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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
7
J T Cooper touts a controversial patent medicine claiming to expel internal parasites by “New Discovery” tablets. He asserts widespread tapeworm infestations and nervous symptoms from parasitic load, promising immediate elimination and reassurance for anxious users.
Chairman Tawney warned Congress faces a deficit without strict revisions as the appropriation committee scrutinizes fiscal year 1949 estimates. The military establishment drives the rise, with army navy and pensions swelling by about 1088 million, excluding new authorizations.
New York reports directors of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway declare a semiannual dividend of 6 percent and an extra 2 percent. The Michigan Central Railroad follows with a normal 2 percent annual dividend plus a 2 percent extra dividend, totaling twenty per cent of the prior period.
Constipation indigestion saps strength and appetite. Holliver’s Rocky Mountain Tea claims to restore appetite and digestion, dissolving discomfort and supporting the system with a tonic formula. Geo Ko Sharrar advertises the product as tablets or tea.
Min regains comfort and cheer as pains ease and health improves after starting Holliater’s HKocky remedy. Her mood brightens and spirits rise with the featured tonic.
United States secret service detective testifies as Chan Hoy leader of a namiet is accused of taking $15 under a 4% revolver. Chan Hoy and Ma Fo appear before Judge Knappen in Market Court with Chan Hoy as sole witness. Ma Fo’s past in Baltimore and eastern cities noted. sentencing pending on the charge.
A flurry of cases from Michigan towns reports a fatal stabbing near Peaster, a stepfather attacked by a teen girl, a strange possession case in Port Huron, and perjury sentences in Coldwater. Elsewhere a Lansing campus crackdown on underage drinking leads to suspensions, while Detroit assigns a two-and-a-half year minimum term for a purse snatcher.
Forty two bodies have been taken from the Yolande mine after an explosion. Rescue teams worked under dangerous conditions as smoke and debris hindered entry. The death toll rose to sixty one with nineteen more believed trapped. The leading theory for the blast blamed a spark near a dyer mill for a devastating fire and collapse.
Governor Warner arrived in Lansing on Tuesday and, under Inutwoek’s plan, would begin proceedings against State Trosanier Glazier to show cause why he should not be removed. The governor said no action will be taken while Glazier remains under the current condition.
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An old advertisement touts Hollisters Rocky Tea as a laxative cure for sluggish bowels and indigestion. It claims doctors inspect the tongue to diagnose need and promotes King the tongue laxative as a remedy.
A bustling Christmas sale offers a wide range of candies and nuts at low prices. The shop promises guaranteed purity and gift-ready selections, with special offers on bulk purchases and a free item with every 25 cent purchase.
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