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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
7
A mother recalls a infant with Cuban Itch suffering until Cuticura Soap and Ointment calmed the child. After three applications sores dried and the baby was well in two weeks costing 75 cents, with gratitude to Cuticura Remedies. May 17, 1906. The second item jokes about gaining weight through lean meat.
A Hungarian inscription tells of a Moritz family tragedy with a son killing his father and a daughter killing her mother before taking her own life. The memorial, funded by a local literary group with $7.50, asks eternal mercy for their souls. A Milwaukee Sentinel note adds a snarky aside about marital arguments.
The 1907 comptroller Ridgely annual currency report shows individual deposits in all reporting banks rose to 13.1 billion, a seven year gain of over 5.8 billion and a current year increase near 884 million. He calls the 1907 currency stringency a panic of bankers and urges Congress to pass an emergency relief issue of currency to restore normal conditions.
A fragmented report notes Comptroller suggests temporary expedients and a central real savings facility to curb panic. He highlights banks and savings institutions, aiming to establish a mechanism to prevent further financial distress and preserve stability.
Damaged OCR recounts accusations of rebates by multiple railroads including Santa Fe and Erie. It notes per diem penalties, fines around 1320 dollars, and investigations in districts from Topeka to Clayton New Jersey. Electric engine No 028 figures in the textured report as authorities weigh penalties.
Distressed by sixteen years left on a twenty year sentence for the murder of her rival, Jessie Morrison of Eldorado Kansas, once famed for beauty, seeks clemency amid revived interest led by ministers and supported by prominent Kansans. An application for pardon will reach Gov Hoch, as supporters press leniency while her health declines in the state penitentiary.
Two girls engaged in a razor duel with opponent Mrs. Olin G. Castle, formerly Clara Wiley, wife of Olin Castle, a clerk in an Eldorado store. Both had been wooed by various suitors, fueling a tense local feud.
A 1900 case details Miss Morrison’s deadly razor attack on Clara Castle after a dispute at Castle’s home. Castle died a week later. Morrison faced three trials, with a verdict of guilty in one, and sentences ranging from three years to twenty years for principal participants. The report links the incident to broader legal and political discourse of the era, including references to Supreme Court deliberations, Bryan, and currency policy debates.
A 19th century medicinal advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh, claiming it treats the disease constitutionally by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invite readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio, with Druggists selling the remedy at 75 cents.
In a sharp exchange at the market, Mrs. Paper complains about excess wrapping and meat prices as Marketman defends the rising costs caused by the wood pulp monopoly. The dialogue critiques consumer burdens amid rising supplies.
A Detroit Free Press quote recalls an evening of a dull theater outing followed by a swell cafe where the narrator could order anything. A Punch excerpt features Judgment, Elder criticizing a minister’s probation discourse for dividing people into sheep and goats, urging opposition with a Scottish-inflected debate.
Learn how easy it is to make lemon and chocolate pies with a simple at home method. If your grocer won’t supply you, find one who will and order ingredients to enjoy 20 pies.
In a candid exchange two competitors discuss a recent forty eight hour walking match. One participant claims the rival team and audience "rung in a sleep walker," suggesting unfair interference affected the outcome and left the speaker with a large deficit.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a universal cold cure. It promotes fast relief for a nickel, citing W GROVE as signature. A British consul report mentions a pullet-proof vegetable sample of asbetos sent to the Board of Trade.
The text traces poultry origin from Latin pile through English chick and fowl. It contrasts with French equivalents volaille and oiseaux de basse cour and notes German term federviech meaning feather cattle. It explores linguistic links between poultry and young horse terms in historical context.
A fragmentary letter from a constituent accuses a senator of accepting charity ten times the salary. It mentions a post office payoff and a reference to a cigar price from Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois. Also includes an elided joke about genius and crank, plus a medical claim offering a 50 cent remedy for piles with a 6 to 14 day cure guarantee and a note on song popularity.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a superior laxative with natural, pleasant action. It asserts safety, lack of after effects, and physician approval, urging buyers to purchase the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
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