This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
3
The article extols Pabst Malt Extract as a trusted tonic sold nationwide and endorsed by many patients. It claims strength, vigor, and health benefits, warns against imitators, and notes that judges at the World Fair awarded it 100 points of perfection. It advises buying a dozen bottles for best value via your druggist.
St Louis reports visitors from Alma college and Chicago. Local events cover a Court of Honor meeting, Easter displays, a farm sale, and preparations for spring chores. A Lansing excursion, state Capitol visit, and new contracts for sugar corn and beans are noted.
The piece warns that current cutting rates will exhaust U S timber lands within 30 years. Pine harvests alone reach 7.6 billion feet annually, with denudation causing floods and droughts. Calls for reforestation, fire protection, and planting, citing European practice and Michigan idle land ready for native timber growth.
A garbled ad promises The Gest Cough Remedy on Earth by Warner's White Wine of Tar for consumption. It asserts it cures coughs by paralyzing the throat and claims health restoration with a sparkling tone, mentioning low price and general efficacy.
A damaged ad-like note praises a Life of Gladstone published by The Denision Company. It mentions poor illustrations and binding, and notes The Dowinion Company as a leading western publishing house expanding in subscriptions. It invites agents in Valas for partnership.
Two Russians, Isaac Silverstein and Meyer Hukmann, who ran a bicycle repair shop in Kalamazoo, were arrested by secret service agents on counterfeiting charges. Their counterfeiting layout and substantial sum were seized. They face trial in Grand Rapids next October with bail set at $5,000 each.
Saginaw sportsmen plan to stock local forests with Mongolian pheasants. Committee aims to release 30 pairs in April near suitable grounds, with expectant increases of 300 to 400 birds first year and potentially 100,000 by year three. Funds sought from sportsmen. notes from Forest and Stream highlight pheasants as prized game, with details on bird size, eggs, and care.
A fragmented notice advertises Wine of Tar Syrup offered by Sharkar & Mulmolland. It mentions sale through a Webb address and implies a remedy, with archaic wording suggesting a health or medical product being marketed locally.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.