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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
2
The Charleston News and Courier notes that imagination enriches life beyond tangible gains. Daydreams lift the spirit for both dreamers and practical people, serving as a tonic to fatigue and guiding us toward hopeful possibilities amid hardship.
James H. Collins traces the evolution of Germany from exporting philosophy and poetry to shipping machinery and chemicals. He notes 70 million Germans, their disciplined agricultural and industrial strength, and Teutonic thoroughness in farming and chemical use, shaping global economics.
In the Lake Superior region experts reject the claim that iron ore supplies will quickly exhaust. They cite billions of tons in the Cascade range and millions proven in Negau nee Ishpemig and other western ranges. Even if Mesaba deposits were exhausted, remaining reserves plus potential new deposits could sustain mining if the recent growth rate continues.
A xenophobic, archaic view describes Chinese people as inscrutable and distant. The text suggests shared humanity exists behind stereotypes, portraying a tension between perceived otherness and common emotion amid hostile language.
A zoo expert argues snakes must be protected, noting clear reasons. Critics fear taking a stand, fearing suspicion and potential backlash if they oppose the view.
The eldest woman in New York passed away recently aged 115. She did not instruct others to imitate her lifestyle. Blessings on her soul.
Professor Tyler of Amherst College argues women should be strong yet warns against relying on wives to manage household chores such as bringing in coal, emphasizing shared responsibility between spouses.
Professor Tyler states that women are stronger than men in general while many believe females are stronger near the jaw. The remark emphasizes perceived gender differences in physical power.
A reader reports a discovery that the English sparrow feeds on the Cotton maple scale. The brief note ends with an enthusiastic cheer for the bird.
The White House is heavily guarded with 42 uniformed guards including 24 outside and 18 inside. Police guard every door and key interior corridors while secret service protects the president and family. The article notes the building draws many visitors and potential threats, yet vigilance remains constant.
Government agents estimate bad currency at about one in a hundred thousand for paper money and two to twenty three per hundred thousand for coins. Counterfeiters rely on base metal coins or raised denominations, but banks, the secret service and system trap them as tellers spot fakes through training and cooperation with counterfeit magazines.
Louise E. Bliss of Sheridan Wyoming claims a four year service in the federal army as a man in Company G Sixty third Infantry Illinois from 1861 to 1865. She bore bullets scars from Vicksburg and Corinth wounds and later married John Sibler after the war.
The Department of Agriculture warns mosquitoes rival the house fly as disease spreaders. Lt. Howard urges communities to abolish breeding sites, screen rain barrels, remove water-collecting containers, clear clogged gutters, and inspect poultry, livestock troughs, and even decorative vases and unused water pitchers for stagnant water.
A compilation of early 20th century incidents across Michigan includes the steamer City of Kalamazoo burning during outfitting in South Haven, a gun accident in Saginaw leaving a teen with a non dangerous wound, a frightened child dying in Sault Ste. Marie, a complete loss of the Stringdale cheese factory near Hopkins, a divorce case in Pontiac, large damages to Brunswick Parke Collender in Muskegon, a saloonkeeper killed in Marquette, stockholders facing a major judgment in Detroit, a burglar surrender in St Joseph, a miner’s death near Helen mine, a woman dying after a fall into a well in Donaganlac, a Tennessean dying from poisoning in Calumet, a drowning near Kalamazoo, a Kalamazoo Adventist death, and a soft drink dealer jailed in Coldwater.
In Lansing at Waverly park Glenn Farrell, 23, an amateur aeronaut, died when his parachute landed in Grand River after a flight. Across Michigan, arrests for blackmail in Bedford township. a fatal drowning off Detroit’s Fairview pier. a woman’s fatal streetcar fall in Flint. a child killed by an auto near Lansing. a Teal Lake boy’s body recovered. a missing husband report in Pontiac. prison yard rules updated in Jackson. several local injuries and deaths reported from Holland Hillsdale Owosso Grand Rapids with factory and labor developments in Grand Rapids.
Note a disfiguring skin eruption kept her from sending a photo. Resinol ointment and soap are advertised as cures for eruptive skin diseases including eczema erythema and psoriasis. The testimonial from Miss Opal Lilley claims four to five years of facial eruption relief. products sold in two sizes for fifty cents and one dollar by Resinol Chemical Co.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as inexpensive remedies for poor complexions dry rough hands and thin falling hair. It urges warm baths and gentle ointment applications and offers a free Cuticura book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston Massachusetts showing how to care for skin and hair.
A short, ironic notice recalling the wife as a once useful, patient partner now nearing extinction in the suffragette age. The piece humorously imagines her as a museum artifact, thanking her for mending, housework, and devotion before declaring her “ex Bibite” in a life-echoed farewell.
Varnish, often seen as only decorative, is a practical sanitary aid. Varnished floors wipe clean and keep dust and microbes from the air, making floors wholesome, attractive, and easy to maintain. The National Association of Varnish Manufacturers offers a free booklet Modern Floors from 36 The Bourse, Philadelphia. Varnish is cheaper and more satisfactory than carpet.
Mr Groweh er declares a rule never to lend an umbrella. Mr Grump agrees noting the risk of it drifting back to the original owner. The exchange highlights prudent habits in everyday exchanges.
An anecdote records a professor claiming sleep is the secret of right living. The responder jokes that after hearing the lecture they went home and went to bed. The light exchange underscores campus wit and a sleep theme in a brief dialogue.
Garfield Tea is boosting digestion claims with anecdotal success. Weather reports describe a calm, uneventful pattern with no notable changes on the horizon.
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