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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1909
Page
5
Local notices report Rhinelander playing Ironwood today and Ironwood facing Bessemer at the ball park tomorrow. Community items note Flag Day observances, returning teachers, and various visits across Ironwood and nearby towns.
Ironwood defeated Rainelander in a Sunday and Monday double header by 10 to 7 and 3. Hurley beat Ironwood 11 to 2 on Ironwood grounds Saturday afternoon. Bessemer vs Hurley game postponed by rain. Upcoming schedule includes Ironwood vs Bessemer, Rhinelander vs Ironwood at Ironwood, and Rhinelander vs Hurley. Manager Kelly of Bessemer booked the St Paul Colored Gophers for July 12 and 13 featuring Rat Johnson Bobby Marshall Felix Wallace and the Taylor Brothers. Last year the team record was 116 wins 21 losses 1 tie. Look for bills later.
Local readers vent about incessant rain and dreary weather as Ironwood braces for a home game. Fans mock Harley pitching woes and joke about Sunday prayers while predicting a battle with Ironwood if skies clear next Sunday.
A wandering man asks a kind housewife for work. She tests him by offering a fool and he declines, saying any deception would hinder his work. The dialogue hints at hardship and the speaker's fragile condition while detailing a brief, rural encounter.
Traveling to Seattle or west coast points at reduced rates via Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Daily electric lighted trains with choice routes to Exposition Seattle Yellowstone Yosemite Colorado and Pacific Coast. Free illustrated folders maps itineraries and tours available from ticket agents.
Reports span chemistry, industry, and technology including a nitrite effect on melted drive, Brazil earning 1 218 884 from matches, Pennsylvania coal lasting 100 years, Boston nickel in the slot turnstiles, an 1848 English aeroplane motor failure, a 50 foot petrified tree in Arizona, a planned French African telephone system, a high altitude thermometer rise to 16800 feet, and a 75 degree surface temperature in Washington.
A dinner party scene features a married pair where she notes his courtesy exposes their status. He confirms the marriage, and she points out his leading move as he opens the door and proceeds, leaving her to follow. The exchange hints at underlying tension and social expectations.
Fay Moon of Bessemer visited Wakefield on Tuesday while Miss Anna L Harwood left for Iowa City. Teachers returned home Friday and several residents attended the school dance at the Primary building. An Oshkosh Normal attendee Miss Kittie Carr will return this year. John Ozelio Erick Sissala’s son broke his arm playing with a cat last Thursday. An art exhibit at the Primary building drew praise for woven baskets. Church work began with a plan for a stone and brick building costing about 8500.
Week end trips offered on South Shore routes to Detroit Toledo Cleveland and Buffalo then steamers to St Ignace via D C N Co service leaving Saxon every Friday. Round trip to Detroit and return priced at 17 dollars with limit date September 15.
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