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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1905
Page
30
Richard Harding Davis, then a Philadelphia reporter, recalls a prize fighter who dined in a grim boarding house and joked about a steak so tough it could be called overtrained. The landlady questions the meat as the boxer shrugs it off with a wry remark about its hard muscle.
Bullfrogs in a New York Aquarium tank kept escaping despite a log and shallow water. Night staff chased the agile frogs as they climbed onto a fog and leapt up to the tank edge, then roamed the building. A heavy wide mesh wire screen was finally installed to seal the tank.
A Russian vessel may be acquired by a foreigner only by inheritance and then can be held for only 1g years.
A historical tally lists 2,550 sovereigns with 905 ending their reigns in misery through overthrow assassination capture execution battle abdication self harm torture or insanity. The figures break down as 300 overthrown 134 assassinated 123 prisoners 108 executed 100 slain in battle 64 forced to abdicate 28 died by own hand 25 tortured to death and 23 driven mad.
A Chicago Chronicle account recounts a legend placing Japan’s birth in a Chinese emperor S long life chase. An imperial physician sails to Japan with 800 youths and 800 maidens to harvest a life prolonging plant. The envoy never returns and has a grand residence built named Kanioku, with ruins of a temple in his honor shown in Japanese annals.
The passage recounts a tale about Richard Olney insisting consuls should speak local languages. A Western politician seeking a Chinese port post supposedly claimed he could answer any Chinese question if asked, and despite Olney’s skepticism he was appointed.
Miss Carey Thomas president of Bryn Mawr College spoke at a lunch about child ingenuousness. She recalled a letter from a boy in Andover asking for $2 after spending the last money. The postscript says he was ashamed to ask so soon and chased the postman to retrieve the letter.
R. B. De, a Brahmin of high degree, is in New Haven to study tobacco raising at the Connecticut agricultural experiment station and will apply the knowledge gained to cultivate the crop extensively on his estates at home.
A humorous survey of odd anniversary celebrations among business people and others. Stories range from a Chicago man dining with friends to mock his mother-in-law’s death anniversary, to Boston tradesman honoring a life-changing accident, to a Brooklyn woman marking a providential escape with a gratitude dinner. A Down East merchant recalls his tail coat day and June 30 festivities with youths.
A young boy named William with a limited vocabulary explores places under the watch of many female relatives including an argumentative aunt. In Jackson Park he strays toward the pier edge and dodges a near accident as the aunt admonishes him about balance and safety. The child retorts about balance and recalls his father’s absence, adding a humorous note to the danger.
Henry Cook Boynton of Cambridge Massachusetts has been awarded the Carnegie research scholarship of 500 by the Iron and Steel Institute of London. A Harvard mining and metallurgy instructor aged 30 and a Plymout h native, he entered Harvard in 1896 and earned A B 1900 followed by 1901 MA. He is the third American recipient, with the award allowing 100 pounds for research whenever desired, and he plans to pursue his investigations at Harvard.
Report from New York Press recounts anecdotes of onions drawing poison from a rabies patient and curing a smallpox case in a Civil War veteran. A western town couple and the doctor are cited amid a tale of miraculous onion remedies.
A personal speaker pleads with her master to preserve a dream “this one dear solace,” a lamp light for desolate years, amid references to youth happiness and a Judas kiss. The verse, printed in Harper's Bazaar, explores longing, restraint, and the costs of desire.
The Rev. Dr. George Hedges of Cambridge, a famed storyteller, argues clergy should not overdo austere dignity and should mingle with people. He recalls a Chicago visit where a rector, bathing clothed only in a towel, was interrupted by an inebriated man who quipped that the bath was hot, causing the rector to collapse.
A New York Press anecdote recounts a boarding house clerk asking why ladies choose dark wallpaper. The answer notes that dark paper hides nail scars from photos and decorations, reducing visible wall damage.
A former Arkansas circuit judge recalls a tale from the old days of lax justice. After sentencing a man to three months for larceny, the sheriff let him stay at liberty and even gave him the jail key to guard himself. The anecdote highlights informal administration and frugal practices in a rural county.
A West Philadelphia private class teacher interprets “Give us this day our daily bread” as a lesson on prudence and providence. Afterward she asks a student why not “this month,” prompting a witty reply about bread going stale and mouldy.
A guidance note warns that gas burners left lit spoil the air for sleepers and advises using a nightlight to provide enough light. It emphasizes keeping children safe by avoiding open flames while they rest and ensuring early warning if they wake.
A Kittery Maine woman recalls a child digging dandelions from her lawn. The boy worked for an hour, washed the greens at her pump, then asked to sell the lot at 20 cents a peck, illustrating a quirky example of twentieth century initiative.
A folder offers concise information on industrial openings along the Chicago and North-Western Railway. It highlights factory buildings and desirable sites ready for immediate use, with full descriptions of important extensions opening premier western territory. Free on application to North-Western Line agents.
Mr Joseph Knight, scholar and journalist, recalls Kate and Ellen Terry as teens with Marion Florence and their father in his study. Terry explains the family secret in a garden moment, introducing Knight to Mrs Terry as she tends flowers.
Gen James A. Buchanan named brigadier-general. He is a great-grandson of Samuel Ogie, a colonial Maryland governor, linking current service to early colonial governance.
Passenger and freight train times listed for North Western service starting May 14 1905 with multiple daily Scoot Passenger and Escanaba connections to Saxon copper country and copper country routes. Includes No. 25 No. 15 No. 21 No. 23 No. 55 No. 32 No. 20 No. 24 No. 26 No. 28 No. 54 freight and daily departures with Sundays excluded.
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