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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1897
Page
6
A fragment from the Login Republic describes Pansonat a tonic called Venure Cough Cure with a boast of throat and lung relief. It explains color hues from burning wood elements, listing light blue from hydrogen white from curlew violet from urgeaness yellow from soda, attributing them to wood constituents.
Fragmentary lines describe a handlady, a silent man and a medical claim for DeWitt's Live Early Rosers pills. The garbled OCR references W H Reouels of St Louis and B S Webb of Alma with claims of curing sick headache and digestive troubles.
A fragmentary, arcane passage criticizes a Chicago political platform for not endorsing restoring the natural freezing point. It argues that coal barons and quack doctors influenced the change and calls for lowering the freezing point to reform climate without global consent.
An ad touts a patent medicine claiming to purify and enrich the blood, restore appetite, nerve strength, and digestion. It asserts it cures “all kinds of disorders” and presents Sarsapurtite as an honest remedy.
Fragmentary reader notes discuss the rise of artificiality, the costs of urban modernization, and the view that prisons and hospitals reflect civilization’s essentials. The passage critiques excess while noting Italy’s relative conditions, followed by ad copy fragments for digestive remedies and medicines. Multiple product mentions appear among the commentary.
Fred Perry Towers argues in Sound Currency for March that bimetallism failed in Japan and elsewhere. He describes how a mint ratio diverging from market value emptied gold from circulation and impoverished workers while enriching capitalists. He cites yen value declines, rising cost of living, and trade figures to claim social unrest looms without higher wages.
The Galveston Daily News compares interest rates across states explaining high costs in riskier regions and low rates where laws protect creditors. It argues strict laws and clearer debt remedies would lower borrowing costs and encourage sound credit, citing historical statements by Lincoln and McKinley on currency and finance.
A discussion on government control of money argues the ratio of gold to silver value cannot be fixed by government due to intrinsic commodity value. It cites France and the US attempts, notes bankers and reformers push for a gold standard, and reports on meetings in Boston and debates on banking, currency reform, and elastic money under national supervision.
A fragmented ad-like notice mentions DeWitts Little Early Risers as liver aids. It references W. J. Rennels in St. Louis and Webb Alina, with springtime use implied. The text reads as promotional material for health tonics and pills.
An early 20th century medical advertisement extols femininity and domestic virtue while promoting One Minute Cough Cure as a universal remedy for colds, pneumonia, bronchitis, throat troubles, and related ailments. Addresses W. H. Reaness, St. Louis.
A North Country preacher likened the road to heaven to a grease pole descent in a humorous sermon. He slid down the gallery rail in a comic display, urging listeners to compare the straight path with the slippery other road, drawing laughs from the crowd.
An anonymous Mississippi era style letter endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy. It cites a fireman, Mr Chattes 11 Broffman, who says years of illness and hospital visits ended after using the pills. The writer urges purchase from Foster Millam Co with a 4 cent price and lists CS Kemeny Fire name as sole agents.
Fragmentary timetable notes a Toledo departure toward Detroit and Muskegon with mentions of times 12 10 p m and 20 p m and references to trains, supervision, and a Dr G Detroit connection. Noted names include Anviey LW Astley and Ham Ry.
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