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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1907
Page
3
A narrator, delivering a scroll to Queen Sylvia of Bodalya, endures fear and awe before the queen rejects the message from Russia. The crowd cheers for Sylvia as court intrigue unfolds, while the narrator faces blunt, dismissive scrutiny from a stage manager.
A drama unfolds as the Countess Olga arrives in the room and Elfrida, the fourth lady in waiting, confesses she will abandon the queen for a quick escape. The narrator helps arrange a staged departure to New Haven Brenner’s, but the plan collapses as he misses meeting Elfrida, yet their engagement is announced. The tale blends backstage antics with a romantic chase and a decisive moral twist amidst theatrical life.
The Gratiot County Democratic voters meet in a mass convention at Ithaca Court House on Tuesday February 26 1907 at 2 PM to nominate a county school commissioner candidate and elect six delegates to the Flint state convention to nominate two Supreme Court Justices two University Regents and one Board of Education member, with other business per the county committee notice.
Mrs. Eva Uncapher of Grovertown Stark County Indiana credits Dr Kinis New Discovery with curing a severe cough that left her bedridden. She says four bottles restored her health and that the product is guaranteed by George E Sharrar druggist. A trial bottle is offered at no charge for $1.00.
Quick relief claims for piles with Dr Shoop magic ointment praised for certainty and satisfaction. Also advertises Lax-ets candy tablets as gentle laxative, easy to carry, sold by Geo E Sharrar with priced retail boxes.
Valentines presented as artistic works at Stanard's Central Drug Store offering high quality designs at low prices. The ad emphasizes top grades and widespread affordability to satisfy exacting tastes. It highlights Stanard's as the place to find the best selection.
The Rec or Mails distribute more papers weekly in the Alma post office than any county paper. It targets sugar beet growers selling to Michigan Sugar Co. Alma branch and invites advertisements. The paper claims broad central Michigan reach and offers advertising space.
The City Clerk office will be open every Friday until March 11 to receive taxes. J. A. Baxen serves as City Treasurer and issues this official notice to taxpayers.
The article discusses farm planning by T Greiner in Farm and Firewick, advocating a compact garden layout with a muro of features including vine yard, berry patch, and orchard elements to minimize labor. It emphasizes one integrated rock garden wall and long rows for efficiency and garden diversity. It also includes a caution against abandoning wheat, arguing for diversified crops while maintaining wheat as a staple.
The crop reporting board records winter wheat seeded area up 1.1 percent from fall 1905, totaling 31,665,000 acres with 94.14 percent condition on Dec 1, above 4.1 percent in 1905 and the nine year average of 12.9. Winter rye sowing is down 1.9 percent from fall 1905, to 2,061,000 acres, with 92.2 percent condition on Dec 1, versus 24 in 1905 and a 90.5 nine year average.
The Minnesota experiment station concludes nitrogen loss from four grain types over ten years ranged from three to five times crop removal. Humus decay liberates nitrogen, a humus component, causing similar losses on grain farms and university plots. Subsoil water reserve via winter irrigation in Arizona shows moisture boosts yields and profits comparable to humid regions. Biwood Mead
An 19th century advertisement bundle hawks Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets and Dr Colwell’s Egyptian Pile Cure with refunds, Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar claims, and various tonics. It touts quick relief for constipation and colds, promising satisfaction or purchase price repayment, and lists vendors such as Chas Rhodes and Chas Rhovles.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for piles burns sores boils ulcers cuts and salt rheum. It notes E R Mulford lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry Waee Pa suffered a distressing piles case and says the salve is sold at Sharrar's drug store for a cent.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for raw or inflamed lungs. It claims to yield quickly and prevent pneumonia and consumption from a hard cold settled on the lungs, endorsed by Geo Sharrar.
An old time drug advertisement touts Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar as the original cough syrup with rapid relief for grippe coughs and claims of curative resin ingredients from pine forests. It cites Geo E. Sharrar and Geo B. Krause as sellers and endorsers, mentioning Dean's Regulates as a mild regulator for costive bowels.
A note states a few teachers books have been cut at the Record office at a moderate level and advises school directors to remember this action.
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