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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
4
The Manistique Tribune notes frequent grammar and spelling errors in newspapers due to tight deadlines and interruptions. The piece cites editors scribes and a gag about Henry Ward Beecher's steno errors, concluding that readers typically find the paper readable despite flaws.
Flora DeVoss Co. returns to Bessemer after a successful peninsula tour. Romour strengthens his company with new plays and top vaudeville talent. J C Viviegstone stars in leading roles. The four night engagement opens Sunday February 2 with A Senators Daughter and The McHoney Bros. in new vaudeville acts.
Sealed bids for furnishing 150 cords of sound body hard wood four feet long and 15 cords of soft wood of the same kind will be received at the county clerk's office through February 8, 1908. The contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder. All bids must be in writing and filed with the clerk by the date.
A social hosted by the ladies of the M. E. church will be held at the parsonage on Monday evening February 3. All are invited to attend.
Stone company attorney J Utman visits Duluth firms. Victor Johnson sold his farm to Join Nordin. A wrecking car on the Chicago & Northwestern damaged tracks near Gogebic. Fire at Simonson's building caused by unknown cause. loss about 2500, insured. tenants lost cash and belongings. firefighters hampered by distance and low water pressure. Leap year party invites issued by Wakefield maids with Melody orchestra from Ironwood. Alquist Bros. saw 10000 feet daily. lumber moving to mines and new buildings next summer.
January 13 1908 board meets at 2 30 p m with A D Johnston clerk present. Luther C Brewer chosen chairman pro tem and minutes approved. Communications include salary increase request by J A Vogtlin and a long claims list with numerous payments approved or referred to finance.
The Herald notes that Skud and Goldman Co will extend their annual clearing sale through February to make room for a large stock of clothing goods.
The committee reports bills totaling 118.00 for burial of four indigents in Bessemer city and townships, to be paid from the poor fund by county commissioners. A resolution adopts the committee on claims and orders warrants. A bid for 150 cords hardwood and 15 cords softwood for county buildings is authorized, with an amendment altering the committee name. Special contagious disease committee notes smallpox bills and seeks more time. session adjourns to Feb 24.
Farm and timber lands offered with flexible terms to suit purchaser. Inquire Wim Weston, Bessemer, Michigan for details on available properties and pricing.
A large life insurance company offers a contract to a capable man in the county. The position promises a growing annual income and a splendid opportunity for the right person. Send address with references to P. O. 1004 Marquette, Michigan.
Henry Clews at the Union Club in New York praised a certain financier as the most careful and suspicious man he has heard of. Clews compared him to a Staffordshire farmer who inspected every sheep for blemishes before purchase, illustrating extreme caution.
Clark University president G Stanley Hall told Worcester readers that creeping strengthens the chest back arms and shoulders and should not be denied to babies. He recalled a late warning to a stocky baby now a stooped boy in knickerbockers and told a station anecdote about Oshkosh.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a torn headline about reputation and popularity. Names and specifics are unclear, but the text hints at a discussion or critique involving James and possibly a mis-spelled or garbled phrase about reputation in society.
A garbled OCR passage mentions European visitors and names linked to Paris and Coe families, plus a detached line about Sicily producing about 500000 tons of sulfur annually, representing 80 percent of world supply. The text is incomplete and fragmented with mixed references.
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