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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
7
A western traveler describes a simple copper recovery method at Jerome near the United Verde mine. Copper-rich water entering a pool reacts with scrap iron to precipitate nearly pure copper, with locals reportedly salvaging about 600 to 700 dollars worth daily from the pool.
Mr William Catterson of Lusks Springs Indiana speaks of his wife’s twenty year battle with neuralgia rheumatism and a weak constitution. After taking Dodd s Kidney Pills she improved from the start and is nearly well, a result the husband credits wholly to the remedy.
A young man asks how to dress as a foolkiller in a charade. Miss Quickstep struggles to respond, glancing at the clock, while she privately distrusts the idea and voices disbelief at such a part. The exchange appears in a Chicago Tribune excerpt.
A fragmented mix of old ads and odd quotes, including a Boer English exchange, a ball cleaner pitch, a dubious medical claim for Piso's Cure, and a Parkersburg reader testimonial from April 1901.
Mrs Ida L Roser writes to Mrs Pryecam about nearly two years of marriage with no child and enduring female troubles and menstrual pain, seeking guidance.
The coal strike leaves 3,500 guarding officers protecting nonunion sites as pumped mines risk flooding $511,500,000 in capital. Operators stand firm with armed guards and halted production while miners push for about seven cents a ton raise and arbitration remains off the table.
A new grand jury indictment outlines a wide corruption network in St. Louis with former mayor and city officials implicated in private fund handling and dubious contracts. Philadelphia school directors are accused of coercive payoffs and blackmail in promotions. New York immigration records show 21,008 arrivals last week, surpassing May 1893, with about 1 percent deported for public charge risk and disease restrictions.
The first statue of President William McKinley in the world was unveiled at Muskegon Michigan on Memorial Day with solemn ceremonies. The bronze statue pedestal quadrangle costing 30000 dollars was donated to Muskegon public schools by Charles H Hackley whose endowment totals about 1 million dollars. The heroic statue depicts the President in a characteristic posture seen during his speeches.
The Pan American Exposition in Buffalo featured the unveiling of a bronze statue designed by Charles Henry Niehaus. The monument stands on a granite pedestal in a three sided granite court with a mosaic floor. Between 5 000 and 6 000 visitors attended the dedicatory exercises as a 2 500 strong military and civic parade marched through the city.
A devastating Monday night rainstorm floods Joliet causing two foot or more water in streets, wrecks rail service, floods Masonic Temple and mills, cuts communications, and triggers city relief measures. Tornadoes and heavy rains wreck farms in Wisconsin. Senator McBride and Laura Schwichtenberg wed in New York. Richard Bartholdt renominated in Missouri district.
Rioters and sympathizers force police to draw revolvers and clubs to clear the way for packers wagons delivering meat through downtown Chicago. Bricks missiles rain as crowds resist from Twenty second Street to South Water Street. hundreds of officers fight to allow unloading with no shots fired.
The Philippine government bill cleared the Senate 48 to 30 after seven weeks of debate. It preserves the president’s power to appoint governor and vice governor, extends US civil protection, outlines court staffing, and enables Philippine governance as directed by executive order. The text also covers land, mint establishment, and insular affairs. The same report notes the Balti more Saengerfest dates and a drowning near Paris Arkansas after heavy rains.
A postcard of oddities lists town names from many lands. Welsh places like Llanfairpwllgwngyle and Llanymynech appear among tongue twisting locales. The piece catalogs scattered names from Wales Scotland Hawaii New Zealand Victoria and other regions.
The New York Telegram reports a bantering exchange about a coined insult janitrix used toward a janitress. A building near Herald Square prompts the overheard quip about calling the janitress out of her name and possible legal action.
One fare plus one dollar for round trip via Grand Trunk Railway. Chicago to Boston selling June 12 14, Chicago to Portland selling July 5 to 9 inclusive. Also Chicago to Providence selling July 7 8 9. For limits and timetables contact Geo W Vaux A G P T A 135 Adams Street Chicago Ill.
A political flare highlights a presidential move to overhaul or exert control over the civil service. The exchange hints at new orders affecting personnel or oversight, signaling potential shifts in governance and administrative policy.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns bunions swollen toes and sweating feet Available at all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent Frank Allen Olmsted LeRoy N Y
A witty exchange between an aggressive old woman and a polite gentleman unfolds as they navigate a train car lineup, the woman pressing about a smoking car and the man calmly directing her to move two cars ahead.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. A description notes an ancient wooden statue from Egypt, depicting a village chieftain with crystal eyes, dated to a death of 6 000 years ago.
Blanching advice promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to keep whites bright. The ad notes a 2 oz package sold by grocers for 5 cents. The item then shifts to a college mention at New comb College in Mississippi where Prof. Nunez de Villivicencio is listed as instructor.
A Chicago reader extols Peruna as the finest tonic for weakness after illness, noting quicker relief than other tonics and restored vitality. Dr Hartman offers free guidance to female patients this summer, advising contact with The Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus, Ohio.
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