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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
4
Wakefield locals report Miss Kate Carr and Miss Mildred Bedell visiting Ironwood, births, marriages, and social events. A fire devastates a Wakefield home with losses. James Tobin’s family also suffers property loss while Herman Maenchow recovers from injuries. Community members attend lectures, caucuses nominate candidates, and business resumes after the blaze with Van Utley reopening nearby.
An advertisement promises relief from headache biliousness constipation and malaria with Dr King's New Life Pills and offers a cheerful refund of the price at F B Jones' drug store if unsatisfied. The copy emphasizes the health benefits and a money back guarantee through the local pharmacy.
An old Herald advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as effective for coughs and colds. It promotes the syrup as original and positive, notes it contains opiates, and credits D. McFrigue as the maker or distributor.
A devastating Wakefield blaze damaged multiple structures on Main Street last Sunday, with losses estimated between $15,000 and $20,000. The flames gutted Tobin's and Utley's buildings while Elof Johnson saved ground floor stock. a suspect, Paul Lafferty, a visiting ball player, has been jailed in Bessemer with a hearing set for next Tuesday.
A Market Records snippet notes a proverb about luck and wind with an quotation about neighbors selling their plane for their daughter’s six months of nightly practice, reflecting foreshadowed trouble in the stock scene.
Much of the gold bought by New York and American bankers is sourced from Bank of England or Bank of France. The price depends on demand, with spikes reaching five to six percent. Gold arrives as bars or coins, secured in steel cases guarded by officials and detectives. Upon arrival, bars go to assay. sellers receive certified checks for 85 percent of value, while coins go to the subtreasury where bags are weighed and cash advances of 1900 dollars per 30 ounces are made to the purchaser.
President Isaac Sharpless of Haverford College says the past two years show improved college morals due to athletic development. He notes football has not overridden intellect but aided it, citing a successful season, sportsmanship, clean play, and better personal conduct among players, including better hygiene and discipline.
Wille and Willie discuss morality in a terse, dialect rich exchange. The line suggests danger lies in crooked behavior, with a humorous yet pointed back-and-forth about fate and judgment. The dialogue hints at a regional voice and a cautionary stance toward wrongdoing.
Announcement to patrons due to absence from the city the photograph gallery will be closed from February 4 to March 1. W H Cryaney. The notice mentions courtesy and daily rush, promoting Kodol for Dyspepsia as a remedy sold by D MacFarlane.
A witty dialogue exchange about bargains and fate follows a parson, a lawyer, and several puns. It highlights misperceptions, luck, and everyday irony in brief humorous snippets.
Rev F Starbird of East Raymond Maine endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best healer for an old army wound and obstinate sores. He also reports success using it in his veterinary practice. Price 25 cents at F B Jones' drug store.
Mark Twain at a New York dinner discussed housekeeping woes during painting season. He quipped that a painter removing the parlor carpet and moving furniture signals readiness to paint exterior shutters and the back fence.
One way fares on The North Western Line to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Puget Sound points are on special sale daily throughout March and April. Tours in tourist sleeping cars via the Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. Double berth from Chicago is seven dollars. For details contact A Hutcheson, Manager Tourist Dept., 212 Clark Street, Chicago, or nearest ticket agent.
A mosaic of maxims on gender, motivation, aging, and social quirks. The piece contrasts women’s influence, marriage dynamics, and the humor found in everyday behavior, noting how voice, conation, and perception shape judgments and desires.
An old advertising notice offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from F J Cheney Co Toledo and wholesale druggists Wallopine Kinnan Marvin. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and cites testimonials with price 75 cents per bottle.
In compliance with Detroit resolutions of June 23, 1890, county convention secretaries are urged to forward certified delegate lists to the State Central Committee at Claire. County delegation credentials to be delivered to credentials committee member. Under Republican National Committee call each district gets two delegates and two alternates, chosen at least 30 days before the national convention. Apportionment follows last election results with one delegate per 250 votes and an extra for 126 or more. Grand Rapids, Feb. 12, 1908. Gerrit J. Diekema, Chairman. Dennis E. Alward, Secretary.
Last year Yokohama shipped frogskins valued at 335 dollars for purse and pocketbook production. The hides are processed into a range of small leather goods including purses and wallets.
A brief legal notice identifies Dentis Beer as solicitor for the Complainant with a business address in Ironwood Michigan dated February 8. The entry records the attorney’s role and location for the case or filing.
Circuit Judge Samvgv S. Cooper presides in a Michigan case with Tuomas Cummins and Nicnons acting as solicitors for the Complainant. The filing names the court official and legal representatives governing the action.
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