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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
3
A fragmented report describes a woman facing distressing symptoms and medical concerns. It mentions blood pressure issues, difficulty breathing, and nervousness, with references to a doctor and treatment steps. The text is garbled but centers on a painful, anxious health episode and its impact.
An old ad-style notice promotes Dr Shoop's Headache Tablets by Geo E Sharrar alongside a guarantee for Dr Cotwell Egyptian Pile Cure promising a refund if not satisfied. Also touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia, claiming stomach and blood benefits and overall strength.
An actor recalls George Bernard Shaw before fame as a music critic. Invited to hear an Italian string quartet, Shaw remained stone faced as the programme progressed. A friend quips about twelve years together, eliciting Shaw’s incredulous reply about their tenure.
Wrapping method for mailing magazines or papers. Stretch a cord along the article, roll, and leave ends dangling. After sealing, bring ends together cross and wrap to secure the bundle so it withstands rough handling.
A rancher recalls riding through a dust storm in southern Arizona where a desert riverbed offered shelter. A large wildcat stalked him, then an arrow from nearby rabbit-hunting Indians brought the cat down. The incident ends with the bow and arrow note from Chicago Tribune.
The piece notes fruit ripening effects on oxygen use and acid release, fiber conversion to sugar and water, and sunshine influence on coloring. It questions why color becomes tinted and why fruits vary in color. The Cas cade mountains host an extinct volcanic neck over 8000 feet high, ringed by tall cliffs and with unknown depth.
T. Revere wrote in Outing Magazine praising Kentucky mountain people as the best shots in the world. He notes frontier outlaws’ speed and accuracy surpassing many, cites a local store shooting gallery with a penny wheel prize game, and questions the proprietor’s profit from the setup.
An Indy missionary recalls a harem dinner with round floor seating and partial table service. Guests received tidbits pressed to their lips as etiquette. a lamb course hid successive innards from lamb to becafie. The meal ends with a tiny reed bird swallowed whole.
A Cincinnati newspaper recalls a murder case where a witness, a negro porter, gives brief testimony on two shots. He says they came about a second apart and places himself between basement stairs and the Big Four depot while two shots were fired. The account highlights rapid, colorful vernacular dialogue.
An old era tonic claims to be a safe, alcohol free remedy made from native roots. It targets weakness and fatigue in women, promoting vigor for workers, mothers, and housewives with a promise of permanent cure though claims are unverified. For constipation it recommends Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a mild, harmless solution.
The Democratic voters of Gratiot County are called to a mass convention at the Ithaca courthouse on Tuesday February 26 1907 at 2 PM to nominate a county commissioner candidate and elect six delegates for the state convention in Flint February 28 1907. Also to nominate two Supreme Court Justices two University Regents and one Board of Education member and to conduct other business as needed. By order of the county committee Q M Brows Chairman Eu K Pierce Secy dated February 8 1907.
Eva Uncapher of Grovertown Indiana touts Dr King’s Now Discovery after a severe cough left her bedridden. Four bottles cured her and restored health. Also advertised are Dr Shoop’s Magic Ointment for piles and Lawets laxative candy tablets. Geo B Sharrar sells at Central Drug Store.
Local merchants express interest in enlarging ad space offering, aiming to boost visibility and attract more customers. Chamber notes growing demand as businesses plan larger layouts and longer campaigns this season.
A London Batterying Review reflection laments low spirits in farming and book trades, noting corn growing and cheese making loss, yet farmers and literary men persist. It observes similar or rising farmer numbers and expanding literary circles, suggesting times may be bad but not as dire as imagined.
An excerpt presents a vivid metaphor of life as a lamp with three wicks for mind heart and breath. Pressing the brain dims light, stopping the heart extinguishes all fuses. Choking air halts the system, leading to stagnation and darkness as long as life remains.
The Reconc newspaper promotes its advertising columns, claiming wide reach in Alma and central Michigan. It markets its letters, sugar beet grower audience, and rapid newspaper distribution through Alma post office channels.
A planter named Williamson describes experiments in corn fertilization on upland soils. He details thinning rows, thicker drilling, mixed fertilizers, and top dressings with nitrate of soda, yielding up to 125 bushels per acre on sandy upland despite variable weather. He stresses leaving vegetable matter and residues worth 12 to 16 dollars per acre to improve soil long term.
Iowa Homestead describes a wind mill powered pump device for distant wells. Two triangular frames attached to posts join by wire, with pump and mill rods connected at X and A for transmission. Two inch hardwood triangles form a simple, sturdy junction to drive a farm pump from a wind mill.
Wisconsin experiment station tests of eighteen oat varieties show Swedish Select, White Bedford, Amer Jean Banner and Wisconsin Wonder with the most desirable characteristics. The station notes Swedish Select oats suit muck lands and poor soils, with strong root systems resisting drought while other types risk lodging and shedding on low, rich waste ground.
Taxpayers are informed that the City Clerk office accepts tax payments every Friday until March ret. J. A. Baxee serves as City Treasurer and handles the tax collection duties at the office.
A report states California rhubarb matures in midwinter and can be shipped eight months after planting. It yields seven to eight tons per acre and brings three to ten cents per pound in California markets, according to Americas Cultivator.
An old advertisement touts Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar as a pleasant cathartic to clear the head, loosen phlegm, and relieve coughs, colds, croup, and whooping cough. Sold by Chas Rhodes and Chas Rhovles with sales pitches for congestion relief.
The cures credited to Bucklen's Arnica Salve include relief for E. R. Mulford, a lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry, in Wisconsin, who suffered burns and various skin ailments. The ad promotes the salve as effective on burns, sores, cuts, wounds, chilblains, and salt rheum. Available for 25 cents at Sharrar's drug store.
An assortment of old remedy pitches mentions Foley's Honey and Tar for lung issues, Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar, and Yeo’s Honey and Tar, with endorsements from Geo Sharrar and Chas Rhodes. Pineules advertised as forest-sourced, plus Dean's Regulants praised for gentle bowel regulation. Also notes sales of teachers contracts at the Record office.
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