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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1887
Page
5
Public notice in The Alma Record warns subscribers to check their names and numbers, confirming subscription status. It notes expiration dates and urges readers to renew to continue receiving the paper without interruption. The item reflects a routine housekeeping notice typical of small-town newspapers.
A fragmented notice explains publisher rights over delinquent subscribers, detailing how nonpayment or failure to receive issues transfers status to arrears, and the publisher may discontinue service or pursue legal remedies. It mentions post office actions, subscriber classifications, and penalties under state law.
A Michigan legislature update reports on lobby activity and committee clerks, noting the bar lobby as most effective. The age of consent bill divides the House and Senate, with 14 or 16 years debated. various speeches and votes follow, including Dipkema and Herrington remarks, while rail and fisheries bills shape Capitol activity and funding.
A garbled report describes sparrows at Yorest park and compares their care in Germany with German terms. It mentions feeding, eaves, and nest control, noting arrangements for fledglings and the difficulty in keeping young birds secure. The text is incoherent and contains many OCR errors.
Detailed historical instructions trace the chocolate making process from picking and cleaning beans to grinding mixing with sugar, refining, and moulding. The text describes sieves, mills, granite basins, and manual finishing steps, concluding with cooling tunnels and tablet formation. It also includes a unrelated anecdote on nerves and notes about Emperor Akbar and a notorious bonbon box.
A fragmentary critique notes that death personifications in Christian culture differ from pagan precedents. It cites Disraeli on skeletal imagery as a medieval invention and comments on the persistence of death as an emblem in Christian art versus classical symbols.
Twenty one priests live in the Buddhist cloister of Manis Thibet where air at 416000 feet above sea level makes it the most inhospitable spot known. Chicago Times note that Sunday night in New York is becoming more lawless.
A Home Journal excerpt quotes Emerson on serenity amid crowds and Lubbock on avoidable troubles. It cites a cheerful view that much grief arises from self-imposed burdens on life’s journey, referencing a fairy tale scene where the White Knight gathers odds and ends for a journey.
An assortment of patent medicine notices promote Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin ailments and piles with a money back guarantee, while Dr. Darinion's Digestive and Liver Cure is touted as a severe remedy. Proposals urge trial bottles of Dr. Kites New Discovery and Electric Bitters for respiratory issues and coughs. The notices emphasize reliability, active agents, and local availability through S. Webb and BLS Webb, with prices noted and warnings about dyspepsia and stomach distress.
A frail newspaper ad claims a Panieless Blood Purifier will cleanse the system and purge impurities during spring months. It urges readers to buy from 8. Webb with promise of quick, safe relief, noting large Wattles as a selling point.
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