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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1885
Page
3
Fragmented lines describe inner turmoil and a distant wife. The text shifts between garbled phrases and evocative imagery, including references to music and emotion, with repeated phrases about a wife being away and a distant, authoritative presence.
An extended farm section covers pig feeding experiments, forage use, and weight gain estimates. It discusses corn, oats, and barley for swine and cattle, and notes on plant varieties, grafting methods, and garden care, including pruning and transplanting, with advice on storage, pests, and winter preparation.
A kaleidoscope of brief items and quips touches on marriage, health myths, animal births, and oddities. It notes a Pittsburgh Massachusetts couple divorcing after 33 years, a doctor’s take on smoking versus chewing, foaled colts in California, fruit vine pest woes in Tehama, and quick-edged exchanges in editorial rooms. Interspersed are reflections on Eve, St Paul’s night prayers, and a parade of fragmented curiosities from coast to coast.
A long message recounts how Warner's Safe Cure is promoted in Plymouth via testimonials from women and professionals. It describes advertising styles including displays and reading articles, claims cures for kidney liver and urinary diseases, and notes the water supply has poisoned the town’s health affecting residents and prompting medical advocacy.
In Waterbury, Mr George Baldwin recalls a cat that climbs trees to reach the ripest apples. The animal bit into the stem and ate a portion, drawing curiosity from onlookers. Local tale also notes a Sunday school scene where Miss Caroline is asked about scout father and gl.
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