This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
5
The city hosts visitors at circuit court while photographers Chaney and Durkee promote portraits. Notices report school closure on June 13 and a planned bor Day celebration, with plans for ads boosting local business and a new safe at H B Lindsey’s store.
The article reports the Ontonagon postmaster's annual salary increasing from 1100 to 1200 dollars. It notes coal costs rising one dollar per ton in New York due to a miners strike, suggesting miners' wage stoppages may keep coal profits high. It also covers local social events, funeral attendance, and a large minstrel show in town.
A railway update notes plans to improve the current single track from the range towns to Ashland for better service, with mention of potential future doubling of the line. The article emphasizes making the existing track in prime condition to handle vast traffic and business growth, alongside a brief ad for Madison Medicine Co. fountain tea as a local buy.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as improving digestion. It claims the pills “tone and regulate” digestive organs, gently expel poisons, enrich the blood, and improve appetite, though details are sparse and the price is listed as 25 cat D. Mac Farlane's.
A. A. Merren of Plach Ark writes that Foley's Honey and Tar is the best preparation for coughs colds and throat trouble and he believes it has cured consumption in the past.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.