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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
7
Mrs Sallie of Parcannla Ind Ter writes to Pinkham praising her advice for female troubles and inviting others to write for confidential free guidance. The excerpt also recalls a bank clerk rejecting a book agent with polite persistence and a budding rudeness in a bustling street scene. The pieces show everyday interactions and social help in a 19th century setting.
A damaged ad claims Allen's Foot-Bace powder can cure corns and sores and ease aching feet. It boasts fast relief and widespread availability at druggists and stores, with an address in Le Roy New York.
The readable text shows dialogue with a person urging courage to propose to a girl, another correcting with humor about being a lobster. A third fragment mentions Winslow's Sootarmes Steer for Eyes and a conection on 4 ee, suggesting a misread or garbled headline about a local topic.
Governor of Kentucky grants pardons to Caleb Powers and Jim Howard in the Goebel assassination case. Powers endured four trials with one hung jury. Monard alleged shooter. Governor cites state turmoil and belief in innocence, saying continued prosecution would harm peace and wellbeing.
The article analyzes graft through San Francisco bribery cases and argues graft arises from systemic conditions not just individuals. Stefens contends Americans have fed the flame of hate, admitting guilt for endorsing corrupt environments and urging reforms to resist temptations in governance and business.
Receiver Whitridge of the Third avenue surface trolley line in New York posts signs reading Thou Shalt Not Steal in a bid to curb unpaid fares and deter nonpayment. He estimates 6 percent of fares go unpaid or unreported and aims to improve service and erase the fraud belief with stricter fare discipline.
Mrs Isaac L Rice head of the New York Anti Noise Society condemns the Fourth of July from a humane angle. She cites foreign ceremonies and pre-Republican fires to argue American Independence Day causes fires deaths and injuries. She urges flag display music and fireworks as suitable alternatives.
Treasurer Brittain of the Chicago Federation of Labor and the Carpenters' Society business agent, along with two other union leaders, were ordered jailed for contempt of court for defying an injunction by Judge Carpenter. The Carpenters and Joiners' Union and the Society of Mill and Factory Workers, including about 15,000 members, face similar penalties as execution proceeds.
The Agricultural Branch reports San Antonio schools maintain 40 garden plots across 29 public schools. Pupils plant, tend, and harvest, covering one tenth to one quarter acre per plot, totaling over 100 acres. Gardens boost discipline, health, and academic interest, with rivalries among schools and textbooks now used in agriculture instruction.
Matthias Campbell, Civil War and two Indian wars veteran living in Blair Nebraska, reports severe back pain and obstructed urine but states he and his wife were completely cured after using Deans Kidney Pills. He notes doctors diagnosed advanced kidney troubles and the pills cost 59 cents per box, sold by Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A playful quiz comments on the meaning of apothecary’s weight and the interval between presenting a prescription and it being filled. The Chicago Tribune notes the term hints at the lapse in service duration and the humor in medical trade jargon.
A mother recounts as Cuban Itch sores plagued her three month old, doctors failed, then Cuticura Soap and Ointment soothed and cured. After two weeks the baby was well, costing just fractions of a dollar, with the mother crediting the remedies for saving the child. The note includes an unrelated line about caterpillar eating 6,000 times its body weight.
Smokers judge Lewis' Single Binder 5c equal in quality to the best 10¢ cigar. The note adds that Persian newspapers are reproduced from handwriting by lithography with no types used.
A Birmingham, Alabama tale describes Senator Johnston of Johnston owning a acres‑rich home where he gardens in overalls. A fashionably dressed visitor to his wife offers him work for pay, but he declines, saying he is bound for life to Mrs Johnston. The anecdote contrasts views on marriage, work, and liberty, with a provocative line calling marriage “peonage” in a humorous exchange. Separately, Gen Estrada Palma of Cuba is depicted as leading a quiet rural life and teaching neighbors and farm workers, while Mrs Pinkham and her family plan a three‑month Europe trip for rest.
A short ad notes grocers sell Our-Pie 10 cent packets for two Cocoanut Custard pies made right. D Zerta Co Rochester N Y distributes custard mix. A statistic on London electrical supply shows 215174379 kilowatt hours used in the past year.
Pettit's Eye Salve offered for 25 cents, claims quick relief from eye aches congestion and inflammation. Available at all druggists or ISloward LBros in Buffalo New York.
The article notes about 262000 Sunday schools globally and roughly 26000000 pupils enrolled. It highlights the scale of religious education worldwide and calls attention to the distribution of churches and youth programs across regions.
The Luoston Post reports a dispute over a late husband’s will. Maria Henpeck is said to have previously challenged the will and now hires lawyers to contest it again, fueling local tension.
A witty exchange unfolds as the aspiring artist asserts dedication to art while Criticus questions his commitment based on the samples shown. The dialogue highlights expectations vs. reality in artistic pursuit.
An old style remedy promotes exercise and Cascarets as a bowels tonic. It extols Sawbuck wood sawing and ten mile walks, then touts Cascarets as the only artificial exercise that strengthens bowel muscles without purging or upsetting the stomach. It warns to buy genuine Sterling Remedy Company Cascarets stamped CCC.
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