Cold Cure Ad and Local Notices From The Herald
An old newspaper excerpt includes a cold remedy advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee and E W Groves signature on each box. It also carries a call to readers to contribute personal news, mentions a surprise party for Capt and Mrs W H Knight on Colby Hill, notes subscribers delaying payments for yearly calendars, reports John Morse planning to travel to Marion Wisconsin to inspect stock of draft horses, and asks readers to forward local accounts to Avery T Hanson for collection.
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E. W. Grove
Wakefield Depot Changes in Cashier and Agent Roles
F. W. Fellows resumes his former duties as cashier at the C. N. W. depot in Wakefield. Theodore Kohl, previously cashier at Hurley, will take the agent position at Wakefield.
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F. W. Fellows
Wakefield
Theodore Kohl
Hurley
Wood contract awarded at council to Joseph Chart
At a special Board of Public Works meeting held in the council chamber on Wednesday evening, the contract for furnishing 350 cords of wood for the pumping station was awarded to Joseph Chart at 2.90 dollars per cord, his bid being the only one submitted.
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Board of Public Works
Council Chamber
Joseph Chart
Bes semer Schools hold entertainment and bazaar
The Bes semer Schools plan an entertainment and a penny bazaar at the high school Friday evening January 31. Admission costs ten pennies, children five pennies. Supt. N O Lawton of the Iron Belt mine has returned from an eastern trip and stopped in Lawton Michigan to visit his father, Charles D Lawton, after whom the town is named.
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Bessemer
N. O. Lawton
Iron Belt
Mr. Lawton
Lawton, Mich
Chas. D. Lawton
Delinquent Lands List Issued by Ironwood Times 1899
The Ironwood Times begins publishing Gogebic county tax delinquent lands for 1899 and prior years. Copies are available by writing the paper. Taxpayers should obtain and review the list immediately to confirm if their property is named. The note urges prompt action to avoid trouble and expense. Also mentions new cigar production by Herman Schliff, with brand Bessemer Best, opening Monday in a North Moe Mahon building. John Pascoe, once listed as missing in the Negaunee mine disaster, is alive and well per James Gardner’s report from Negaa nee. The piece ends with a reminder about Decision Day at the Presbyterian church on January 26 for those joining the church and publicly affirming their faith.
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The
Ironwood Times
Gogebic County
Herman Schliff
Moe- Mahon
Herald
James Gardner
Negaunee
John Pascoe
Mining shaft blaze and gambling crackdown in Escanaba
A worker in the Tilden mine opened a shaft with a candle causing natural gas to ignite briefly but no injuries or damage. In Escanaba Judge Stone ordered Sheriff Roberts to seize slot machines and shut down saloons failing to obey the law, criticizing the mayor and officials for tolerating lawlessness.
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No. G
Tilden
Judge Stone
Alex Roberts
Escanaba
Roberts
Pleasant surprise party for departing neighbors in Bessemer
A cheerful gathering at Mr. and Mrs. John Davey’s home honored Chas A. Peterson and Albert Bramstadt before their Pacific Coast trip. Guests included Laura Pasene Alma Swanson Mamie Haefs Hilda Johnson Anna Pasdernik Anna Anderson Sophia Jacobson Sadie Dishnow Freda Swanson Maud Gardner Tressie Anderson Hannah Anderson and others. Peterson and Bramstadt left for Seattle Wednesday evening carrying warm memories of Bessemer friends.
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John Davey
Chas. A. Peterson
Albert Bramstadt
Pacific Coast
Laura Pasene
Alma Swanson
Mamie Haefs
Hilda Johnson
Anna Pasdernik
Anna Anderson
Sophia Jacobson
Sadie Dishnow
Freda Swanson
Maud Gardner
Tressie Anderson
Hannah Anderson
Oscar Peterson
Charles Larson
Will Davey
Oscar Bramstadt
Fred Davey
Ralph Knight
Oscar Stonemark
Samuel Davey
Daniel Nelson
Oscar Johnson
Messrs
Peterson
Bramstadt
Seattle
Wash
Bessemer
Lawyer Identifies Lost Cat By Voice Over Telephone
A Chicago banquet tale ends with a lawyer spotting his missing office cat via telephone. Hotel bell boys held up four cats to a receiver, and after three failed tries, the lawyer recognized the fourth as his. The cat was sent to his office, proving the feline belonged to the lawyer.
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Chicago
Great Northern
Bell Boys
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promised Cure for Headaches
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia swears the pills cured two years of sick headaches. D Mac Farlane’s drug store sells the remedy for 25 cents. N Jackson of Danville Illinois reports his daughter’s la grippe and cough vanished after Foley’s Honey and Tar. C Lofroih & Co.
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N. Jackson
Danville, Ill
Foley
C, Lofroih & Co
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Bessemer and Vicinity
H. E. Lindsey
Wm. Werder
Ashland
Almondbury
Opera House
J. W. Whiteside
H. E. Walters
D. Mcfarlane
J. J. Jangen
Louis M. Goldberg
Marion, Wis
Anna Gray
Stevens Point, Wis
E Jno
J. Jansen
Jacobson
Wind Lake
Wis
Miss Blanch Jansen
Phlox, Wis
J. J. Janson
Shaylor
J. H. Eddy
Harry Brilling
Henry Guyer
Order of Forresters
H. B. Lindsey
Schliff
Nelson Roberts
Standard Paper Company
Milwaukee
Ida Ostermeyer
Glidden, Wis
Jerry Holland
Comet Mine
Alice Duffy
Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Church
Bessemer Lumber Company
McConnell
Wm. Sullivan
A. D. Johnston
F. B. Tones
James Cannon
the Herald
W. W. Gray
A. M. Gondal
J. Goldman
Kahn, Skud °& Co
Nellie Mier
W. C. Riner
Davis & Fehr’s
Ironwood
Degree of Honor Lodge
Ramquist’s Hall
G. L. Ziebur
Muskegon, Mich
Bessemer Lodge
Grand Lodge
George Rupp
South
Gulf States
George Hilligan
Capt
W. H. Knight
Colby Hill
John Morse
Marion
Goldberg & Co
Copper Country
Avery T. Hanson
Sawyer
Laurium, Mich
Hugh B. Lindsey
Jeweler
Opticia
Arged
Madison Medicine Co
Rocky Mountain
Bill
Mandy
Mother
Cat
WBS
Hinkley
Hinkley Bone Liniment Company
Saginaw, Mich
Harrington Bik
F. C
Jack
Bessemer, Mich
Bessemer Co-Operative Society
Edwin Bayliss
Fire and Life Companies
Bessemer Herald
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