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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
2
A trade guidance note argues merchants with charge accounts and delivery orders should bake in service costs into merchandise prices. It asks whether customers will accept paying for service or resist, like the man who refused a charge for horn mending, and whether service fees are legitimate or viewed as asking for nothing.
A cheerful New Year greeting from the newspaper to readers. It reflects on chronicling community triumphs and sorrows, thanking residents for past year coverage and expressing hope to continue sharing news and ties that bind the town together.
A retrospective note on 1929 marks it as a year of peace and friendship with advances across radio science transportation and medicine. It cites the Graf Zeppelin journey the twenty-fifth anniversary of flight and the rise of sound film and robots as signs of progress and optimism for the new year.
Store windows shape holiday spirit as merchants enhance Main Street with festive displays. Attractive, well dressed windows lift mood, inspire ambition, and echo into homes, urging merchants to invest in novel, tasteful illumination to attract buyers.
A fragmented account discusses a local educational matter tied to stores and commerce. It notes prices in cents, shopkeeping practices, and public concerns about utility and fairness. The piece references patrons, proprietors, and the public interest in educational and economic conduct.
The Escanaba Press comments on Michigan's deer population of about 4.5 million and roughly 60 000 hunters. It notes a clash between sport hunters seeking more game and conservationists prioritizing live wildlife. It predicts any law change will reflect deer welfare over hunter pleasure.
A playful New Year greeting combines Pick and Axe with Sandino of Nicaragua and the 1928 All-American football team. The piece jokes about Christmas headaches and recalls a past firemen’s New Year’s ball prank. It notes notices to Bubbles B and others and ends with a personal ecard remark.
A fractured skull from a fall at Swede Finn dance hall caused the death of William Prost, 21. Snow plows were first used this season in Bessemer to clear sidewalks. A fire in Christmas destroyed Dr R. E. Hickey’s garage and Hudson car, loss about 2500 dollars. Mary Elizabeth McDonald wed Anton L. Mazanee at St Sebastian Church. Seventeen Bessemer Legion players received pocketbooks from Felix Spinardi. Mrs Fred Funk fractured her ankle after a sidewalk fall. Multiple local marriages and college students home for holidays noted, plus various notices and verse. 25 years ago, December 26, 1903, business moves and local shop changes described, with editor Hannaford’s injury mentioned.
Events of the week warn that college boys clutter streets and alleys risking a repeat of holiday vandalism during New Year celebrations.
The article notes winter sports preparation as skaters ready for lake skating when it freezes. It mentions people checking equipment and preparing outfits, with a tone of anticipation and regional interest in upcoming cold season activities.
Notice announces the annual meeting of stockholders of Peoples State Bank of Bessemer Michigan at the bank office in Bessemer Gogebic on a Sunday in January 182% for the election of directors and other business. Polls open from 1 pm to 5 pm. M A Hagerman cashier dated December 21 1914.
Notice is given that a public auction will be held at the front door of the Gogebic County Court House in Bessemer Michigan on December 1 1928 at ten o clock for the highest bidder to satisfy the decree in a chancery suit Frank J Hager and Jessie J Mager plaintiffs vs John Stool defendant The land described is in Iron Od Township and will be sold to raise the amount due including principal interest and costs.
Legal notice fragment references County of Gogebic and State of Michigan describing a tract in Section Five with metes and bounds. Attorneys Baird and Rummel listed, address in Bessemer, MI, dated 66906 with unreadable surrounding text and stray phrases about windows mirrors and a performance quote.
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