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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1902
Page
8
A Marquette despatch dated June 29 reports a new mine in the Sauk's Head country 20 miles up the lake yielding ore averaging $50 per ton. Gold silver and copper ore were struck with main formation reached at 60 feet, causing considerable excitement.
Weekly Report notes uncertainty in securing pig iron at reasonable prices as raw materials tighten. Anthracite coal strikes halt furnace work while coke production and better rail shipments from Connellsville boost supply. Soft coal demand rises and added plant capacity tweaks some steel prices, with rails and structural materials demanding longer lead times. Robbers move bar iron at lower prices while steel markets stay firm.
Wisconsin Central offers excursion tickets for July within a 700 mile radius at one and one third the round trip fare. North East Association meeting in St Paul July 7 and 8 at one fare plus 2 dollars round trip. Tickets on sale July 5 6 and 7, good returning through July 14. For details contact agent W. C. Line, Bessemer Michigan.
Spring fever signals torpid liver and inactive bowels risking illness. De Wit's Little Early Risers are promoted to stimulate the liver open the bowels and cleanse impurities. Endorsement from R M Everly of Moundsville Virginia notes strong relief and benefit.
Manager Davis of the British Electric Traction Trust has sailed for America to recruit motormen for English street cars. The trust controls tram lines in British towns but cannot operate them due to a shortage of skilled English workers. American workers will teach English crews American methods.
The London Globe notes a new book on language explores the odd phrase pocket handkerchief. It suggests that ker chief or couvrechef implies a small cloth for the head, making pocket handkerchief literally a tiny head covering kept in the hand and carried in the pocket.
In Humboldt and Mendocino counties California sixty six saw mills operate on the famous redwood forests as they undergo gradual dis trime th i 4B.
Frederic Harrison, English positivist and author, plans to retire from public activities after a long career. At over 70, he has led the London positivist committee for twenty two years and now serves as vice president of the Royal Historical Society.
The duke of Argyll grants a New York real estate firm exclusive agency rights for leasing Inverary Castle in Argyllshire, Scotland and selling Tiree island off Mull and Iona. The promotion invites American buyers to acquire Britain’s premier palace grounds and estate attractions.
In San Juan Ponce and smaller communities anti cruelty efforts grow under American authority. A legislative act from the recent session prohibits cock fighting and discourages the beating of horses.
At a royal dinner King Efiwart and guests including Mr. Chamberlain discussed games. The king asked about bridge and politics. Chamberlain confessed he had been busy with politics and not learned bridge. The king quipped about chess to keep the king safe from choking.
A story spreads about a female ping pong player angered by a friend's "ppc" card signed as "ping pong champion" suggesting she lacks social grace. The tale reflects contrasts between skill in games and social manners.
D. Scote Curtin of Loganton Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure as the safest immediate remedy for coughs colds and croup. Mothers attest to its safety and effect on children. Also notes Cephalonia’s future wealth and a Greek merchant’s late life fortune, plus a post office rule on state abbreviations.
A New York Press joke decries ads seeking a young man under 25 with great experience. It mocks the notion of lifelong expertise as metempsychosis, claiming the applicant must be the reincarnation of a departed captain of industry.
French sculptor M. Hamard completed the marble model of Marshal Rochambeau for a Washington statue to accompany Lafayette. Bronze casting starts this week with plans to ship the finished statue to the United States in April.
E. T. Reed of Punch, addressing a London audience, cites Turkish cartoonists living on average one week and notes German cartoonists dare not touch the Kaiser’s mustache, highlighting foreign pressures on illustrators.
Banana bread produced from dried bananas flour is introduced as a nutritious alternative to white bread. The product is marketed in several locations, claiming high nourishment in comparison to conventional loaves.
A traveler returning from Matanzas recounts an obscure moment in American history. He notes El Cumbre, meaning The Summit, where William Rufus King was sworn in as vice president to Franklin Pierce on March 24, 1853, by a special act of Congress amid King's illness.
London Masonic circles revive rumors that the Prince of Wales may soon be initiated into Free Masonry. The king and the Duke of Connaught, grand master, have long wished for his royal highness to become a Free and Accepted Mason, but he has postponed admission for personal reasons.
A man from Merry Oaks credits Kodol for relief from fifteen years of dyspepsia and urges readers to rely on wholesome food rather than dieting. The article also covers French railway uniform reminders, Paris war horse inventories, Chamberlain’s orchid habit, and English wheat yields versus American production due to breeding progress.
S R Meredith of Willow Grove Del says TI used De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and found it a certain cure. They claim operations unnecessary to cure piles and that the salve cures skin diseases and wounds. Warns to accept no counterfeits.
Excursion tickets at reduced rates available July 3 and 4 for travel to points within 200 miles of the selling station on the North Western System. Return to Chicago via the Chicago North Western Bay.
Excursion tickets sold July 11 to 21 with final return by September 15. Includes Pullman Standard and Tourist Sleepers dining Cars and Scenic Route. Apply to Chicago & North Western agents. Also reduced rates to East Wisconsin Saenger at Two Rivers, sale June 27 to 29 with return by June 30. Apply to Chicago & North Western Ry agents.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana describes a decade bedridden by kidney disease. After doctors failed, Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and brought him relief, described as a Godsend.
Michigan State Land Office announces public sale of primary school lands in Gogebic county. Lands examined and re appraised under Act 93 will be restored to market July 24, 1992 at 10 a.m. at the Lansing office and sold per law. Commissioner Epin A. Witney to oversee proceedings.
A Salem Missouri man credits Foley's Kidney Cure with healing kidney disease after five years of ill health. In Gogebic County Michigan a probate court sets June 36 1902 at 10 am for a hearing on A P Sater’s petition to administer Claes Erickson estate with all interested parties summoned and required to appear.
G W Roberts of Elizabeth W Va shares a case where an elderly man deemed incurable cancer was reportedly cured after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The advertises claims Bitters purge poisons and heal blood disorders while the salve treats skin issues and ulcers. Sold by D MacFarlane for 50c and 25c.
A missing check for 54.75 drawn on First National Bank of Bessemer payable to A Ren is offered with a 4.75 reward for return to the Wakefield Michigan business location of Thomas Milter. The fragment then digresses noting summer kidney issues from excess drinking and faded text.
Wisconsin Central Railway announces new daily service starting February 1. Train 807 departs Bessemer at 8 55 a m for Milwaukee Chicago and Minneapolis. Train 305 departs 7 05 p m for Minneapolis Milwaukee and Ashland. Train 306 arrives Bessemer at 8 15 p m. Train 309 arrives at 11 15 a m and Train 308 at 4 55 p m.
North Western time table lists daily morning and evening trains including Scoot and Esca naba passengers. It details No 13 15 19 21 23 55 18 22 24 26 28 and 54 trains with times and Sunday/ex Sun adjustments for copper country Saxon Saxon area and way freight.
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