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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
15
Michigan shows hopeful signs in public finance as cities forecast needs for improvements and rely on public credit to fund essential projects. The piece notes risks from debt service, amortization, and interest that can burden tax bills, urging careful management to avoid overburdening current expenditures.
In a smoky room at the local Ananias Club reunion, members banter with bartenders about buying the first drink, income tax, and city funds. The chaotic scene includes a joke about a chicken coop fire payout and a stray club treasury question, ending with a baffling gag about a man mistaking a fridge for a waiting room on Longyear Street.
The Du uth Herald reports the Bessemer Herald celebrated its fortieth anniversary last week. It praises the paper for its service to Gogebic range and its hometown, credits new publishers Wrobleski Emunson and Burt, and notes editorials from Pat O'Brien and Tom Conlin of rival papers. Readers and peers extend compliments for its usefulness.
The text argues about a campaign for a 44 hour work week claiming life extension for printers. It lists various hypothetical schedules of reduced hours, payments, and years gained, presenting a satirical and garbled discussion on age impact and work efficiency.
A newspaper exchange reveals growing difficulty and discontent as crossword puzzles become harder, with publishers lamenting sour paper issues and unproductive sleepless nights. A complainant describes trying and discarding papers that fail to meet puzzle standards.
In this fragmentary text from a 19th or early 20th century piece, the author argues that cooperation and community effort are essential for lasting prosperity. It emphasizes that natural advantages require energetic cooperation, cautioning against overreliance on external aid and stressing collective action as the foundation of growth.
A clipped OCR fragment shows garbled phrases relating to New Year reflections and social aims. The text mentions well bred traits and a casual tone about recovering from a past event, with disjointed references to greetings and getting up. It provides no clear event, date, or names.
At a party last week rough Hessetter youths were ejected for unruly behavior. Local youths fear reprisals as Hessetter residents vow to retaliate and deny Pitter people permission to be entertained at the Russ-Reumanian hall.
Cryptic OCR fragment mentions urging men to give credit for a name and denying interference, with garbled references to a Meesemer woman, a husband, and Tevanee. No clear event or entities.
A garbled exchange describes someone tasting something poisoned and another person reacting badly. The text appears as a fragmented dialogue with names and phrases that are unclear or misspelled, lacking a clear narrative or verifiable details.
Looking Backward from Jan 18 1924 reports include a circuit court trial over a $3000 professional service claim against the City of Esomer, the death of miner William Newhe in Ironwood from heart disease, a Wakefield fire damaging several businesses with a safe missing, multiple local 1920s weddings in Negaunee Ironwood and Bessemer, plus a brief note on a 1905 expansion in Hurley with community celebrations and local mining promotions.
Notice hereby given that the Chicago Northwestern Railway Company will sell at public auction at its freighthouse at Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan, on Monday, February 2, 1925 at the hour of forenoon, six cases of hats helmets shipped November 20, 1923 by St Lawrence Trading Supply Co New York to Army & Navy Stores, Bessemer, Michigan. Frank A. Bell Michigan Attorney for Chicago Northwestern Railway Co.
The Michigan Supreme Court for a third time upheld Alvin R. Durham Company of Ironwood in a garnishment dispute against Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company. The suit began in Bessemer Circuit Court over apples in a box car, with prior wins in higher courts and a U.S. Supreme Court review denied. The latest ruling keeps the Durham win intact, though the railway likely seeks further review.
The county clerk reports licenses issued recently to Otto Hasselquist of Rhinelander and Edna LaVoy of Rhinelander Wis Walter Kuchinski of Lugerville and Anna Glenn of Lugerville Wis Buddy Osborn of Hurley and Ruth Thomas of Hurley Wis Henry Johnson of Montreal Wis and Mary Strucker of Hurley Wis Vern Hudson of Mercer Wis and Gladys Bratton of Bryant Wis.
A Bessemer resident shares relief from kidney trouble after using Down's Pills. Mrs. Joe Sales reports improved sleep and steadier kidney function following a bad cold, crediting the remedy with stopping irregular secretions and backache. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
In a January 10 1925 letter from Wakefield Michigan Ao LL Rummet requests Rotary Club clipping evidence and public input on establishing a first class General Hospital in Gogebic County. He notes editorial interest and plans to present data to the County Sanitarium Trustees and Board of Supervisors next Wednesday, inviting editor cooperation and possible meeting attendance.
Construction has started on the Kal wimnazee Gawette Pidelishinge Dayildies project. Local officials say the initiative aims to improve facilities and infrastructure, with contractors mobilizing crews as the timetable unfolds.
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