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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
3
A social dinner last week featured a tale of two guests, a pretty debutante and a Bachelors’ Club member, whose marriage announcement surprised diners. The debutante wore purple violets, while a later appearance showed crushed violet stains on another guest’s shirt as the bouquet drifted into a white bouquet the next day.
A note indicates carpets may be colored on the floor using Putnam faceless dyes.
An old coal cache beneath a New Jersey military academy cellar was uncovered after a cover gave way as coal settled over years. Five tons of coal, secretly laid by the principal a year earlier, preserved rare diamonds that became a hidden treasure amid coal scarcity. A Quito cotton mill project is described as requiring mule transport over the Andes at 16,000 feet.
Letters from Avnorna New Mexico to Mica West Virginia praise Doan's Kidney Pills for bed wetting, weight gain, and relief of kidney symptoms. Testimonials claim improved urine, reduced nocturnal trips, and help for back pain, swelling, and heart palpitations attributed to kidney trouble.
A chain of tornadoes and cloudbursts across Nebraska Iowa Missouri Oklahoma and Illinois left at least twenty one dead and many injured. Norman Pauline Fairfield Rolfe Elmo and Enid areas reported severe damage to homes farms and businesses with widespread flooding and property loss.
Letter from Register Judson W. Lyons of the U S Treasury in Washington lauds Peruna as an excellent remedy for spring and summer catarrhal affections and heat related mood declines. Readers share personal testimonials of relief from dyspepsia headaches sleeplessness and digestive trouble after using Peruna. The ad invites readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
New Information Bureau plan by George H. Daniels places travel offices in major U S and Canadian cities to promote the Central system, sell tickets, and provide details on pleasure resorts along the line. Offices opened in New York City Brooklyn Syracuse Rochester Buffalo Niagara Falls Montreal Toronto Cleveland Detroit Indianapolis Cincinnati Louisville St Louis Chicago Denver Los Angeles San Francisco and Portland. Each bureau aims to boost ridership and inform travelers about connections and resort destinations.
In New York City 165000 workers are idle as strikes and lockouts halt all lines of business. The total potential earnings lost reach 660000 per day and 3000000 per week, with 550000000 in capitalization halted and profits lost across industries. The paralysis stems from interunion disputes and collective employer resistance causing widespread idleness.
A blaze at Cote Bros shoe works in St Hyacinthe Quebec destroyed the plant and about six nearby factories plus 250 houses. The fire left roughly a quarter of the city’s population homeless with losses estimated at 400000 dollars.
New York City reports 841 fewer saloon and hotel licenses this year due to higher fees. Manhattan and the Bronx pay $1,200 while Brooklyn pays $900, up from prior amounts. Revenue gains total $2,045,037 but fall short of expected excise bill targets.
A insurance agent crafts an accident policy for an Irishman’s wife. Soon the Irishman bursts in, cane raised, vowing to confront the swindler. A bystander and the agent’s aide restrain him as he protests paying four dollars for an accident ticket a woman suffered falling down stairs.
A mother explains to Floramay that an average man is someone who will become a chump if given the chance. The exchange frames a social observation about character and restraint with a native, domestic tone.
A popular Brazilian saying links rubber collection in the upper Amazon to loss of two lives per ton. The phrase reflects the dangers faced by harvesters and the harsh realities of extraction in remote regions.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as superior treatments for eczema psoriasis scalp disorders acne ringworm and related skin issues in infants and adults. It claims immediate relief speedy permanent care safety and economy and instructs bathing drying applying ointment and taking Resolvent to cleanse skin and blood. Sold worldwide by the Cuticura Company with directions for use and contact information.
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