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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
8
The Ann Arbor railway offers an excursion to Muskoka Wharf Ontario on August 24. Round trip fare from Alma is 65.00 with return by September 4. The sale supports the Grand Trunk Annual excursion to the same destination.
On Sunday Joly Sird of the Ann Arbor KR will offer an excursion to Toledo. A special train departs Alma at 6:42. Fare for round trip is 150 cents. Tickets to Gyynasse at Tit for round trip and to Ann Arbor for 1.25 dollars round trip.
A long list of residents and visitors is noted including Mrs Clart Livingston in the city Saturday and J T Markman in Ithaca the first week. Travelers such as WC Mallory to Asitev and Anton Hoyer to Trockenridlyge are mentioned along with many others visiting relatives, attending events, or attending to business in nearby towns. A mix of social notes, minor incidents, and brief notices from Alma to Ithaca and surrounding areas fills the column.
Report from an unnamed trader describes retreat dynamics at a port area with mixed accuracy. It notes morale gaps among Russian officers, compares with Japanese forces, and remarks on the influence of superior officers on their troops and rival army discipline.
The piece notes a drop in American immigration to the Canadian Northwest from 49 000 in 1903 to 45 000 in 1904 while predicting about 60 000 Americans may cross into Canada this year. It cites W White chief Canadian immigration inspector after a U S tour. A second tale recalls Lilian mispronouncing a word in a reading lesson, mistaking "donuts" for "duffnuts" in a joke about nut names.
An advertisement touts Doatt's Ointment as the sole safe, unfailing cure for widespread skin itchiness and plague-like symptoms. Sold at any drug store for 50 cents.
The War Office claimed it had sent 775000 soldiers to Manchuria since the war began. With 75000 at outbreak and 250000 after the Mukden battle, it implies 506000 Russians have been killed wounded captured or vict ims of disease according to the New York Mail.
A clipped, opinionated fragment cites the Boston Transcript on Grover Cleveland and women’s clubs. It argues club women neglect home duties, while noting some balance with family life, reflecting early 20th century views on women’s civic involvement.
The consumption sanitarium to be built near Las Vegas New Mexico through joint generosity of Santa Fe railroad and fraternal orders aims to combat tuberculosis. The project, national in scope, promises a bold step against future misery and offers hope to thousands.
Thirty thousand immigrants arrived in seven days doubling past year rates. The text notes the surge would outpace earlier years and imply more would be refused and sent back to Europe than in any prior era, reflecting a failure of immigration controls.
The Baltimore American lauds the city's resolve to spend over 25 million dollars on improvements despite a disaster causing losses between 16 and 20 million dollars. The editorial frames this as commendable public spirit and civic resolve.
The czar of Russia is reported to hold about 25 million dollars in English securities and six million in American rails, iron, and coal. He is said to be ready to retreat to England in a crisis, as prior monarchs have done.
In a fragment, Frery speaks of playing with Faith as a queen’s burden. Faith resists, lamenting sleepless nights beneath a crown. A lament anchors the scene as we glimpse a child’s speech on duty, sleep, and identity.
A fragment suggests a health tonic marketed as a complexion aid named Celery King King. The ad mentions druggists and an age cue, reflecting early marketing of beauty tonics sold to customers seeking skin improvement.
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