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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1895
Page
3
Detected fragments show Overman Wheel Company linked with New York and San Francisco, plus stray terms Petrol Hash and Wordward Meetutm, indicating a sparse observance of events or notices associated with the company in those locales.
A garbled newspaper page surveys topics from monetary value of gold to prison reform and legislative sessions. It mentions figures in Michigan and Washington, debates on value versus price, and references to court cases, public notices, and societal concerns with vivid, era-appropriate language. The readable fragments touch on economic theory, legal matters, and local news context.
Historical note reports push to restore capital punishment with a poison murder exception, a proposed bill by Senator Barnum creating a lobbyist docket and disclosure, penalties for noncompliance, and critique of legislative power and lobby influence amid debate.
A chaotic collection notes various Michigan items including Stockbridge basket factory and Lawton bank failure, a new canning plant, $8000 school in Port Moron, and efforts by Ypsilanti businessmen for mutual protection. Calumet colony in Washington and state introduced laws. Salinity barrels and cold weather impacts on fruit trees. Michigan numbers at Yale Harvard and Princeton. Mrs. Eugene Cross of Charlevoix drowns after ice hole. Travel City High School lecture proceeds. Ann Arbor meeting of Michigan Schoolmasters. Webberville Baptists plan new church. Porter Huron flotilla funeral customs debated. Calvin Creedspeed departs. Grand Ledge spiritualists buy camp ground. Ponting resident Charles Callow dead after long Masonry career.
A fragment discusses invariability in standards and the need to minimize uncertainty. It notes the standard thermometer as a complete instrument and mentions two points marked on a tube as part of graduation.
A devastating early morning blaze near Omer Farm killed six members of a family including Mr Bok his wife and four children. Only partial remains of the home and belongings survived the flames, with authorities investigating a possible kitchen accident or benchtop spark as the cause. Neighbors arrived quickly but could not save the structure or its occupants.
For Sale a listing describes five miles ridge and three and state Wheeler with soft maple and ash lumber. It mentions lumber for all board sizes and general timber quantities.
A fragment describes giving Castoria to a sick baby, continuing through childhood and adulthood. It notes continued use as a mother and grandmother, implying long term reliance on the remedy across generations. Details are sparse and names or dates are not provided.
A chronic nervous patient from Wood, Bineweed, reports relief after three months using Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. He credits the product with ending sleepless nights and nervous headaches and says his life was saved by the remedy.
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