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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
7
An expert doctor explains that most people breathe inadequately and describes proper breathing technique. He compares breathing to exercise, notes goals like filling the lungs fully and controlling inhalation and exhalation, and argues regular practice improves health and national vitality.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune note describes a novel English patent by B. Reyes of Monterey Mexico, pairing an eword with a revolver pistol. It claims the device offers speed and defense advantages, with trigger energy transferred as the hand grips the weapon.
Typewriting by electricity expected on the market this autumn. Several patents exist and competition may ensue. Price around $200. The electric typewriter uses an electric motor to drive the type mechanism while the operator only points to characters. It resembles a standard typewriter and uses a similar keyboard. Printing occurs by increased finger contact, requiring no pressure and thus no fatigue. Speed is improved as soon as keys can be touched.
A dramatic tale recounts Count Ito’s narrow escape aided by his wife the Countess who hid him beneath the floor of a Japanese house during an attempted assassination. Her courage saved the future prime minister, enabling him to help found a new constitution and shape modern Japan. The piece also notes a girl named Mabel who, while visiting relatives, suspects malaria traits inherited from her mother.
An 1880s style rural article explains winding up apiary affairs in November. It classifies combs into brood extracting and melted up, detailing cleaning, sorting, pollen removal, and wax purification by melting, pressing, and drying. It also notes handling drone and worker cells, and cautions on wax quality.
The author recounts a stone quarry boat contraption that climbs rapids by winding a rope to a tree at the head of each rapid. A boat loads stones, is lowered downstream, then pulled by a manually driven rope system as wheels and paddles drive it forward. The device, though laborious, inspires to teach boys how to harness natural forces with simple machinery.
A humorous scene shows a boy driving a pig cart with a trained pig pulling the small wagon built for the animal. The boy, son of John Wraight of Ashford, leads the parade as onlookers marvel at the novelty and the pig’s trotting display. In distant notes a Japanese training ship Tsukishima Maru is reported lost with all hands, and a Flint Michigan runaway ends with Dr George W. Wowland killed and Quigley fatally injured.
A survivor tale recalls Aggy a mischievous pet monkey brought from Meros by a brother. Aggy aided by shaking coconuts, chewed cigars, and tossed razors, then fled to a coconut tree, biting feet and spreading chaos before dying weeks after arriving in a new climate.
A dated advertisement mix reports on Foley's Kidney Cure restoring health to a user with kidney and bladder trouble, claims of great benefit, plus mentions Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for bowel regularity. Interwoven are faded promotional vignettes about Hood's Sarsaparilla restoring health and holiday gift suggestions.
An elderly Brenningdale postmaster attests to the benefits of Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for indigestion and constipation after years of trial and expense. The document includes a critique of poor advice and a Chicago druggist endorsement, claiming Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy treats la grippe and aids recovery.
An old ad style piece explains how kidneys filter blood and how overwork leads to pain, heart strain, and uric acid buildup. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy, claiming cures for kidney and bladder issues and offering samples and a pamphlet by mail.
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