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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
8
A free book on Rheumatism from Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin accompanies a free sample of Dr Shoops Rheumatic Remedy. The claim is the remedy cleanses the blood of rheumatic poisons rather than offering only temporary relief and will thus end Rheumatism. Sold by all dealers.
Health in the Canal Zone article notes temptations for young artisans to abandon skilled work for the canal. It asserts Electric Bitters banish malaria fears, claims cures for blood poison biliousness and organ troubles, and is guaranteed by F B Jones druggist at 50 cents.
The New York Press notes Mrs Thomas Shaw Safe embraces arboriculture with apples as a hobby and market potential. Her husband Mr Safe raises squab and cattle, predicting good natured rivalry. The Safes pursue fruit production for personal use and sale, not out of financial need.
A printer's question about the world’s largest newspaper office is settled by a comparison of two great buildings. The Scotsman house in Edinburgh now claims 261,787 square feet over thirteen stories, eclipsing the New York Times block at 116,349 square feet across thirty one stories.
St Nicholas notes wrens chickadees bluebirds martins and crested flycatchers visit garden birdhouses. Houses should not be too new or exposed and kept safe from coats and squirrels. Watching birds seasonally teaches more than books as many species nest in cooperative sites and water birds form large colonies.
John Burroughs, the noted naturalist, condemns fox hunting as cruel and unedifying. He describes a red faced squire galloping after a fox and calls the pursuit "the unspeakable it a pursuit of the uneatable."
Boston lawyer Samuel J. Elder told a large Framington dinner a witty traveling minister joke to revive a tired audience. His remark drew laughter and halted the migration of diners, ending a brilliant turn of storytelling.
About 3,000 pieces of glassware and crockery break per voyage aboard a first class ocean liner, leaving Pacteriee with a heavy workload to replace items.
Lost item between 9 30 p m yesterday and noon today after a bilious attack with nausea and headache. Found at I B Jones drug store a box of Dr Kings New Life Pills. Guaranteed for biliousness malaria and jaundice. 5 cents.
Women decide that if they cannot vote they will cut out the Stork proposition and promote Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy. Claimed to be good for everything, offered at 35 cents in tea or tablets by D. MacFarlane.
Mercury tempering makes the drill very hard. The drill is heated to a white heat and plunged into mercury, then moistened with a saturated camphor solution and oil of turpentine. The process demands careful labor to yield good results.
A compact quip notes skating on asphalt avoids the risk of breaking through ice, contrasting with skating on ice and its danger of falling through.
Style Taken from Indians. The Boutet de Monvil style of hair dressing is not original with the French portrait painter. The Blackfoot Indian chief always wears his hair with a tock over his brow.
Boston officials reported a 1906 population of 695,380 with 139,633 legal voters, just under a quarter of the total. The figures illustrate the city’s eligibility pool amid early 20th century civic data.
A Numismatic note describes two 1853 American quarter dollars. The first is the 1853 type from the previous year and is rare. The second shows straw points beside the date, sits behind the eagle, and is very common.
The editor of the Kirkwood Leader, praised as a genuine philosopher, clashes with a rival Journal. The Leader defends himself by calling the rival an old skunk and notes that a special law protects the skunk, ensuring the editor’s safety.
Remarkable scene as deaf and dumb workers form a strong union and gather around a beleaguered factory in Australia. They wriggle their fingers at each other in a silent, visual protest as unlawful language is said to be used without a spoken word. A bottle of Kodol for Dyspepsia is advertised for sale by D. MacFarlane.
Parents report a natural, easy to dose laxative for children that stimulates bowels without gripe. A chocolate coated tablet is claimed to be palatable and gentle, reducing discomfort and helping regular bowel activity in kids.
A Johannesburg court heard a Chinaman explain oath forms with the refrain allee samee meaning the same all over. He described three ceremonies: break plate, kill cock, or kiss the Bible, noting the English habit is to kiss the Bible.
A sign outside a London motor factory proclaims Aeroplanes built to order. The brief item notes emerging interest in custom aircraft production alongside automotive industry activity in the capital.
Only 65 bales of cotton were produced in Germany’s African territory during 1903 to 1906, on an area nearly as large as the American cotton belt, highlighting extreme underproduction and extensive land use.
The article reports Dr Hinde recounting a brutal battle where Merce Rotetela cannibalized enemies and camp followers, cooking the meat for provisions. He offers a controversial wartime view that disgestive cannibalism reduced casualties and spared the army from famine amid two years of conflict.
Fireman Fred Dobrata of Brighton Engine 34 saved a house during a blaze in Allston when a man pushed through the crowd and urged him to rescue an old man's glass eye valued at $20. The claimant also asked for a bundle of curls from the house as a souvenir.
A Smithsonian scientist plans a report arguing that play is an instinct in lower creatures, with play in animals growing stronger in youth and categorized as play-hunting play fighting building play nursing play and imitation plays. The British Museum's newspaper files have moved to Hendon a new depository seven miles from London occupying six and a half miles of shelving. A quotation notes that women say they want a man who fights but not a man they love to fight.
An elderly man near London tested metal objects in damp soil to study decomposition. Pins, needles, and brass rods rusted and degraded at varying rates while some items like black lead pencils showed remarkable persistence. A barrel comparison claims equal weight across beef pork and fish, spanning social classes.
State of Michigan filed a chancery suit in Gogebic Circuit Court on November 21, 1907. Girolamo Cargnal, a non resident, must appear within four months from the order to answer. unless he appears, the bill will be confessed. Publication of this order is required weekly in the Beemer Messenger. Complainant's solicitor Levi S. Rice, Bessemer, Michigan.
In Philadelphia, L. F. Elliott Co. advertises a permanent position for the right person to engage in a home town business selling a fine line of special goods with no capital required. Address 2575 408 St. for applicants.
A sensational Chelter ham England report details the death of Dr George Hagot Ferguson a leading medical practitioner and senior surgeon at a hospital He collapsed and died from heart failure during a difficult operation with resident surgeons present The patient remained under anesthesia as three other surgeons were summoned and the operation was completed after his death.
A terse note asserts that old age folly, termed sotage, is a quirk of silly older men and not a universal truth, referencing Cicero to question the endurance of senescence.
Margaret Faller Osaoli calls on every nature for les tightest. The note reflects a personal tribute framing Ciiera A TM as the subject of a longstanding positive influence.
A Philadelphia Ledger passage cites a Row about culture and Browning noting statements that one may be cultured yet fail to understand Browning and that admitting ignorance is improper, reflecting a social critique on literary knowledge and propriety.
In Great Yarmouth England a steady rise in lady sea anglers prompts formation of a Lady Sea Anglers Club. The committee is entirely female while gentlemen may join as members.
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