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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1908

Page

8

Northern Western Railway Freight and Passenger Schedules

Ruled timetable fragment lists daily freight and passenger routes with numbers and times. Mentions local mail connections and station services with route numbers and varying frequencies.

Wisconsin trial card Ramware details

Fragmentary OCR yields a brief note with unclear names and events. It mentions Wisconsin and card related terms, but lacks verifiable context, dates, or outcomes. Further readable text is needed to produce a precise card with proper entities and actions.

Fragmented OCR notes with unclear names and places

The readable text shows scattered names and times with inconsistent fragments. It mentions several proper nouns and codes like Seale Sa and Byala No 322, but lacks coherent events or context to form a clear summary.

Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Sold Locally

A historical notice promotes Kennedy s Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup. It claims good for cough and cold relief, asserts no opiates, and lists D McFarlane as the seller. The phrasing reflects vintage mid market advertising language.

Kennedy D. McFarlane

Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Confession

An old fashioned advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, lists F J Cheney Co Toledo as trusted, and includes testimonials and pricing of 75 cents per bottle with other product mentions.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo F J. Cheney Wavaixe, Kinnan & Marvin

Jewels from Lands of Czar Auctioned by Tender in Paris

A Paris jeweler purchased a large cache of stones discovered in mines on the czar's private property. Each year stones from these mines are offered for sale by tender, similarly to forest lands and mines occasionally sold by the imperial cabinet.

Paris Imperial Cabinet

Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure Advertised As Harmless

A Jacksonville ad touts Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure made from a green mountainous shrub. It claims to stop tickling coughs quickly, soothe bronchi, and is safe for all ages with no opium or harsh ingredients. The cure is labeled as sacred herb by Spaniards and sold by Fr Jones.

Eloquent Addition to Tomb Inscription Controversy

Sanpontino visits his erected tomb for his dead wife and disputes the inscription Here she sleeps. The sculptor suggests adding more, but Sanpontino intervenes with a terse joke about not waking Bert. La Caricaturista.

Sanpontino Shea Bert la Caricaturista

Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy Trial Free In Racine Wis

Trial catarrh treatments offered free on request by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. These tests show the value of this scientific prescription known to druggists as Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. For sale by F B Jones.

Shoop Racine Wis F. B. Jones

Editor in Difficulties at Comet Office

The Johnson Cig Comet reports a troubled week with the foreman shot three times at home, a Blount ville printer half-shot in jail, and another in the office not worth shooting, all under great difficulties.

Blountville Johnson Penn

Cough Remedy Promotes Laxative Effect in Cold Care

A note advises caution with constipation when ill with a cold and warns against opiate-containing preparations. It recommends Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar, claiming it both stops coughing and moves the bowels, sold by D. McFarlane.

Kennedy D. McFarlane

NO STRIKING CLOCKS FOR HIM

Robert Mateer of the Wabash told the Kansas City Star a Christmas clock that bears his name helped him adjust to time. He recalled mis times before, waking early or late, and said he now seeks only a strong sharp ax after his clock misadventures.

Robert Ma ‘Eer The Kansas City Star

First knitting frame inventor William Lee and the loom

The London Chronicle recounts William Lee, who in the sixteenth century devised the knitting frame used for stockings and waistcoats. Motivated by a scornful lover, he allegedly plotted to ruin her livelihood, fled to France with his invention, and died of a broken heart, exact motives unclear.

London Chronicle William Lee France London

Old Man Recovers After Odd Patient Joke

An elderly patient regains consciousness during a hospital stay and overhears a doctor suggesting half doses. He shares a humorous tale about selling a Newfoundland dog for $25 and buying two puppies with the proceeds. The doctor predicts recovery and the patient does.

Doc P. S

Pronunciation Variants of the Brougham Vehicle

A discussion notes several regional pronunciations of the word brougham. In Scotland the form is Broo cham or Broofam or Brooham with varied oo and ch sounds. London society uses Brooam or Broom, and the vehicle is commonly spoken as broom. Elderly say broom, dictionaries record broo am, while bro-am is preferred by some educated youths. brome is considered vulgar.

Brougham Scotland Lord Brougham London

Present Day Lovers Cowardy

A Spinster in M. A. P. says today’s young men rarely ask for marriage. He lingers near potential partners, harming chances, yet fears to speak. When bald at heart he marries someone from the next generation, while his own real partner becomes either an adventuress spinster or a gentle maiden lady.

The Quiet Life Book Denied at Deaf Institution

A man with a square valise tries to present a copy of The Quiet Life to a matron, but she redirects him noting the setting is an institution for the deaf and dumb. The piece then shifts to a brief historical remark on sealing wax and Egyptians.

Old mystery cleared up in brass and pins experiment

An elderly man north of London conducted experiments to answer why countless pins vanish. Dampness wind and earth destroyed ordinary hairpins in seven months, while bright pins lasted up to 18 months. Brass turned green verdigris early, polished steel needles endured over two years. cedar and plum baga wood remained nearly as good as new.

London

Dewitt's Little Earte Risers Promote Clean Living

An old prescription style note extols baths for cleansing skin and pores and for civic virtue, recommending occasional laxatives. Dewitt's Little Earte Risers are praised as pleasant pills that do not gripe or sicken.

Dewitt D. McFarlane

Dinner at 2 Discount Joke from a Louisiana judge

The article recounts Judge Adolph Meyer of New Orleans reacting to a quip about Gen. Butler and union soldiers in Civil War New Orleans. He recalls his family’s experience, claiming soldiers did not steal dinner but caused more destruction by overturning the stove during a visit.

Adolph Meyer Louisiana New Orleans Benjamin F. Butler Saturday Evening Post

Tuberculosis Deaths Among Cigar Makers Drop After Eight Hour Day

The text notes that 51 percent of cigar makers died of tuberculosis before the eight hour day. Seventeen years after the eight hour day began, the share fell to 23 percent.

Badly Mixed Up. Abraham Brown’s Remarkable Recovery

Abraham Brown of Winterton New York recalls doctors misdiagnosing his illness as five separate ailments including heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach and liver issues. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health after one bottle, a claim echoed as a guarantee by druggist F B Jones for blood poison and general digestive and kidney complaints.

Abraham Brown Winterton N. Y F. B. Jones

Caring Doll Fails to Sit Straight Ends in Whimsical Threat

A small girl struggles to keep her doll upright as the dolly slides and tumbles. Frustrated, the mother scolds the china doll as wicked and declares it will go to the bad place and burn forever, then sizzle forever in a humorous, instructive vein.

Dolly

Dangerous Deadlock Remedy Ad at F B Jones Drug

A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a quick remedy for liver and bowel stoppage. It guarantees money back if not satisfactory and lists F B Jones's drug store as the seller for 25 cents.

Dr. King F. B. Jones

Perfection and the pea in Sidney Smith's garden tale

In The Sunday Magazine a young woman warns that a pea will not mature. Sidney Smith replies by guiding the plant with her hand, saying he will lead perfection to the pea. The anecdote showcases his gentle humor and courtly charm.

Sidney Smith Sydney the Sunday Magazine

Kodol for Dyspepsia Ad From D MacFarlane

An advertisement urges readers to prevent social and financial loss from rushed meals by taking Kodol for Dyspepsia. It claims the product digests food and restores stomach balance and notes it is sold by D MacFarlane.

D. MacFarlane

First Prayer in Congress Charged by Traitorous Split

The piece recalls the 1777 prayer in Congress offered by Rev. Jacob Duche, rector of Christchurch, a learned man who later betrayed the cause of independence.

Congress Jacob Duche Christchurch Sunday Magazine

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed by LeRaysville Merchant

Woolever, a noted LeRaysville merchant, testifies that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured his piles twenty years ago. The ad notes the salve is guaranteed for sores wounds burns or abrasions and is sold at F B Jones’s drug store for 25 cents.

Woolever LeRaysville N. Y F. B. Jones

Heirloom Lesson Sparks Boy's Pants Remark

On a rainy afternoon Aunt Sue explains heirloom as a family possession handed down. The boy, pondering the term, quips that it sounds like a queer name for his pants, adding a lighthearted twist to the word study.

Sue

Health Coffee Imitation Marketed As Quick Substitute

Dr Shoop of Racine Wis introduces Health Coffee Imitation claiming it brews in a minute. The product is said to be the closest coffee substitute with no real coffee content, made from toasted cereals and malt. Jensen & Lintelmann list the sale.

Mud on Shoes Sparks Apology From Polite Visitor

A little girl scolds Mr Hankinson for not wiping mud off his shoes, apologizing for impoliteness and reminding him he should have mentioned the muddy condition upon entering.

No one buys sailboats with sails that cannot reef

A cautious buyer avoids sailboats whose sails cannot reef and fears wind. The ad notes the need to be prepared with relief for indigestion and promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia by D. MacFarlane as a remedy kept on hand to aid digestion.

D. MacFarlane

Health in the Canal Zone Temptation for Artisans

The article notes high Panama Canal wages lure young artisans into skilled work but fear malaria restrains many. It cites Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria fears and various ailments, claiming safety and full guarantees by F. B. Jones Drug Store and Joe.

Panama Canal F. B. Jones Joe

His Great Hope manuscript sparks publisher author exchange

In Milwaukee Sentinel prose, a publisher dismisses a manuscript as lacking interest while the aspiring author counters that readers might be more intelligent. The terse exchange highlights authorial ambition and publisher skepticism.

Milwaukee Sentinel

Free Sample Offer for Dr Shoop Rheumatic Remedy

A promotional notice offers a free sample of Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy with a book on rheumatism by writing Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin The book promises to explain how the remedy clears rheumatic poisons from the blood and that rheumatism will die a natural death once the blood is cleansed The ad urges purchase from all dealers.

Dr. Shoop

Two Views of It. Lovett on Mae Queen’s Regal Walk

Miss Mae Queen has just passed and was described as moving with regal grace by Mr Lovett. Miss Cherles notes the ail list wriggle as a contrasting view, highlighting differing impressions of the deceased’s manner.

Mr. Lovett Miss Mae Queen Miss Cherles

Lost and Found: Box of Dr King’s New Life Pills

Lost between 9 30 p m yesterday and noon today a bilious attack with nausea and sick headache. Found at F B Jones drugstore a box of Dr King’s New Life Pills. Guaranteed for biliousness malaria and jaundice. 25e.

F. B. Jones Dr. King

Hen Laying Capacity Across Life Stages

During a healthy hen’s lifetime she should lay from 300 to 500 eggs. The peak laying period occurs in her second year, when production is strongest.

Wanted Lady To Engage In Business At Home

Help wanted advertisement from L. F. Elliott Co. offering a permanent position to a woman in Philadelphia to sell a fine line of special goods from home with no capital required. Address 2578 4th Street.

L. F. Elliott Co Philadelphia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Beth N.Y Oltfor. T. Mich St. Pas Daicth P.c Sa.te M. m Ox. Oon Sun Wisconsis Gatral TJIMZ Lem Seale Sa Byala Padapi Particu Mmins W. J. Haggerson Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Ren William Waters S. D. Bland Brewton Wwt C. L. Gates Hancock Minn Dred Stone Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company Dept Lake Street Chicago Torsten Emer Michigan Axo FRICS Canal Zone California Dr. Shoop Laboratories Laxers Frank B. Jones
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