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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
8
A piece quoting Success Magazine on wealth of spirit over possessions and the idea that true riches lie in rich thought and generosity. It includes a French journalist Jules Huret anecdote about his father’s snail shop and a landlord’s coercive rent ultimatum as a contrast to enduring value.
A gold nugget weighing sixty ounces and seventeen pennyweights was found in an old placer in the Highland District by John Kern and deposited in a Butte bank. The nugget, larger than a fist and irregular, is described as the largest seen in Butte.
A historic note cites four years to train a low for exhibition work with one fit for touring, valuing a trained lion at five times an untrained one. It also records London rush hours 8 9 am and 6 30 pm, with 1 0000 entering and 175 000 leaving between specified hours. U S spending on world fairs totals 28 752 251 dollars since patronage began, with 485 000 spent west of the Rockies on the Lewis and Clark exposition.
In Gogebic County Michigan a Probate Court hearing is set for November 16 1908 to decide a license to sell the real estate of minor heirs of Ayril Cardinal including William Lydia Clara and Clarence Cardinal. Guardian William S. Baird petitions. notice will run in the Bessemer Herald for three weeks.
Stop That Cold promotes Proventics or Preventics as a safe early treatment for colds and grippe. It claims quick action, no Quina, no medicine, and suitability for children, with boxes sold in various sizes and available at druggists.
A collection of moral quotes highlighting gentleness, self-examination, and the power of sympathy. Notable lines urge weighing others by the same measure, kindness as health, and sympathy as a force to overcome evil and strengthen good.
Probate Court in Bessemer, Michigan, ordered October 26, 1908, for hearing Frank R. Loope petition to determine legal heirs of Emma J. Loope. Notice to kin and interested parties via three weekly insertions in the Bessemer Herald.
A Georgia farmer, W A Floyd from Rural Route 2 Empire, testifies Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his two worst sores on hand and leg. He would mortgage the farm to obtain it, priced at 23 cents at Frank B. Jones drug store. Also a Pearl story notes Holland marriage plans changed after learning shoes weighed two six pounds each.
In Gogebic County Michigan a Chancery suit Gogebic Lumber Company v Charles W Robinson awaits appearance. The defendant's residence is unknown and cannot be determined. An order requires appearance within five months or publication of the order in The Bessemer Herald weekly for six weeks, or personal service twenty days before appearance. Samuel S Cooper Ball Stone Circuit Judge. Solicitors for Complainant s business Address:
ATCHIRON GLOBE LIGHTS. There is one thing a man won't soan his automobile. Wherever you go there is clamor over a dollar. A girl never smiles as sweetly on her brother as she does on the other boys. People object to being called machines. There are only three grades of people in the world. Some men are naturally meddle some and do not know it. Look yourself over do you butt in and wake unnecessary enemies. If you are uncomfortable get out. The wisest man could not give better. It is the only thing to do your friends can't help you.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a great kidney remedy that cleanses the blood and heals the body when kidneys are weak It claims cures for distressing cases and offers samples by mail plus a pamphlet noting to mention the paper and to address orders to Binghamton NY.
Mrs Ada L Croom of Vaughn Mississippi reports a severe cough and grip for months before trying Dr King’s New Discovery. After three bottles she claims a complete cure. The remedy is celebrated as a life saving cough and cold healer worldwide. Sold at Frank B Jones drug store, 50 cents and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
At a session of the Bessember Court in the Probate Office on September 22 1908 Judge Curtis Buck presiding the matter concerns the estate of William Cardinal Lydia Ann Cardinal Clara May Cardinal and Clarence N Cardinal minor heir Cyril Cardinal deceased William E Utley seeks guardianship for the minor hearing set for October 19 1908 at ten o clock public notice of the order to run three days in the Beesemer Herald newspaper in the county Buck Sept 26 to Oct 17
A collection of pithy maxims and wry observations on human foibles. The snippets cover character, politics, marriage, aging, patience, vanity, and social expectations. Notable lines touch on honesty about wealth, the stubbornness of blame, and the oddities of mourning rituals.
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