Local News Summary from Dec 28 1807 Bes semmer Herald
The Bessemer Herald issue dated December 28, 1807 reports regional happenings in Bes semmer. Details on community events and notices reflect early 19th century local life and governance.
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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
4
Ostrich Prices Surge Amid Demand for Feathers and Eggs
The salesmen report rising values across the ostrich trade. Eggs now fetch three dollars, up from two, while a full-grown bird can reach high prices as breeders see the market heat up. Notes recall past highs and caution buyers to test egg soundness to avoid fakery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara Desert
Recalled Romance of Youth at a Clergy Birthday
On Dr. Martineau’s ninetieth birthday Sir Henry Roscoe congratulated him on long life. Martineau recalled a letter from Jane Rigby, once his Norwich schoolmate, now aged near ninety, who addressed him as dear James. He had believed her dead and spoke with a tremulous smile of their boyhood friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martineau
Liverpool
Henry Roscoe
Dr. Martineau
James
Norwich
Dr. Rigby
Jane Rigby
Why the Haste Mrs Clews Parsons on divorce
Mrs Clews Parsons discusses marriage and divorce at a New York dinner. She argues that happy couples resist trial marriages but unhappy pairs might accept a painless dissolution, citing a humorous breakfast exchange about dreams and infidelity to illustrate attitudes toward marriage and divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clews Parsons
New York
Brooklyn Cathedral Club Declares Marriage a Failure
The Cathedral club of Brooklyn, an all men’s gathering, voted unanimously the other night that marriage was a failure, signaling a provocative stance within a social circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathedral Club
Brooklyn
Pins Keep Sailors at Bay in Baden Baden Tale
A speaker recalls summer abroad in Baden Baden where her Elk and Masonic pins warded off flirtatious sailors. She notes every man aboard was a Mason or Elk, so she hid the pins in her trunk on the voyage home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baden Baden
Small Landholders In Egypt Reach Across Vast Holdings
The piece notes a vast number of Egypts small landholders with 5,000,000 acres cultivated by over 1,000,000 owners. Six thousand Europeans hold about 100 acres each on average. Ninety four hundred peasants own under five acres or 23 percent of land, while 12,000 mid sized owners with holdings above 50 acres total over 2,250,000 acres representing 44 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Remarkable Recovery After Doctor Confusion
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York says doctors mis diagnosed his condition as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach liver troubles. After using Electric Bitters advised by his wife he recovered. One bottle did more good than five doctors prescribed. Guaranteed for blood poison weakness and stomach liver kidney complaints by F B Jones, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
F. B. Jones
To Wash China The Correct Method
The article advises washing china decorated with gold without soap to avoid dulling the glaze and rubbing off gilt. It notes hot water does no harm and implies careful handling to preserve the design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Health Coffee Imitation By Dr Shoop
The finest coffee substitute ever made by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. It brews quickly in a minute and bears no real coffee content. Health Coffee Imitation is made from toasted cereals with malt and nuts. Sold locally by Jensen and Lintelmann.
Mud on Shoes Sparks Apology in Quiet Moment
A little girl scolds Mr Hankinson for not wiping mud from his shoes, noting the slip as she speaks with politeness and a hint of stern memory. The exchange reveals social expectations and a gentle classroom or home setting.
Free Catarrh Remedy Mailings Prove Value
Trial catarrh treatments via Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin are mailed free on request. The tests show the great value of this scientific remedy known to druggists as Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy, for sale by F B Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoop
Racine
Wis
F. B. Jones
Life Insurance Firm Seeks Energetic County Representative
A large and successful life insurance company seeks an energetic representative for this county. A contractual position offers increasing income each year. Ideal for the right man. Provide references and reply to P O 1006 Marquette Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O
Marquette
Mich
Colors for Emotions by Leon Gaglan
Poet Leon Gaglan links emotions to color sensations. Piety yields pale blue while resignation appears pearl gray, pleasure brightens to pink, sleep to tobacco smoke orange, pain to sooty black, and boredom to chocolate. Paying a bill evokes lead color, receiving money sparks flaming red, rent day and the first meeting with his idol trigger a week of color sense, but the twentieth meeting is like very strong tea. Happiness has no color, he says, because he has never known it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Gaglan
Sienna
Togo
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
One hundred dollar reward offer for catarrh cures cited by Hall's Catarrh Care. Endorsements from Walpine Kisvax and Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo praise F J Cheney and Co. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internally acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F J.cheney
Walpine, Kisvax & Marviy
Dreams and desires spark reflections on neighbors
Mr Bilhops muses that many dream different lives if free to choose. A boastful neighbor imagines becoming a tramp, while Mrs Billtops longs to be an actress. The piece playful ly contrasts fantasy with domestic roles on the Billtop stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bilhops
Billtop
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Relief for All Marital Struggles
Advertises a remedy named Rocky Mountain Tea sold by D. McFarlane claiming to ease troubles for both young and old couples without children, suggesting happiness for those without offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. McFarlane
Judge Adolph Meyer and the Butler spoons anecdote
A Louisianan judge, calm by nature, recalls the Civil War when Butler's troops occupied New Orleans. A friend asks if he witnessed spoons being stolen. the judge replies his family was there, recounting how soldiers invaded a home, stole the dinner and even overturned the stove in a vivid, humorous memory from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Meyer
Louisianz
New Orleans
Benjamin F. Butler
Saturday Evening Post
Eloquent Addition to a Tomb Inscription Joke
Sanpontino visits a tomb he had built for his wife and dislikes the line Here she sleeps. The sculptor suggests adding more words. He replies Put Sst Do not awaken hers. The quip ends with a mock caution about waking the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanpontino
la Caricaturista
So Boes a Bear ballet dancer Avants Joar
Avants Joar, a ballet dancer, is noted for her poised stage presence and precise technique. The item highlights her professional posture and commitment to performance standards in contemporary ballet circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boes
Sheriff's Sale notice in Wakefield Michigan court
Notice of a writ of facias issued by the Circuit Court for Gagebic County Michigan in favor of Katherine Yaterak against William Wisnicski Jacob Marcinkowski and Nick Janszak. Sheriff Roceano G Srexerz to sell Lots 3 4 Block 20 and Lot 7 Block 21 Wakefield Village Genebic County at public auction at the county courthouse front door on February 8 at the afternoon hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gagebic
Katherine Yaterak
Joseph KewalesSi
William Wisnicski
Jacob Marcinkowski
Nick Janszak
Oetolver
Wakefeld
Genebic County
Michigan
Besse
Coenty
Gueebic
Twee Clek
Roceano G. Srexerz
LeRaysville merchant touts Backlen’s Arctic Sake cure
Woolever, a prominent LeRaysville merchant, recalls using Backlen’s Arctic Sake to cure piles twenty years ago. The advertisement guarantees relief for sores, wounds, burns, or abrasions and directs readers to F B Jones’s drug store for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolever
LeRaysville
N. Y
F. B. Jones
Pen Travels Far Across The Page
A fast penman writes at 32 words a minute and, in an hour of steady work, moves his pen about 300 yards. The passage notes the remarkable pace of scribal motion and its surprising measure of distance.
A Dangerous Deadlock Solved by New Life Pills
An advertisement claims a condition described as liver and bowel stoppage can be quickly ended with Dr. King's New Life Pills. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and promotes sale at F. B. Jones's drug store for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
F. B. Jones
Daily Thought on Courtesy and Digestive Aid
A reflective note contrasts sorrow and wealth with a Sophocles quote about healing grief. It warns that hurried modern life harms manners and small offenses accumulate. The piece promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia as a quick remedy and end with a sales pitch for D. MacFarlane.
Emily Quiets Piano As Father Hides Nose From Neighbors
A mother admonishes her daughter Emily to stop practicing the piano after noticing her father's nose already showing signs of habit. The line reflects a translated caption from Transatientic Tales in Flie gende Blatter, noting social discomfort around private practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayshter
Emily
Hullis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea Promise
A promotional note extols Hullis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea as a safe investment with unmatched returns. It claims surplus earning power and improved comfort and health in later years, priced at 35 cents per tea or tablet and sold by D. McParkine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hullister
Rocky Mountain
D. McParkine
Caution on constipation with cold remedies including opiates
When ill with a cold, use care with medicines that cause constipation. Avoid preparations containing opiates. Kennedy's Siloney and Tar are mentioned as examples, implying caution with such formulations.
Worth Remembering Splinter Removal Tip
A Victorian style health note advises not probing a finger splinter with tweezers or a needle. Instead make a soap plaster on rag with sugar, apply overnight. The mixture is said to draw the splinter to the surface by morning for easy removal with fingers.
Encore and Bis in musical and council table phrases
The article explains how English speakers use Encore and Bis as echoes of French and Latin origins. It notes that French speakers do not say Encore in daily phrasing, while Bis is the Latin equivalent. It also clarifies that on the tapis is misinterpreted as on the carpet but historically means on the council table for discussion.
Remarkable Austrian Church Gifted by Prince Clary-Aldringen
A small Austrian watering place Eichwald boasts a remarkable church built by an Italian architect in Venice. Prince Carlos Clary Aldringen funded its construction, had it disassembled into thousands of numbered cases, shipped to Eichwald, rebuilt there, and presented to the inhabitants as a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Eichwald
Venice
Carlos Clary- Aldringen
His Great Hope manuscript sparks publisher author exchange
In a Milwaukee Sentinel item the publisher dismisses the manuscript as of little interest while the aspiring author counters that readers may possess more intelligence, framing a clash over literary value and reader perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Astecees
Ironwood, Michigan
Pen
Sophocles
D. MacFarlane
United States Health Bulletin
Bessemer Brewing Co
the First National Bank
Essemer, Michigan
William S. Prince
Geo
L. Loope
Walter F. Struetiner
Cashier
H. Clin Young
D. Gev. L. Loope
Aldert PD. Johnston
Gogebie County
Louis H. Truettner
General Merchandise
William T Prince
Savings Department
Otto B. Olson
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