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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1902
Page
5
A bustling Bessemer area update covers sport in focus with a football clash Bessemer versus Ironwood, local business ads from Jack the tailor and George Rupp on land deals, and social visits from Al Taylor Mrs. Pulcifer and others. Foremost weather rain ends forest fires while civic events include football, theater, and school trustee elections.
The Bessemer school term begins with a full teaching staff and near full pupil turnout across all grades. Enrollment notes include 60 in high school and robust class sizes, plus new second grade space led by Miss Alice Bunn. Football plans loom with a five-game slate against Ironwood starting Sept. 6. Arthur Redner and others bolster school spirit as the 1902 team is listed with Talcott as coach.
An ad-like snippet claims people can gain a pound daily by taking an ounce of Scott's Emulsion. It describes how the ounce supposedly starts digestion, enabling absorption of ordinary food to build flesh. The passage ends noting a required flesh gain for health and suggesting continued use.
The Deemster played Tuesday evening by the Aiden Benedict Company drew a small audience due to steady rain and Labor Day events. Despite a fine performance and strong road reputation, turnout suffered as votes were counted after nine.
The article notes that edible oils may soon rival traditional fats. Cottonseed, corn, and linseed oils are cited alongside advances in desulphurized and demineralized petroleum. Some solids and ingredients have been removed, yielding a fairly good edible oil.
The first English tea was prepared by the Earl of Arlington at Arlington House, the site of Buckingham Palace. He bought the tea from a Dutch merchant for sixty shillings a pound.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds. It claims all druggists refund the money if it fails, and notes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. The price is 25 cents.
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