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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
3
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet shows a capitalist proposing to donate to rival committees. He notes that giving $5,000 to each would cancel out, leaving both at their starting point, and concludes that $10,000 would buy the automobile he desires.
A quip contrasts blindness and perception, noting he is often deaf and dumb yet still finds the path. The reader voice questions how a sightless person can always locate direction, prompting reflections on insight beyond sight.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to pass broader land reform measures to curb frauds in public lands. He called for higher appropriations to hire more special agents and mining experts, stricter land patent controls, and a unified act governing rights of way. He also proposed transferring public grazing and forest management to the Agriculture Department and establishing local grazing rules with reasonable fees while protecting settlers.
Secretary of War Taft releases a report on Cuba stating the mission with Assistant Secretary Bacon aimed to secure peace. He notes Cuba’s divided, armed factions and warns that further violence would force intervention by American troops and loss of life and property. He hopes a drastic remedy will not be needed and cites lessons from recent elections.
At the Pittsburg inquest Linford L. Dilworth was ruled suicide while insane. William C. Sanderson elected Springfield mayor on the Republican ticket. Los Angeles Democrats claim victory for mayor Harper by 3000 votes. Bernard L. Carter offers 1 million for 100000 acres in Routt county ininter ity land. Rhode Island mill workers to gain 5 to 10 percent wage hikes, with similar raises expected in Massachusetts and Connecticut mills. Corn Products Company settles glucose case with 500000 payment to 450 dealers. Fire in the forward hold of the steamship Cretan at Philadelphia caused 200000 dollars in losses after 24 hours of burning.
President Roosevelt endorses former Secretary Metcalf's coast report calling for full federal protection of Japanese residents in California. He pledges to use all civil and military forces to safeguard persons and property, and notes actions on school exclusion, restaurant boycotts, and violence against Japanese communities.
The article notes a coal shortage threatening Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and parts of Colorado due to Western railroad monopoly. Citizens have halted coal trains to sidetrack cars. The Interstate Commerce Commission investigates the situation amid mounting tensions.
An elderly veteran claims Caticura remedies cured his severe eczema after years of failed treatments by doctors in Erie. He describes a six month course of Resolvent and Seap Ointment with daily baths, noting dramatic itching relief and final recovery. Also included is a brief quip about plagiarism from a New York club anecdote involving John Kendrick Bangs.
A vintage ad-style notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, claims it cures catarrh by working internally to strengthen the body, and urges readers to trust testimonials. It mentions Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, with a prompt to buy from dealers and to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An officer in a closed carriage attempts to detain a man claiming to be the caliph of Bagdad. The man resists, saying he stays put until he chooses his fate. The officer insists, addressing him as Haroun al Raschil, then leads him away for a ride, prompting a reluctant departure.
An advertisement extols Allcock's Plaster as the quickest safest and most certain method to cure cold related pain. Claiming sixty years of use the copy asserts the plaster acts promptly and reliably and is known worldwide as a universal remedy for pain.
A venerable college professor laments missteps and notes that mastering one dialect might have made him valuable. An argumentative boarder asks about streetcar service, to which the response deflects to future duties. An advertisement mentions a $25.00 per M straight se cigars and Lewis' Factory Peoria.
A disjointed OCR fragment references a 3 am event at a rear store window involving a Christmas shopper and a dropped object. It mentions Chicago Tribune but lacks coherent details, participants, or outcomes.
A terse ad claims a remedy cures a cold in one day using laxative bromide tablets with a groves signature on each box. It also notes Montana has some of the finest glaciers in the world, placing the claim in a rugged western context.
A tale set around a bold marriage where a daughter defies her father and a suitor’s bluff. The daughter Clara marries within a month after the father disowns her, proving resolve against parental pressure and social bluff.
The most remote Canadian mission station sits on Herschel Island in the far northwest. The nearest post office is 2000 miles away and packets arrive infrequently, rarely more than twice yearly. The island lacks trees and has two sunless winter months. Missionaries teach and Esquimaux show growing civility and a desire for instruction.
A bifurcated item notes a claim that piles can be cured in 6 to 14 days with money back guarantee. It also mentions government permits required to import and land a hippopotamus. Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething is advertised with claimed benefits and price per bottle.
The text traces the Golden Medical Discovery name to Golden Seal root and Dr. Pierce’s use of glycerine heat to extract plant materia. It promotes the remedy for weak stomach indigestion biliousness and liver derangements and advertises a free book of endorsements mailed from Buffalo NY. It cautions that the medicine won’t cure advanced consumption but may prevent relapse if used promptly and persistently.
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