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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1902
Page
7
A collage of medicine claims and cures from a rural Iowa paper highlights Dr Caldwell syrup pepsin Foley’s kidney cure and Chamberlains Colic remedy. Promotions promise instant relief and permanent cures with products sold by local drugstores and pharmacies amid advice on summer ailments.
A mailed sample promises permanent relief from piles or hemorrhoids with external and internal forms. The ad touts immediate relief and a cure, offering three sizes priced 2 shillings, one shilling, and a dollar, available from Humphreys Medicine Co in New York, sent prepaid on receipt of price.
An old advertisement touts Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 as a remedy for nervous debility prostration and overwork. It claims 40 years of use, offers per vial and a special package for serious cases, with price and prepaid options. Distributed by Humphreys Medicine Co. William Stay Me Y, sold by B. S. Weber Alma Michigan.
Destructive flood from heavy rains on Friday and Saturday inundated Alton UL and neighboring towns. Wood River overflow reached three to six miles wide, covering vast land areas with factories forests and crops. Major loss includes the Stupware Pipe company plant at Bast, highlighting widespread industrial and agricultural damage.
The preliminary examination of a murder suspect, identified by distorted OCR as Sendthe, took place before Judge Morelli. Prosecution alleged entry and assault linked to a fatal domestic incident. defense sought to show lack of intent while witnesses described the events surrounding the breaking in and the subsequent death.
A jumbled late 19th or early 20th century wire text covers Philippine questions, Dewey testimony before a senate committee, Aguinaldo criticism, and military actions. It mentions Conway fire losses in North Dakota, a New York immigrant surge, and treasury surplus figures, with disrupted dates and places throughout.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cures a wide range of ailments. It promotes the tonic as a permanent remedy for kidney and liver troubles, stomach disorders, nervousness, sleeplessness, rheumatism, and malaria, with a guarantee from Sharrar & Malbolland and a price of 50 cents.
Admiral Dewey testified before the Rendte Committee about the capture of Manila and American war aims in the Philippines. He faced questions from Senator Lodge while recounting events and dispatches.
From Washington Warrington dine 84 the committee reports on the civil and army appropriation bills agreed to in the seats yesterday. The committee discusses funding for a hospital or facility, border lines and various departments. The report notes action by the committee on appropriations and mentions potential allocations for construction and education.
A violent storm tore through eastern Minnesota and the eastern Midwest, injuring many and killing several. The path crossed Wisconsin Illinois Michigan and Indiana with extensive property damage including homes farms and public buildings. Widely reported fatalities include Frank Jidin of Milan Vermont and Frank Goede and Chris Laugle among others. meteorologists note a wide two mile storm track and a reported rock formation along the path. Local counties near the path endured collapsed houses damaged trees and disrupted utilities while relief efforts began across multiple states.
An advertisement mix praises Kodal for digestion and general strength in a 76 year old woman. It touts Foley's Kidney Cure for rheumatism related to uric acid and claims cures after other doctors failed. Also promotes Chambertin's Stomach and Liver Tablets as stomach and liver regulators.
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