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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
3
A vintage remedy ad claims a slight cough can develop into a serious illness with congested lungs and mucous. It promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to soothe air passages, loosen mucus, and bolster resistance, urging use for babies and children and noting it is sold at druggists.
A long column records numerous visits and relocations in Alma and surrounding towns. Guests include GC Nelson family, Ray Ellison, Giles Isham, Mrs. Currence, and many others. Several families plan moves to Alma or nearby farms, schools close for Thanksgiving, and a few illnesses and recoveries are noted among residents and relatives. May Bissell returns from Tennessee to Breckenridge area.
Special to the Alma Record reports the 1914 International Live Stock Exposition is cancelled due to foot and mouth disease in the East and Midwest. Union Stock Yards in Chicago closed for ten days, then disinfected under Federal inspection, with stock unloaded in daylight to prevent infection as authorities urge full public cooperation in stamping out the outbreak.
A brief notice from B. H. Heide, secretary, urges farmers to maintain strict disease controls to protect the value of their herds and flocks and to avoid jeopardizing livestock worth. The message emphasizes prompt action and adherence to recommended practices.
Red and white Holsteins are common in Holland but not eligible for registration here. Occasionally a black and white pure bred Holstein bull produces red and white calves, likely due to distant red and white ancestors in Holstein cattle.
Limewater is recommended for bowel trouble and scour in calves. To prepare mix a walnut-sized lump of quicklime in a quart of water, let the sediment settle, then use the liquid to mix with milk for calves or fodder for pigs.
An old advertisement asserts Mi o na tablets provide fast relief for indigestion gastritis and sour stomach with a promise of no payment if ineffective. The snippet attributes the claim to Chas Rhodes and markets a harmless fast acting remedy.
Mr W E Wolfenden reports California trips to the Panama Pacific and Panama California Expositions. The American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents endorsed the projects noting their nobility, comprehensive progress and readiness for opening. They praised educational value artistic stimulus and urged visits to California’s showcases.
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