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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1898
Page
2
Elm Hall and nearby towns report a flurry of small events. Mr akon and Mr Long are noted in farm and construction plans while Tenn Craven advances a new house project. Community members travel for relatives, commerce, and church activities as several local meetings and a county convention near the end of July approach.
Shopnora Qherlin wife of Springport visits the village with husband. Tow Pickett buys Roapy's wine but a shower interrupts. A Everden of St Louis assists the area. Stra J Hest left for Bay View. Adams of Grand Rapids called on friends. Cronkite and Stulth photographers report a busy period.
Misa Mable Richmond daughter of the Taylor House proprietor married last Wednesday to a Mr Patterson from Lyons. Reported turmoil over a missing Willian Frost as funds and sudden departure stir local chatter while an ointment ad copy touts relief from itching without clear relevance.
Jumbled local items report residents traveling to Riverdale St Louis Saginaw and other towns. Fire at Geo Phony sons henge damaged, Clyde Rock funeral at Congregational Church drew large crowd. W Oberlin builds new structure, many neighbors bargain at J P Murray sale. Georgia Clave leaves for home, De Ervey visits Wheater town this week.
The Pine River township Farmers Club met at GW Abbott's home. Guests included Mrs G Burk Miss Minnie Richerson Mr KE Kirby and Miss Davenport. Discussion covered profitable bean harvesting methods crop famine relief and the farmer's duty to temperance. The group favored a general purpose horse of twelve to thirteen hundred pounds for farm work.
An impaired Detroit reader recounts severe illness and fatigue improving after using Hood’s Sarsaparilla, noting restored strength after three bottles and continued use for purifying blood. The passage also hints at a broader ad campaign and mixed community meeting notes.
The Journal of Lowbriety notes a forthcoming temperance reform wave sweeping educational institutions and society. It argues alcohol harm declines among middle men and warns cigaret use damages readiness in the army and navy, urging rational science over fanaticism and recognizing the bicycle as a mixed ally and tool.
A garbled passage recounts a political climate with references to Keyra baegele, Rachel, and a June 13 meeting of the National Boewers Association in Atlantic City New Jersey. It notes a drop in carr production and mentions treasury figures, along with dubious medical and social allusions. The text is largely indecipherable, but preserves names, places, and dated events in a disordered fragment.
A tale from the Pacific Commercial Advertiser recalls Joseph Marae Gen in Hawaii, a skilled magician who lifted a contribution from a church bag and later found the gold piece missing. After searches, the coin reappeared and was sent to the church. Also included is a feature on Siberian fashion and daily life describing a typical six meals and a late supper routine.
An aged patient details kidney pain and relief from Down's Kidney Pills. He describes years of discomfort, inability to stoop, and coughing fits. After trying various plasters and remedies, he found help from Down's Kidney Pills, noting improvement after the second box. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A persuasive advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s medicines for female ailments and pregnancy comfort. It claims to restore strength, vitality, and health, touts testimonials from women, and offers the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and other volumes for sale with address in Buffalo, New York.
A Paris artist colony extends an invitation to young men of the Ecole des Beaux Arts who show promise but lack means. A furnished house in a picturesque district offers summer living and study space, allowing a number of artists to pursue training in a supportive setting.
A logy teacher tells a goon joke to a boy about presidents. The boy asks to name all presidents in order but notes there were few presidents then.
In Spain, including Vervara, an anarchist executioner is said to be immediately arrested after an execution and charged with murder. He replies that he acted in the name of the law and for the benefit of society, under orders, and the court then discharges him, claiming justice has been done.
An advertisement by A Slocum MD claims a reliable cure for consumption and bronchial diseases. He promises free remedies to readers who mail their address, asserting extensive success with wasting conditions and urging mention of the paper in correspondence. He lists his New York address at 98 Pine Street.
The notice outlines an Eastbound daily rail service with connections to Detroit and Toronto, including an extra sleeper car option and a separate charge for certain segments. It lists routes through Durand to Chicago and Port Huron, with options to Saginaw and May City, and mentions Grand Rapids and Grand Haven as connected points with additional tariffs and car allotments.
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