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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
7
An old advertisement cluster extols Hyomei as a cure for catarrh with a complete inhaler kit and Rhodes guarantee, then touts Kodol for dyspepsia, DeWitt’s pills, Rexall Cold Cream, Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar, and Westward land offers. It urges readers to buy from Chas Rhodes and to request information from C and N W Railway.
The cures it credits include E R Mulford a lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry in Pa. for piles and claims healing of burns sores boils ulcers cuts wounds chilblains and salt rheum. Sold for 25 cents at Sharrar's drug store.
An old advertisement warns pneumonia often follows a cold and that Foley’s Honey and Tar stops coughs and strengthens lungs. It urges readers to refuse substitutes and to choose this remedy for protection against future attacks.
A small medicine claim offers instant relief for piles using a nasal paste. Marketed as a free trial at a local shop, the product is sold by Geol KE in Sharrar with a noted application method and delivery.
Postmaster Robbed at Riverton Ta says his liver ailment from two decades caused jaundice drastic enough to yellow his nails. He credits Electric Hitters as the sure cure for billiousness neu ve weakness and all stomach liver kidney and bladder derangements, noting they have kept him well for eleven years. The tonic is advertised at Geo KE Sharrar's rug store.
A. H. Brows offers a pasture two miles west and two miles north of Alma with ample water and space for a limited number of horses and cattle. Inquiries invited.
An old advertisement touts King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and related discomfort. It promises relief and renewed vigor, attributed to a claim by druggist Geo. ff. Shurrar and urges readers to try the product.
A fragmented notice mentions Hollister and Chas Rhodes with references to inexpensive tea products and remedies for children. The unreadable OCR limits clarity, but the text centers on affordable health items for minors and local names, suggesting a small ad or notice in a historical paper.
A publisher asks subscribers who do not receive their paper to notify them at once. The note says mail delivery is easy to miss and mistakes occur, and prompt failure reports are treated as kindness and receive attention.
Promoted as a spring house renovation, the ad touts a product called Rocky Mountain Fea from Chas Rhodes. It claims to cleanse and enrich the blood and purify the entire system for 35 cents.
A note advertising several books of teachers contracts available at the Record office at moderate prices. School directors are reminded to consider this option. The ad also promotes Dr. Thonas Jecttic Oil as the strongest and cheapest liniment, claiming decades of household use in America.
A brief old notice extols Spoley's Honey and Tar as a remarkable remedy for lagrippe coughs. Geo Sharrar is cited as endorsing the product, claiming it yields quickly and is unmatched in quality.
G A Baker of Carney Michigan recalls a year long cold in his daughter that resisted three doctors before Warner's White Wine of Tar cured her. He claims the remedy saved her and suggests many similar cases end in consumption.
The Wabash Railroad offers greatly reduced one way tickets from Chicago and other points to New York Boston Montreal and many eastern cities. For fall details write F M W Tristram Assistant General Passenger Agent 7 Adams Street Chicago IL.
The fits and resins obtained from pear trees are praised for treating backache kidney and bladder issues. Pincules is a new medicine whose principal ingredients come from local pine forests and is sold by Geo. E. Sharrar.
Advertisement inviting settlers to the Sho shone Indian Reservation with lands along the Chicago North Western Railway route from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and other Mississippi Valley points August 15 1906. Request 20 stamps for pamphlets maps and full particulars to W B Kniskern P T M Chicago.
A bedtime dose of Pine-ules eases backache by morning. The globules are soft gelatine coated and easily swallowed. Vine-ules contain no sugar or alcohol, using pine resins with bladder and backache remedies. Sold by Geo E. Sharrar.
The Chicago and North Western Railway seeks new industries for its lines as spring boosts prospects. Target establishments include iron and steel works, cereal mills, canning plants, cold storage facilities, various mills, and mercantile enterprises. Inquiries should go to the Industrial Department, Chicago, for prompt attention.
The item promotes Kennedy's Laxative HH as a pleasant but effective cathartic to clear bodily heat aid the throat and relieve cough. It presents dubious health claims and references Vena Rhoden Sess in connection with the remedy.
The Chicago Tribune details a proposed Bowen High School on Eighty Ninth Street between Marquette and Manistee. Architect Dwight L. Perkins plans include a top floor lunchroom seating 750, a ground floor assembly hall for 1200, seven exits, a 48 by 112 foot gym with second floor track, and extensive classrooms and laboratories. The $400000 project aims for no extravagance with modern facilities to promote student exercise and comfort. Principal Charles L Parker lobbied for a bowling alley to encourage lung health and keep students away from saloons.
A historical letter excerpt discusses newspapers as public benefactors, their role in informing citizens, and the cost of printing. It notes the limited space and the need to balance charitable coverage with news, plus reflections on labor movements and religious revivals. The piece also cites Celia Thaxter and criticizes sensational unionization debates.
Walton L. Crocker achieved a rare stroke driving from the ninth tee to the tenth hole 185 yards at the Country club Brookline Mass in a tournament with 18 competitors. He paid the customary refreshments after the event and the day ended as darkness fell. The World dispatch notes this feat as unparalleled in ten years of golf.
Members of the new House of Commons begun a prayer meeting held on Tuesday afternoons in the committee room. This indicates a fresh practice within the parliamentary chamber.
The Ann Arbor Railroad runs a special excursion to Crystal Lake and Preokfort on Sunday. Train departs Alma at 8:00 a.m. Round trip fare is $1. Children five to eleven half fare. Returning train leaves Preokfort at 6:00 p.m. and Crystal Lake at 6:15 p.m.
The notice advertises a 2500 round trip from Chicago to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern lines. The low rate applies on the first and third Tuesday each month with another lower 10.00 round trip option starting June 1. The Colorado Special departs Wells Street Station at 7:00 PM and another train at 11:00 PM. Tickets and details available from ticket agents or W H Goorin Detroit Michigan.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway announces September excursions to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for the Pike's Peak Centennial celebration with a 45.00 round trip from Chicago. East of Chicago, Knox may offer similarly reduced fares. An unrelated testimonial for Kedol Deapepela Cor from Jake Moore of Atlanta, Ga. mentions indigestion relief and health improvement. Kedol is said to digest meals and ease sour stomach symptoms, sold by Chas Rhodes.
A set of fragmented product names appears, including Aluu Patent Arcada Ruker a Huckwheat Flourt het Flours Wihheat Grite Corn Meal Cracked Wheat. The readable bits suggest a historical catalog of flour and grain products.
The article praises clearing costs and rental returns in Eastern Arkansas and North Louisiana, noting rich alluvial soil yielding cotton valued at 45 to 60 dollars per bale. It highlights cheap land of five to ten dollars per acre, with improved farms at 10 to 25 dollars, and promotes White River country for stock and fruit raising. Descriptive literature and Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain System travel offers are provided.
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