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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
8
An eyewitness account recalls a chaotic fire at an opera house where the damage was slight but panic led to dramatic actions. Firefighters alarmed, hoses readied, and patrons escaped via windows and the box office through a crowded, hazardous scramble.
An old advertisement touts a Grand Dropsy Treatment by Dr. Miles claiming to cure dropsy and related heart liver and kidney troubles. It cites testimonials from patients in Ohio Indiana Minnesota and Pennsylvania and offers a free trial with a request address to Dr Franklin Miles at 503 West Main Street.
The company scheduled to perform at Clare canceled all dates following a recent incident. The show was praised for elaborate scenes, most completed and projected on canvas, except for one that was only partially finished when the accident occurred.
Has a prize Chester White pig bred from Med ina B, No. 7507, sired by Andy No. 6605, out of Lady No. 194 and Dearie II No. 0816. O F Brown, farmer and postmaster and ex editor of The Record, recently received the pig from Maiting Vagel Jr of Fremont Ohio. The pig is claimed to be a fine individual and among the best in the state.
Mrs Gere Davison of the northern St Louis area narrowly escaped harm Friday afternoon when her horse panicked after meeting an automobile near the pond above the dam. The car driver stopped and rescued the woman, but the horse drowned before help arrived. The notice ends with local ads for Major's Neural Pills and Neu-Ral Pills at Bivins & Rhodes inviting visits to view a guarantee.
The Ann Arbor Railroad announces excursion tickets on November 25 and 26 with return valid by November 30. Round trip fare is one third of the single fare, offering a reduced rate for holiday travel.
The Wabash launches standard Pullman sleepers on the Chicago to Los Angeles route with daily evening departures from Chicago. Connections include St. Louis Iron Mountain Texarkana T and P to El Paso and Southern Pacific to Los Angeles arriving at 12 25 noon. For reservations contact your local agent or Chicago offices KR eight six forty one.
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