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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1897
Page
3
Describes a jail chapel during services with prisoners seated behind screens and officers nearby. Notes communication attempts across sexes, a counted condemned inmate allowed “three clear Sun days,” and guarded segregation from other prisoners. End of passage references London Quiver.
A French prima donna in a Marseilles scene orders her favorite dish from a humble theater-side restaurant. A serving maid carries the soup to the stage, causing a comic disruption as the star is mid scene, while a string of social notes on Blue Books and society ranks follows.
A fragment from Strand Magazine notes that wise men compose original maxims while fools echo them. The line contrasts studied wit with repetitive clipping, reflecting on clever phrasing versus mindless repetition.
Dr Miles Medicines advertised with a money back guarantee. First bottle free if not satisfied. Offers remedies for heart and nerve problems. Advertised by druggists with address for more information.
A fragment from Youths Companion appears, introducing The Ragman as a roaming, joyous figure singing above a tomb, pursuing the road through rain and hills with a cry of rage to buy. Lines weave through fairy imagery, Cupid carvings, and flirtatious dances, ending with Warner in Boston Budget.
A garbled clipping cites a coal pastor delivering a hymn titled Awake and Sing and references awkward phrases about presence of mind and a facial remark. It also notes the Trieh mail boats earning 455,000 yearly, contrasted with a $20,000 fee savings versus North American mails from Queenstown to New York.
The article describes the lord mayor’s ceremonial attire and office perquisites including multiple robes costing 1000 dollars, bonds for the office, and a fourth robe for processions. It also notes a Dickens reference to a Yard in Rosellcourt and its demolition turning the space into a poor children's gymnasium under the London common council.
Recount of prairie rabbit drives used for coursing with jack rabbits and chasing hares. Describes preparation, crowd gathering, line assembly, and the brutal pace toward the net. Notes rabbits’ injuries and deaths, plus a Philadelphia Times anecdote about a man who fed lottery tickets to a graveyard rabbit. Mentions ancient river identifiers from Genesis era.
An advertisement from A. Slonut M.C. proclaims a newly discovered remedy that supposedly cures consumption and related wasting diseases. It asserts past hopeless cases have been saved and urges sufferers to obtain the doctor’s remedies from agents in New York and other places. The ad promises powerful results and urges readers to act.
Fragmented OCR describes Humphreys remedies and numbered cures for diseases such as fever headaches dyspepsia and whooping cough. Mentions addresses and product lines, including “Rumphreys’ Mod” and a historical pharmacy context. The text lists multiple Nos and ailment pairings, suggesting an old patent medicine catalog.
Unhealthy urine from kidneys is the chief cause of urinary trouble. The ad claims Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root helps kidney and bladder issues and offers a sample bottle and pamphlet for fifty cents, with a free address request to De Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton.
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