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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1887
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and numbers with unclear context. It hints at a sports or notices item with partial phrases and multiple entities but lacks coherent details or full sentences to establish a clear event, date, or outcome.
A curio of quotations and reflections on humor from classical and modern figures. The piece surveys how presidents, writers, and travelers described laughter, noting differences in taste and social norms across eras and nationalities. It contrasts spontaneity with crafted wit, and ponders how humor reveals character and cultural attitudes.
A New York movement opens a niche for light housekeeping services run by a widow with a small staff, offering three meals daily to affluent families. The venture uses cooperative planning to reduce costs, employing local workers and delivering ready meals and help with domestic tasks. The model targets time-strapped households seeking affordable, palatable meals and reliable service.
T N Austin, Veterinary Surgeon formerly of the Ontario Veterinary College Toronto, offers treatment for all domestic animal diseases using the latest scientific methods. Calls by telephone or telegraph promptly attended. office next door to Findley and Morden’s harness shop opposite the M E church in Alma Michigan.
In a fragmented notice, GEO W McCARTY endorses Shawense Rhitehel's Linatment as the best remedy, stating it has been in his house and family. The readable text is partial and unclear.
The page lists various patent medicines and remedies sold in Alma by B.S. Webb and Kemp's. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets, Acker's English Remedy, Kemp's Balsam, and baby teething products are advertised with prices from 5 to 50 cents. The notices promise cures for dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, colds, teething pains, and ulcers, claiming guaranteed results and safety.
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