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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1888
Page
4
The Alma Record dated Friday January 20 1888 states it cannot notice anonymous communications. Writers must include name and address, even if not published, with correspondence to be sent to their own paper.
TO ADVERTISERS. Toy HRCORD 19 urs of the best mediume for at oriisere in Gratiot County. A welcome venture nearly every home in the area and towns adjoining. Advertisers may place notices to reach CP AP ceime week.
A humorous scene unfolds as a novice father struggles to manage his baby on a street car. The infant’s antics disrupt passengers, lace, and conversation, while the shaken father clings to dignity, ultimately finishing the ride on foot yet beaming with pride.
Mrs Parvenue complains about the bridal dress described as orange blossoms while a fur nished house on the avenue is prepared for a great event. A milliner confirms the gown uses orange blossoms, but Parvenue insists on real oranges for blooms, voicing indignation at the notion.
A Buffalo hostess explains a chandelier trick where colored globes cast blue light to make guests look ghastly. She confesses using the lighting to spite women she despises, then notes a homely guest under ruby light becomes charming, while the gentleman under blue light is silent. The anecdote ends with the hostess claiming blue lighting kills the mood.
A reflective piece urging girls to contribute to family life through patient care and considerate conduct. It emphasizes neat dress, cheerful help to siblings, supporting caregivers, and bringing joy to the home, highlighting the value of quiet, reliable acts over wealth. The tone mirrors a period domestic guide urging virtue and filial devotion.
An exchange with a St. Paul man in a blanket suit and fur gear extols Minnesota’s dry winter air. He claims dryness makes the cold feel exhilarating, noting zero to 55 below readings, and contrasts it with damper conditions further south. He references blankets, muffs, brandy, whale oil, and snowshoes amid the icy scene.
A historical note explains glass eyes for one eyed people with day and night sizes, costs from $10 to $50, and issues of fit and durability. Glass eyes are imported from Germany and France, not widely produced locally, and contemporary lenses aim to mimic size color and expression though exact movement remains elusive.
Fragmented ad text touts various remedies for coughs colds and consumption. Claims include quick relief with products like Akers English Remedy and Shick’s consumption cure, sold by multiple vendors and tied to names such as Webb and Hamilton. The noisy prose markets tonics for people and animals with broad assurances of efficacy.
The Sunday edition presents a busy page with rental notices, market items, and assorted columns. It outlines prices and rates, with interspersed classifieds and local notices, all arranged in column layout typical of a Sunday paper.
An old Detroit ad page touts a state wide newspaper with stories by noted writers and sketches, claiming weekly premium value, plus a subscription offer. Also advertised are Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Schlitz's Vitalizer as cures and tonics with strong guarantees.
In a rain-soaked doorway at the Old South, Eleusabella declares she will marry only the right man, listing epistolary pedigree and wealth as essentials while joking about motherhood. An editor muses on how such standards affect ordinary men seeking wives. In a Dakota settler anecdote, a man admits he only owns the first volume of Johnson’s Cyclopedia, thanks to a long-ago agent sale and a wife who has barely begun the B’s.
A local store touts rapid cure claims for a range of ailments with free trial bottles of a health remedy. The ad promises relief from fever, coughs, headaches, stomach issues, and general malaise, urging testing before purchase. It emphasizes low price, a one dollar bottle, and asserts vitality benefits from the tonic.
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