Amalgamated copper stock and lodge riches discussed
A Bessemer Herald item quotes a copper market critic arguing Amalgamated Copper will buy and stockpile copper at about ten cents a pound. The piece notes Calumet and Hecla stock fortunes, with the Keweenaw Masonic lodge as a rich investor, including a $500 stake turning into $600 per share as dividends accrue.
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Amalgamated
Amalgamated Copper Company
Calumet & Hecla
Masonic Lodge
Central Mine
Keweenaw County
United States
Ontonagon Herall
Smallpox scare hits Hurley and Ironwood
William O'Brien exposed to a Montreal mine case visited relatives in Ironwood. Health officer quarantined the house and stationed an officer. Charles McGibbon of the Montreal River Lumber Co ill at Burton House and diagnosed as smallpox. He was moved to the pest house and the hotel reopened after fumigation. The case is described as light.
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Hurley
Ironwood
William O’brien
Montreal
Charles McGibon
Montreal River Lumber Company
Burton House
McGibbon
Old Hurley Resident John Adams Dies at Home
John Adams aged elder statesman of Hurley died suddenly at his home on Tuesday this week. An Italian native, he served three years as a Civil War soldier in this country. He came to Hurley sixteen years ago, built the Adams house, and ran it successfully until a few years ago.
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John Adams
Iurley
Italy
Hurley
Adams House
Smallpox cases rise along river line with deaths reported
Mercer on the Rhinelander branch of the C N W reports twenty eight smallpox cases. Waters authorities report another Indian death at Lac Vieux Desert with fourteen additional cases there.
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Mercer
Rhinelander
Watersmeet
Lac Vieux Desert
Discovery promises longer life from Dr King’s remedy
Editor O H Downey of Churubusco Indiana announces a startling discovery claiming Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption lengthens life. He asserts it is the most infallible remedy for coughs colds or grip and invaluable for weak lungs, with instant relief and grave certainty against pneumonia or consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Downey
Churubusco
Ind
Dr. King
D. MacFarlane
School News Highlights Semester End Moving to Improve Study Room
The school reports the first semester ending this month as tests continue across History and Physiography. Students join efforts to beautify the study room, with new framed pictures and artistic assembly room decor. The High School organizes coasting plans, basketball lineups, and a Poe themed Irving Club program with essays recitations and piano solos by students including Cora Carlson and Emma Rund.
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Irving Club
Paul Gerhardt
Emma Kulasezvicz
Poe
Agnes Redner
ovccsciess e+ eess
Cora Carlson
Israfel
John Bensko
Emma Rund
VIGG
Lizzie Keough
The
Alma Point
UCI
Ccs
Ecees
Ceeee
Miss Olcott
Joy
The Secret Of Long Life Remedy Ad
The article promotes Electric Bitters as a health tonic to keep main organs in regular action destroy germs purify blood and improve appetite. Claiming cures for kidney troubles female complaints nervous diseases constipation dyspepsia malaria and more with vigorous health following use. Sold by D MacFarlane at 50 cents guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. MacFarlane Druggist
Transparent Ice Cream On Transatlantic Liners
Describes a yearly dining ritual on transatlantic steamship lines where transparent ice cream is served with ceremonial lighting. Waiters present molds shaped like cones and inverted pots, in clear and scarlet varieties, illuminated only by the candles or lights. After a table tour, two trays per table begin service of the unique dessert.
Electric Razor Burns Prompt Barber Litigation Wave
A Paris barber invented an electric safety razor with revolving blades operated by low current. It was initially a great success but many patrons reported blue ching and scorched skin indicating electric burns. He now faces multiple lawsuits over damages.
Wakefield Notes of Social Life and Local Business
Alfred Kallander, Miss Nelson, and Mrs Kallander are among Wakefield residents mentioned visiting Bessemer. Local events include masquerade plans, sleigh rides, dances, and a party of Wakefield ladies touring to Bessemer. Wakefield men work on wood contracts for mines, while others travel for business and family matters.
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Charlie Healy
Walter Healy
Jean
Ironwood
Dixon
Bullens’ Hall
W. A. Anderson
Peter Nelson
Nels Nelson
North Dakota
Geo. Nelson
Wakefield
Bessemer
Bullen’s Hall
Leana
Virginia
Ming
Tar Syrup Guarantee Card By MacFarlane Jones
A printed card from DD MacFarlane and Frank B. Jones guarantees refunds on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar. If a 50 cent bottle fails to cure cough or cold, money is refunded. a 25 cent bottle is also offered with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
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Greene
DD. MacFarlane
Frank B. Jones
Four meals daily in Washington hotels
Washington hotels are described as the only ones in the country serving four regular meals within a twenty four hour day. Breakfast luncheon dinner and supper are offered with supper sometimes served as late as midnight.
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Washington
Cathedral of St John the Divine a New York project
Leslie's Weekly reports progress on the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City. Sunday services fill the crypt as construction advances toward a planned church with two giant towers, a 300 foot transept width, and a 200 foot front. Estimated cost reaches 29 to 30 million dollars with completion aimed about three years away, followed by Cathedral Heights Park connected to Morningside Park.
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St. John the Divine
Protestant Episcopal Church
Diocese of
New York
Potter
Wil
St. Jou
Cathedral Heights Park
Morningside Park
William M. Tweed
Leslie
Protests In Russia Echoed In Nine Languages
In St. Petersburg Protestant churches preach every Sunday in nine languages. About six million Protestants in Russia enjoy religious liberty but must be born of Protestant parents and may not proselytize.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for wide range of cures
Advertising copy proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer. It claims to ease burns scalds cuts bruises ulcers fever sores eruptions salt rheum boils and felons remove corns and warts and is the best pile cure on earth priced at 25 cents at D MacFarlane’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
D. MacFarlane
For Sale Grocery Store in Gogebic Range Town
A local grocery store with strong business is for sale in one of the Gogebic range towns. Enquiries should be directed to the Bessemer Herald office.
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Gogebic Range
Bessemer Herald
Coughs Led by Grippe Threat Persist Months
Coughs from grippe linger for months and may cause fatal outcomes after danger point. Foley's Honey and Tar offers protection and relief from these persistent coughs, promoted by C. Lofroth & Co.
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Foley
C. Lofroth & Co
Piano For Sale In Wakefield Michigan
A nearly new Lake Side piano is for sale at 200 dollars cash. Inquiries to Anton Ring smuth in Wakefield Michigan.
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Anton Ringsmuth
Wakefield, Mich
F Banner Salve Promised to Cure Piles and Refunds
An advertisement claims F Banner Salve cures piles and guarantees money back. It asserts superior healing and warns consumers that payment will be returned if not satisfied. The notice emphasizes restitution and product efficacy with bold claims.
Value of Deposits in Indian Territory Examined
Estimates of ore value in Indian Territory hinge on a vein thickness of four feet yielding 4,000 tons per acre. Lands are leased in 900 acre blocks, enabling 1.5 to 4 million tons to be mined by lessees. Royalty of eight cents per ton applies. Output last year reached 1,900,127 tons, up from 1,400,441 tons the year before.
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Indian Territory
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Easy Action
An advertisement extols DeWitts Little Early Risers as a remedy for chronic constipation. A user, J. O. Greene of Depauw Indiana, claims nine years of costiveness improved by the tablets, while C. Lofroth & Co. is listed as the seller.
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DeWitt
J. O. Greene
Depauw
Ind
C. Lofroth & Co
Banner Salve Heals Chapped Hands and Lips Quickly
C Lofroth & Co advertises Banner Salve as the most healing ointment in the world, promising rapid relief for chapped hands cracked lips and rough skin. The copy emphasizes strong efficacy and broad use.
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Banner
C. Lofroth & Co
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Sadie Silverman
Blanche Gray
Edith Burt
Klessie Gray
Jessie McLaughlin
Libbie Guyer
Lillie Manthe
Edmund Burke
Alfred Kallander
Miss Nelson
Thomaston
Marms
Molly Simons
Thomas Ashland
Herb Norris
Girlie Bawden
Gust Bergstrom
John Olson
Duluth
Minn
Sam Simon
Kahn & Skud
Mrs. Mack
Miss Harrington
Bergstrom
Thos. Mellon and
J. W. Bedell
John Dahl
Alma Kailander
Mrs Mack
Wakefield Society
Peter Bracket
Pence
Wis
John Krejesky
Joe Reglinski
Sameridge
Antigo
Snavely
Otto Ostermeyer
R. J. Hagerty
Alquist Bros
Brotherton
Sunday Lake
Mikado
Corrigan, McKinney & Co
Meteor
Texas
Cal
F. B. Jones
Orugsist
Osstly Chugh
New York City
New Century Comfort
Penn
Life Insurance Company
Old Line
J. A. Vogtlin
Agt
A. Salisbury
Loope & Whiteside
WM. Sullivan
Puritan Hotel
Bessemer, Mich
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