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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
4
Hundreds of thousands of foreigners flood into the country and millions more may seek entry. Success as citizens depends on us and on thorough instruction in American manners and duties before they join industry. A comprehensive course for future immigrants is urged to ensure good citizens rather than un tutored new entrants.
A reader recounts a complaint about a sore stomach and suggests a regimen: brisk daily running before breakfast, two quarts of water, an hour or two of punching, jumping fences, and sawing wood. The idea is discipline and physical activity to improve health and reduce grumbling. The text links endurance with spiritual value, noting that what the Lord gives is worth keeping.
The author argues that schooling alone cannot make a productive worker. Many educated minds lack manual skill, while most people must perform mechanical tasks. Training should develop precise observation, delicate tool handling, and systematic work to bridge mental powers with practical ability, making vocational education essential.
The text discusses a general downward trend in wages not driven by agitators but by reduced profits and market conditions. Employers contemplate cutting pay, curtailting operations, or shutting down, while some workers accept reductions for stability. Moderation and shared sacrifice are urged to maintain productivity and avoid excessive harm to both sides.
Gas mine operators warn the public to buy fuel now or face congestion when cold weather arrives. Pads cannot handle the rush of orders and a fuel famine in winter will be blamed on producers who held prices high after the war. Deflation affects industry as people resist lower coal prices and wages remain delayed until next April.
The remark notes that an agreement between government directed operators and parties can be amended. It questions whether such an agreement could bar nonparty workers at lower wages and argues that owners could influence fuel prices to boost demand if motivated.
The passage argues that excessive reading dulls the mind and that occasional light fiction provides relief. It compares brain function to an engine needing air and suggests a balanced approach for raising children, valuing change and varied stimulation.
A thoughtful sermon on civic manners urges direct face to face talks with officials to resolve differences. It notes that public criticism can fail to yield constructive results and emphasizes amicable understanding through dialogue rather than public sniping.
A humorous fragment notes July Fourth engagements and celebrations in small towns, with locals planning water fun and paring back a summer event. It references Wakefield, Bessemer, Lionwood, and a lighthearted critique of a sports editor’s woes on the range.
A baseball fan declared the ball hot off the bat as a foul strike hit him on the coco, a vivid slang moment captured in the crowd. The incident blends sports lore with a humorous miscue, reflecting fan sentiment and the game’s unpredictable theater.
Young Bill Dale arrives at the Moreland mountaineer home in eastern Tennessee seeking his own path and encountering Babe Littleford and the feared Black Adam Ball. Amid prayers and feuds over the coal wealth, Dale defies danger when Ball challenges him at the river, setting up a climactic fight and a vow to see the conflict through.
Dale, after breakfast with Grandpap Moreland, skirts a log cabin and finds Babe Littleforth at a river pool. She sits with a cane rod, silent and reproachful, as Dale attempts to greet her and tease her into talking, noting her distant mood by the water’s edge.
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