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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
6
Myriam Harry reports from Damascus where fakirs wear ragged robes to seek shrouds and a poor man’s tunic, while merchants fear bankruptcy. Ali Bey notes most die not in Damascus but go to Mecca, shaping a mystic undertaker’s expression as elites seek fakir garb.
A British professor predicts no future where homes vanish, saying people will live in hotels and dine out, yet homes endure as a permanent earthly institution despite shifting customs. He recalls savage days with large kin groups and cliff dwellings, arguing modern improvements will still yield homes wherever family remains.
The phrase seven seas traces to ancient vernaculars across Hindus Persians Romans and Hebrews. Persians viewed seven seas as Oxus streams and Hindus to bodies in Punjab. Romans called near Venice lagoons septem maria. Kipling popularized the term in modern times with a 1896 poetry volume.
A young married woman with her four year old niece leaves a doctor’s office after advice to buy a carriage for daily outings. The child asks where babies come from and the aunt answers heaven and God. The girl then wonders why God does not give her a carriage.
The use of speech distinguishes man from other beings and engineers must extend the spoken word through electrical intercommunication systems. These systems will connect each unit of society with all others, forming an indispensable element of a vast organism evolving through society’s development.
The Natural Bridge in Virginia was created by stream erosion after the roof collapsed. Cleland explains water percolating through a fissure carved a tunnel that diverted the river and widened the channel, leaving the bridge as the remaining feature.
Among those at a misc shower for Mrs. Anton Moselle of Gile were Mrs. Mike Mincheffe, Mrs. Julius Rigotti, Mrs. Anton Bielecki and others. Numerous visits and arrivals are listed from Anvil Palms to Ashland, Ironwood, and Bessemer with remarks on travel, family suppers, and social rounds. A formal resolution thanks Gogebic County Legion auxiliaries and a recalled 1928 probate hearing referenced.
A convention passes a formal resolution expressing profound gratitude to Bes semer residents for hospitality and services. It commends hosts providing rooms, music, press publicity, and arrangements at local facilities. It also thanks community organizations and auxiliaries for banquets, barbecues, and aid from religious groups.
In Bessemer Michigan a Probate Court on June 26 1928 led by Judge Harry K Bay ordered July 24 1925 as the hearing date for Arvo Haatala petitioning for administration of Alexander Hautala deceased. The order requires publication once weekly for three weeks in the Bessemer Herald. R C Solberg Register of Probate 623-72¢
At a Bessemer court session the judge fixes a deadline for presenting claims against the deceased estate. Creditors must file claims at the Probate Office on or before the specified date. The order directs examination and adjustment of all claims by the court. The meeting was presided over by Judge Harry K. Bay with Santa Hautala present.
From Georgia comes this contribution to the Afro American erar scene. Gardener Miz Pitkins and Mrs Perkins-Well discuss tasks as Zeke answers to orders. The gardener claims he swept the porch and rooked up the leaves in dialect filled reportage.
The new Ironwood Theatre, a $160000 show house in Ironwood, will open Saturday with a movie and vaudeville program. Manager A I L Picker announces Baby Peggy from Our Gang will perform. Contractor Alex Rosemargy of Bessemer built the theatre. full program details appear elsewhere.
A quirky note reports that no woman delivered a nominating speech at the Republican Convention yet three women gave seconding speeches. The text adds a playful jab about women wanting the last word and mentions Ashland planning an airport or municipal landing field.
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