Local notes from Bessemer area reflect social visits and industry
In Bessemer Michigan and vicinity on Monday and Tuesday many Ironwood and Hurley visitors are noted. April showers arrive, sleighing spoils, and the Bessemer Brewing company finishes ice for the season. The Oliver Iron Mining and Aurora mine shipments are mentioned along with local deaths and neighborhood events.
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Oliver Iron Mining Company
Aurora
Ironwood
Illinois Steel Company
Milwaukee
Cough Stopper Claims One Day Cold Cure
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets promise to stop a cough and cure a cold in one day with a no cure, no pay offer. Priced at 25 cents, the ad markets a quick remedy and assertive guarantee.
California Fortune Oil stockholders hear of storage and demand
In Kern county California Fortune Oil reports 20 000 barrels in storage and 1 000 barrels daily production capacity. Franklin Refinery Los Angeles contracts to purchase all output. Prospective stock buyers may contact EB Demke 614 Parrott Building San Francisco. Also notes petty fines for public drunkenness in Soo and a Lock City case where a half drunk plea reduced the fee to 2.50. The piece cites Ontonagon Herald commentary on police leniency.
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California Fortune Oil Company
Kern County
Cal
Franklin
Los Angeles
California Fortune
Eb, Demke
Parrott Building
San Francisco
Soo
Lock City
Ontonagon Herald
New coal dock under way at Marquette for Pickands Co
Work progresses on a modern coal dock for Pickands Co in Marquette. The improved facility will double the old plant’s capacity and feature the latest unloading machinery. Manager VanEvera aims to have it operating by March 1, reducing boat unloading time by about half and occupying the former dock site cleared to 100m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fas. Pickands & Co
Marquette
Upper Peninsula
VanEvera
Ma. 1
Can't Keep it Secret: New Life Wills Cure Constipation
Dr King's New Life Wills are extolled for curing constipation sick headache biliousness jaundice and indigestion. Thousands reportedly bless them as a grand remedy sold for 25 cents at D MacFarlane's drug store.
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Dr. King
D. MacFarlane
News notes to share with the Herald readers
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girlie Bawden
Mina Wandless
Belle Hopkins
Jennie Jones
The
Herald
Continuous Whistle Screech Disturbs Wilmington Residents
Residents in Wilmington, Delaware were awakened by an hour long screech from a locomotive whistle in the railroad yard. Investigators learned the whistle valve jammed and the engineer could not release it until steam pressure was reduced by drawing the fire, ending the noise.
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Wilmington
Del
To Cure a Cold in One Day Drug Ad Claim
An advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It offers a refund if it fails, notes 25 cents per box, and displays KL W. Grove's signature on each carton.
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KL. W. Grove
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Lung Cure
Advert says Foley's Honey and Tar rapidly yields to healing, prevents pneumonia and consumption from a hard cold settled on the lungs, sold by C. Lofroth & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
C. Lofroth & Co
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T. Garver
Marenisco
Buck
J. A. Rupp
Hu. J. S. Monroe
Supt
J. MH. Butler
Chicago
R. A. Paradis
Alice Duffy
Davis & Fehr
the Herald
C. KK. Houk
S. EK. Ocson
BP. Ek. Swanson
Puritan
John Pascoe
Ramsay
Bessemer Township
C. M. Humphrey
H. Kearney
City
Tim Dalton
New London
Wis
Lower Michigan
Bessemer Brewing Company
Isaac Hockla
Wakefield
H. B. Lindsey
Hattie Maultby
Crystal Falls
Joshua ‘Thomas
Long Year Street
Mrs Krupsack
Chas. Gutekuenst
Hurley
Rocky Mountain
Tilden Onill
Prof. Snavely
Chickering & Chase
Fred Whitburn
Colby Hill
Dr. Straw
Ashland
Drs
Ottawa
Fr. C. Jack
Otto Pietsch Dye Works
C. H. Mingay
Mineral Range Railway
Hancock
Toronto
Canada
Edward
Charley
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Prentice
Price County
Superior
Price
Sawyer
Douglas
N. C. Chamberlain
Detroit
A. O. UL. W. Grand Lodge
George H. Vogtlin
Copper Country
Mr. Vogtlin
J. A. Vogtlin
Shelton
Wash
Mason County
J. A. Vogtin
Rockland
Mich
Joshua Thomas
Benjamin Blewett
Arundel Station
Cape Colony
South Africa
Newquay
England
Wm. Shaw
Eleanor IL. Shaw
John Edwards
William Addison Shaw
Stephenson
Mseanaba
Roderman
Appleton
Pest House
Dee Edgerly
Iron Belt
Chas. Anderson
Tony Shergoth
Runstrom
John Tregambo
Pabst
Capt
Tregambo
Lake Superior
Albert Anderson
Oscar Bramstadt
Alfred Anderson
Charles Anderson
Marquette County
Big Bay Lumber Company
KODAK
Lintsey
Hinkley
Hinkley Bone Liniment CO
Saginaw, Mich
Saaloia
Harrington Bik
F. C
Jack
Bessemer, Mich
Bessemer Lumber Company
BAY Lumber
Edwin Bayliss
Bowin Bayliss
Fire and Lite Companies
LAS
City Meat Market
Sellar Street
Bessemer, Michigan
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