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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
8
An old article touts natural remedies for constipation including baked apples, coarse wheat bread, and cascara bark from Cascara Sagrada. It notes combining cascara with Egyptian Senna and Slippery Elm Bark enhances effect. A Dr Shoop Laboratories candy tablet Laxets is advertised, claiming quick relief with no griping, sold in 5 and 25 cent boxes.
An advertisement promises a free trial size box of Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy, a snow white antiseptic balm for nasal and throat Catarrh. It urges testing the product and provides address in Racine Wisconsin. Large jars priced at 50 cents are sold by all dealers.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York recounts near death from indigestion nervousness and debility and credits Electric Bitters with his recovery. He reports returning to business and daily gains as the tonic proves effective, guaranteed by F B Jones druggist at 50 cents.
The Presbyterian church will hold regular services Sunday morning at 10 30 and evening at 7 30. Sunday school begins at 11 45. A cordial welcome is extended to all.
Class meeting at 6:30 a.m. Preaching at 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. conducted by the Pastor. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. Ep worth League meeting at 3:30 p.m. in charge of President. All are cordially invited. Thursday Junior League meeting at 4:00 p.m. Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Notices announce Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church services next Sunday at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. The caller mentions various tonics but promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea by D MacFarlane as a comparison.
Leaves Bessemer for Chicago St Paul Minneapolis at 6 a m Train 508 1 15 p m for Ashland Superior Duluth Train 3h 7 19 p m for Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Arrives at Bessemer Train 312 2 a m from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Train a 72 p m from Chicago St Paul Mintwapatis Train 201 5 p m from Ashland Duluth Superior For details see local agent H L Cummins
Northbound trains listed with numbers and times including Scout Passenger No 19 and No 21 at 10 55 a m and 8 04 p m respectively for Saxon copper country and St Paul Duluth connections No 32 southbound at 7 03 a m and No 26 at 9 12 p m plus No 28 at 1 04 p m and No 54 way freight 2 55 p m daily ex Sundays. Southbound schedule shows No 32 at 7 03 a m No 20 at 2 21 p m No 24 at 4 31 p m No 26 at 9 12 p m No 28 at 1 04 p m and freight No 54 daily except Sundays.
The St Joseph News Press notes that odors from cabbage onions and other vegetables when cooking are offensive to many people but can be destroyed by coating the stove with rubber This tip appears in a household advisory style aimed at home makers.
The article notes a rapid supply problem for spruce used in newsprint. It laments the era of paper scarcity, citing high demand and the reliance on wood pulp. It warns of a possible spruce famine and discusses seeking alternative woods, though spruce is regarded as superior.
In Gage county Walter S. Prickett sues N Wintoe Charles J Wiston and Charles S Gilbert. Defendants reside outside Michigan in Wisconsin. They must enter appearance by Sept 7 1907 or be in default. Order to publish in Bessemer Herald weekly for six weeks or serve nonresident defendants 20 days before appearance. W S Barry Circuit Court Commissioner. Chadbourne and Rees solicitors. Houghton Mich.
Preventics cure seated colds and may check early symptoms through the sneeze stage. The candy cold cure tablets, offered by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin, include free samples and a book on colds upon request. The ads claim early use prevents pneumonia and notes Preventics are sold in 5 and 25 cent boxes by all dealers.
A professor known for absent mindedness fell downstairs and at the bottom said softly I wonder why I came downstairs I cannot remember at all This humorous note appears in li Mondo Umoristice.
A fragmentary editorial urges buyers to demand Dr Shoop Cough Cure for its safety and poison free labels. It cites recent U S laws requiring clear poison warnings and notes favorable New York Herald Park commentary. The text shifts to a religious anecdote about Elder John Hook and Elder Martin Van Buren Lutz at a revival in Eagle Hall Concord, recounting a sermon on The Stable of the Prodigal Son and a quip about the calf as a family relic.
A reader praises Kennedy's cough syrup calling it tasty and effective. The ad claims the product is free from opiates or narcotics, contains honey tar, and complies with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by D. MacFarlane.
John Washington of Bosqueville Texas suffered flood poisoning from a spider bite that threatened amputation. He credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with rapid relief and healing after four boxes, noting the salve heals every sore. Sold for 25 cents at F B Jones druggist.
Mothers endorse Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for children who prefer its pleasant taste. Contains Sloney and Tar and claims to drive the cold out through the bowels. Marketed as the Original Laxative Cough Syrup, sold under the National Pure Food and Drug Law.
An advertisement explains that undigested food causes sourness and pain from poor digestion. It touts Kodol for Indigestion as a vegetable acid solution that helps balance digestion and treats the root deficiency. Sold locally by D MacEarlane.
Writ of fieri facias in Circuit Court Gogebic County Michigan grants sale of Henry D Miner property. Levy on real estate Lot 11 Block 3 Wakefield to be sold at public auction at the Court House in Laurium on June 13 1907 at 2 30 p m.
The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway announces regular spring rail excursions to St Ignace and then the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company steamers. Departures are June 11, 14, 19, and 21 to Fort Huron, Alpena, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Buffalo with varying prices. Final return limit three weeks. apply to ticket agents for reservations.
The article commends Dr Shoops Cough Cure for opposing opium chloroform and unsafe ingredients in cough remedies. It notes the long standing warning on containers against narcotics for nearly twenty years and endorses adherence to the Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by all dealers.
Nearly all stomach attack sufferers fear dieting yet three fourths starvation remains the rule. The alternate is eating freely and using Kodol after meals to digest what you eat, giving the stomach rest. Sold by D. MacFarlane. Also a permanent home business offer in Philadelphia by L. F. Elliott Co. 2578 4th Bt.
Rheumatic sufferers can obtain a free sample of Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy with a book on Rheumatism by writing to Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin. The book explains how the remedy purges rheumatic poisons from the blood and is not a mere relief but aims to eliminate the disease. Sold by all dealers.
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