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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
7
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with lime and soda as a strong winter tonic for children and adults. It claims growth, fondness, and winter resilience, advising consultation with a doctor and noting the price and the Scott & Bowne brand from New York.
Secretary Gage outlines a fourfold plan to bind the nation more to gold, bolster Treasury demand liabilities, avoid shrinking currency, and start bank note issues without public bond deposits. He argues this would raise revenue in advance of expenditures and reduce the public debt while preserving circulation and credit. The Banking and Currency Committee, led by Chairman Walker, hears praise for the agenda and notes from Senator Lodge and others on census and civil service implications.
Remarkable but garbled OCR text references a tobacco habit cure and a dumb winemaker anecdote. The fragment hints at a sensational claim about No-To- Bac and a consumer remedy with dubious authenticity. No clear persons or organizations are definitively identified.
Private Madrid letters warn of Weyler facing unrest with artillery guarding Parisian thoroughfares amid royal family fears. Vienna reports claim Russians occupy Port Arthur, with naval dockyard, basins, quays and foundries advancing reconstruction. Port Arthur's ice-free port secures strategic value for rail links to Manchuria and the trans Siberian system.
Calumet reports professor Sanfred Mustonen a noted Finn heir to a vast fortune in old country kinship. The father, a Finnish noble, was reputed worth one million, with money left in trust until trustees deem him capable of handling it.
The piece notes proposed amendments to mortgage tax law and township school systems, urges extension for tourism and consolidation, calls for stronger enforcement of pure food laws, and requests national pooling legislation. It mentions interstate commerce law concerns and the Grange cooperative store plan's obsolescence yet ongoing farm machinery purchasing combinations.
National dispatches detail Joseph Cozens reporting rich mining potential near Michipicoten with free gold samples from Wawa lake and nearby workings. Daimling Mayfield and Great Northern pits show widening veins. Separate item reports a Northwestern line derailment at Vail with minor injuries and a fast 60 mph train. Other items cover Topeka holiday noise curb and a political party platform debate in Washington.
Advertises Te Care Constipation Forever Tyke Cascarets Candy Cathartic and I. C. G. C. fail to cure with druggists refund. A postmaster returns a paper renewal with inscription Dead, put in an asbestos wrapper and change the address.
A Jackson Michigan fireman, Charles H. Hoffman, testifies that kidney and bladder disorders plagued him for years. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, his urinary issues and back pain improved markedly, and he feels the remedy is essential, urging others to try it. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents, Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, NY is the sole agent.
A nostalgic reminiscence of Sunday gatherings and homecoming joy. The narrator recalls family, faith, and a community singing gospel tunes at the old home, describing the old melodeon, memories of loved ones, and the spiritual pull sustaining them through life’s trials.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses a supposed medical salve and remedies with dubious health claims. It references a neighbor, a preacher in Indiana, and a quarterly meeting with assurances of divine support during morning and evening services.
An odd fragment notes claimed benefits of a patent remedy Hood's Sarenparilia. The text mocks self cure, blood distaves and stomach nerves while cautioning about soothing syrup and dancing after a haywire hunt for relief.
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