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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
7
An unsigned fragment describes a speaker recalling a past love and cryptic lines about beauty and farewell. The text references fading fortune, a gaze, and hushed whispers as emotional memory hints surface without clear narrative or dates.
A prison tale in London mists recalls Archie recounting life in Bermondsey. He narrates the harsh regimen, a brutal warder, and the hospital ship with yellow fever, ending with a pardon for bravery granted by Commander Jackson.
A Harpers Weekly item recounts the episode where the artist Du Maurier, while strolling in Hampstead, waded into thin ice to save a dog struggling in a shallow pond. Despite offers of reward, he declined money, retorting with humor as bystanders applauded the rescue amid chilly aftermath.
Readable fragments detail Alma College activities and student groups. Mentions Ladies Hall Thanksgiving party, new vocal instructor Miss Pritves Torrence from Terra Haute, Reserves, Ladies Advisory Board, Sophomore officers, Y M C A meetings, Adelphies Zeta Lambda, and a humorous exchange about debt collection. Also references The Companion and a cold remedy.
The pastor offers morning and evening preaching with next Sunday's start of a twelve Sunday series on the few commandments. Details cover topics, Advent Sunday activities, and a request for President Braske to supply the pulpit for three months. The column includes medicinal ads for Foley’s products, Allen’s Foot-Ease, and Dr J H McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm, plus a testimonial about Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and Grain-O as coffee alternatives.
An old advertisement urges care for kidney trouble and promotes Kidney Balm by Dr J Hy Melany Laver as a cure for kidney Weakness with a trial bottle priced at $1.00. Readers are told cream balm and trial sizes are available via Ely Bros and others in New York City.
A family in Beaver Cam Ang reports a daughter treated by four doctors and given up. A neighbor recommended Fuley's Kidney Care and she now walks miles with no fatigue. The letter warns delays are dangerous and promotes various remedies and products by local sellers.
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