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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1896
Page
2
County news notes a big Ashley mill stockup and town developments. Married couple Bernard Uotland and Lotta Wax are reported, with various health and farm items, rides and husking bees, and a jab at microbe control claiming Aver’s Sarsaparilla clears blood infection like past authorities.
Election results are in and correspondents note solid participation across the county. Boyle pursues signatures for Breckenridge state race while public health reports scarlet fever cases improving with quarantine precautions. Local sicknesses and plans for new buildings and farms appear amid community updates.
A community page reports mixed activities including classroom harmony and ongoing library work. Parish and parishioner outreach are mentioned alongside upcoming observances and travel plans. A farm purchase discussion, crop notes, and local building projects are noted, with a testimonial praising Burdock Blood Hitters for health improvements.
Report notes Phisairians Wheite de Mieseles and others in New York and nearby cities prefer bicycles over horses and carriages when visiting patients. Improved roads encourage this shift as medical visits spread through suburbs and cities.
Fragmented OCR notes recount a festive Minstrels event and political chatter about 1896 era elections. Mentions Mekostey and McKinley Hobart victory celebrations, local betting, and residents like Delbert Usher Charlie Grahdin Geo A Hater Elon Potter and Idn Menehan amid county mood.
Many people suffer slight constipation and mistake drastic purgatives for relief. A mild dose of Ay er s Pills can restore regular bowel movement and let nature resume its quiet work, keeping the system in perfect order.
Fragmented OCR items describe multiple persons and places in St Louis area including Hallior Hendon Thue Muiehey and Chas Cs Barton. References to Sunmusly Perris, Frank Uurrington, Sallie Wiebe Whe, Mavinisto teacher, and Tol Hhearime. Mentions of hearings, wiring, telephones, and a large variety of scattered events across city.
A large crowd attended a ratification gathering in Alma last Friday night. Addresses were delivered by Row, Jon, and Roo Ely. The event endorsed McKinley and featured a parade, fireworks, and mock funeral for Bryan reflecting late 19th century campaign fervor.
A fire destroyed the home of Mleyane Campbell in North Shide last night, killing Campbell and his two children, a twin aged six and another child aged one. A cousin, aged 84, and Campbell’s wife survived. Neighbors reported efforts to rescue before flames spread. Fire origin under investigation in Briens parish.
A Pierpont Spaulding era tale recounts the Broad Street bachelor known as the “sugar king,” his generosity, and how he gave $10,000 for births named after him. Mahlon Spaulding’s Beacon Street family is noted, with Uncle John’s further gifts following newborns named John P Spaulding.
The passage cites a disjointed discussion of edible items, microbial content, and a claim by Protecor de Kahn about slicing and exposing material to implant growth. It references bacteria counts and a vague microbial experiment, attributed to Louis Repatie in the Republic.
The text presents a garbled dialogue between Mrs Sim and Mrs Flat discussing a contractor in the county. TheFragmentary wording hints at a fiscal or civic context with unclear names and places due to OCR errors.
A regional ad asserts catarrh cannot be cured by external applications or inhalants and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the effective blood purifier. The copy claims many testimonials of permanent cures from catarrh by the product.
The article argues wheat price increases reflect growing demand and tighter supply despite falling exports from 245,000,000 to 126,000,000 bushels between 1902 and 1954. It cites global factors, ship capacity, and Europe buying, while debunking bullion and gold standard theories tied to the 19th century monetary debate. It also quotes public sentiment and a Chicago Tribune exchange on silver and bullion.
The text questions doubling corn prices without other nations consent, notes corn's value versus silver, and argues for congress to fix corn prices. It contrasts Bryan free coinage aims to replace current money with a silver standard dollar worth 60 cents.
Account recounts a seafaring voyage described around a royal wardobe theft linked to Marie Antoinette era, detailing ship movements, captains, and a pursuit to the queen's residence. The narrative mentions prison, a line to West Port, and a rumor of a hanging while noting various towns and figures such as Old Aunt Mood and Gaeliner Gate in a colonial Maine setting.
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