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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1897
Page
6
Fragmented notice describes a salve advertised for burns skin conditions and wounds. Mentions W. H. Bennets St. Louis and Webb Alma as sources. Claims dietary warnings and digestive effects with elided details.
An OCR fragment shows advertising copy for dubious tonics and salves claiming cures for piles and skin troubles. The text names DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and references distributors and retailers, implying a broad, misleading medical ad from a bygone era.
A St. Louis Republic summary states that 20,000 miles of railways incur relentless iron wear each day, shedding at least 600 tons daily. The iron returns to earth as powder and gradually forms soluble hop salt, illustrating material loss and recycling concerns.
The fragment describes mock German influence on police and a Parisian imitation of radios and hats, while noting a New Woman figure in Knott County. It mentions Aunt Mary Crab, glasses, and a Me…ntyre remedy offering free trial packs, with references to seaweed products and various ailments.
A garbled newspaper fragment chronicles a chaotic debate over a device and its future handling. Adawe Freeman notes a joke about commemoration as readers ponder the fate of a stubborn mechanism and the ethics of repurposing a legacy object.
Foreign desk reports President Faure will depart Dunkirk Wednesday aboard French warships and reach Cronstadt by Monday August 20. The visit includes receptions at Cronstadt and Petershott, artwork at the embassy, a grand review, and a military dinner, with ceremonies and medals planned.
A man found dead on the Michigan Central track west of He depot dawned with a whiskey bottle nearby. A letter in his pocket signed by Mes PF Steele, 15 Willow Street, Port Huron, identified him as Michael Steele, age about sixty. Police suspect a fatal fall after a fall or assault as a train passed. A separate notice reports the eighteenth annual reunion of the Second Michigan Infantry planned for September 21, 1897 in Lansing with fare arrangements and attendees expected.
The auditor general proposes actions against several failing companies to enforce payments and potentially revoke charters. Notices will be served on Consolidated Street Railway Co and Boston Site Dequisit Co as part of a broader effort to collect overdue sums and enforce franchise provisions amid contested assessments and shares transactions.
Fragmented report details a fatal shooting amid a robbery on the Grands isle side of the river near Kenton Harbor, with a water escape. It also recounts a marriage elopement case in Mavis township and a Klondike gold rush nomination involving Mrs. Anat T. Moulton, ex-mayor’s daughter, who left Oakland for Alaska. Fred Snow, an alleged swindler, was moved to Providence after confession to embezzlement connected to a jewelry theft.
An advertisement describes Shaker Digestive Gardiatehres as curing indigestion and building vigor by improving digestion. It claims the product strengthens the stomach, aids nutrient absorption, and promotes wellness, with a trial bottle offered.
The text catalogs historic and legendary showers of blood, dust, and rare phenomena from ancient times to modern anecdotes. It notes medieval Europe, Italy, Syria, and Siam events, plus erratic anecdotes about food and tradesmen, ending with a humorous 20th century exchange about tough meat and poor cutlery.
A fragment from The Times Journal discusses a fictional bachelor clarifying that advancing women to equal intellect does not diminish beauty and notes there are more pretty women today. It also mentions Cyltype water transport and paddice Wiel as a general appearance.
A note from the editor describes his wife’s nervous decline and how a celery-based remedy claims to restore health. The piece touts a free sample from ALS McIntyre and promotes Bacon's Celery King for nerves as restoring vitality in women.
A fragmented note lists entities such as Tua Tears, IEEE, Rial, Gent, and Masore WO with amounts and references like TAYLOK and Wiewr seven dollars. The readable segments imply a brief listing or notice involving these named parties and a small sum.
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