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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1921
Page
1
Vol. 36 No. 43 is dated Friday June 10 1921. The issue notes second class mail entry on April 20 1921 and lists subscription at $3.50 per year in advance with advertising rates available at the Herald office.
Frank A. Salter editor of the Carmen Headlight led a campaign against roadside ads. An ordinance by the Carmen council prohibits billboards larger than six by eight feet or closer than six hundred feet to any building, aiming to rid the town of unsightly signage. The piece argues billboards spoil rural views and profit outsiders at locals’ expense.
In England some mock a US golf win while reflecting on national progress in science industry agriculture and education. The piece weighs five billion dollars in American power investment doubling in five years, illustrating the enormity with vivid comparisons including homes, stadium tickets, the Panama Canal submarines and Connecticut.
The piece argues against overworked business focus after meals. It urges taking an hour of daily reflection away from work to refresh the mind, noting home improvements as a relaxing outlet. It compares mental fatigue to grass needing water to grow and the brain needing rest to function.
At a convention in Atlantic City confectioners discuss the business tragedy of low sugar and candy prices. They note widespread inventory devaluation, farm costs, and financing expenses as part of the deflation then reshaping industry.
The Michigan State Police have conducted two months of military training for inmates at the Michigan State Industrial School in Lansing. Governor Groesbeck, interested in bettering the wards of the state, proposed the program and arranged it with Major Robert F E Marsh of the State Police.
Captain C. J. Scavarda leads a drill program with Troopers Doyle Pratt O Riordan and Tubbs commanding companies. Boys compete across drills platoons and individuals, improving physique morale and focus in studies.
A humorous write up recounts an evening plan to attend the Senior Class play at the Rex on Tuesday, with a four bit ticket purchase noted. The narrator shifts from dancing to a resolution and mentions Bernie Prost and Sophia Street in a light, ironic reflection on luck and everyday outings.
Bill asks Durkee for a marriage license in a brief court clerk exchange. The motion reflects personal plans and pending formalities in the civil registration context.
A reader cites May unemployment rising by one half of one percent, arguing the figure mirrors a prior beer argument and accusing others of copying. The exchange centers on the reliability and source of the May employment data.
A compiled verse contrasts life meanings for roles from preacher to gambler, merchant to soldier, teacher to grafter, asking what life means to you and noting life as a spectrum of aims and pursuits. The piece ends with a prompt to the reader.
A humorous scene unfolds as a hen-pecked Henry line from a lady provokes a rooster to startlingly steer a Ford off the road in a quaint roadside moment.
Severn and a girl flee after a clash with Harris and Waldron ends with Harris dead. A cab driver guides Severn to safety while theories link Ivan Waldron, the Russian, and a possible accomplice to the Alva murder. The cabby recalls a late night Jersey case and a black bag, hinting at a hidden transfer after a fatal encounter.
The narrator tracks a mysterious foreign passenger with a heavy bag and links him to Gasper Wine the Alva case. He investigates the Colmar building on Broad near Wall, seeks Waldron, and spies an elevator crew moving into a vacant Railway Exchange suite on the 12th floor, hinting at a larger stake in the theft and murder.
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