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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1902
Page
7
Harper's Magazine argues science outstrips natural senses as tools like a photographic plate and telescope reveal millions of stars invisible to the eye while the microscope exposes the crude limits of perception. The article notes the spectrum spans nine octaves and devices like Langley’s bolometer detect minute temperature changes far beyond human skin sensitivity.
A professor escorts a young burglar to the police after surprising him at the professor’s home. During the trek the burglar requests a pause to adjust his tie, offering a humorous line about Pi and bidding a future meeting with Lustige Blactter.
A blunt customer complains the garment is poorly made and would not fit the recipient if it were tailored correctly. The remark targets the tailor’s craft and the garment’s fit. The exchange reflects a grievance about quality and sizing.
A reader from Parkersburg West Virginia endorses Piso’s Cure for Consumption as best for crampy children. The letter cites Mrs F Callahan at 114 Hall Street and mentions Winslow’s soothing syrups for children and corn husk weather lore, with pricing details included.
The new International Harvester Company unites leading harvester manufacturers to cut costs and stabilize prices. Promoters claim conservative capitalization, no watered stock, and ownership of major plants plus timber, coal lands, blasts, a steel plant, and a Canadian project. The move aims to reduce production costs, lower grain and forage harvest prices, and boost global agriculture through cheap harvesting machines.
A one legged newsboy hops on a crutch selling extras near City Hall Park. Asked how he lost his leg he replies Cable car. The comment reflects grim humor as the vendor notes the company paid a doctor, covered debts, and left him with a bank balance, while mother was ill. He vows to sell more papers despite hardship.
A joke about an aspiring writer who writes earnestly for a serious piece only to have the editor publish it in the humor section. The exchange notes the humor contrast and a father’s skepticism about praise. The quip captures newspaper tease and newsroom culture.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press quotes She saying her feet bother her lately and He commenting on nervousness. The exchange hints at fatigue and unease without additional context or names.
Lenox Missouri Sept 1 Mr W H Brown credits a friend with guiding him to Dodd's Kidney Pills. He suffered twelve months of back pain and could hardly rise. After using two boxes the pain left and he recovered fully, expressing gratitude for the suggested remedy.
In a terse exchange the prisoner denies fault for being fired claiming discharge preceded the fire. The reply is brief and references Mrs. Austins. A playful aside mentions Sir Walter Raleigh and suet pudding as a humorous contrast to the case.
George E. Roberts reports 1901 gold production of 3.86.54 ounces valued at 75,087,700, down 1.63 percent from 1900. California leads with 1,000,000 for growth, Nevada up from Tonopah, and Alaska long diminished due to late season. Silver total also down with a total value near 14,400,000.
The Agricultural Department reports conditions east of the Rockies are generally unfavorable. Cool northern districts and central valleys have too much moisture, the cotton belt is dry in parts, and extreme heat in the South. Maturing crops fare better in the Ohio Valley, middle Atlantic coastal areas, and the Pacific coast.
An Arctic expedition funded by William Ziegler sails July 1 for Camp Ziesler in Franz Josef Land. Leader is not Evelyn Baldwin. Willams S. Champ, Ziegler’s former secretary, accompanies the party to guide independent Frithjof operations. They plan to reach the pole with a rival claim to glory.
Mayor Johnson failed to open bids for eleven new 3 cent fare street railway franchises as no bidders appeared. If state legislature requires a large percentage of gross receipts, 3 cent fares may be doomed for this generation, leaving no margin for investors. Three months pass with no action, as the franchises are dead and ninety days are needed for fresh council legislation.
Arthur Cromwell, 21, a ground farm hand, died by his own action at his former employer Thomas Marrs home nine weeks southwest of Warrensburg Maine, citing unemployment. Vietor Bell, a Kansas City capitalist, suffered apoplexy at a sanitarium in Alma Michigan during treatment. Mer Guidi, in Cardinal Rampolla's office, has been appointed apostolic delegate to Manila.
Vivian Sartoris 23, daughter of Nellie Grant Sartoris, wed Frederick Roosevelt Scovel in Cobourg Ontario. Scovel is a cousin of President Roosevelt. Sartoris, granddaughter of Ulysses Grant. Previous engagements to Archibald Balfour and Timothy Nichola ended. The Morton Mother Nellie Grants marriage had been a highlight of Washington society.
A jumble of satirical and topical lines mentions Texas politics and a Democratic majority, Judge Jackson, a walking delegate, a prophecy of a wet summer, an amateur Tracy industry, Hayti, a frosty Iowa, Kansas missteps, Bulgarians and Miss Stone, a North Side robbery by faux policemen, King Edward and an independent stint, and White House electricians aiming to avert a live wire clash.
The American Smelting and Refining Company has closed its Philadelphia smelter at Pueblo Colorado due to ore shortages while a new smelter has just opened in Murray Utah.
In a recent trial at Auburn Pennsylvania a country witness inexperienced with the law but quick to grasp its principles faced severe cross examination. The government counsel pressed him about being induced to tell a different story, prompting the witness to name no one and to acknowledge the questioning. The exchange highlights the witness’s adherence to his own account and the counsel’s urging to alter testimony.
A letter from Mr. Gee Foot of Elgin Illinois endorses Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming they cured backache and kidney irregularities since 1897. The ad promotes a free trial via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York and states the product is sold by all druggists at 50 cents per box.
Outdoor sports item recounts a driver who struck a golfer as a quirky exchange unfolds with playful bravado and a rhetorical retort about informing others. The scene features a terse clash labeled by the writer as Luck.
A cryptic line notes Mrs. Austins near the Cambridgeshire finish and references the Lady of Fred Archer the famed English jockey said to be buried close to the winning post. The fragment suggests a racing memory linked to somber tribute near the course.
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