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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1897
Page
6
The Pierce city council moves to curb narrow tires in favor of wide tires after agitation by the L A W. A proposed ordinance aims to require widened tires on vehicles by January 1, 1860. Hearings begin as reformers push reform and enforcement to advance the plan.
A dated advertorial piece touts One Minute Cough Cure as a simple remedy for a respiratory ailment. It claims rapid relief, urges use at the onset of symptoms, and references Cure cases in various places, framed in a period sales tone.
A private theatrical at Pixon court drew a royal rebuke as Crown Princess Frederick portrayed a maid with intense realism. The king said even royal hands should not imitate maidlike behavior. Weather notes mention Herlin's Fire Belgade and a brief fleet salute before marching on.
A garbled OCR fragment references medicines and products with uncertain context and dates. The legible items mention Hood's Pills and a general product promotion but lack coherent facts, people, places, or events to form a clear news item.
A garbled note from the Washington Observer hints at the town’s division over neighborly duties and civic engagement. The fragment mentions residents, a beekeeper, and a mysterious calculation about work and costs, with unclear names or dates.
Fragmented epigrams attributed to Col Carter appear in a 19th century style, preserved in a recent Chicago News edition. The excerpts feature rustic moralizing, social mischief, and mock exhortations on aging, companionship, and appetite with dialect heavy language and scattered humorous observations.
The Sportemen's Review recounts a Naples Gulf of Mexico tale where Col. Hob Hollyway and companions fished a 23 ft long devilfish with ten aboard a Rphtha launch. The creature towed the boat for an hour at speeds up to six knots despite a backing propeller, forcing spectators to watch from hotel porches. The fight ended when the animal surfaced and was captured. a saltiest rumor claims it could span 24 feet wing tip to wing tip.
A garbled telegram from a German foreman describes a bizarre railroad accident near Paderval crossing. It notes a truck wreck, a cow collision, spikes, and a chaotic scene with workers including Mike Doole and a figure named Pugpenae. the report ends with a sign off from John Selaeiser.
Web Wilder notes in 1854 that New England settlers moving to Kansas faced hostile Missouri River crossings. Immigrants were teased for abolitionist views and many who resisted were barred from entering Missouri, reflecting early sectional strife as pro slavery sentiment shaped frontier passage.
A celebrated artist recalls drawing a remembered face from paper and later finds the likeness among a family’s ancestral portraits. Inquiry reveals his grandfather was engaged to the girl, but relatives forced a breakup. Meanwhile on England’s east coast vast fishing lines extend miles long, bearing thousands of hooks on each.
A Detroit lawyer recalls a startling episode in which a sly bar member circulated several petitions asking for the removal of an incumbent official. The signatures were gathered through a careless petitioner and presented to the Washington party committee, who forwarded them to the district. The official, surprised and annoyed, later learned he had been duped into asking for his own removal as a joke.
The piece discusses slang as a social tool and irritant, noting its appeal to youth while criticizing its overuse and effects on communication. It traces slang from the student world to wider society, arguing that understanding relies on shared context and education.
A tourist reports a violent incident at a school in Arkansas described by the New York World. Five youths aged 16 to 21 conspired to attack a supposed guard. the actual target was Thad Swipes, courting a Doll oil, while Bud, famed county slugger, and others retaliated, leaving many injured.
A Paris church order bars clergy from theaters unless cloaked. Rumor says a priest might attend if his cassock stays hidden under outerwear, sparking debate over enforcing public decency versus religious practice.
Describes physical effects of cold in Arctic areas. At fifteen degrees above zero the air is briskly pleasant. ten degrees below yields bracing conditions. twenty degrees below brings happiness but not severe cold. thirty degrees below is very cold. forty below is intensely cold. fifty below creates a life threatening struggle.
The nation’s longest commercial telephone line connects 81, Loula with Toston, spanning about 400 miles. The line is reported to be twice as long as any European telephone line, highlighting American telecommunication expansion.
A distorted report notes Napoleon I saying to Nicholas I when congratulated on succession that they choose friends rather than relatives. The quote frames loyalty over bloodlines and underscores a casual royal friendship concept.
A fragment hints at a pill named De Witt's Little Early Risers marketed to ease sour stomach and dizziness. The typography suggests a newspaper ad claiming rapid, safe relief from headaches and stomach upset. Local cities Rennes St Louis are mentioned, though details are unclear.
In a quirky sports blurb, Bobby Marne is noted for inconsistent bets and odd quips about players and teams. The column mentions Piddey, Mokie, Hull, and Delite with a playful tone. Gow News sources a local oddball recap.
EK BE Turner of Compton writes about suffering from a skin condition for seventeen years and says he was cured after using three boxes of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. The note credits W H Rennes of St. Louis and references various fragmented remarks about sensational stories and life lessons.
Torturing itching and skin burns are soothed at once with De Witts Witch Havel Salve advertised by W H Kennels of St Louis and BS Webb of Alma. The ad touts rapid relief and healing for piles and related skin conditions.
Fragmented verse and prose pieces describe a bachelor in gloom amid gout pain, with references to a piano tune and distant voices. Mentions of marriage as a fall and a colonial era style lament mix with an ad for One Minute Cough Chest, from W H Renneth of St Louis and BOS Webb of Alabama.
The passage notes that women registered and voted in Springfield, including Mrs Altgeld wife of the governor, and confirms the election of Mrs Lucy L. Flower as the women’s candidate for trustee of the state university.
An old ad claims De Witt's Little Pile Risers are tiny yet potent. The copy states they ease even the most sensitive persons and tackle stubborn constipation headaches and torpid liver, touting them as effective for a wide range of troubles. WH Renneis and B. S. Webb advertise in St Louis.
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