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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
3
Notice to horseowners discusses February 1 and a plan to set up a cash system for pit on streets No 6, with prices and work thresholds. It mentions fifteen girls, a new price, and unclear names, urging action and clarification despite garbled text.
An old classified fragment offers one way fare tickets to the South and Southeast with arrival and date notes. It also promises refunds on Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds, guaranteeing a 15 cent bottle for satisfaction or money back. Names listed include Alma, Riverdale, and others in a regional advertisement.
Geo A Eyler of Cuinterland Maryland tells how his 11 month old daughter faced deadly throat trouble. Two doctors gave her up but Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds brought relief after four bottles. Now she is in perfect health. Trial bottle free at Sharrar’s rag store Soc and $1 guarantee.
A reflective prose piece extols Edenic life under God's will, contrasting simple, natural abundance with modern complexity. It describes a tranquil morning scene in a garden home, with native animals, a flowing river, and the refrain of obedience to the Spirit of God as the source of true peace.
An ornate retelling of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, detailing lush scenery, birdsong, and the couple's tranquil life. The narrative moves from a serene dawn to a moment of unknown ominous signs as they approach the tree of knowledge, prompting questions about obedience, mortality, and divine will.
An Alma Bodine of Grant Street touts Doan’s Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain urinary issues and kidney problems. A Buffalo distributor is cited as sole US agent with general sale through dealers. A second note praises Root Cough Syrup for fifty years of relief from coughs and mentions a Michigan reader’s endorsement.
Fragmentary historical notice from Alma Chemical O in Alma Michigan. Mentions relief products and a mail order style offer for sufferers, with references to a Dr C Funes and a city box order. The readable text is garbled but conveys an old advertisement or medical relief product promotion.
Cheap excursion plan lists West and South West trips via Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain routes. Dates February 7 and 21, March 7 and 21, with low colonist rates February 21 and March 21. Chicago to California Oregon and Washington $33 valid March 1 to May 15 1905. Tourist sleepers to Colorado Utah California and Oregon daily during the period.
News brief reports that travelers can shorten their journey to Mexico by 19 hours using the Iron Mountain Route, with connections through Texas and Pacific Railway International and Great Northern Railway and National Railway of Mexico via Laredo. Key rail lines and gateways highlighted include Laredo as a transfer point and the participating rail companies.
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