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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
8
Alfréd H. Love, president of the Universal Peace Union, recalls a tale of a generous boy who protected a friend from a gamekeeper. The boy, with a valid fishing permit, pretended fear to allow the other boy to escape, revealing the keeper’s demand and the ethics of aid.
A New York and London society figure endures a painful test for John S. Sargent to paint her portrait. He directs her to wear a rich brown velvet dress daily for a month to lose its freshness before the sitting. Faced with the choice of the portrait or resisting, she submits, deeming herself a heroine.
The article notes that Mohammedans must learn a trade per the Koran. Abdul Aziz of Morocco was trained as a saddler in youth. It says the sultan of Turkey is a locksmith, and that Abdul Aziz enjoys billiards and boxing as an all round sportsman. He has one wife yet maintains many lady attendants in his palace and fills their lives with European toys and amusements.
Society women in Haaparanda decide men need not remove hats in the streets during cold weather. A cheerful onlooker notes a prison watch tower on the high wall, joking that a small box atop it could not be a clock tower.
Rev. F. E. Higgins, a logging camp Presbyterian missionary in northern Minnesota, travels the timber region by dog sled. Weighing over 200 pounds, he has been hauled forty miles in six and a half hours by his dogs. He sometimes makes twenty mile journeys in deep winter, sleeping between his dogs under a blanket.
Roy Spaugh of Lookingglass Oregon owned a dog that traveled to Crook County Oregon last September under supervision of C H Spaugh. The dog then returned home to Lookingglass arriving December 9.
A brief boastful remark about coal scarcity and a new preacher who plans to preach about hell fire all winter. The exchange captures local color and mood without naming persons or places beyond Atlanta.
A brief item from the New York Times notes a landlady objecting to Topnote and his companion singing duets in a tenant’s room. The landlady told the tenant the room was better with her company.
The Liverpool Post notes today that gambling thrived among society women and that in past years titled ladies ran gaming hells. Baroness Mordington in 1745 challenged peerage privilege to avoid prosecution. Lords ruled no peerage protects wrongdoing. Countess of Buckinghamshire was fined for gaming in 1797, with ruinous thefts linked to her establishment. Lords Halifax Anglesey and Shaftsbury appear in lists of old-time gamblers. Locke recounts overheard oaths at play and a quip to Lord Inglesey about not losing his utterances.
The New York Sun notes Mexico’s progress under President Diaz from 1876 to 1903, with population rising to 13.6 million and school pupils to 661,155. Banking capital, foreign commerce, real estate values, telegraphs, railway passengers, freight ton-miles, and public works all expanded, while the 1903-04 revenue exceeded expenditures, yielding a $10 million surplus.
Seth C Bennett recalls a bold marketing stroke for a juvenile company touring The Bells of Corneville. He had Searle print red bells on half sheets to advertise The Chimes of Normandy. The stunt misfired when townsfolk mistook the production for a bell tinkling troupe, killing attendance.
A young New Yorker, nameless, travels to Boston with the current Atlantic. He frets over a specific article and threads his own essay into the tale. After a long exchange with an elderly traveler, he discovers the man is William Dean Howells, leaving him stunned by the encounter.
A poem traces a tiger as a fearsome nocturnal hunter with striped skin and a roar. It contrasts skin with fur and notes the tiger’s two feet forward and back. The verse portrays a prowling predator that drags sleeping people away to end behind bars.
Admiral Evans recounts a scene where two sailors spoke in earnest, one hinting at leaving seafaring life once his time ends. The speaker boasted of marrying a rich widow, describing her as the derelict of a butcher, a line that amused the admiral.
In a Romford county court case a defendant claimed no work for a year while his wife earned about two guineas weekly as a nurse. The judge noted that a wife’s money is separate from her husband’s debts, remarking the man who lives on his wife’s earnings lives in splendid poverty.
The Nebraskan describes himself as a hopperdozer vendor who kills grasshoppers with kerosene from a moving pan and collects them into bricks sold to chicken raisers nationwide. He claims grasshopper bricks fatten fowl and are a prime delicacy, more valuable than terrapin or canvasback duck.
A rich woman dreams of heaven where a mansion is built for her gardener while a cottage awaits her. The guide explains the Master Builder uses the materials sent up, prompting her to choose treasure in heaven over earthly wealth. The tale from the Chicago Evening Post urges charitable living.
In the annual report the Notts education committee highlights the need for working men to attend nursing courses. Lectures have drawn both genders, with Selston noting a large male attendance. One middle aged bachelor stood out for meticulous note taking and keen interest in infant care.
A Tennessee representative notes many men seek easy berths while hard working laborers deserve fair pay. The New Orleans advertisement reads Employment Steady was not so much an object as good wages, attributed to "C. M. D." and reflecting wage priorities.
Ex Governor Levi P Morton discussed reception invitations with a friend and endorsed a concise reply. Mr McCarthy, a resident of the interior, received an Albany invitation and sent back Yours received. I'll be there.
The verse fragment expresses a broken romance with lines about love dying, separation, and muted beauty. It names Alonzo Rice and appears in Lee's Magazine, noting the speaker doubts whom to blame and laments the loss of autumnal pomp and red roses.
The New York Herald describes London's river postmen delivering mail to ships anchored in the Thames. Two districts operate from Custom House to Limehouse and Limehouse to Blackwall with daily 8 am rounds. A mail bag can hold up to five hundred letters, rising around Christmas, and deliveries take four to five hours unless fog slows navigation.
A visitor at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens asked many questions about llamas and proposed stocking his West ranch with them if he could acquire them for about 30 dollars each. He believed llamas could yield good wool and fleece comparable to camels, making them a profitable alternative to sheep.
Charles Armstrong Melba's son who spent most of life on a Texas ranch is now with his mother after reaching 21. He has long lived with his father who secured Melba's divorce years ago. He will stay with his mother through her current tour and has not decided about accompanying her to Australia.
In a brief cartoonish exchange, a ladies' tailor refuses to reduce the coat price. Miss Bargen argues a discount, the tailor retorts that her figure is ridiculous, sparking a sharp exchange illustrated by the Philadelphia Press.
The Wisconsin Central Ry advertises solid wide vestibuled trains with Pullman sleepers free reclining chair cars and modern coaches between Chicago Milwaukee Manitowoc St Paul Minneapolis Ashland Superior and Duluth. Meals are ala carte. For tickets and sleeping car reservations contact agents or Jas C Pond General Passenger Agent Milwaukee Wis.
Starting May 1 and every Sunday through September 24 the Chicago and North Western Railway will offer round trip excursion tickets to Ashland at fare and one third. Tickets will be sold for the Sunday excursion itinerary returning after the trip.
The signatories promise to refund the money for a 50 cent bottle if it fails to cure a cough or cold and to replace with a 25 cent bottle or refund if unsatisfied. The guarantee ensures satisfaction or payment returned.
An appeal invites Wisconsin residents to join a private car party or be chosen for a trip to the Lewis and Clark Ex position in Portland Oregon. Written by J N Turner Special Executive Agent W C Rey 100 Wisconsin St Milwaukee Wis.
Low fare excursion tickets offered May 22 to Detroit via the North Western Line. Return allowed until May 26. Tickets available through Chicago & North Western agents.
North Western Line offers low rate excursion tickets to Milwaukee for June 15 through 18. Return limits favorable due to the Biennial Meeting of Modern Woodmen. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
The North Western Line announces limited excursion rates to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland from May 23 24 25 29 30 grand June 1 2 with favorable return limits due to the National Council Knights of Columbus meeting in Los Angeles Iwo fast trains to the Pacific Coast daily The Overland Limited electric lighted throughout under three days to reach the coast The California Express offers drawing room and tourist sleeping cars War rates and tickets apply to agents.
The Great Northern Railway promotes a booklet titled Business Openings describing opportunities for small capital investors and manufacturers. It argues Northwest towns offer limitless chances for new ventures with ready access to raw materials and expanding markets along the railway line.
North bound schedule lists Nos. 25 19 15 21 23 and 5 freight with daily and ex Sunday details for Saxon copper country connections. South bound shows Nos. 32 20 24 26 28 and 54 freight with times from morning to late night and daily except Sundays.
On Decoration Day May 36th the D S S A R y will sell excursion tickets between all stations on their line and the Mineral Range R y at very low rates. Children five years of age and under twelve half fare. For further particulars apply to local station agent.
The article notes that serving as a dentist's assistant suits many women and offers profits. It highlights the quick light touch required, instrument management, and patient care. Some assistants gain significant technique, enabling rapid progress if they pursue formal courses.
Tickets to Toronto Ontario go on sale June 18 19 21 and 22 with favorable return limits on account of the Triennial Convention International Sun day School Association. Applications welcome through agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
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