Unfamiliar Facts From a Lost Era of Newsprint
A garbled 1900s style summary notes bizarre facts about George Washington’s height and weight, a motor-boat with an aerial screw, and favorable high speeds. It mentions Warsaw Russia sharing profits from a new electric streetcar, U.S. petroleum output in 1907, and a Circa 0 Map on an electric plane producing bells. It cites immigrant numbers at New York port, rising consumer costs, rent trends, coal geology, and a hotel market with high daily spend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Russia
United States
Woman’s Club debate on learning and boxing notions
A disjointed early 20th century column shows Evanston women debating education and boxing as a measure of respect. The piece cites a novelist’s quips about boxing and gender roles, plus a child’s remark about wishing to be a rabbit and a governess’s ciphering example.
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Theontess
Pierre de Coldiroch
Colony Club
New
Woman's Club
Ws'om
Evanston
Ian Dovelist
Cmd
Enean
Esse
Daugh
Scottish shepherds defy pause for blessing scene
In a fragment from a Scottish scene, shepherds bring collies to a worship service. Dogs bark for the last psalm, then remain seated as the minister prepares to bless. An elder quips to say the blessing while the congregation stays seated.
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Scotland
Special low round trip rates via Chicago & Northwestern
Colorado, Utah, Yellowstone and the Pacific Coast offered at special low round trip rates to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs and other Colorado points to Yellowstone National Park and to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle Vancouver and other Pacific coast points. Finest train service with liberal stopovers and return limits. Great chance to visit the Seattle exposition. Ask Chicago & Northwestern ticket agent for maps itineraries and booklets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Seattle Exposition
Chicago & Northwestern
Women and health remedies dominate an early 1900s ad page
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters for women’s health claiming they purify blood, regulate stomach liver and kidneys, and improve skin and nerves. It promotes 50 cent products from Chas H Warner and Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets 25 cents with a free trial by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. Bjornson Brami Ramsay are listed as sellers.
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Chas. H. Warner’s
Dr. Shoop
Racine
Wisconsin
Bjornson & Brami
Ramsay
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad and Evening Shows
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney and bladder remedy with claims of strong health benefits and free samples. It also lists upcoming entertainment at the Opera House including The Funny Fellows of New York and various shows with performance dates and a Dr Shoop health coffee coupon offer.
Simple Rheumatism Relief Book Offer by Dr Shoop
A free trial test accompanies Dr Shoop s Rheumatic Remedy is liquid or tablets. The offer promises quick relief from rheumatic pains and invites sending for the book from Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin to surprise a suffering individual. The test is free and no money is required.
Bucklen Arnica salve praised as perfect healer
No one has ever made a salve to compare with Bucklen’s Arnica salve. It cures cuts, burns, bruises, sores, ulcers, eczema, salt rheum, sore eyes, cold sores, chapped hands, and piles. Only 25e at Chas. H. Warners. LaLinda cigars advertised as best, 10c cans, 3 for 25c.
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Chas. H. Warners
Foreclosure notice on Sherman mortgage in Michigan
Notice of foreclosure on a mortgage by Luther E Sherman and Jessie M Sherman of Bessemer Michigan to August Johnson of Council City Alaska dated November 27 1905 recorded in Goxebie County Michigan. Mortgagee will sell at public auction at the front door of the courthouse in Bessemer on August 10 1908 at 10 am to satisfy more than 268 plus $25 attorney fee, involving numerous lots and land parcels in Hibbing addition to the Village of Bessemer including block sixteen and surrounding strips and parts of section ten Township 147 Range 46 west.
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Luther E. Sherman
Jessie M. Sherman
Bessemer
Michigan
August Johnson
Corncil City
Alaska
Office of the Register of Deeds
Goxebie County
Michiwan
Hibbings
Hibbing
Pory-coren
Joan R. Jounson
Default Made In Mortgage For Sherman Johnson Loan
Default on a mortgage of Luther E Sherman and Jessie M Sherman to John R Johnson of Bessemer Michigan dated May 5 1903 recorded May 11 1903 Gogebic County. Amount due 1228 42 and attorney fee 50. No suit or legal proceeding has been started.
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Luther E. Sherman
Jessie M. Sherman
Bessemer
Michigan
John R. Johnson
A. D
Office of the Register of Deeds
Gogebic County
Mortgagee to Sell Bessemer Property at Public Auction
The mortgagee will sell at public auction at the front door of the courthouse in Bessemer to satisfy the mortgage and costs. The premises include a strip of land 280 by 60 feet on the east side of block 1619 Hibbings Addition and another described parcel beginning 66 feet east and 75 feet south of the northeast corner of block 1619 Hibbings Addition. Sale set for August 24, 1909, at ten o clock in the forenoon. Signed May 20, 1909. Joel In K. Johnson, Mortgagee. Witness: Witta S. Barra.
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Bessemer
Circuit Court
Hibbings
Hessemer
Joelln K. Johnson
Dr Shoop Restorative Targeting Failing Nerves
In sickness a hidden nerve failure cripples organs such as the Stomach and the Heart or Kidneys. Dr Shoop first pointed to this truth and his Restorative claims to reach the internal nerves causing the problem. A five to ten day test will prove its efficacy, and it is sold by Bjjornson and Brami in Ramsay.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Shoop
Bjjornson & Brami
Ramsay
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George Washington
New York
Washington
IL Brooks
Aoskan Division
The
Geological
Tey
Chiki
Utah
Yellowstone
Tradingan We Vilas of
Drepepsig
Bad Eieeatens
Eh Se Asa Doe
Bjornson & Brami, Ramsey
J.R. Johnson
Bessemer, Michigan
Opera House
Funny Fellows
N. Y
Valley of Kentucky
Heine Schlitz
Waterland
Gle Peterson
Shaylor-Mack Co
Jensen & Lintelman
Eames
Oncay
Torsten Eggen
Paris
Insurance and Investment
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
J. A. Vogtlin
LaLinda
Bessemer Societies
Yellows Hall
Masonic Hall
Mars
Jas. Kavern
W. Mo
Madajesky
See'y
J. Goldman
Treas
O FE
Doreas
Odd Fellows
Hall F.C. Davis
Ythian Sisters
Romanist’s
Welling
A. M
Bessemer Ledgue No. 300
Masonica Hall
W.pelling
W. M
Alex Strom
See’y
J. Gokiman
A. Kohlmetz
K. Starrington
L. Voemastek
Vyrene Men’s Sodality
Ramquist’s Hall
Philip Bennets
V. C
Reginald Cox
A. Fr. Anderson
M W. A
Bessemer Camp No
Ramquist Hall
John A. Anderson
Herman Anderson
al. Ekman
Wim. G. Barnett
Wm. Pascoe
J. H Bessell
Bessemer Court No. 904
Bessemer Hall
Dan Kulaszewicz
Nick Gladzak
Anton Supercinski
U.p
National Alliance of North America
Odd Fellows Hall
Julius Hoeft
Ben Brockbank
G. L. Ziebur
J. W. Jacobson
T. M. Bessemer Lodge No. 11
Bofa
Bessemer Lodge No. 548
Louis Holdorf
John Ball
Rosy Burt Secy
Preas
O. F. St. Sebastian Court No
Chas. Babicky
Frank Kosmecki
Henry Probocki
John Milarski
Mortgagee
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