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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1932
Page
11
The front page dated Friday June 17 1932 presents volume 47 issue 25 of the periodical with standard masthead and date line. It sets the historic context for the issue and lists sections and features featured in this edition.
The article argues that debased silver harms all regions, lowering purchasing power globally and shrinking exports. It notes half the world’s people faced reduced value, causing factories to close and Gold shortages hindering worldwide trade. It calls for a practical gold to silver value ratio to restore prosperity.
An authoritative source cites more than 500000 tax spending bodies in the United States. In the year ending June 30, they will spend about 14 billion dollars, a fifth of national income. Per capita government cost has risen from 19.39 in 1903 to about 125, a rise over 600 percent. Government expenditures rose from 8.5 percent to 15.3 percent of national income by 1929, and with current trends may exceed 30 percent. Without economy and consolidation, taxation will confiscate wealth and earning power.
The piece argues railroads are major taxpayers and employers hurt by government subsidized water and motor transport, warning that unequal competition threatens prosperity. It cites Governor Ritchie on railroads' stake and jobs, profits, and tax receipts amid postwar regulation.
The Ishpeming Iron Ore notes that John D. Rockefeller Jr. publicly favored repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, signaling a shift in funding away from prohibition efforts. It remarks that Rockefellers, long temperance advocates with no alcohol use in the family, now question enforceability and foresee possible support for temperance regulations in the South as well.
A World War veteran notes veterans marching on Washington to demand support, questioning motives of those exploiting past service and contrasting marching farmers and laborers to feed the nation with alleged trespassing and unrest.
A Michigan State Digest excerpt argues veterans should pursue lawful channels for the GI bonus and warns against exploiting wartime service for personal gain. It condemns marches on the capital and asserts the uniform should symbolize respect, not license, urging elected leaders and orderly processes.
A sultry day ends with Bruno C. returning to find his cash register missing. The sheriffs and constables rush to the scene and discover the register in the Business Men's Association office display window as a courtesy service. The Association apologizes for the concern and offers to safeguard valuables during absences.
A poem railing against a president urges blame for global woes and financial woes. It repeats calling for impeachment and denouncing the President as a remedy to droughts wars and misrules blamed on leadership. The verse argues fault lies with the President and sensibly claims blaming yields political relief.
Moe A is celebrated as a fisherman after a Sunday trip to Lake Gugebic where he reportedly caught a large trout on a bare hook. The tale places him among local standouts in the Isaac Wallon tradition.
Our fire department responded to two false alarms in the past week from the same box. The letter laments the waste of fire crews and suggests harsher punishment for pranksters, citing reinstating the whipping post in Michigan for such offenders.
Dr William J Scholes outlines how poison ivy oak and sumac cause skin inflammation from a resin. Contact varies by susceptibility and some people react near plants. Preventive oiling with cotton seed oil and hot soapy baths help after exposure. Treatments include epsom salt injections to reduce skin receptivity and are given 1 3 days apart, with some cures after two injections.
State of Michigan Probate Court in Bessemere sets July 13 1988 hearing for Ralph R. Peterson to seek administration of the Selma Peterson estate. Notice ordered to run weekly for three weeks in the Bessemer Herald. A true copy signed by Judge Harry K. Bay and Deputy Registrar B. Anderson.
A Swiss watchmaker Georges Pelaton has perfected an electric watch powered by a tiny storage battery. The device represents a new era in portable timekeeping with a compact power source enabling continuous operation.
A partial OCR shows banking entities Piret National Bank of Besse Michigan and The First National Bank of Besse along with a May 1 1988 patent passage. The legibility is low and key facts are unclear, but the snippet indicates archived banking and patent activity involving these institutions.
Fragmentary report notes Freddie F w is involved in a hose play scene as neighbors ask about his brother Freddie. The text indicates a local setting with unclear attribution and no dated event.
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