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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1885
Page
4
Denton Harbor plans public works totaling $5,000 for street and harbor area improvements. The feature notes local projects, funding sources, and expected impact on commerce and residents.
A wide miscellaneous report notes railroads carrying about 2.4 billion passengers annually, New Mexico’s population and Mexican subset, and a Yale led by Porter plus Williams with others. It records violent incidents including a Jeweler shooting, a suicide-attempt, and a fatal Lake Minnetonka shipwreck during a storm. Albany fire destroys a livery stable and Bordman Gray factory, with heavy losses and multiple fatalities.
Fragmentary text shows a 19th century style mix of postage stamp design notes, tariff increases, and patent medicine advertisements. It references duties on tobacco and spirits, Kemp’s Balsam for throat, Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets, and various elixirs, with scattered product claims and promotional language.
An advertisement touts Tonilion's Oriental Eator as a skin remedy promising a clear, beautiful appearance free of blemishes. It claims the product is harmless and effective for ladies, priced per bottle and sold by B.S. Weah.
Schedule appears from Detroit to Lansing and northern lines with multiple stations and times. Mentions Plymouth Way and Alma with AM PM markers. References to Detroit agents and general manager indicate a transport timetable format and routings.
A damaged notice details a mortgage sale process with dates and amounts. The document mentions a sale at a designated venue, a September date, and a monetary total, though many words are garbled. The fragment references a legal action involving a lender and borrower with terms and conditions to satisfy a prior obligation.
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