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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1886
Page
8
A jumble of notes covers Bartholii statue and Rennee style talk, with mentions of the Toledo Saginaw Muskegon Railway contract and Sheridan work. Van DeMark travels to Europe after mining wealth, planning steerage aboard next voyage. The Webter House gathering on Wednesday begins local work progress.
Elwell Ohio and another resident expected to be away for weeks Mrs Joukine of Horsey Oseenla Coy visited her brother Jerome Kine ney last week reuniting Saturday. The gathering drew many local citizens despite a quiet event. Mrs Chas Mantod returned after funeral duties Fowler. Tinkleun visiting son Reahon in Starsten. The Grant visiting friends.
The town mourns Me Emery Adams a longtime Ciratic Jost citizen who died Friday at his home location near Alen aged years. He was born March 1 TSU9 in New York and moved to Michigan before settling in Gratiot County. Adams served in the Civil War and was a member of the G A R Post Alma. The funeral at Wrights Corners was conducted by the Post. He leaves his wife Rachel Le Dev two children and many relatives to mourn his loss. He was a kind neighbor a loving husband and a faithful friend to all who knew him.
Card expresses gratitude to those who aided during illness and lists various medical cures and advertisements. The text touts Shiloh’s Cure for consumption and other ailments, with names and sellers such as J Webb Cherokee, Webb and Nowa, promising immediate relief and free price offers. The tone mimics a late 19th century public notice of medical quackery and community thanks.
An item describing a broad Christmas craft book offering embroidery, knitting, netting and home decor projects. It touts patterns for pillows, baskets, frames, screen doors and table linens. Also advertises remedies and health products with dubious claims and mentions buying four copies postpaid for one dollar.
Fragmentary OCR describes a farm for sale or rent near Spicer's market and Farmer's Hotel with several plots and plants. References unclear but includes names Ros Welty and mentions map coordinates or directions not fully legible.
Fraudulent recruitment notice offers quick money and special prizes for intelligence work in a deceptive advertisement. It claims to solicit men to write for a Confederate leader’s memoirs and promises free information upon request, urging rapid response from interested individuals.
An old advertisement extols Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets and King’s New Discovery for liver and kidney wellbeing. It promises relief from indigestion headaches and nervous distress, claiming physicians endorse the products as the finest remedy and offering a free sample.
Fragmentary OCR note references political names and local topics including Toledo and Ann Arbor regions. Mentions possible party label and local entities in a terse, non-specific manner. Details are unreadable. core items not clear from the fragment.
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