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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
6
The Roosevelt campaign song surfaces as a parody of Champ Clark booster chants to Casey Jones. It portrays Teddy as a square jawed bull with a round face and short legs, mocks kickings by Democrats, and links the dog metaphor to Lincoln era Washington politics with a biting chorus.
The Mining League of Bessemer schedules opening games with Tilden vs Yale at 1 30 p m Colby vs Tronton at 3 pm All welcome at Tren ton baseball park Also a list of uncalled letters for the week ending June 4 with names and Miss Annie Brown and Mrs Ida Mickola. Dead letter notices warn June 18 deadline. A high school recital by Miss Reaner’s pupils drew large attendance and praise Olga Hansen plans Sweden Norway trip with Rev A P Sater. Andrew Drolson visited from the lake and Mrs E S Guyer of St Louis visits Phliena Guyer family.
McAllister Sherman died at home from cerebrial meningitis at age 13 years 2 months 29 days. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Sherman home. The city shared in the family’s loss as mourners gathered. A brief poem closes the notice. Also reports track work on the Electric Railway Co line and an upcoming show In Wyoming at the Bessemer Opera House on Monday June 17. Temple Theatre advertises top films.
A fragment from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu shows a farewell in which she essays happiness with her lover, noting she could have been happy in any life with him. She writes she may say she loved him and pledges never to see him again, signaling a final, intimate parting.
A brief comic from a child’s nap time where Edith, aged three, pretends to sleep while her mother calls the ruse. Edith insists she isn’t asleep though her eyes say otherwise.
A towel manufacturer fixed a faulty loom and used a damaged towel to wipe his hands. He found it absorbent and the idea led to the bath towel and a fortune for the patentee.
A jovial swain may rack his brain and tan his fancy s might to quit is vain for tis most plain that whit I say is right
Owing to scientific progress it would be possible to get along without horses except for their necessity at the annual horse shows.
A string of visits and business matters are logged in Marenisco and nearby towns with names including Henry Oleon Henry Hill Mrs Johbn Toomey Peter Peterson Claude Kenedy Patrick MacNamire Thomas McNicholas Susan Strough Jamee Oxnam John McNicholas Bruce Felton Mrs Floyd Foote John Kennedy Otto Miller Earl Toomey Mesere Ben Westgate John Swartz Edward Oxnam Eveline Bourquin Margaret Motherway Dick DaMara Mike McNicholas and Turtle locale. The passages include a school appointment, home plans, and a health tip about Chamberlains Liniment plus an item on a Berlin newspaper subscription gimmick.
The first jaunting car began in Ireland in 1815 when Carlo Bianconi, an Italian, settled in Dublin and drove daily to Caher and back, charging twopence per mile. By 1837 his enterprise had grown to 67 conveyances drawn by 900 horses.
A quotation from Ruskin's Seven Lamps of Architecture praising designing ordinary houses to endure and be lovely, reflecting personal character and history through distinct differences that express both inside and out.
A Columbia Magazine reflection praises the U S Army noting less caddishness than other militaries. The author contrasts attitudes in England where reservists and yeomanry feel snubbed at instruction camps with regulars at San Antonio, citing personal observations.
In a warm family moment, three year old Florence climbs onto her father’s lap, insists on a new nickname after turning three, quipping that she should be called Threedles rather than Toodles as her father has long called her.
A briefBits scene shows Joe asking about Arthur’s health and a harsh winter exchange. Arthur mentions a vicious cold and an incident at Henry's house where a dog wagging its tail created a draught. The fragment reflects a humorous, informal tone from Tit-Bits.
The article cites Samuel Wilks, physician to Queen Victoria, opposing dietary rules. It quotes his blunt view that if a so called dist tells you to take an ounce of albumen and 80 of water, you should simply eat a nice chop.
A tense incident unfolds as a burglar threatens to wake the occupant and reveal a letter found in the pocket, prompting a sharp exchange with the housekeeper who orders the intruder to drop the coat and leave. The event centers on domestic intrusion and confrontation.
An organ concert at a large church prompts a startled old woman to quip to the usher that her dancing days are past, revealing she had not seen an organ in the sanctuary before. Her remark amuses the congregation as the verger invites a younger person to take a seat.
A child named Barrett asks the meaning of elaborate and learns it as fussy. Days later he calls his baby brother an awfully elaborate baby, prompting a mother’s smile at the humorous misunderstanding.
Why do everyday people invest time and effort worth dollars to gain a small 40-cent cut in their gas bill. The question probes the value of marginal savings and the psychology of routine consumption.
A Harlem Life quip where a grocer responds to a customer asking for orange shapes by noting they have baseballs in that shape. The brief joke highlights playful dialogue and local humor from the era.
Bids for opening new highways in Bessemer Township must reach Chas Backman Highway Commissioner Ramsay Mich by June 14 1919 or be presented to the Township Board at 7:00 p m June 14 1912 at the Town Hall Ramsay Mich. Roads 4 5 6 and 7 describe the routes and section points to be developed.
Project requires clearing trees and underbrush along a central highway corridor of 164 feet on each side. Road bed 20 feet wide, with ditches 2 feet deep and 3 feet wide at the top. Hummocks leveled, dirt piled to center, ditches on low wet areas both sides. Work must be finished by September 15, 1913.
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