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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1898
Page
2
The article reports on a gathering in Rivurdata with remarks from speakers regarding local issues. It notes a sequence of addresses by various orators, with some humor and mixed reception. The piece mentions meetings, dates, and the involvement of police or security in maintaining order.
Dates and names span Olio Wooltowlay Tod Bhar and others with church events at Riverdale and Elwell. Rev Taylor Morrill plans attendance. quarterly conference set for Tuesday morning. Sunday school and services noted with local residents, businesses, and travelers mentioned.
Local schedules announce an excursion Monday to Chicago via Trunk Railway with connections to Grand Rapids and Saginaw, detailing ticket prices and train times. Readers are urged to secure seats, as fare includes return and extended service options.
Fragmentary OCR text describes Campbell Printing Press prize money, individuals Fitagerald and Sanborn, a Seventh Day Adventist location, a suicide by hanging, a move involving Lansing Dexter Ann Arbor railroad, inspections and legal references, and assorted garbled names and places. The readable bits suggest a local crime, rail project notes, and civic discourse, but the passage is heavily corrupted with unreadable sequences and misspellings.
A reader describes severe kidney trouble with persistent backs and tiredness. After using Doan's Kidney Pills four days later the pain lessened, enabling a return to work. The account ends with a recommendation and price details from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A judge outlines mandatory removal of curtains screens and partitions to ensure visibility of liquor sales from sidewalks. Propriety and keeper responsibility are stressed as obstruction harms public view and enforcement. The ruling targets saloons where liquor is sold and details keeper and clerk accountability for violations.
An educational note argues health is the vital endowment behind all achievement and happiness. It praises Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a natural medicine that supports bodily vigor, appetite, and nerve strength, claiming it aids blood, skin, and digestion. Testimonials claim improvement in pimples and boils. Train schedules and a general notice snippet appear at article end.
A garbled OCR passage references the Grand Trunk Railway Toledo Saginaw and 4 Oske lines, May months, ship clearance, and an obstructed view not removed by a keeper. It mentions legal or safety disputes, a patrol or inspector, and a local incident with a curbside obstruction near a covered sidewalk. It also touches on period topics including Spanish policies, German relations, and U.S. war context with McKinley. The text ends with an unrelated medical note about a person named Miss Julia Miriitye.
Fragmented OCR summary shows a train route with a parlor car and Pullman service, mentioning Grand Rapids, Detroit, and New York connections. It references Durand, Battle Creek, Saginaw, Bay City, and Chicago areas, with possible stops including Grand Haven and Pontiac, and notes delays or inspections.
An 19th century patent medicine advertisement by T A Slocum offers a “Newly Discovered Remedy” claimed to cure consumption and related diseases. The notice guarantees relief to sufferers and promises three bottles sent gratis upon receipt of express and post office address. It urges readers to mention the paper.
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