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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
7
A comic tale from Eastington on England’s coast recounts locals and a sporting pastor chasing Woodkewek birds arriving by sea. The parson preaches as the church door opens and a head with a beckoning finger signals the crowd to pursue the birds, prompting a hurried plea to keep order and give a fair chance.
Mrs C R Shelton of Pleasant street Covington Tennessee describes severe kidney disease rheumatic pains and headaches before using Deans Kidney Pills. She credits rapid improvement and renewed strength to the medicine which she says helped her climb from bed to health. Sold by all dealers 4 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
A passenger and a stranger exchange wary lines aboard as the passenger recalls past confrontations. The intruder insists no prior quarrel exists while claiming he has always timed his moves to evade defeat, the tension building from familiar faces and a hunted gaze.
Cape Colony faces tight finances as a slump in the dairy market drags down revenue and prompts review of local departments. Officials warn ongoing weakness could affect public services and planned projects.
Hundreds of federal soldiers rush to Torreon and Juarez as bands of revolutionists threaten northern Mexico near the U.S. line. Mexican ambassador Creel recalled to press neutrality enforcement. the State Department plans action against any captured ringleaders on U.S. soil.
The annular solar eclipse was visible across North America despite clouds. Observers used field glasses to glimpse the moon silhouetted against the sun, revealing irregular lunar terrain. Mercury through Jupiter clustered near the sun, seen after sunset in a brief display. The eclipse spanned a ninety mile wide strip with the sun’s outer edge encircling the shadowed disk.
The article recalls Caterine E Garza leading a 19th century border revolt, Mexican and Mexican Texan bands clashing with an army post. It notes U S troops patrolling the Rio Grande for years, US arrests of Mexican rebels, and Mexican grievances against Diaz. It mentions future eclipses and neutral aims amid transborder tensions.
The article notes about 22 dollars in private property damage from accidental concussive targeting at Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth in New York Bay. Culprits include broken windows and collapsing ceilings as imaginary effects caused by big suns, with a Bath Beach resident injured by a falling ceiling. Also mentions Qevan liners halted, the Lusitania grounded on a mud bank, and Army maneuvers led by Gen. Grant with thousands of troops at Pine Plains, New York.
England already outclassed ships with the St. Vincent of 19 250 tons to be launched in October 1900. reports say a keel will be laid in September for an even larger battleship, exceeding the current record.
Reports from across the world cover a range of events including a potential National Guard unit organized by Chinese American youths in Honolulu, a British debate over the Edward VII visit to Russia, a Russian Douma issue, commemorations in St Petersburg and Richmond, and a massive suffrage parade in London led by Anna Shaw with about 20 000 participants.
Mrs E Hanson of Columbus Ohio writes of relief from nervousness headaches and other symptoms during the Change of Life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The ad touts thirty years of female health cures and invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass to seek restoration through the herbal remedy.
Nebraska residents near Adams County and Hall County joined a wolf hunt where twenty three wolves were captured of twenty five rounded up, claimed as a state record. A large turnout formed a river bottom round-up with one wolf killed and others possibly escaped. Hunt near Sumner Township yielded one wolf killed and four escaped. The activity, though sparsely successful, provided sport with many rabbits found among the remains. The Hastings Tribune notes such hunts are common, with wolves often eluding capture.
A child with severe eczema found relief after a physician advised Cuticura remedies. The account recalls a past childhood case, with Cuticura Soap and Ointment cited as the effective cure, and mentions an testimonial from Miss Anabel Wilson of North Branch Michigan dated October 20, 1907. The excerpt also includes a streetwise quotation from the Chicago Tribune about a nephew Tom and a Wall Street operator, reflecting contemporary ad tone.
An advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes to cure tired sweating hot and swollen feet and to ease new or tight shoes. It promotes relief for corns and bunions and lists 25¢ pricing at druggists and shoe stores. Also notes a Tunbridge Wells shopkeeper endorsing reform spelling and a smoker comparison of Lewis' Single Binder 5c to 10c cigars.
A sequence of quotes and cartoons from Chicago Tribune features a playful debate on matter and perception, followed by a cautionary note about gas bills and a dramatic auto crash. It ends with a Pittsburgh typhoid survey funded by the Russell Sage foundation.
A Illinois woman narrates how coffee harmed her health and how after using Postum properly brewed for 15 minutes she felt better. Her husband, converted by her improvement, joins the family in adopting Postum, ending their coffee dependence. The ad claims genuine reader letters from Postum Co. emphasize a healthier choice with the slogan There’s a Reason.
An article extols reliable health aids and reputable remedies. It highlights a well known laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an ethical, widely approved product endorsed by physicians and recognized by the Well-Informed of the World. Readers are urged to buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co version through leading druggists.
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