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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
7
G A Baker of Carney Michigan recounts a child’s protracted cold that lasted over a year. Three doctors failed to help until Warner’s White Wheat Tar was used. The child recovered, illustrating how many cases of consumption end fatally without effective remedies.
The Wabnal Railroad advertises one way tickets from Chicago to New York Boston Montreal and other eastern cities at greatly reduced rates. For details write fH Trist Assistant General Agent 97 Adams atroct Chicago Tanoet
A scientific wonder claim cites Bucklen's Arnica Salve curing E. R. Mulford of piles. The product is said to heal burns sores ulcers wounds chilblains and salt rheum. Available for 25 cents at Shartar's drug store.
The advertisement text touts Foley's Honey and Tar for pneumonia and a cough while warning against substitutes. It mentions a prepared “King's tablet” after meals and asserts purity of Paris Green sold at Stanard's Central Drug Store with labeling.
An ad blurb extols Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cure for inflamed lungs and pneumonia from a severe cold. It touts Kodol for dyspepsia and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a general remedy for burns, sunburn, cuts, bruises and piles. The piece urges authenticity, naming Chas Rhodes as the seller and mentions Geo Sharrar.
Adosezot Pine-ales at bed time relieve backache before pant. These Vive globule are a gelatin capsule. When taken by mouth you cannot keep from swallowing them. Wills contain neither spirit nor alcohol just genies and resins from our own tintive yl forests combined with other well known stalder backache remedies. Sold by Geo. E. Slsarrar.
The text promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as reliable pleasant pills to cleanse the system, stir the liver, and aid digestion. It urges taking the pills for headaches constipation and liver trouble, claiming they never gripe and are sold by Chas Rhodes.
Over a million acres of land will be opened to settlement on the Shoshone Indian Reservation on June 15 1906. Lands are reached via Chicago and North Western routes from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and other Mississippi Valley points. Send 2 cents in stamps for pamphlets maps and full particulars to W B Kniskern P T M Chicago. Keep the little ones healthy with Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents for tea or tablets by Chas Rhodes.
We request subscribers who do not receive their paper promptly to notify us at once. It seems easy to mail a newspaper without error but mistakes occur. We treat any failure to deliver as a kind request for attention and act accordingly.
An old notice markets Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents and Dr Thomas Refectric Oil as strong remedies. Pine-tles, a pine-based medicine, is promoted with claims of cleansing and healing. Books on teachers' contracts are offered at the Record office. Sharrar sells Pine-tles through Geo E Sharrar.
Advertisement notes a guarantee for Dr Colwell's Egyptian Pile Cure promising a full refund of purchase price if piles are not cured. Signed by Chas Amades.
An old advertisement warns buyers about fake versions of Pewitt's Witch Hazel Salve sold by Chas. Rhovles and similar sellers. It promotes Witel Havel alee as a cure for piles and claims the original product by B. C. DeWitt Co of Chicago.
New homes in the Westthrown open to settlement August 15, 1906. Lands accessible via the Chicago and North Western Railway from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and points along the Mississippi Valley. Send 2e in stamps for pamphlets maps and fall fairs to W B Kniskern P T M N Ry Co Chicago.
An old advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative cough syrup. It claims it cleanses bowels and mucous membranes for coughs colds croup and whooping cough and notes it is sold by Chas Rhodes.
An Ann Arbor railroad excursion sale announces tickets to Muskoka Wharf Ontario for a round trip with Grand Trunk’s annual excursion. Fare from Alma is five dollars, valid for return by September.
The text states Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar contains harmless pine tar not coal tar. It claims to treat colds by acting on the bowels and expelling illness, naming coughs croup whooping cough and bronchial conditions as targets and lists Geo. E. Sharrer as seller.
Excursion tickets to Owosso and return on Monday August 1st from Ann Arbor R R. Train passes Alma at 6 00 a m and leaves Owosso at 5 57 p m. Round trip rate is 1 15 dollars.
A fragmented text references teas and bitters as a national ailment and a supposed cure, mentioning stomach, blood, and strained terms. The passage is garbled with unclear names and phrases, offering no coherent event or identifiable entities.
Notes from a Colorado station bulletin recount the rust resistant Rocky Ford cantaloupe strain developed by seed saving. It describes how a single seed lineage outperformed rusted plants, yielding healthy melons while surrounding vines suffered. It urges farmers to identify and save superior plants to improve crops. Also discusses summer manure disposal and buckwheat trials showing manure benefits.
The text argues that just meeting a sheep’s basic food needs yields no profit. Feeding twenty pounds daily keeps the animal alive, while twenty five pounds daily increases weight and profit. The first five pounds offer no gain, and neither do the next three increments, until the extra five pounds drive profits.
Disease resistant potato varieties including Snowball Lonla Seed ing Vermont Gold Coin Norcrows Star of the East and Babbitt have entered the market. Professor Jones of Vermont advises observers to compare their disease resistance with other new varieties and note relative performance.
The career of Robert Bonner shows the power of persistent advertising. He funded massive publicity for his Ledger, placing whole pages in daily papers across the country. Critics warned of ruin, yet his spending drew in more revenue, proving the adage that bold promotion pays off.
A brindle cow, three years old, is missing. Reward offered for information leading to her recovery.
A historical survey notes corn root worms and aphids as major enemies. It shows fall plowing reduces infestation, while spring plowing after thaw increases damage. Early fall plowing is recommended. disk cultivations and ant care influence aphid levels. Flood gate construction for floods, and notes on horse raising, Currant propagation.
A dairy farmer emphasizes practical farming wisdom. A well cultivated cornfield supports small grain through disking while poor fields require plowing. He warns against overreaching and notes tools and resources should be used where available. The passage uses homegrown rural sayings to stress efficiency and caution.
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