17 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1922
Page
1
The Bessemer Herald is published weekly in Bessemer Michigan by Herald Publishing Co with M A Hagerman as editor manager Maurice R Burt as associate editor and Herbert M Emunson as assistant manager.
Entry recorded as second class matter on April 28 1921 at Bessemer Michigan post office under the 1879 act. Subscription set at 2.00 dollars per year in advance. Foreign advertising representative The American Press Association.
The Providence Journal notes Congress appropriated 428000000 for the Veterans Bureau this year, bringing government spending since 1919 to over four billion dollars. The piece praises public support from Red Cross, American Legion posts, and citizens for veterans relief and honors administration pledges kept since 1920.
Visiting members of the senate declare Truettner of the Thirty first highly regarded by colleagues. They predict he will become influential in the upper house, noting his committee placements and strong work ethic. The district assembled a worthy successor to former Senator Van denbeun.
An editorial mix of revolutionary anecdotes and modern political counsel argues that courage comes from conviction, not pose. It contrasts bold actions like Ethan Allen and wartime improvisations with governor Woodrow Wilson’s advice on steadfastness and resisting entrenched opposition.
The text argues that apparent strength frightens cowards but does not deter the brave, and that the wish to appear good is common while true bravery to do good is rare. It praises citizen soldiers as a state’s great ally, stresses the need for moral courage, and urges certainty in being right without being misled by fragile authority.
A Wisconsin study notes 153 children enrolled this fall by widows and self supporting mothers. Mothers registered 93 sons and 60 daughters, with roles spanning housewives nurses dressmakers milliners stenographers and more. The piece praises maternal sacrifice and the American melting pot shaping a better future.
A reflective line notes that many have tried to kill time but time continues moving forward, resisting efforts to halt it. The piece emphasizes perseverance and the persistent flow of life despite attempts to interrupt it.
The piece reflects on historical wages noting that an office boy once earned $3 a week and suggesting that such an amount would be unimaginable for new workers today. It comments on the changing value of wages over time.
In Lansing Michigan the 1923 legislature intensifies work in committee and in daily sessions. Lawmakers focus on committee stage bills while major topics like taxes insurance and administration remain undeveloped ideas for future measures. Deliberations on current tangible measures may spark additional bills.
Taxation committees from both houses schedule a joint hearing on the Sligh bill to remove the $10,000 unit from large corporations tax payments. A second joint hearing on a proposed two cent per gallon gasoline tax is requested by the Detroit Automobile Club.
State administrators aim to raise revenue through targeted levies like a corporation tax to reduce reliance on real property taxes. They consult trusted experts led by Dr. David Friday of Michigan Agricultural College, who helped establish the corporation tax and may conduct a survey of current needs and funding methods.
Rep. William O. Lee of Port Huron introduces a bill to place passenger buses operating town to town under the Public Utilities Commission. It requires quarterly gross earnings statements, a license fee of percent on pneumatic tire vehicles and seven percent on hard tire vehicles, and $3000 indemnity insurance per vehicle to cover accidents.
A comic one act scene unfolds at ten p.m. in the Perkins home. Mrs. Perkins urges John to mail a letter to his father while he grumbles about losing his pants and prepares to step out for air, unaware of the letter’s true content.
A humorous tale shows a husband claiming to cure their son of smoking by leaving Christmas cigars out on the dresser. The wife questions the method, reflecting a playful domestic exchange.
The line of wisdom warns that timely advice is often remembered only after it would have helped. It suggests value in heeding guidance before regret arises.
A comic verse about a child and a dangerous prank. The speaker recalls a night when a quarter lured the kid to the gas meter, risking a fatal accident and an early grave for his mother’s son.
A dialogue captures Mrs J asking if a man would help clean house and beat rugs. Mrs S clarifies that the man did not offer to work at that task, saying he only worked at intervals and this was not one of those times.
Broadway patter delivers a quick quip about a dream of eating shredded wheat and waking to half the mattress missing, a lighthearted gag reflecting stage humor. The brief exchange plays on surreal domestic mishap for a quick laugh.
A comic phrase marks a feud as a husband admits his first wife warned of haunting if remarried. The exchange turns dark as the speaker jokes about burying the former wife, prompting sharp, jeering backlash from the other speaker.
The piece offers a wry reflection on debt pride and blame in daily life. It suggests laziness and heated disputes as causes of trouble. It notes that comfort for the pedestrian would require a new device to appear as a practical tool.
A rifle fires near the TAMOrs causing a startled scream from a pretty girl who steps into a young man’s arms. They move to watch artillery while a bystander notes a business-owner’s broad view and resilience after a stumble.
A reflective poem notes that while people measure dollars miles and cosmic scales, a smile’s value remains elusive. It contrasts the historic ford as a river crossing with the modern car use, illustrating change in everyday objects.
The village undertaker and furniture dealer resisted an editor’s push for an advertisement. After months the editor gave up arguing and asked how to gain more customers. The reply mocked advertising as unnecessary, claiming more customers would ruin them, and that they would never advertise.
Shottle and Drace attend a glamorous New Orleans dance where Nadine la Vitte captivates Drace. He learns her companion is a jealous suitor, Mr Boyce, hovering with betrothal implications. Amid jealously and gossip, Boyce’s identity is probed as Nadine’s future unfolds before them.
Virgil Drace fends off Robbers and saves Boyce and Nadine in a staged cabhouse raid. Nadine la Vitte reveals her name and hints at New Orleans roots while Drace learns she is Stepho’s daughter, ending with a tense, unresolved pursuit of her address.
Drace and Shortie chase clues to the Sulven mystery through the French Quarter. A failed door knocking plan yields hope and a late night theater gaze. A mob appears in a narrow street as torches reveal executioners tying a victim to a tree amid orbiting chaos.
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