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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1922
Page
12
The article outlines a proposed “disposable force” concept for U S defense. It envisions rapid use in dust or fire as a deterrent, potentially triggered by a single button press. Details discuss a presidential decision loop and the role of press or public reaction in shaping deployment.
The article notes reports of a green ray appearing briefly as the sun sets and the horizon glows. It mentions believers in seeing into others hearts, Dutch dentist Doctor Molder’s writings, Kelvin and Miers as witnesses, and Jules Verne’s fictional use of the phenomenon.
A Weismann Mining scheme, tied to copper boom gains, used a private pitch at a Western city lawn party to persuade wealthy wives to buy stock without alerting husbands. Each lady pledged confidentiality but betrayed it, and the stock sale occurred to the East market before noon the next day.
A Saskatoon note reports a local homebrew contest where Saskatchewan law permits women to brew at home with subsidies. The piece ponders single women and marriage among the participants, suggesting young men seek married housewives rather than youths in short skirts.
Three Minnesota theological students studying Meaven's Peak glacier at Glacier National Park fled as a glacier revived after years of inactivity. They awoke to cracking ice and found a widening crevasse while the wall advanced about 300 feet down the valley. Their camp, pitched 98 feet from the edge, was soon covered as the ice moved roughly one foot per minute.
The island of Cuttyhunk in Buzzards Bay is eyed for conversion to a large sheep pasture. The American Seed Company leader now owns most of Cuttyhunk and plans a new venture to pasture inland islands with sheep. The pastures have long needed sheep grazing as animals roam freely most of the year with light winter feeding.
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes rabbit as economical and tasty, rivaling chicken when properly cooked. It details washing, cutting, frying, baking in cream or white sauce, stews, braises, casseroles, pies, soups, salads, and hash, with bacon or sausage flavors and rich gravies.
Farm women in various sections cooperate with extension workers to train at centralized points. Leaders organize groups to apply dress form making, pattern alteration, fabric selection, and sewing techniques, enabling better material choices and home remodeling of garments and cloth items.
The USDA says children eat more bread when served in varied forms and flavors. Simple changes such as baking bread in new shapes or adding raisins currants or nut meats can increase a child's relish for bread during basket lunches or hot school meals.
A garbled midwestern instruction sheet advises care with fried foods and stained fabrics. It urges moderation in food servings, to treat spills with salt, laundered textiles, careful knife use, and cleaning with clean water. It also mentions storing screens and indoor rope etiquette.
GE chief engineer Dr. Charles Steinmetz urged tapping latent U.S. water power to save 400 million tons of coal annually. He cited New York could reduce its industrial fuel bill to one third, with 4 million horsepower available and 4 million tons saved, and warned public utilities must seek independence from coal and strikes.
Noting a misreport in dialect, Caesar explains that a message about his sister’s injury was unclear. He describes leaving the lawn job to check a second message claiming her head injury was severe, then reveals another message saying she did not fall hard.
A Virginia youth asks for a universal code of car signals after observing drivers with arm signals. He argues laws should standardize signaling to reduce accidents, noting the correct positions for right and left turns and the differences between stopping and turning.
Sixty drops of venom from 388 copperhead and moccasin snakes in the Bronx form the basis of a serum for snake bites. Brazilian experiments show whisky is not a remedy, alcohol reportedly delaying venom effects and extending sober animals’ survival by about five to six hours. Serum delivery by air is described as infallible if infection occurs within six hours, per Bronx Zoo director.
A Paris received Russian journal notes that a French socialist buys a month of Looking-Glass Country for 1 200 000 rubles and two months for 8 000 000 rubles. The price gap reflects expected ruble depreciation in four weeks, making beyond two months uncertain.
East side youngsters playing at City hall plaza adopt a shift system to mind about twenty babies. One girl oversees the group on the steps for minutes, then the next takes over. Quarrels arise over time but the plan mostly lets the little mothers play and skate while babies are cared for.
The Bessemer blaze on Christmas Eve damaged M. H. McMaker’s shop adjacent to the hall. Firefighters battled flames for about two hours, keeping them from spreading to the building as crowds watched and anxiety rose. No totals on losses or injuries are given.
Fragmentary verse memorializes a day of thanks and renewal. It invokes aid and gray, praising an oasis of hope that guides readers through fear toward brighter days, with a festive tone hidden in the damaged lines.
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