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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
5
Local notes list a busy schedule with many Ironwood Wakefield and Ramsay visits. Entries include bankers, hotel staff, merchants, and educators, plus sales ads for land and livestock. Several residents travel to Ashland, Hurley, and Milwaukee for business or leisure while others advertise properties and services.
A reflective essay on patience urges waiting as a productive, action oriented choice. It argues time and timing shape success, growth, and maturity in education government religion and personal life, with quotes attributed to Emerson and Dr. Frank Crane illustrating the value of waiting.
In a keenly observant exchange a college professor’s claim that poverty will become obsolete is discussed. Mrs Comrox replies that she would not be surprised and notes poverty is already unfashionable.
James B. Mershon of Newark Newark writes that after eight months of weakness and lung hemorrhages he began three weeks ago using Kings New Discovery. He credits it with restoring strength and curing a stubborn lung ailment. The ad claims relief for weak lungs coughs colds hoarseness lagrippe asthma hay fever and other lung troubles with 5o and 8o sizes and trial bottle free guaranteed by Chas H Warner.
The piece recalls Puritan penalties for healthy looks with stocks for red cheeks. It cites Dr Echard noting round faces were feared as signs of lack of sanctity. It adds that, in January London, few would risk such a punishment for looking fresh on a frosty morning.
Interior work advances swiftly as old furnishings are gathered and restored to original spots. The 1857 pulpit remains with the Wineglass reading desk but two curved mahogany doors, once flanking the pulpit, are missing and may still exist, prompting renewed public search for their location.
An old man asks a barefoot boy why he misses school. The lad explains a sick mother, a brother with a broken arm, a teething baby, a sister’s wedding, and that today is teachers' convention day, so there is no school. The tale, from National Monthly, underscores family responsibilities over schooling.
A treasury official notes the honor of portraits on national currency while Senator Sorghum humorously asks who ever keeps a dollar bill long enough to read the face. The exchange highlights costumed wit about money and memory in a public speech setting.
In a Sunday Magazine cartoon, a Stranger visits a town and learns it has already raised a fund to attract aviation groups. The Citizen outlines free land, gasoline, and city freedom as the incentives, highlighting a促 playful contrast between idealism and practical welcome.
A charmng woman needs health. Constipation and kidney poisons show in pimples and a wretched complexion. Electric Bitters regulate stomach liver and kidneys improve blood nerves breath and skin. 5c at Chas.
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