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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
3
Mr H N Warner of Kearney buys Dr Williams Pink Pills for Patience by the dozen or hundred from Atall Drug Company Schenectady. Six boxes cost 62 60.
New York Nov 17 J Henry Harper vice president of Harper Brothers announces that Geo B M Harvey editor and proprietor of the North American Review was elected president and managing director. He purchased a large Harper stock block estimated near 1 million dollars value at about 130 a share. The organization Fayette listed officers and directors. Harvey will assume duties Monday.
A gang of masked robbers attempted to loot Lake Shore train No. 4 between Erle and Conneaut at 1 a.m. on Thursday. They forced entry with a tool, broke open the express car, but did not secure any money envelopes. messenger raised alarm and robbers fled, no booty confirmed.
New York reports Nov 17 deputy assistant treasurer Mulan announced day’s bond offerings totaling 2.804 million principal and 8.200 million including premium and interest. Fifteen separate issues ranged from 200 to 400 thousand, with large 5 percent issues possible. Washington by 17 hour close had sub treasuries reporting offerings from New York, Baltimore and others, with totals not yet indicating a higher run for the day.
Manila reports indicate General Young marches toward San Pa- din as American troops push through the low country. Allied forces secure prisoners and supplies while Aguinaldo’s government struggles to escape to Mayoutthame. fragments note mass demoralization, captured arms, and wartime casualties in a widening campaign.
Don’t risk your life. Friends and neighbors may have contracted consumption or pneumonia from a simple cold. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a safe, pleasant cough medicine that would have saved them. Shurray and Mulholland guarantee it.
Geo A Pontins of Upper Sandusky O writes that Foley's Honey and Tar quickly stopped his cough and relieved throat soreness. Sharrar and Mulholland note it as the best remedy tried.
A claim urges taking Foley's Honey and Tar after exposure or at the cold onset to prevent pneumonia or consumption, attributed to Sharrar and Mulhollandl. The message promotes the product as a foolproof preventive measure.
Cleveland city officials support the suit filed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co against Cook County for damages from ore losses during the long railroad strike years ago. Bloom, a fugitive alias William Inglis, claimed to be a U S marshal and started the arson blamed for thousands of dollars in property destruction but was found not insane by a city physician.
A.S Thurness of Buffalo New York reports kidney and bladder trouble with gravel stones eased after using Foley’s Kidney Cure, while Mrs Thomas Riddleman of Parshallville Michigan claims Banner Salve cured salt rheum after doctors failed. Another ad touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy to tiredness with a fair trial suggested.
An old advertisement claims ninety percent of people suffer from humor and that Hood's Sarsaparilla cures diseases by exposing the humor. It asserts scarlet scrofula salt rheum boils and eruptions are permanently cured by the medicine.
Fragmented ad copy claims relief from many conditions with Dean's Ointment. Mentions Dr Weerda and Norway Pine Symp as cures, promising relief from years of suffering and piles, with a price of 50 cents at any drug store.
A fragmentary report discusses a high court case on export prohibitions within a dominion, focusing on saw logs and fabricating trade across Michigan and Canadian mills. The text debates constitutional authority, provincial versus federal power, and potential remedies in the legal struggle.
In Tavand Nevada on Sunday a labor rally ended with a police intervention as a speaker called for liberty and followed Garibaldi. An inspector halted the address and authorites moved to disperse the crowd. Several protesters were charged or removed, and a guard escorted the procession to the cemetery. Civil Governor Nutty urged restraint amid fears of antirebellion.
Recent price spikes in leather and hides sweeping the United States and Canada cause a sudden jump in costs for tanning and production. Prices for various grades rise from 30 to dozens of cents per unit, amid tight supply and shifting demand.
Executive committees of the Republican National Committee meet in Washington to set the date and location for the 10 convention. President George Stone of San Francisco is mentioned as a driving force, with Chicago and St Paul among cities vying for the gathering as rivalries surface between potential hosts Galveston and others.
Disjointed lines reference trading activity in Chicago markets with prices and dates. Mentions various commodities, dates for listings, November and January notes, and scattered bidder and dealer references.
A fragment from a medical advice style note describes a person, likely a patient and grandma, expressing illness and a cough. It mentions inherited illness, weakness, and difficulty taking cod liver oil due to stomach upset, with a physician advising self care but not providing a final recommendation.
Palatable and easily digested remedy promotes recovery with plenty of fresh air and exercise. Hypophosphites strengthen the nervous system while cod liver oil nourishes the body. Available for $1.00 from Scott & Dowke.
This report highlights wide use of Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised for curing bad colds preventing pneumonia and stopping croup and whooping cough in children. Sold by Bivins Rhodes druggists.
Quick ad style notice touts De Witt's Little Early Risers to keep the liver clean and prevent trouble. Claims include curing constipation, liver and bowel issues, and many throat and chest ailments. Mentions Sharrar & Mulholland and editor J.D. Bridges of the Democrat Lancaster NH.
Six doctors warned a Lockland man of a fatal lung disease. He tried Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and after five bottles was cured. The remedy claims to cure throat chest and lung troubles including cold grippe pneumonia bronchitis asthma hay fever and whooping cough with a one dollar trial bottle offered free at Sharrar Mulholland s drug store.
George H. Hansan, an engineer for the Illinois Central, Baltimore and Western Kentucky Railroad, Hurrar and Mulholland, states that Foley's Kidney Cure relieved his hacking coughs after trying one bottle. He recommends it to others, especially fellow train workers.
Dr W Wixson of Italy Hill New York endorses One Minute Cough Cure claiming it gave his wife immediate relief from suffocating asthma. He says it is pleasant to take and never fails to quickly cure all coughs colds throat and lung troubles. Sharrar and Mulholland.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a universal malaria cure and notes claims from parents about fever and chills improving after two bottles. It also touts DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve for piles, cuts, and burns, plus Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with endorsements from Dr H L Haden and local druggists Sharrar & Mulholland.
Lexington editor Ww Wv Barty reports using Bucklen's Tenica Salve for a severe case of piles. He claims the remedy cured lesions, inflammation and bodily eruptions, describing the product as a wonder from another world. Sale by Sharrar Mul holland's.
A reader from Dempreyton, Pa, writes that nightly use of Dr King’s New Life Pills for two weeks has put her in her “teens” again. The advertisement touts the pills as best in the world for liver, stomach, and bowels, purely vegetable, with age touted at Sharrar & Mutholla.
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