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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1907
Page
5
Various small ads and notices including a large horse for sale weighing 1790 pounds, a lost Isabella fox fur boa between Bessemer and Rameau, a cottage for sale at Lake Gogebic, Mich, and several local social updates. Also reports on smallpox cases, recent dances, theater plans in Ironwood and Bessemer, and local travels and visits by residents and artists.
Notice to all interested in lots in Special Sidewalk District No 1 and Special Street and Paving District No 1 to appear at the City Council chamber on July 1 1907 at the designated evening hour to hear objections and file with the council and board of special assessors to review and confirm a proposed assessment for cement sidewalks curbs and gutters. An estimate of costs and a diagram filed with the city clerk are open for public inspection dated June 5 1907.
Sealed proposals for the building of a school are invited by Gustav L. Ziebur secretary of the Board of Education Bessemer Michigan. Bids must be delivered by June 10 1907. Plans and specifications are available in Bessemer and at Charl ton Kuenzil architects offices in Marquette Michigan and Milwaukee Wisconsin. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
A reader asks whether a historical figure or fictional post ever kept stolen cash registers, pondering similar legends and asking for verifiable details.
Mrs W Otis and son of Waters meet Wakefield friends Tuesday B H Miner of Minneapolis visits Wakefield. Ed Neidhold and family returned from Wisconsin relatives. Misses Effie Ruth Morrison Ironwood visit relatives Sunday. Mabel Hagerty Ironwood spent Sunday with Wakefield friends. J B Carlin returns to old run after absence. Misa W McDougal Ironwood calls on Wakefield friends. Alice Running and E Running and J Pellerin were Bessemer visitors. M M Thompson resigns depot operator post and leaves Sunday. Anna Danielson was a Bessemer visitor. E E Thompson and son Calumet Wakefield visitors. Mgs Gordon Meagher and Abraham Rogers Bessemer visited. Lucy Lansing Mildred Bedell Bessemer visitors. Mamie Olson left for Watersmeet. Merry go round attracts all. Myrtle Whitney Tomahawk guest at Jenner home. Prof Brice Geo Bedell Bert Thompson and the Misses Cakes Bedell attended Georgia Minstrels at Bessemer. Dance by the Young Men’s Club at Finnish hall. The play Rebecca’s Triumph by Wakefield dramatic club at Primary building drew a packed house. acting praised.
G W Cloyd a Plunk Missouri merchant recalls four year old scare when a jimson bar cut his thumb. He refused amputation and used Backlen's Amica Salve bought for 25 cents at F B Jones druggist, which he credits with curing the wound.
An advertisement extols Swamp-Root as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles affecting men and women alike. It claims the tonic reduces mind preoccupation, restores vigor, and aids bed wetting in children, urging readers to contact Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York for samples and pamphlets.
For sale 100 shares of Peoples Store Co stock at market price. Enquire of Andrew Kuligoski Wafefield Mich 15 3.
For Sale at a Bargain lists a dray wagon team harness skeleton wagon wood sleigh dray sleigh survey two seated driving sleigh and driving harness. Apply to A F Hoffman Bessemer Mich. Contentments Stagnation quotes Van Dyke and notes models in Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea sold by D McFarlane.
Alexander Benton of rural route 1 Fort Edward New York says Dr Kings New Discovery cured his asthma six years ago and cured his son's wife incipient consumption. He notes the remedy ended a terrible cough and left other symptoms gone. The product is guaranteed by F B Jobs druggist with trial bottle free. 50c and 1.00.
Mullhall, a noted statistician, cites 30 as the life period for comparing stature. He lists average heights: Americans 68.1 inches, English 67.9, Scotch 67.4, German 66.2, Russian 65.4, Indian 65, Chinese 64.2, Bushmen 62, and Laplander 69.
A fragment from a historic page notes the public executioner of Austria wears four pairs of white gloves during capital sentences. The prose shifts to a quip about fruits, then promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea sold by D. McFarlane.
A small black and white pig strayed into an enclosure on May 27. Owner must prove property, pay charges, and take the animal away. Contact John Hillman in Beesemer, Michigan. Dated June 8, 1907.
At the Esperantist gathering in Geneva a Protestant service was conducted in Esperanto. The first Protestant sermon in the new language was preached in the ancient church near St Peter's cathedral, in the hall where John Knox once heard Calvin.
A scientist returning from South America brought a chest of Patagonian skulls to New York. Customs declared them animal bones and taxed per pound. After dispute, the bill was revised to read personal effects already worn, with the matter sent to the treasury department for review.
A quick penman writes at 30 words per minute, equating to 300 yards of pen travel each hour of steady writing. The description links writing speed with the physical span covered by the pen while producing text.
Quotation by T. Carlyle on loyalty as the essential bond in society. It asserts that a community is shaped by reverence for the worthy and by the capacity of others to revere them, forming a constructive social bond.
Heerbolmn Tree complained his eyes hurt from work in the profession and a veteran actor with forty years on boards joked his eyesight is fine. Tree quipped that it must be the Hmelight, a gentle sarcasm about stage life and aging.
Report notes more than 2,000 residents die annually from measles in Loulon. Health officials urge vaccination campaigns and early treatment to curb the widespread toll. Experts warn of outbreaks among children and vulnerable populations as access to medical care remains uneven.
A Paris jeweler has purchased a large batch of stones discovered in mines on the czar’s private property. Each year stones from these mines are offered for sale by tender similar to how forest lands and mines owned by the czar are occasionally sold by the imperial cabinet.
An English visitor in the suburbs criticizes a host's lawn. He complains the color is too green, saying it spoils the color effect, while the host is surprised by the remark. The anecdote appears in the Boston Record.
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