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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
7
A garbled OCR page lists state convention details at Jackson and penalties in the treasury, a county suicide note, violent incidents, road funding asks, and various local happenings. Names such as Westfall and Brown appear among scattered events, with references to counties, dates, and budgets.
A wide slice of Michigan items covers wage debates, corrections policy, jail understaffing, mortality statistics, a fatal house fire in Detroit area, levee work pay raises, a mining company capital filing, and crime sentences. Names include Clough and Warren of Detroit, local victims, and state officials.
A garbled report alleges underscored failures to collect revenue from the state share and outlines steps to recoup funds. It mentions individuals such as Chas EX iplinger and references to soldiers, transportation, and a questionable medical remedy ad. The text is cluttered with misprints and fragmented names, mixing civic notes with dubious advertisements.
A promotional notice extols Meriden Medical Discovery and Dr Pirroes Pleasant Pellets as cures for throat troubles and consumption. It claims the remedy heals lung and bronchial diseases after physicians have pronounced the disease, urging readers to act now and send money to Box 44, Porras Balis, Olverl Gy. Milan.
The state health board plans legislation to curb tuberculosis spread and reduce deaths. Proposals include a state sanitarium costing about $60,000, mandatory local health officer actions, and partial funding by the public. A separate note discusses coal mining near West Diny City and new coke ovens, with capacity 1,000 tons daily, plus various local incidents and diverse state matters.
The oil field near Mere mold and the Burtige river overflow caused widespread damage. Residents were rescued from rising waters as the Valley of Mitigen faced near total inundation and surrounding areas experienced severe flooding.
Fragmentary OCR note references Uribe Stites authorities and a consent related directive. Mentions a surgical or sanitary work order and a payment ratio. Details are garbled with no clear dates or entities to anchor the event.
Reports state Gehting and Clef Justico ruled in favor of Malleton Tans, heir to the throne, while Matunia’s followers defeated the rival camp. Seventy-three men were killed or outlived in the ensuing conflict.
A blaze at a Chicago facility drives workers from their posts and drops the building into a collapse. No injuries are reported though many employees suffer shock and distress as the fire is brought under control, with investigators tracing the causes to an industrial incident.
Reading is severely garbled with many misspellings. It mentions Payson and hospital care costs and a death, but details are unclear. The fragmentary text references medical treatment payments and a patient in a hospital setting without coherent context or names.
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