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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment mentions an Anis party and Cotinet Gapnet with unclear dates and names. It appears to record a social event or meeting, with phrases about pictures and years, but the text is too corrupted to identify persons or places confidently.
The ad claims Ayer's Sarsaparilla makes new men and cleans blood, noting thousands of people fronting the camera with clear skin and vitrine cleanliness. It asserts the remedy remains powerful and unimitable in its proven record, despite imitators.
Fragmentary text mentions weigh ins and a list of names with possible typos and misreads. It references a meeting, safety, a page number, and several mis-spelled proper nouns, suggesting a garbled report on participants or event scheduling without clear details.
A mushroom study society has formed in Philadelphia. It will meet every two weeks with members reading papers on topics like Mushroome That Have Helped Me. Organizers estimate about 835 edible mushroom varieties around the city and note tons of the food go to waste. The group also discusses affordability and safety issues, with a quip about home Skeemer selling and a cartoonish ad jumble following.
The governor’s room at New York City Hall holds a desk claimed as George Washington’s along with other pieces. The Collector warns this and similar forgeries are sold nationwide, with dealers soliciting unsuspecting buyers and counterfeit items passing as authentic.
Fragmented account mixes ciphered warnings about England with references to poultry farming. Coverage mentions Mountians and telegraph disruptions, overland lines, and then shifts to poultry care, breeds, housing, feeding, and egg production practices. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors but include scattered mentions of farms and farms life.
A garbled 19th century report describes a tense scene at a palace where a crowd demonstrated against a governor. Police intervened as officials tried to calm the unrest, with verbal exchanges and a demand for payment before any action. The account laments confusion and mistrust, ending with a statement about debts and loyalties amid the turmoil.
A lengthy, disjointed column discusses student mischief and social chaos, noting deteriorating behavior and blamed sources. It references government finances, the Chicago fire, and a peculiar note on United States currency alleged destroyed in the disaster, urging legislative action to ease treasury accounting.
On wet low lying grounds ducks aid the only fowls kept to advantage. Provide comfortable quarters proper feeding and exercise to boost egg production in winter. Feeding broken oats to fowls twice a week may help when other foods fail. There is mention of disease risk with some fowls and wintering roosters. The article advises timely marketing of others. St Louis Republic.
An old advertisement offers a regulator product for sale at all drug stores or by mail from OxXpress, promising a free booklet titled Invaluable information of BOOKS Crrerack to all women. It directs readers to apply for delivery and lists Atlanta Ga as the contact location.
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