morse notes ten year growth will surpass any world area, citing land sales of 708000 acres in southern Texas between 1902 and mid 1902 and a current rate of 100000 acres monthly. Rice belt spans Mississippi to Rio Grande with oil beneath, but no oil development yet. Louisiana rice canals reach 1500 miles. 6000 reapers now used. Texas rice area grows from 2000 acres in 1898 to 200000 acres today. Chicago residents own 3500 acres of rice land.
A man recounts a sociological prank testing honesty with a sidewalk umbrella. A series of would be thieves react comically before the twist: the umbrella was wired with a high voltage battery. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the prank ends with a dangerous surprise.
The report notes Liliuokalani will seek favorable action by Congress on relief measures in Washington. Other items include ambassa dor White in Berlin calling Romania’s treatment of Jews monstrous, Salt Lake City clergy opposing Reed Smoot's Senate seat, and GOP tariff views for Philippines trade. Illinois voters approve three major reforms.
Cabbel Kansas reports Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble and related diseases. A local named J B Cunningham shares his long battle with kidney problems and praise for the remedy, stating it did more good than anything he used before.
A vivacious woman explains the dilemma of pleasing the world, noting how being open leads to gossip and staying silent leads to accusations of stupidity and vulgarity, as recounted by the Washington Star.
A Chicago Record-Herald humor snippet ponders why pessimists struggle while optimists borrow less. Repeats a local adage about Mrs. Austins and notes Liverpool’s high population density at 63,823 per square mile.
A letter from Louis E. Johnson son of the late Reverdr Johnson praises Peruna as a radical cure for catarrh. The ad argues gargles sprays and inhalants fail and urges readers to obtain Peruna from The Peruna Manufacturing Co Columbus Ohio and contact Dr Hartman for guidance.
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