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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1894
Page
8
The narrator and Bilali enter a cave labyrinth to visit a deaf mute queen, passing guards and hewing rooms with ritual furnishings. They view carved death rites, embalmings, and mourners, then descend to an audience chamber where a regal figure awaits amid treasure and ceremonial observers.
In a rural town an elder lawyer recalls the old days when the village held few lawyers and whisky sellers thrived. He notes how growth stalled and the town’s sole legal presence faded as residents moved away seeking opportunity.
Detectives describe a ring of fortune tellers who prey on widows and older women by reading lines and eyeing valuables such as jewelry and portraits. Operators, usually aged 30 to 50, charm visitors with a confident manner and seek payments beyond a stated limit, sometimes under the guise of enlarging the business. Police note most victims lose modest sums, with few cases escalating beyond petty theft.
A letter describes supposed cures for severe female troubles using German patent medicines. The writer claims wife’s bill for remedies like Dalen Great German Liver Stomach and a worm destroyer exceeded twenty five dollars over three months. Advert says VanDen Bergh sells Dullan’s Great German Remedies with dubious efficacy and urges readers to try the products.
A. I. SN LI of Hamilton Michigan reports two years of neuralgia relief only after using Dullam's Great German Liviment. He says the product gave instant and permanent relief. Sold by B. Van Den Bergh at 25 cents per bottle.
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