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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
19
A humane appeal argues dogs suffer when chained for long periods and should have regular exercise. It urges owners to use yards with high fences or wire and rings to allow motion, with shade and companionship. It condemns tying under wagons and forcing dogs to chase vehicles.
The Maccabees lineage in Syria resisted Seleucid persecutions in the second century BC. Judas Maccabaeus defeated Syrians, reclaimed Jerusalem, purified the temple, and restored Jehovah worship until slain in 161 BC. Simon established independence, then was murdered, followed by John Hyrcanus who allied with Rome and expanded territory as Syria became a Roman province in 63 BC.
The Palladium, a wooden image of Pallas bound to protect Troy, was said to stand in a sanctuary until stolen by Ulysses and Diomedes about 1184 BC securing Greek victory. Some accounts claim Troy had two Palladia, one taken to a Greek city and another to Italy in the Temple of Vesta. The term palladium now means a security pledge.
The national forest system reports that outright timber theft is rare but taken seriously when detected. Rangers and forest guards patrol vast areas, distinguishing deliberate trespass from unintentional errors and enforcing stringent penalties for willful theft.
A magistrate frees the prisoner named Cunn after questioning the charge of drunkenness. The constable states the case as noted in the report, while the judge orders discharge. The report appears in the papers of the day.
Frank A. Healy, secretary of the Gogebic County Fair Association, leaves for Milwaukee for a Wisconsin Associated Fairs meeting, then Chicago, and next week to Lansing for a Michigan Associated Fairs gathering, about four weeks away. Also notes visits of David J. Bancroft and Walter J. Harris in Hurley, plus Wakefield tax valuation changes and hearings to adjust taxes and valuations.
Alderman W. Trezise received word in Lansing Thursday afternoon of his appointment as Deputy Food Inspector for the district, succeeding John T. Rowe of Calumet who was elected sheriff of Houghton county last fall. Rowe has served fourteen years. Trezise will travel to Lansing next week to assume duties. No decision yet on disposition of Trezise’s grocery business, with Harris likely to continue in charge or Trezise to sell his stake.
A state commission plans a county wide revaluation of about sixty percent of Gogeble County property for taxation. Representative Slasom says work will begin immediately, with clerks and members of the commission assisting in field surveys across towns and townships. Chief Lord authorized the move, targeting northern peninsula counties and city of Mountain as precedent.
The article recalls two near fatal falls. A jack fell from St George Church Bolton-le-Moors top about ten feet landing skull first on sheet lead yet he escaped with minor injuries and returned to work days later. Another man fell 400 feet from a Dover cliff, was found unconscious in water, but survived after shoes were shed en route.
A western newspaper writer reveals several notable palindromes. Examples include a store sign for rat poison made with Dutch cheese and tar and an old drugstore sign touting "te root put up te order" during the rad root fad.
An 18th century book notes a Drake bowls scene in a Torquay museum pageant. The article questions the authenticity of the moment and the supposed relics on display, mentioning Devon heritage and scarce contemporary records.
This piece surveys diverse farm superstitions about delaying burial and links them to primitive fears of the dead. It notes fears of death in the family if graves stay open, the ghost’s harm, and ancient rules about prompt burial to protect the living, citing Burlick and Burdick on related ideas.
County Agent C. E. Gunderson urges Gogebic County farmers to continue aggressive agricultural development. He cites dramatic increases in purebred bulls and cows since five years ago, notes debt and mortgage challenges, and stresses building barns and silos, upgrading dairy cows and machinery, and engaging with local agricultural agents and farmers meetings to drive progress.
Gifford & Temple Company of Grand Rapids asks the state public utilities commission for permission to operate a motor freight line between Grand Rapids and Detroit with depots planned in Lansing Jackson Kalamazoo and other cities.
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