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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
8
A fragmented feature recounts domestic routines from marital harmony to chores and home comforts. It touches on maintaining a neat, welcoming living space, the role of a wife, and a casual glimpse of social norms, with some stray notes on health and household products.
A long narrative recalls President Lincoln pardoning Arthur Atwater, a deserter condemned to death. His mother’s plea and Lincoln’s mercy altered the outcome, restraining military discipline while showing compassionate leadership amid Civil War pressures. The piece echoes Lincoln’s just actions and personal restraint.
The article explains why vision improves in moderate light and worsens under glare. It describes pupil constriction and iris action as the eye adjusts to brightness, noting that brighter objects reduce visual efficiency and the pupil adapts after moving from darkness to light.
An 1802 dinner at the White House hosted by President Thomas Jefferson features guests including Dawes and other members of the House. The account describes menu items such as soup, veal, ham, mutton, beef, and a veal cutlet dish, with pudding and rich sauces. Guests enjoyed wine and tea as part of the social event.
The piece argues American physical development lags in cities with many undernourished, pale youths and suggests regular training. It cites observations from urban military doctors and mentions figures and institutions, stressing urban contrast with rural or better-developed physiques.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled verse about clotheslines, seeds, and a weird weave of words. The text hints at clottesting seeds and a rhythmic phrase with woven imagery, but the meaning is unclear and largely unreadable as a report.
An old medical ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a mild laxative. It claims to clear waste, regulate bowels, relieve congested intestines, and ease heavy heads and spring fevers with a pill before bed. Available at drug stores.
The piece recalls how soldiers dodging bullets shaped warfare lore from Crimea to Napoleonic times. It cites Napoleon’s public reprimand for evasive postures and General Gordon’s view that ducking can be prudent, while noting modern high velocity bullets leave little hope for safe dodging and that many old habits persist despite evolving weapons.
An editor quotes a damaged literary piece about Tennyson and crossing the bar, reflecting on mortality. The dialogue mentions a family’s long tenure and a jewel like behavior, attributed to a woman the Birwinshum Herald notes fittingly.
A historical note claims Americans eat twice as much meat per person as Europeans. It suggests dried beans peas and fonuts could replace meat largely benefiting factory workers.
garbled OCR text from a city paper contains mixed phrases about a detective, financial district slang, marriage references, and a testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It mentions Harold Derek Mande Tom Kennedy and East St Louis with a stray line about a whooping cough remedy and a coughing spell.
Fragmentary OCR yields a garbled account mentioning a quick remedy for pains and bruises. The readable bits reference liniment, relief for strains, and a damaged or unclear description of applications. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable in the readable text.
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