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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1897
Page
6
A verbose notice from Hillaboro editor declines in advance a congressional nomination. The piece lampoons political figures and endorsements while mixing ads for De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve and Minute Cough Cure, citing testimonials from St Louis and Alma.
The article reflects on women as chief exponents of music in Japan challenging male social norms. It also includes health quips about chronic constipation and promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Burdock Blood Bitters as remedies, with testimonial notes from W.H Rennels and B.S. Webb.
Amos Maynard of Battle Creek narrates years of kidney trouble and back pain worsened by heavy work. He found relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills, taking four boxes and regaining mobility and work ability. He praises Doan's, endorsing its value and recommending it to friends.
A Bordeaux merchant, praised for quality, used a macabre scheme. He hunted daily for lists of local deaths and funeral times, wrote grateful letters to the deceased, then delivered wine and spirits as the funeral occurred, with bills always paid and relatives unaware of the ruse.
The British steamship Acanthus reached Philadelphia after a July voyage across the Indian Ocean marked by three cases of moonblindness. Three seamen suffered sudden nighttime visual loss during full moon phases, regaining sight by dawn, with the captain warning others and halting further tests.
The article surveys tack production and packaging, noting the rise of double plated tacks with electrical wiring, and describes machine outputs. It covers weights, bulk sales, paper wrapping, and box packaging, estimating annual output around 20,000 tons and potential paper counts per capita in New York Sun terms.
A new appointment from Waterford to Maynooth College appoints a Gaelic professor. The article notes Gaelic as a living tongue with 1,080,000 speakers in Britain and Ireland, Wales and Scotland, despite belief it is nearly extinct. It contrasts Gaelic with English dominance and Gaelic efforts in the U S and Europe.
A surprise royal order from Corea's king sent 10,000 bottles of beer to Japan, prompting swift delivery to the court. Japanese merchants in Chemulpo were stunned by the sudden demand and the voyage proceeded to meet the due-time delivery.
The article discusses a Red Jacket club medal said to have been given by George Washington to a Seneca chief. Authenticity is questioned by some, while Canandaigua supporters claim genuine provenance. A London jury delivered a mixed verdict on a separate case, finding the prisoner not guilty by reason of insanity and urging leniency.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote recalls Thomas Edison as a young telegraph operator who mined gossip and great stories via long distance wires. He chased fresh tales from Chicago, Louisville, New York and Cincinnati, then dictated them for dispatch to day men, turning story collection into a lifelong passion.
A new reporter admitted to limited newspaper experience shines in a single evening. He rushes from a late night restaurant controversy to witness trouble, reporting that a man is trying to kill a waiter at the Australian restaurant.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal features dialogue about standing communives in a laboratory. A new woman asks about the group and a man blushes, alluding to a trolley car habit and a literary aside from Mr Stephen Crane.
The piece argues that cheap money experiments show prices adjust quickly while wages rise slowly, leading to real wage declines as money depreciates. It notes wages fall in purchasing power despite nominal increases and that workers lose when paid in depreciating currency.
A fragmentary 19th century note recalls a vanished bridge in New York spanning a crooked path where a young man could kiss a companion. The writer laments its loss, hints at a modern rediscovery, and mocks today’s New Yorkers while promoting sensational arcing tales and odd quacks from period advertisements.
In a sleeping car a sharp old man asks for a corkscrew and prompts others to sign a temperance pledge. The piece ends with a health ad praising One Minute Cough Sure from W. H. Renella of St. Louis and B. S. Webty.
In Sevantopol the opposing commander exchanged civil quartering. Sir Ramone Lyons sent Admiral Martinoff the prev ent of Afat back. The Kussing aducha returned the compliment with a large hone. Wedderturn, the first Lord Ashburton, faced a difficult moment delivering a great speech after a prior discussion with warmith DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is an antiseptic soothing anti healing application for burns scalds cuts bruises and cures piles.
Fragmentary quote captures Mr Glin mertan lamenting high fines for curtain misalignment. He quips the fine funds buy other items, though the noise hints at broader household control. The source reflects a satirical New York social mood.
A brief product claim from St Louis notes One Minute Cough Core will quickly end coughing for sufferers. The ad lists St W H Rennelh and B 8 Webb as names in the local advertisement.
Fragmentary ad claims a universal cure for all bodily ills via Dean’s Ointment. The text references medical promises and urges purchase from a dealer, amid garbled OCR style. No verifiable event or人物 is clearly identifiable in this excerpt.
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