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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1925
Page
9
A reflective prose piece by Jane Doe celebrates the new year and spring awakening. The narrator recalls past seasons, cherishes sunshine, memory, and renewal, and muses on personal growth and embracing the year ahead.
Acting on Supt Rose Bort recommendation the Essenter Township Schools board authorized a complete testing program and general survey of school conditions. Outside experts will conduct standardized tests aimed at supplementing teacher promotions, comparing school work with national standards, benchmarking between township schools and teachers, and identifying weaknesses to plan remedial action. Testing to be conducted in April or May.
A brief exchange questions a tragedy remark and a curious note on income tax reporting due. The fragment hints at old style dialogue and fiscal timing without concrete details or names.
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The article describes how shell and shot shell production surged during wartime and later collapsed as demand faded. It notes key districts, including New England, where shot towers and munitions makers concentrated, and explains how the downturn led to the closure of many towers and the ruin of related businesses.
A reader-friendly report notes Whitby Abbey ruins hold no fragments earlier than Plantagenet times yet new discoveries emerge. The piece contrasts medieval synodal unity under Teithish rule with modern exploration of the mining steps leading to the abbey remains.
A colored maid Leonta praises the elderly lady’s handsome figure and is told she is an antique. The lady explains that being an antique indicates what she has been, prompting Leonta to react with astonishment.
The Hilltop club schedules a March 4 carnival with proceeds shared by the club and the PTA. Funds will fund athletic equipment and a milk fund for undernourished children. Dancing is omitted, but attractions abound. The school hosts monthly programs starting February 15 in the new assembly room. Washington and Lincoln are honored February 18. A town radio is to be installed soon, boosting school entertainment capabilities alongside a forthcoming larger hall.
Lansing mich state moves to a weight based system for 1925 automobile license fees under Kyvans measure. No horsepower calculations. Three by five inch blanks issued. Owners fill model numbers weight and serial numbers. Passenger car cost set at 55 cents per hundred weight.
A proposed system would set plate fees by weight, starting at 65 cents per 100 pounds under 2500 pounds and rising to 1.25 per 100 over 6000 pounds. If enacted next week, 1925 plates could go on sale February 1 with savings for most car owners and lighter models cheaper than now. Albion Chamber pushes for a modern hotel in Albion.
Want ads rate a six word line per line. Each ad must total at least 25 cents. Line counting rules apply and pricing is per line. Ads accepted only when minimum cost is met.
Citizens of Auch plan a statue to D Artagnan and to Dumas and the literary imagination. The piece praises memorials to Odysseus Hamlet and Jean Valjean, arguing they deserve wider recognition than some real life figures. An advertisement offers Morse and wireless training with placement help from Dodge's Telegraph Institute in Valparaiso Indiana.
A captain and an engineer aboard switch duties to test each other. The captain struggles below deck while the engineer takes the wheel. The ship runs aground, prompting the engineer to reveal the failure and deliver a moral about learning from different roles.
A guest jokes with the waiter about chewing on a spring fry, asking Walter how old the chicken is. The waiter replies that it is a spring fry, prompting the guest to admit he has been chewing on one of the springs.
$75 a week. Man or woman wanted with ambition and industry to distribute Rawleighs Household Products to steady users. Several openings in nearby cities and towns. We train and help you earn up to a week or more. No experience necessary. Pleasant, profitable work. Write today W T Rawleigh Co Pepep Minneapolis Minn 123-5
Job ad seeking salesmen for lubricating oils and paints at Jedou and Paint Co located at 3701 Burwell Cleveland Ohio. Excellent opportunity with salary or commission. immediate hiring and steady demand for products.
A. D. Bostick, president of Bostick Steve Company in Lapeer, says the automotive casting maker is increasing its workforce as orders surge beyond the last six months, signaling robust demand and optimism for production levels.
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