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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1886
Page
5
Fragmentary text notes publishers May authoring content and a periodical trade, with references to auctions, bills, and payments. Mentions multiple names and places in a historical newspaper context, but details are unclear due to OCR errors.
The Alta village board meets to discuss bids for building a pump and boiler house per filed plans. Axtell’s bid of 1425.00 is awarded with contract conditions, bonds, and completion within 60 days, with the village reserving right to reject bids.
An OCR fragment recounts Queen Victoria entering her fiftieth year as sovereign and empress, detailing early life, marriage to Prince Albert, children, and public role. It references her education, widowhood, and status within a collapsing feudal order, noting imperial titles and political authority.
Fragmentary reminiscence from the Atlanta Constitution narrator Bill Rep. describes a plantation scene with a darky at plough and horse, summer heat, and dinner horn. The vivid rural sketches mix humor and hardship, noting care given to head and fire, and ending with a joke about cold remedies.
Fragmentary OCR text describes dubious health claims and a call to action to call for a free trial bottle. It mentions various made up or mis-spelled names and ailments and urges readers to obtain a product. The readable content is inconsistent and appears to be ad like in nature.
A Jackson resident, Mr. Denio, once paralyzed by rheumatic poison, credits Hit Rheumatic Syrup with reviving him after doctors failed. He recalls suffering severe pain, reliance on morphine, and a transformation to perfect health, supported by local figures Carroll & Towedman and Dr Charles H. Lewis.
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