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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
6
A reflective poem urges awareness of hidden pains and unspoken needs among strangers and friends alike. It imagines brighter deeds if people understood others' weariness and yearning. The verse calls for gentler speech and timely acts of kindness to ease unseen hurt.
Deacon Fisherfield frets over providing for his niece Mary Fisherfield who insists on self support. Squire Ponsonby, dismissive at first, discovers Mary’s effective farming and charm, leading to a romance and eventual marriage plans with Miss Fisherfield. Household plans shift as Ponsonby buys the wing for renovations and a wedding ensues with Gerald Ponsonby.
A collection of humorous snippets and cartoon captions from a historical page. It features banter about fools, fashion, editors, professors, and everyday mishaps, with light satire on public perception and social quirks. Names, places, and dates are minimal, preserving a playful roundup tone.
A compact exchange shows buyers haggling for Fowler eggs at 15 cents a dozen and 12 cents for Fowler goods. A Laborer comments on wages while a vendor praises a baby and a dog. The dialogue highlights frugal bargaining and everyday work life in a concise slice of local commerce.
A witty remark notes character in how a man carries his own umbrella and, humorously, how he handles others. The exchange highlights etiquette and social humor without naming people or places.
A collage of light verse and quips features playful banter about fashion like a pink hat, romance and engagements gone awry, and social mores. It includes characters such as Clark and Dearborn and references to Chicago Tribune style humor, with playful digs at manners, money, and summer travel.
The Cleveland Leader recounts a Wallace episode from Indiana politics. William Wallace voted to fund S F B Morse for a Baltimore to Washington telegraph line, triggering a smear campaign by opponent William Brown. Voters deemed him a fool, costing re election as Morse’s project proved pivotal to expansion.
Elastic suspenders gain a spiral spring encased between ends attached to stiff webbing. A carpet stretching tool uses an extensible rod and lever prongs to pull carpet into place. A New York woman patents a trunk with front sliding trays locked by keys for dresses. A finger ring twine cutter helps store personnel sever twine after tying knots without turning on the finger.
In 1582 a Himalayan landslide along the Zenskar range exposed blue stones used as gunmetal and ornaments by native soldiers. A trader bought them cheaply before they were recognized as fine sapphires. The Maharajah of Cashmere dispatched Sepoys to seize the mines, feeding Mughal jewel trade for years.
The rubber tree is tapped gradually from four times in year one to monthly with rest periods shrinking over time. Properly cared for it may yield until its fortieth year, sometimes fifty or sixty, producing $15 to $20 in annual revenue. A Frenchman in France may not marry without parental consent before age twenty.
The article outlines the June 16 Sunday School lesson focusing on Jesus appearing to John in Patmos, the Apocalypse’s purpose, symbols, and the enduring presence of Christ with his churches. It notes the book’s apocalyptic form, key symbols like seven candlesticks and stars, and the goal to teach the central conflict between light and darkness with Christ as the ever living intercessor. It previews the next lesson on a new heaven and new earth from Revelation 21.
An uptown druggist tells a regular about a hired girl from somewhere who asked for a glory of rhyme. He offered a chance to go back and discover her request. She likely wanted chloride of lime. The quip highlights local color and humor in everyday business.
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