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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
3
An advertisement extols Malt Extract The Best Tonic as a flesh and tissue builder for women. It claims the tonic will cover bones, round out curves, develop lines of beauty, and leave the user rosier and plumper. The copy invites readers to try it and see a pleasant surprise in the mirror.
Local St Louis events include the Monday Club meeting with Miss Hofstetter on Feb 2 and a US Bible Class gathering at Mrs Avuelil's home. Michigan travelers discuss Prohibition Party events, a Michigan Club excursion from Ann Arbor, and a Harrington Hotel expansion noted with regional travel interest.
A historical fragment critiques protectionist cycles in US policy, contrasting protection and free trade periods from 1813 to 1890. It cites economic effects, prosperity links, and references American steel contracts with Jais M'Awana Co Ltd and Carnegie works, noting Dingley tariffs and a gold shipment to York as contemporaneous indicators.
The February issue features a second plate of California Poppies and an article with 24 illustrations on the Kit Kut Club. It also includes practical pieces on Japanese carving drawing for prowess engraving landscape painting animal painting flower painting plaster casting wood carving and embroidery. The Note Book and The Collector report latest art world news. Price 35 cents. W Van Oost, Publisher, 28 Union Square, New York.
Mrs Amspoker of 309 North Shin Wasser street Owosso Michigan reports Hood's Sarsaparilla as a trusted family remedy for blood purification and overall health. Her son also benefited notably from its use and she endorses the product with satisfaction.
Dispatches from Manila dated February 12 report insurgent leaders urging Aguinaldo to drive out Americans before fresh troops arrive. Skirmishes south of the city leave twelve American casualties. reports indicate insurgent losses and regrouping twelve miles north of the railway.
The Orient dispatch reports Russia is pouring troops into Port Arthur and Talien Wan to quell local uprisings on the Lia Tang peninsula. Less than 9,000 arrived at Port Arthur in a month, with plans to add 25,000 more by spring. An entire army corps may join Port Arthur garrisons of 15,000 and 8,000 at Wollen Wan.
In Manila on February 12 crowds visited battle sites as normal commerce resumed. The fear of a native uprising waned and most towns reported little activity beyond scattered wreckage and pressed troops. Many enemy dead reportedly remained where found with empty cartridge cases nearby.
Feb 12 Lindon England reports a heavy gale sweeping the British islands. Rivers overflowed, railways damaged, and numerous casualties occurred along the west. A conl light er bos foundered Cromer Norfolk five crew drowned. The steamship Aria foundered near Nab lightslip. three crew lost and others seriously disDis. South Sea is aiding the ship’s company as distress signals persist.
The British steamer Welwken arrived from Philadelphia with 28 passengers from the American liner Bulgaria which was wrecked 800 miles from the Azores. The Bulgaria carried 25 women and children among its company aboard the Wohawken, with the rest left onboard due to bad weather.
About mid January a battle occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops at Taipehin. Rebels claimed victory after tank moves and close combat leaving many dead. Japanese forces beaten back. Separately the Manitoba hotel in Winnipeg, a large five story brick building, was destroyed by fire with over 400 guests evacuated and insured stock valued near 950000 dollars damaged nearby.
A garbled OCR fragment cites kumquat cultivation across Florida and the southern states with notes on plant height from ten to twenty feet, edible uses, and cultivation challenges. It references pale descriptions of fruit, skin, and cooling beverages, mentioning New Orleans and Vicks pages as sources, though many details are unclear.
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