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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
7
A nostalgic advert touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for dreary days. It promises to refresh the face of age, claims a gentle touch revives youth, and notes the price at 25 cents with Blvins & Rhodes as the sellers.
Mothers make it the home medicine for the little ones. Children are the lands and flowers of our homes. With tender care they ripen into men and women. Ill health and fatigue show in pale cheeks, heavy eyes, nervous movements, and fatigue. Paine's Celery Compound is recommended as nature's medicine to restore health and vigor in children and even in severe cases.
Colorado news reports the Vindicator mine explosion that killed superintendent Charles McCormick and miner Melvin Beck. Officials blame an infernal machine, with the Western Federation of Miners denying culpability and the mine owners offering $5,000 for arrest and conviction.
Birmingham Michigan November 23 Ernest Intes eleven year old son of William Lutes of the town had his right arm mangled when it was caught in a corn shredder at Adam Reed's farm nearby.
The statesman Waldeck-Rousseau, famed for steering France through the Dreyfus crisis, suffered two fainting spells and withdrew from active politics. Preparations for overthrowing the Combes ministry were halted as he fell ill, delaying the coup and prolonging the long-running political standoff.
In Braddock on November 23 a large congregational gathering saw the dedication of the St. Thomas Roman Catholic church, a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Schwab, with Rt. Rev. J. F. Regis Canevin directing the ceremony noted for its elaborate and beautiful service.
Detroit and Chicago markets show mixed commodity prices with wheat and corn slipping and pork and lard holding. Live stock sees cattle and hog values varying by quality, with steers and heifers priced around mid bottled ranges and calves and sheep showing modest activity.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as reliable to loosen and relieve a bad cold and soothe irritation in the throat and lungs. Sold by Divens and Roads.
In Grand Rapids Michigan a wave of seventeen warrants targets city officials amid a municipal boodle probe. Former mayor George St Perry and several aldermen including Adrian Shriver and Abraham Ghysels face allegations of kickbacks from a water deal ranging from 360 to 3200 dollars per person. Disclosure of confessions and statements points toward possible prison sentences and a loss of public trust. Separate: Michigan corporations filed association articles in Lansing, with listed capital amounts for firms such as Alpena Gas Light and Fuel, Hart Polish Manufacturing, and Wolverine Chemical.
Washington November 23 The senate begins a week unsettled about final adjournment of the extra session and a vote on the Cuban reciprocity bill is planned for December 16 If approved the day for adjournment will be set and conveyed to the house The house meets Tuesday with Cuban business dominating proceedings while the Senate maneuvers toward closing the session and returns home before the regular session starts December 7
Mrs Collins is feted in Owosso and Corunna Mich with praise for her nerve and cheerfulness. Two fine dinners were sent to her home by Corunna friends and her appetite remains good despite the many dainties provided for her table.
In Three Rivers Michigan on November 21 city authorities shut off all street lights and lights in city offices jail pumping station and both fire houses. City clerk and city marshal work by lanterns and old lamps are placed in fire houses and pumping station. No light is locked or before March 1.
George Ostrander, a 30 year old farmer living southwest of Yale, suffered the loss of his arm when a corn shredder grabbed him Friday. Rescue required taking the machine apart to remove his arm between the wrist and elbow.
Nearly 260 of 400 Lupita Silk Mill workers in Hazelton Pennsylvania struck on Friday over a 7 cent cut in the earnings per “eke” the unit for weaving ten yards of silk. After marching around the mill they carried a US flag a banner and a portrait of John Mitchell. Employers say the cut reflects dullness in the silk trade.
Mrs B Van Metre of Shepherdstown West Virginia testifies to a severe bronchitis and lingering throat troubles cleared after trying Dr King s New Discovery. Advertisers claim the remedy treats coughs colds bronchitis and pneumonia and offers free trial bottles.
A brutal explosion at the Ferguson Hill Farm mine in Connellsville Pennsylvania on Saturday night claims twelve lives and leaves twenty one miners originally in the line missing or dead. Rescue crews recover ten bodies and the injured count rises with one death and another body missing in the fatal incident.
Sheriff Wilcox of the county asks Governor Wella to mobilize Mate troops to protect the coal mine district amid a United Mine Workers strike. He cites insufficient local police and deputies unable to maintain order and safeguard life and property during the unrest.
Lynn Mass November 28 After delivering a sermon of unusual vigor Rev James Minto Pullen DD pastor of the First Universalist Church in the city and a widely known clergyman died suddenly of apoplexy at his home Sunday An ambulance attended the pulpit scene and a physician was summoned as Mr Pullen collapsed near the church doorway He was a brother of the late George M Pullman the car builder
South Haven Michigan reports ten arrests tied to local option violations after a grand jury investigation. The confusing text lists various names and scattered phrases, but the core item is the arrests outcome from the probe into local option violations. A separate note mentions Peter Mortensen being shot to death at the Utah state prison, with execution for the murder of James R Hay in 1901.
An unknown man fired three times at Senor Briesta, one of King Alfonso's tutors, and wounded him slightly. The attack occurred Friday and is believed to stem from a private quarrel.
A reader in Dempseytown Pa reports two weeks on De New Life Pills restoring energy and health. The ad proclaims the product as vegetable and safe for liver stomach and bowels. It mentions Sharrar and Mathol drug stores as sellers.
Public notice-style advertisement promotes Hume phreys Witch Hazel Oil claiming permanent relief for piles or hemorrhoids including external and internal cases with itching burning fissures and fistulas. Mentions three sizes 350 50 and 81.00 with prepaid delivery by Hamphreys Medicine Co. New York.
An 19th century classified style ad claims Nervous Debility Prostration from overwork and other causes. Promotes Humphreys' Homeopathic Specific No 28 as the only successful remedy in use over 40 years. Priced at $1 per vial with special packages for serious cases. Sold by Widely advertised druggists and firms listed with locations.
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