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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
7
A fragmented advertisement touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla for purifying blood and claims better health through spring. It promotes Foley’s Kidney Cure, DeWitt’s Little Berry Risers, and Doan’s Ointment with scattered lines about matrimony and wisdom, ending with a price note.
Dispatch from Lindon reports delayed signs of peace as a Kitchener mission stalls without a definite charter. British patrols contend with commando activity near Bloemfontein. Rob ers notes hope for peace while Pretoria and Cape Town show no clear progress. Commandant Berthvinger threatens to execute captured British officers. Gras Reinet raids prompt farm evictions and frontier tensions rise as RN forces attempt to trap the commando.
Lancaster Pa March 14 Congressman Marriott Hecelus chairman of the committee on banking and currency died at three o clock in the morning from a stroke of apoplexy. He was stricken at five o clock Friday afternoon and never regained consciousness. No hope was ever entertained for his recovery.
An advertisement touts Banner Salve as the best salve in the world made from a prescription by a renowned specialist. It claims healing for piles, burns, sores and skin diseases, attributed to Sherrer Motholland.
A survey of Paris fashion shows how mid class women imitate style despite tight budgets. Wealthier gowns feature new hems and elaborate trims, while clever wearers alter and repurpose older garments with silk, roses, and chiffon accents, and gloves in warelle or leather. The piece notes trends in late winter gowns, embroidery panels, and braided or buttoned closures, ending with a nod to the cotton industry’s growth.
An illustrated description details a white bow trimmed bodice with black velvet touches, a pale fawn velvet gown with a brown cloth skirt, trimmed flounces, and a lace yoke. The ensemble includes a double breasted velvet front, turned cuffs, and a pink underskirt with plaited silk and appliqué.
The Paris spring fashion focus is on simplicity mirroring winter lines with a French chic. Designers report weeks of planning while manufacturers anticipate a restrained but elegant wardrobe with skirts hugging hips and front, yet full at the back and foot in large godet folds.
A Wellston log cabin northeast of town burned with Jeff Hill, his wife, and five children inside. Neighbors say only one door was usable as the blaze trapped the family, a small dog survived. Fire blamed on a weed stove with murder theories circulating.
In Leavenworth Kansas on a Monday morning prisoners at the Lansing state penitentiary mine mutinied after entering the mine. They seized 15 guards and demanded better food. Warden Tomilisen threatened to shoot and refused to grant the prisoners' demands, while the mutineers threatened to kil guards. The event highlights tensions with the penitentiary’s worst prisoner class and ongoing food grievances.
Washington dispatches claim General MacArthur in Manila informed the war department of the capture of the insurgent General Divelno. The report, though unclear, mentions war-end hopes and notes battles in Panay province and related disruptions. Other items include obituaries, court actions, shipyard fires, and a London snowstorm report.
Mrs Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana recounts a night of coughing and insomnia until Dr King’s New Discovery cured her after many medicines failed, with a 54 pound gain. Ads promote the remedy for coughs colds grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles at 60c and 1.00. Also claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food and ends stomach pain after morphine for thirteen years.
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