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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
4
A busy sequence of notices records A D Liptak visiting Wakefield and many locals traveling for family gatherings, funerals, and visits. Names include Louis and Mrs Sella welcoming a daughter, Chas Fraser from Marenisco, and multiple trips to Chicago, Iron Mountain, Ashland, and Duluth. Mrs Roach travels from Fort Worth to Pennsylvania to visit relatives.
An old advertisement claims sour stomach coated tongue foul breath pimples headaches and constipation are nature's alarms. It promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a quick cure to remove the cause and detoxify the liver kidneys and bowels for the whole family, via Bessemer Pharmacy.
A brief ad-style note urges taking Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea steaming hot at bedtime to fight a lingering winter cold. It emphasizes ease of killing a cold quickly as winter ends and cites Bessemer Pharmacy as the source.
Grayling residents authorize the village council to raise 40000 dollars for a water works system construction. The measure passes with support from local voters and sets the project in motion for improved public utilities.
Last week's excitement fades as semester exams end and students settle into a nine week run. Report cards released Wednesday show generally higher grades than last quarter with carnations noted for the usual celebrations. Mr. Matteson hopes the few visitors from past weeks become regular boarders during the coming ten weeks.
Examinations have delayed entries so the Drift Humorous Essay Contest closing date is set for February tenth. Four 1925 Drifts will be awarded to the top four essays. A benefit dance will follow a basketball game at Washington Gym Saturday night to raise funds for publishing the 1925 annual.
School announces thirty nine new students joining the high school, bringing enrollment to 330. Limited seating in the assembly forces many freshmen to be seated in classrooms.
The family of Mrs. Elias Maki expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy and help after the death of their husband and father. They especially thank those who contributed financial aid.
Ionia Products Company plans to rebuild its warehouse after a recent blaze destroyed the facility. The project aims to restore storage capacity and resume normal operations once construction completes, with details to be announced by company officials.
In Pathfinder Magazine Mark Twain notes Missouri River water carries land in solution, a feature unchanged over centuries. He explains natives drink the muddy mix, finding the land and water nourishing and wholesome, though strangers may struggle to adjust to the batter-like mixture.
In Coober Pedy a small underground community of opal miners endures cutback work and low pay. Diggers live in hillside burrows with tin shanties above ground. They crawl into 40 mile opal fields hunting black opal worth about 15 dollars an ounce in normal times, but demand has collapsed leaving them with gems and little money.
Union Carbide Company of Saulte Ste. Marie plans a four million dollar recreation building project. The initiative moves forward with construction slated to begin later this year.
Sharon Lutheran Church holds Sunday school at 9:20 and services at 10:39 in Tronwood with no Wakefield service. Swedish evening service at 7:30. Choir practice Tuesday evening. Confirmation class Saturday morning at 9:30 led by Rev C A Renander. Presbyterian Church morning worship at 14:30 with Anthem by quartette and Tener and Alto duet. Sunday school lesson Christe Intercessory Prayer. Vuritan Community Pastor’s Class at 4:00. Ramsay evening worship at 7:00 led by Rev Chas MeL Fraser.
The Methodist Church announces Sunday school with Jose as leader and preaching services. Morning theme is The River of Certain with Junior group age 2500 at Epworth Leacwette. Evening service at 7 50 will cover The Ideal Home, the sixth sermon in the home life series. Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7 40 at Mrs Ellen Teavis home. Thursday at 7 00 the newly organized ladies class meets at Mrs Hugh Williams. Choir practice Friday at 7 14 led by Rev James Roberta.
Springfield Place votes to bond for live to replace its lyehoul destroyed by fire, aiming to finance rebuilding and restore services. The measure seeks community backing to fund reconstruction and resume operations after the blaze.
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