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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1891
Page
3
Advert says Syrup of Figs pleases the taste and cleanses the system, acting promptly on the kidneys liver and bowels to dispel colds headaches fevers and constipation. Marketed in 500 ml and 1 bottle sizes, with assurances from druggists to procure for customers.
A veteran locomotive engineer recounts perilous close calls from running over animals and finally a man on the tracks. He describes the shock, the crash, and the aftermath as trains halt and crews rush to recover victims, noting pigs, geese, cows, and sheep as frequent, deadly hazards on the line. He also mentions Baron Hirech, a colossal rail contractor, and his vast fortune built on railway ventures in Europe.
Medical Journal reports a 21-year-old woman whose skin changes made her look 60 to 70. Despite normal intelligence and senses, she feared death and perceived rapid skin wrinkling after a fright. No effective treatment. condition resembles wearing fish scales on skin.
The article describes seeds and fruits used for ornaments and domestic tools in various nations. It notes carved vegetable ivory nuts and coconuts, calabash rinds for cups and spoons, and mentions Aboriginal groups in the Fort Bert reservation. It highlights the Mandana as a small tribe with Welsh legends and pale complexions, suggesting some full blooded Indians are very light.
The ameer pardons a public money thief but orders a harsher punishment for a poet who stole verses from saints Saadi and Hafiz. A treasury robber was previously tried, yet the ameer condemned the literary thief to be perforated with long needles, a brutal punishment carried out immediately.
A sprawling collection notes diverse items from fashion and machinery to local curiosities. It mentions white mules in demand in the south, a famed chicken ranch on an island in Puget Sound, and London umbrella handles, plus references to a clockwork poultry feeder, a feathering propeller, and river navigation advancements near Macon Georgia.
The fragmentary text references health, liver and constipation concerns, cryptic names, financial figures, and enigmatic religious commentary. It hints at a medical treatise or religious ethics discussion with scattered Latin phrases and moral assertions about success and indifference.
A fragment filled with garbled ad copy and odd phrases from a page full of brief notices and a Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy offer. It includes stray lines about a Crescent mark on products and a reward offer, with many misread words and broken sentences throughout.
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