Upper Peninsula Veterans to Gather at Marquette Aug 21 22
The Upper Peninsula Veterans Association plans an August 21 and 22 gathering in Marquette with a pleasing program led by President PD Blanchard. Carriages will transport Civil War veterans, fatigue events are cut, and entertainment will abound for the old soldiers. A large Premie at Presque Isle is featured, with many distinguished visitors expected from multiple states and posts.
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Upper Peninsula
Presque Isle
Firemen Grant Ball At Bessemer Opera House
The Bessemer Wire Department invites the public to a grant ball at Bessemer Opera House on Friday evening in July. It marks the first dance on the new hardwood floor. Proceeds will fund new parade uniforms for the firemen and show civic pride in Cryes tal Falls tournament. Citizens urged to attend to boost the fund and support the department.
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Bessemer
Bessemer Opera House
Igor
Cryestal Falls
Opera House
Skerbeck Circus Proprietor Dies During Ring Performance
Anton Skerbeck, co proprietor of Skerbeck & Co circus, collapsed and died in Staples Minnesota during a performance. His body was sent to Dorchester Wisconsin for burial. The circus delayed arrival to the next city due to his death.
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Anton Skerbeck
Skerbeck & Co
Staples
Minn
Dorchester
Wis
Skerbeck
Skerbeck Circus
Tack Sentenced for Embezzlement in Milwaukee Case
Tack, an express messenger between this city and Mellen, was sentenced to four years at Waupan in the Mail-Waukee counties on June 24 for embezzling $1,1ec from the National Express Company between Stevens Point and Milwaukee. He impressed many locals but now faces prison. The note also references New York City’s growth and wealth, with a promotional aside for Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Frank J. Tack
Mellen
Waupan
Famous Actor as Fisherman Joe Jefferson in Palm Beach
James Metcalfe recounts actor Joseph Jefferson fishing in Palm Beach Florida with wit and wisdom. Jefferson espouses fishing as both occupation and philosophy while guiding a captain to anchor. A neighbor observer notes his deft handling as he hauls sheepshead and even gently chides a rival angler.
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Dog Schneider
Joseph Jefferson
James 8. Metcalfe
Joe Jefferson
Palm Beach
Florida
Max
Jefferson
Jetterson
Local post office naming in wartime era a community choice
The article describes a historic instance when a post office name was established after a wartime event, noting voluntary community action, no manufacturer pressure, and verification through the Post Office Guide. It mentions Kodi Dyspepsia Cure and DeWitt & Co. as unrelated background. It references Kedol We. Va. and letters postmarked Kedol for explanation.
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Contes
Pew
Hcl DeWitt & Co
Washington, D. DC
Dr King's New Discovery and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Ad
An advertisement extols Dr King s New Discovery curing whooping cough bronchitis and lung diseases including consumption in advanced stages with a one dollar ninety cent bottle price and free trial bottles. It also touts DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve curing a long term facial sore of a Portsmouth Virginia man after doctors failed.
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Myrg
Armouk
D. MacFarlane
Tight-bitting Hats One of the Principal Ageeng
A 19th century voice argues hats cause baldness by restricting scalp blood flow and trapping heat. The piece notes heredity, scalp health, and occupational hats as factors, contrasting urban workers with savages and women. It warns against excess hat use and urges relief and care to preserve hair.
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Ferther
Harmful cough remedy touted as cure all danger noted
An old printed note extols Roschee's German remedy as a universal cure for throat and lung ailments. The text warns against imitation products and claims the remedy destroys disease, calms irritation, and promises complete relief. Critics caution to beware of counterfeit goods.
Freemagt Infant Industry Encourages Triplet Raising in Kansas
Gouvernor Stanley declines bounty but offers a personal gift if triplet mothers share their names. The letter emphasizes boosting state population and asks for the triplets' names to fulfill the gesture.
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Stanley
Kansas
Jirhal
Enduring California Trees Awe Readers With Ancient Age
A fragment from a historic clipping notes California redwoods may be 2 609 to 3 000 years old per an English magazine. It contrasts ancient empires with the trees enduring through eras, suggesting the redwoods’ longevity rivals historic civilizations despite axes and time. The item ends with an unrelated ad promoting a laxative product.
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California
Ith
Gan
Lewel
Israel
Babylon
Persia
Alexander the Great
Greece
Nome
Britain
Electric Bitters and Legal Notice Headline Blend
Readers are urged to try Electric Bitters as a cure for headaches nervousness and fatigue while a concurrent legal notice from Gogebic County Michigan outlines a chancery suit in Bessemer against Gertrude Stith for non residency and required appearances with published orders over six weeks in the Bes semer Herald.
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State of Michigan
Gogebic
John P. Smith
Gertrude Stith
Bessemer
Said
Gertrude Smith
Servier
Bessemer Herald
Neisman
Stitrad Michiom
County of
Denis
Otis Srviee
Linha Cape
Yale
Alt County
Seid
Ius Aleve Prosenties
Newey W
Coopes
Pacad
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Madison Medicine Company
iMafaryt of
James Brown
Portsmouth
DeWitt
MacFarlane
Wien
Danzer
Wat
Larry Risers
de Witt
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Bessemer Cooperative Society
Weare
Cadme
Bessemer Lumber Company
Edwin Bayliss
United States
Cleary Ongs
Eseanaea, Mich
W. I. Russell
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Chicago
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