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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1897
Page
3
A garbled mix of ad copy and narrative bits references cough cures and tonics from St. Louis and Alma, with mentions of Wilis Early Risers and Celery King. It weaves in quotes, product pitches, and scattered literary lines, reflecting a damaged OCR passage from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
Washington dispatches detail secretary Long issuing orders detaching Admiral Miller from the Brooklyn and naming commanders for the Pacific station. Rear Admiral Beardsteen to Washington as president of the naval examining board. Philadelphia to drydock for repairs, Bennington to relieve Maren, and more ship movements tied to Hawaii annexation talks. Cabinet meeting notes cover Alaska subpart establishment and naval supply concerns.
An old advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a health tonic to combat summer fatigue. It touts cod liver oil benefits, lasting vitality, and urges keeping a small bottle on hand, noting prices of 50 cents and a dollar and long shelf life when unopened.
A garbled OCR fragment from a historical page yields a brief scene mentioning scores and a score event. Readable names or places are not recoverable, leaving the core idea as a cryptic note about a score and a scorekeeper.
Jeannette Gilder criticizes the new woman in literature as artificial and degenerate. She cautions that writers like Mit Pycare d and Grant Allen misrepresent women and marriage, while praising English-origin fiction and noting readers favor Mrs. Howphry Ward over Grant Allen.
A chaotic OCR recounts a tale of telegraph office bustle in Persia and a muttered confrontation at the shah’s court. It includes references to a telegraphist, the Persian palace, and delays blamed on security and protocol, with aside commentary on rulers, British officials, and a bizarre note about ancient recipes and cold weather fashion trends.
A crude ad copy-style notice touts Dr Bierce’s tonic as a cure for consumption and weakness. It claims rapid recovery, restored vigor, and liver cleansing, offering prices, a free sample, and a French binding promotion. The text targets those near despair from illness. It mentions nerve fatigue and throat, lung, and bronchial afflictions as solvable by the remedy.
An excerpt discussing silver coins compares an American silver dollar with two Mexican dollars and a five franc piece. It argues that free coinage and monetary standards affect circulating silver and gold, noting tensions between silver and gold standards and remarks attributed to Senator Lodge about coinage and circulation.
A fragmented reader note warns farmers with overdue debts about mortgage risk and possible coinage reforms. It argues free coinage resembles Mexico style policy, but notes high interest and calls for studying the issue before pushing for cheap dollars.
A garbled 1901 era text questions abandonment of the silver issue. It mentions laborers, markets, and a call to workers in towns to resist monetary policy. The piece references a 1901 context and criticizes political stances on free silver and the burdens on the working class.
A garbled narrative lists names and places, referencing a Dr Hustile and agents for a medical product. The text intermingles personal recollections with product claims, mentioning streets, individuals and a Mrs Irvine, suggesting a fragmented obituary or testimonial page note with references to Kentin y pills and a medical distributor.
A chaotic reform letter discusses free silver, western and southern support, and Bryan's stance. Farmers like James Kitchen of Grayson Kentucky advocate silver, citing debt relief, while creditors fear economic inflation. The piece frames the broader election question as whether the public will accept honest money policy.
A fragmentary mixed-article collage discusses veterans pensions, potential currency effects, and agricultural pest data. It cites Mr Brean in Milwaukee on pension purchasing power, critiques Bryan, mentions a 200 cent duty, and weaves in a Department of Agriculture yearbook on blackbirds and crop damage, referencing New York and U.S. government notices tied to land sales in Kentucky and Ohio.
The notice touts Cascarets Canty Cathartic as a highly refreshing remedy claimed to aid kidneys liver and bowels. It promises cure for habits of indigestion and disorder and asserts doctors endorse it, urging readers to try the product today.
A garbled mix of wine serving guidance and curious asides covers serving red and white wines, temperatures, and vintages. It drifts into medical quackery and fading historical references, mentioning Louis Napoleon and a private yacht voyage, before returning to Mrs Newwife and a dubious medicinal claim.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses beauty and health ideas, mentioning tone of advice and various nonsensical phrases. It references concepts like appearance, wellness, and education, but lacks coherent facts or identifiable people or organizations.
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