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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
11
A garbled OCR fragment touts a remedy for children noting soothing the gum and reducing inflammation. It references wind colic and uses archaic phrasing, suggesting a historical patent medicine ad or note with unclear dosage or efficacy.
A brief note on Jimeon's approach with sharp, patented traps drawing discussion about his business tactics and methods. The exchange hints at scrutiny and curiosity surrounding his practices.
Natural Enough notes that Jinks decided against retirement from his livery stable business. He remains active in the enterprise, continuing to run the operation and stay involved in the daily work.
A witty remark suggests suing a circus and attaching the elephant, but the speaker counters advisedly to instead attach a boa constrictor. The joke contrasts the animal’s feeding rates with the elephant’s four daily meals versus the snake’s roughly four meals per month.
A man teases another about a black eye arising from boasting of having the town’s finest boy. The comical exchange notes that vanity provokes envy when the speaker reveals another man has a son too. The brief dialogue underscores pride and rivalry through sharp one liner humor.
The pretty storekeeper unpacks and sorts new stock when her best young man enters. She steps from behind the counter with a flushed face. He remarks on stocking up, then an unaccountable coldness grows between them.
Scattered ruins across Ponape and Lele show massive stone walls canals and earthworks. Ancient roads stone platforms and lagoon fish weirs reveal a rich field for archaeology and mystery surrounding origin.
The observer argues jurors are biased by superstition, noting they would award higher damages if a ladder caused injuries by bad luck, even when the ladder is present or absent. He cites a hypothetical brick fall from a fifth story window to illustrate how superstition shapes verdicts and sympathy.
A Panoramic health note claims caffeine harms nerves and heart, clouding memory and causing poor circulation. A Kansas woman says quitting coffee and using Postum cured stomach and heart trouble, steadied nerves, and sharpened memory. Postum offers Regular and Instant forms with preparation tips and a promo for The Road to Wellville.
An editorial style fragment reflects on the urge to delay good deeds until tomorrow. The speaker urges staying home and resting, contrasting the happiness of settled hearts with the sorrow of those who wander, insisting that staying home is best.
Readable guidance on using sour milk in breakfast and baking. It describes thickened cream milk, sour milk benefits, and recipes such as Spice Cake and Cottage Cheese Salad. It provides methods for making cottage cheese at home and storing sour milk for quick use, emphasizing flavor, moisture, and wholesome qualities.
A brief inspirational note quoting Charles Kingsley urges resilience after a fall. It encourages getting up, overcoming bruises and dirt, and not giving up the struggle despite hardship. The message emphasizes perseverance and courage in the face of adversity.
Quote attributed to Phillips Brooks about character forming through steady, long-continued effort in quiet weeks, contrasting future temptations and sorrows with present daily discipline.
Practical tips for countryside and lake picnics outline light baskets with aluminum utensils, fruit drinks and snacks. Emphasizes portable salads, prepared dressings, sponges cakes with whipped cream, lemonade, condensed milk, frankfurters, potatoes baked in ashes, and a simple stovetop setup on a sheet iron over a fire.
The quote from Frederick William Robertson describes OME as the singular place where hearts stay true and confidence abounds. It portrays OME as a refuge of tenderness without awkwardness or fear of ridicule.
Color blindness tests have practical use beyond labs, aiding railroad engineers. Most people only see colors clearly when directly looking at them. at about fifteen degrees off center red and green fade to yellow or blue, then gray in the extreme. The yellow blue zone and the zone of complete color blindness align with evolutionary stages, from shadow vision in frogs to red green perception in higher beings, implying development limits.
Mrs Emma Patterson of Muncie Indiana describes a severe scalp eruption on her daughter lasting nearly a year. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she reports the scalp healed within a week of three washes and hair grew back beautifully. Free samples offered through Cuticura, Boston department.
In a clipped exchange, Kirby Stone notes poor business and urges economizing on dresses. Mrs. Stone agrees to order plainer dresses tomorrow, signaling frugal adjustments in attire.
A compilation of practical guidance on home care and crafts. Includes bleaching linens in sunlit bowls, refreshing leather with oil and gasoline, dyeing lace, polishing mirrors, a pepper loaf recipe, framing old fabrics as heirloom trays, and cleaning champis gloves with flour and gasoline.
Dialog fragments reveal customers and a shopkeeper in a modest store scene. Mrs. Weerus, Mr. Beanes, and Mr. Hosslekus interact with the doctor, with Europe travel plans and routine purchases shaping the quiet encounter. The mood is intimate and domestic.
Rhubarb is plentiful and affordable this season enables a variety of uses. Preserve by sealing fresh cuts in sterilized jars for winter pies. Spiced rhubarb combines rhubarb sugar and spices for a meat accompaniment. Rhubarb pudding layers bread and rhubarb with nutmeg and sugar, baked and served with butter sugar sauce or cream.
A playful exchange features a boy named Willoughby Walton Waggles answering a question about his name. The dialogue hints at a future chance for his stationery to carry a fancy mark or title in a domestic setting.
An advertisement urges mothers to examine bottles of Fletcher's Castoria for the signature and claims safe relief for infants and children. It emphasizes its use for over 30 years and notes children cry for Castoria.
Mrs Dobble is very modest about her painting and a light remark suggests most women share that trait. The quote reflects a stereotype about women's artistry and self promotion in a social context.
A witty quip contrasts common crops with growing criticisms in a suburban setting. The brief exchange frames spring gardening as a metaphor for public scrutiny, highlighting social dynamics and contemporary humor.
The advertisement promotes Aleen’s Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes for corns bunions ingrown nails swollen feet sweating feet blisters and callous spots. Sold everywhere 26c sample free. Address Aleen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Stella argues no man is indispensable while Bella contends that some man is. The exchange highlights rival views on value and necessity.
An eastern commentary on Canada's West notes immense migration to prairie, mountain, and Pacific regions. It highlights attracting tens of thousands yearly from the United States and Europe, expanding agriculture, and a home making ethos with forests, valleys, colleges, and gardens shaping a lasting western life.
Maltais Knights defended fortifications with cannons bored in living rock. Each weapon contained an entire powder barrel and faced multiple directions for defense. The idea of transporting rocks to summits was tried but impractical, and Malta’s rock-bored cannons remain unique in history.
A scientist argues secular temperature variations on Earth stem more from atmospheric carbonic acid levels than solar heat. Reducing carbonic acid by just over half could cool the globe about eight degrees, possibly triggering another glacial period, while doubling or tripling the gas could raise temperatures by about 15 degrees, reviving Eocene warmth.
A brief exchange asks about a spouse’s age with a witty reply. The line hints at social norms and consent in questions about personal details. The fragment suggests a humorous or ironic tone without additional context.
Taking the whole of Europe into consideration, there are 107 inhabitants to the square mile.
A brief item notes a pretty girl demonstrating palmistry in public, stating she claims to read lines and futures from hands while attracting onlookers. The piece emphasizes her confidence and social reaction without further details.
A reader from Utica Nebo Illinois reports relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes numb spells dizziness backache and weakness then notes regained strength and ability to work and walk to town. The message emphasizes the product's life saving impact as she shares satisfaction with the remedy.
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