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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
5
The item list notes Bessemer will host a new cigar factory by McDonald & Becon. It mentions numerous residents visiting or traveling to Ironwood and Chicago, business trips, births, and social events including picnics and a Ringling Bros show in nearby towns.
The Sunday morning sermon topic is The Love of God for every man by Harvick Johnston D D from the Revision Committee. Also note a warning against beggars and a health update on diphtheria cases and quarantine concerns in the community.
The Herald previews the Bessemer high school commencement to be held Friday evening at the High School auditorium. Officials promise the program will be among the best in the city with full details and graduate bios to follow next week.
Bessemer High School Alumni plan their annual ball at the opera house with 300 invitations issued. The Symphony Orchestra, formerly Ironwood’s Third Regimental, will provide music for the event and supper will be served at the Puritan Hotel.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative BromoQuinine Tablets. It notes money refunds if the cure fails and includes E W Groves signature on each box. The price is 25 cents at all druggists.
Nissen Goetz a Hurley hardware merchant and pioneer resident died at his home this week. The first Jewish funeral on the range was held at 3:00 pm Friday under the Hurley Congregation with all local members in attendance. Goetz leaves a wife and six children.
The Ironwood Glee Club presented El Capitan at the opera house last Saturday evening with Mr. Haller as the standout star. Miss Frankie Hartigan Miss May Healy and Miss Downing led strong roles while Miss Luxmore played piano and Supt. L L Wright oversaw the music, delivering a polished performance to a half filled house.
A vivid account outlines Ringling Brothers Circus with twenty tents on twelve acres and a hippodrome seating 18 000. It travels on its own trains covering a mile of track and 25 000 miles per season, with 30 elephants and 500 horses and a staff of 600 workers across 3 performances.
The production features two stages and aerial acts on a grand hippo drome track. The Ironwood show is set for next Saturday June 21, promising the biggest amusement event of the year. Reserved seats and admission are available at McCabe & Co's drug store at regular show ground prices.
TD Scott Curtin of Troganton Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a safe immediate remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. Mothers report quick relief for children and doctors arriving late for sudden croup attacks. Pleasant to take and a sure cure for grip bronchitis and coughs.
A grocery business in a top Gogebic range town is offered for sale. Enquiries should be directed to the Bessemer Herald office.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana writes he spent ten years in bed with kidney disease unable to move part of the time. After doctors offered no relief Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and he calls it a Godsend.
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