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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
2
The Cincinnati public schools experiment with a dedicated class for exceptionally bright students as a complement to the program for backward pupils. Proponents argue it mirrors business world promotion based on ability, while critics say the old one size fits all system slows fast learners and is unfair to the gifted.
The board deems public drinking cups carriers of infection and promotes personal vessels. Folding cups in metal rubber or paper offer portable options to reduce disease spread. Scarlet fever diphtheria syphilis and tuberculosis can spread via shared water glasses and teacups.
A renowned auto expert who died breaking his neck while chasing new speed records is discussed. The piece argues that while man can learn if machinery can endure extreme stress, such knowledge rarely aids individuals or warns others. It contends the era should seek ways to enjoy life rather than pursue faster speed.
English officials fear annual pest damage could reach 75 million dollars as measures to eradicate rats are met with indifference by the rodents, prompting concern among most thinking people about effective defenses.
A New Yorker named Jones asks the courts for a name change as part of a protest. A Texas man sold 187000 snakes last year at 25 cents to 2.60 dollars each, with prices varying widely. The piece notes that snake prices are not unjustly high.
A French physician reports injecting radium into a worn out horse to restore its vigor, claiming it became lively as a colt. The claim extends to hope for aging racehorses and even baseball players.
A scientist claims men have large feet and women small feet, presenting a gendered foot size idea. An Iowa professor asserts that spring cold weather benefits fruit crops, while Georgia’s wolf cry is deemed a false alarm. A Harvard professor supposedly solves the sphinx riddle, yet cannot explain the origin of the harem skirt.
A judge prohibits Cornelius Vanderbilt from crossing his legs in court, illustrating limits on aristocratic behavior in legal settings. Doctor Young asserts that the rat is the original and busy conveyor of Berns, framing a controversial claim about common wisdom.
New York reports the theft of sixteen thousand dollars from a dresser left unattended. Police probe details of the break in and potential suspects as authorities urge residents to secure valuables.
A historical editorial denounces graft by steamship agents who prey on new immigrants. It describes overcharging, forced extra payments, and delays that push arrivals from the United States to Canada, with Canadian detention and boarding fees draining purses while relatives in the homeland struggle to free them. It notes these agents operate in immigrant neighborhoods like the Ghetto and Little Italy.
A new United States government submarine, the largest and most formidable yet, will soon begin a trial trip likely to shape future naval warfare. The 161 foot craft displaces about 535 tons, sails at 16 knots on the surface and nine and a half submerged, with hydroplanes, a drop keel, wheels to protect the hull, and storage air for 48 hours. Armament includes six torpedo tubes and ten torpedoes. crew of about 22 under Lt. Kenneth Whiting.
Leona M. Wells of Wyoming is named assistant secretary of the committee on appropriations with a $2500 yearly salary. A veteran government employee, she has served on the claims and military affairs committees and former extra pay for her work on 50 000 claims. Born in Illinois, she moved to Wyoming in 1899 and to Washington a year later. She can go home to vote in Wyoming elections.
The Gentlewomen's league plans a new branch named the National Cooperative Intelligence Bureau to supply domestic help in Washington. It will vet applicants, endorse employers, and charge a placement fee, with offices centrally located and support from clergymen and business leaders.
A two week trial in Sonia section ends with $1,200 awarded against the respondent for the death of the Sykes nine year old child in Portland from an electric wire caused by a consumed Citizen’s telephone wire. Local brief items cover fires, accidents, deaths, legal actions and police notes across multiple Michigan locales.
Michigan notes report a string of incidents across towns. Bernard Shultz, 74, died after a brutal attack in Nashville. In Pontiac two boys, ages about 12 and 14, drowned in Sylvan lake with initials in the boat as clue. Alpena and Owosso recount accidents and legal actions including railroad damages and a $500 verdict. Lansing reports five locals in Michigan United Railways. Kalamazoo logs 100 May arrests, Holland warns of electric shock, Paw Paw recounts acquittal, Sault Ste Marie notes opium smuggling arrest, Jackson covers a mother’s electrocution scare, Grand Rapids court assigns murder charge, Niles drowns a child, Pontiac sheriff seeks suspects in Cass Lake shooting, Saginaw health drive for sewer connections.
A promotional letter claims a home recipe can cure numerous ailments from headaches to muscle weakness. It advertises a free copy by writing Dr. A. B. Robinson at Luck Building, Detroit, promising a plain envelope, no charge, and rapid healing without professional care.
Historian George Bancroft enjoyed recalling a tale Percy H. Epler notes in Master Minds at the Commonwealth's Heart. On a Massachusetts road Levi Lincoln, nearly blind, saw geese driven along Lincoln street and, mistaking them for children, tossed out pennies and blessed them. The anecdote showcases Lincoln’s aristocratic gentleness and Bancroft’s storytelling flair.
A Wisconsin farmer took his twelve year old son to a village in February where the boy saw a train of cars and became speechless for three weeks. The remark suggests future reactions to a circus or zoological garden and implies the farm will be buried away.
A young businesswoman shares a personal tale of recovery from nervous prostration and dyspepsia after adopting Grape Nuts. She describes improved health, fewer lost days, and a noontime lunch mix with sweet cream and fruit, praising Road to Wellville and the product’s benefits for women.
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