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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1905
Page
25
Dwight L Moody visits an Eastern town and faces shy reluctance from a minister who finds it hard to ask Moody to preach. Moody resolves to speak to two groups, sinners first then saints, and after addressing the sinners, the congregation stays for the full sermon.
Washington, Dec. 25 Special Jesse E. Mitchell, a telephone line man and well known resident, praises Dodd's Kidney Pills after twelve years of kidney trouble. He describes back pain, daily fatigue, and fatigue from stooping, then says four boxes restored energy and eliminated pain, leaving him stronger than before.
The okra plant resembles cotton in leaf shape and rough stem but is smaller and less valuable commercially. It is mainly used to flavor soups and as a meat supplement, adding a pleasant but mucilaginous texture. Young plants and seeds noted, with taste described as an acquired one.
A notarized affidavit from J. Cheney of Toledo attests to a business partnership and advertises Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Halls Family Pills. The notice touts internal use and blood and mucous membrane action, with distribution through W. Cheney & Co and local sellers.
A remarkable, translucent fish about 20 inches long is said to inhabit Alaska rivers. Described as the fattest of its tribe with a rancid taste like fresh lard, it is used by Indians for candle fires. When burned, it yields bright, steady light for about fifteen minutes.
An advertisement touts Mull's Grape Tonic as remedy for typhoid fever, malaria, constipation, and skin issues. It urges immediate mail-in coupon submission, claims a free full-sized bottle to prove efficacy, warns against alcohol and opiate preparations, and targets children and nursing mothers with the offer.
Chicago National Bank Home Savings Bank and Equitable Trust Company in Chicago wind up operations after a Clearing House meeting ending early Monday. Depositors will be paid in full, with a syndicate taking over assets as assets tied to John R Walsh’s coal and railway ventures trigger the collapse. Multimillionaire Walsh and associates face liquidation under C H Bosworth as federal examiners reòorganize.
John BR. Waleh, aged 68, rose from a Chicago newsboy to a bank and railway magnate with wealth cited up to $40,000,000. Born in Ireland on August 22, 1887, his family emigrated to America in 1847, settling in Chicago. He started working early, becoming an employee of J McNally newsdealer as Chicago expanded, and his early earnings led to greater success.
Disjointed OCR notes indicate John Alexander Dowie’s church in Zion formed a triumvirate to control leadership after his claimed seizure of power. The report cites Ledbetter and mentions the patriarchal founder and first apostle, with the date of the transfer marked as a Sunday.
Edward Lovett former sealer of Weights and Measures in Trenton N J killed his wife and then died by suicide. A dormitory at the government school for Pottawatomie Indians in Na deau Kansas burned causing 21000 in losses. Fulton County Georgia’s first legal execution for assault occurred in Atlanta with Jim Walker hanged. Frederick A Moliter chief engineer of Midland Valley Railroad Arkansas named supervisor of railroads in the Philippines by War Secretary. Suit filed in Louisville to place Peoples Life and Accident Insurance into receivership led by Lt V Richardson director. A St Louis judge calls billiards a game of skill not chance fining Frank Leslie ten dollars for betting. In a letter to the National Growers Association a Dallas official accuses Secretary of Agriculture Wilson of bad faith in the government cotton crop.
A New York model laundry provides rest rooms for its women workers with a social secretary and piano. Niece rest rooms, clubs, and a 9 am coffee service are described, with workers allowed to lie down in the rest room while awaiting work.
Directions for using up leftover chicken with butter and cream sauce. Line cups with soft warm rice, fill with chicken broth, cover with more rice, bake in a moderate oven. Invert cups onto a hot platter to retain shape and serve with cream sauce or drawn butter.
An advertisement claims a guaranteed cure for piles with itching bleeding and protruding vessels. It asserts Vazo Ointment will heal in six to fourteen days and offers money refunds if not successful, a statement directed at druggists.
A Norway statute prohibits felling a tree unless three saplings are planted in its stead. A Brooklyn letter from Miss L A Pearce dated October 2 1901 praises Piso's Cure for Consumption for its relief of a child’s croup. San Francisco’s brick demand creates a California brick famine.
An ad promoting Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for dyspepsia, nervousness, and general ill health caused by disordered digestion. Claims include non alcohol content, safety, and restoration of blood quality. Also advertises Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as liver and bowel regulators with sugar coating and easy dosing.
The Oriental Limited between St Paul Minneapolis and Puget Sound Points is a landmark in passenger travel. The article praises the train for comfort elegance and modern hotel like conveniences offering business travelers and tourists alike a pleasurable journey with pleasant memories of the trip.
In this Tatler fragment Giles asks what the man is doing and learns he has left Warmer Hodges to avoid the master’s salted meat practice. The tale notes three animals and the master salting them for consumption, then the master’s mother-in-law dies and the narrator spots him going upstairs with a bucket of salt.
In a Cleveland Leader quip a parent explains the baby's name arose from a long family dispute rather than honoring the father. The anecdote frames a lighthearted take on how a quarrel can shape a name.
The Peoria Illinois factory charges £56.00 per M for single binder straight cigars, a higher price that funds the use of superior tobacco. Australia droughts reduced wool production to 400,000,000 pounds in 1903, down from 601,000,000 pounds the year before.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature. The copy also cites oil and water woman and a secret as hostile properties, attributed to Bulwer Lytton.
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