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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
11
An essay urges sustaining youthful enthusiasm to influence others as one ages. It laments the loss of rural signboards at crossroads that welcomed travelers, noting Massachusetts efforts to restore such signs to guide strangers and rekindle communal care.
Eighteen prominent young women in Iowa form the Antigossip society to curb gossip and promote conversation on science philosophy literature history and nature. The movement is praised as a model for intellectual and moral uplift, with a note that men also need reform.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood travels as a U S special envoy to the Argentine republic centennial celebrations in Buenos Ayres and stops in Havana. The reception by the former American governor of Cuba underscores his respected role and influence on Cuban governance.
Two baseball fatalities in one day, one in Freeburg Illinois and one in Troy New York, are noted as evidence that sport can be deadly. Yet the piece argues that despite these cases, baseball risks are infinitesimal compared with football when considering the vast number of games and players.
An informant reports day laborers in Japan earn 20 cents a day and women servants 84 cents a month. The text hints at possible Thursday afternoon offs for servants, but leaves the question unclear. The writer urges moral indignation if such breaks were denied.
A Californian declares he has developed an edible rose and suggests hort iculturists should pursue scentless onions as the next project. The note frames a trend toward novel plant varieties and practical food uses.
A reflective remark argues it may not be sinful to play golf on Sunday, except if one believes it wastes time. The note weighs time use versus religion, linking leisure to moral duty and weekly observance.
A humorous comparison notes that Egyptian tombs surpass New Jersey cold storage facilities in nearly all respects except their numeric count. The line emphasizes scale and achievement across historical and regional contexts.
A simple morning project shows how to craft a shirt waist box using a cracker box hinges cretonne and basic stitching. The guide covers lining padding and a homemade glue recipe to seal and finish the box for daily use.
A practical guide describes making a chair cover from Cretonne to fit a chair. The back, seat, and front use section A while arms use sections B and C. Edges may have fringe. the cover stays put when tucked in and can be removed for washing or ironing.
A simple cloth child’s coat shown in back and front views. It features a revers like collar with a silk or satin border matching the cuffs. The garment is trimmed on the shoulders and front with silk cord and buttons.
The piece links health to eye clarity and mood to facial lines. It explains that bodily imbalance shows in the eyes and facial furrows. It advises stretching the skin and rubbing in a direction opposite to wrinkle formation to reduce lines.
A neckwear shop window features a white batiste stock and cuffs with two inch dark linen turnovers trimmed in white dots. The sheer batiste foundation is embroidered with a flower design. Navy turnover accents the white set, with potential color options like wistaria leaf green plum to match the blouse.
A blue poplin foulard gown features white dots and an elaborate blue and white border. The skirt is accordion plaited, with an over skirt at the hips, a bordered bodice in a Russian style, elbow sleeves, and white Swiss undersleeves. The bodice closes on the left with border strips and red buttons, a laced yoke, lace-edged stock, and a belt with a gilt red enamel buckle.
This guidance stresses critical care of a child’s footwear to prevent dampness and colds. Overshoes help keep feet dry, while persistent dampness requires vigilant motherly action. Rest for feet and frequent shoe changes preserve comfort and health, given how discomfort from aching feet affects well being.
Sir William Van Horne recently retired as Canadian Pacific board chair. An American who started earning six dollars a week in Joliet, he built CP into a transcontinental system with 13,000 miles of track and oceanic steamship links. He trusted successor Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and moved to a quieter life, while maintaining a rich artistic side.
Washington reports the Chinese government highly pleased by Prince Tsai Tao's reception in the United States. The prince's visit ended with a grand banquet at the New Willard Hotel attended by officials and notable guests, highlighting cordial Sino American relations amid Britain's contrasting approach.
A charming actress reveals her eyebrows were carved from a solid brow and replaced with slender arched threads. Report notes the dramatic change drew envy from peers while the public scarcely noticed the alteration backstage. The piece underscores the clever teatro makeover and its unnoticed success.
A critic praises a final piece as very fine and asks about a passage that gives cold chills. The composer explains the note where the wanderer receives the hotel bill, a pivotal moment highlighted by Fliegende Blaetter.
Miss Geraldine Farrar sang for more than 800 inmates at the Atlanta federal prison. The prisoners applauded and wept as the singer performed from the stage of the bare auditorium. The prison band played America while the convicts filed in. Mayor Maddox spoke briefly and presented the artist. Farrar accompanied herself.
Dialogue style exchange presents a pair of quips about marriage and interruptions during morning routines. The speakers joke that a wife’s hair styling makes intimate moments unlikely and that the wife might coil up at such a moment. The humor centers on misreading timing between spouses.
A Denver soldier recalls severe kidney trouble from the Spanish-American War and months of medical care after returning home. Doan's Kidney Pills provided quick improvement and eventual recovery, with the testimonial urging others to remember the product. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
A concise item notes the poet, who had been celebrated, regains employment at a local department store after a period away, highlighting a quiet career shift and the editor’s lament.
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Remedies for skin scalp and hair care. It claims prevention of inflammation irritation and clogged pores causing pimples blackheads redness roughness and blemishes. Suitable for infants and children from birth and sold worldwide with a free 22 page care book available from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
A gunner at Abu Klea in the Nubian desert refused to claim fault after a dervish spear thrust damaged a rammer. He explained he would pay for the rammer to avoid further trouble, noting the rammer head cracked on the soldier's skull during combat.
A witch in a comic tale escapes danger when an airman attempting a joyride nearly hits her moonlit path. She laments the male invasion of her century‑long monopoly on witchcraft as the aeroplane passes, muttering a sharp retort.
A little girl describes a rude boy who makes faces at her as he passes. Her mother scolds the behavior and urges polite reactions. The girl replies she only turns up her nose and treats him with disdain rather than returning the insult.
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