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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
7
Alma readers learn the duty of the kidneys and the value of Dean’s Kidney Pills. Mr and Mrs George Winger report backache and weak kidneys relieved by Doan’s, a Buffalo remedy priced at 60 cents to a dollar at dealers.
The Republican Congressional committee for the 8th District calls a district convention in Iovia on Friday April 1 1920 at 1:00 PM at the Armory to elect two delegates and two alternates for the national convention in Chicago on June 2 1920 and to address other legal business. Voters in Tenia Montealma Shinowassee Gratiot Clinton and Saginaw counties are urged to attend. Secretary K W Camp and Chairman E Brady announce the event.
The text discusses early weapons including a long bow and a crossbow, noting their military roles and legal restrictions. It contrasts wooden bows with steel bows used for power, referencing places like Greenway and Paris, and mentions suppression of certain weapon use while emphasizing the crossbow’s historic rarity and the shift toward longer bows in continental warfare.
A critical critique argues cigarette smoking harms health and youth development, equating its menace to past liquor dangers. It cites school physiology texts and officials noting growth stunts, heart and nerve effects, and social costs, urging informed action and removal from curricula if false.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions unclear names and phrases, lacks coherent event or entities to summarize into a clear news item. No verifiable people, places, or dates present for a reliable card.
A fragmented article blends an ancient Egypt revolt narrative with notes on Taronga Tow elephants observed by Mr A Le Sone in Uganda. It also reports a Stillman department store fire in Munese and a police rescue involving a husband aiding a frightened wife, all cited from the Indianapolis News.
The text notes the 1849-50 plague causing 25,000,000 deaths, one quarter of the world’s population, and contrasts life expectancy across eras and regions. It cites sixtieth century life at 21 years, twenty-first century at 45, and India at 24, arguing medicine’s impact in civilized nations away from superstition.
Fragmentary line reads precocious youth Mayy and Rail die ruemig at playing house. Mary and her mother discuss a girl and a father, with dialogue indicating a play scene and a family dynamic. The text is garbled but centers on domestic role play and a desire for a parental figure.
The passage extols The Wine Le porhaye as a splendid flowering tree, noting its fragrance and splendor. It places Averrhorty among olive family relatives, closely allied to privet, but states it bears no fleshy fruit beyond its aesthetic value and tree form.
Fragmentary lines describe worn titles and a fray in past years. The readable text hints at effort and struggle, with references to sweat and resilience. The piece evokes memory of a contest or moment where dignity remained despite hardship.
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