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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1897
Page
3
A Washington Post reader explains the term pipe story as a Chicago expression for baseless tales. He notes pipe stories originate with fanciful reports from west and evolve into rumors of police hold ups and robberies.
A crude ad touts Hood's Sarsaparitla as a true blood purifier with repeated cures. It urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparitla with confidence, claiming strong curative power and compatibility with other pills, despite unclear wording.
In the Louisville Courier Journal anecdote a thrifty elderly woman living in a modest home with land, who washed and acted for years, watches four daughters rise in youth. After the mother dies, the daughters sell the house and buy themselves bicycles, illustrating private financial histories through modest urban mobility.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and claims a constitutional cure. It describes catarrh as the cause and promotes Halicatarra Qure from PJ. Chenty & Co. Toledo Ohio, with notations of local promotion.
Cleaning white felt hats involves brushing with a paste made from magic sun mixed with pil water. Let dry thoroughly then brush again. Two applications may be necessary if the hat is very soiled.
A Washington gossip column notes upcoming inauguration crowds with premium windows along the route commanding high prices. It mentions a 2500 dollar offer for a German miller’s moth extermination idea and profiles notable figures including Joseph Willard and Mrs George Westinghouse.
Senate debates free passes for public officers with Robinson proposing constitutional changes to ban gifts. Amendments demand two thirds vote, with discussion of franking privileges and penalties for officers, corporations, or agents offering passes. Session notes show bills on taxation, interest rates, and capital outflows under consideration as April elections approach.
A diffuse, OCR damaged page recounts diverse notes from crime, travel, ships, auctions, and local oddities. It mentions a Perth bridge jump, a Kentucky tobacco trial, a Florence sculpture unveiling, a San Lorenzo church event, debts, and odd feats at the London Royal Aquarium, among scattered names and places.
Keven of the scalp or Scald Head described in severe form never fully cured by Dear Ointment claimed as supreme for itchiness of the skin in this brief notice.
The record shows a nearly all Democrat delegation voting for a trip with Republicans canceling. Senator Lawrence of Wayne seeks senate endorsement for a resolution, but the motion is unanimously defeated. A related resolution by Bates is noted, with House introduction pending and a session tomorrow.
The fragment outlines a claim that prevention protects health by paying attention to cold and related ailments. It mentions Norway Pine and similar remedies, suggesting a 19th century style urging preventive care to curb consumption and other illnesses. The text preserves notional ideas rather than concrete facts or actions.
A run of diphtheria cases prompts health notes across Michigan towns including Pictmond. Other items report reorganization of the Ann Arbor Light Guards, a Thirteenth Michigan Patantey reunion at Katatinzoo, and local civic events such as a university celebration and localMissing child alerts in Saginaw. Also noted are rail system sale denials, marriages and divorces statistics, and a stray river accident near Pontine.
A New York man visiting Caracas becomes engaged to a woman from an old local family. A tense miscue over a simple touch during a drink leads to shock and a hurried retreat. The American faces cultural restraint and a firm refusal to leave the Andes for a Western romance.
In a New York Journal feature, Mrs John Jacob Astor and Mr George Gould showcase five bathrooms with extravagant artistry. The piece praises designer fixtures, skylights, stained glass, and costly sculptures, noting the Astor and Gould suites as among the most lavish with extensive water features and artistic decor.
An Auli frontier traveler stops at a native’s farm to see a pet bull named Hula. A rhinoceros charges, the bull charges back, dashes behind a hut and draws a series of bold moves. The rhino tires, rains bullets end the encounter with the bull’s victorious bellow.
An Austro Hungarian case describes a child with paroxysms of laughter and fits lasting about two minutes. Attacks began with the left toe, progressed to the whole body, and occurred several times daily, often upon awakening. Observers note the patient’s abrupt laughter without clear cause and describe the social context of attendance by officials and a prince.
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