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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1906
Page
7
Real estate ad offers farms in Gratiot County for sale cheap in 40 and 160 acre parcels. It claims steady returns and mentions 80 acre parcels near Alma with fair buildings priced at 36 dollars per acre. Office location opposite the Park Bowl.
An old ad asserts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar clears head congestion and phlegm, relieves coughs and colds, and cures respiratory complaints by purging through the bowels, sold by Chas. Rhodes.
A short ad claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured BE R. Mulford of piles and heals burns cuts wounds and chilblains. It sells for 25 cents at Sharrar's drug store. Also promotes Ring Byspepan tablets for indigestion.
The ad extols Foley's Honey and Tar for lung relief and pneumonia prevention. It warns against imitation and promotes Kennedy's axative Honey and Tar and Pine-ules from pine resins for kidney and bladder troubles, sold by Geo F. Sharrar.
An old time advertisement touts Bee’s Laxative Honey and Tar as harmless tar from pine trees not coal tar. It claims cough and cold relief for bronchial issues and urges purchase from Geo. E. Sharrar. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for blood cleansing at 35 cents and notes teacher contracts for sale at the Record office.
An old advertisement celebrates Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the strongest cheapest liniment and calls it a trusted household remedy used for over 25 years. It promotes Hollister's Mountain Tea at 35 cents and urges care for children with tender, sensitive beliefs about healing.
The piece argues that many men fail due to fear of cost, while winners back their convictions with effort and money. It recalls the first Wanamaker goods sold in a wheelbarrow, who advertised boldly and invested all he could, unlike those who saved and failed.
In a ruined romance amid wealth and social expectations Lolita confronts Alwyn, her beloved, about Gordon Fleming and a past marriage. A frail wife, Belle, reveals Gordon’s enduring love and warns Lolita that true happiness requires sacrifice, while Lolita resolves to cherish love despite obstacles.
A description of the gray parrot native to central Africa notes the birds are captured and shipped to England in harsh conditions. It highlights crowded transport, suffocation, heat, and thirst causing many deaths en route, with one in a thousand surviving the voyage according to a fancier.
Molly Evans, a young woman stifled by unfulfilled ambitions, helps a frightened child and a mad dog incident in her village. Her act of courage draws Dick Foster, who confidently proposes. she accepts, promising Kate a future nursing study once married.
A mill worker at Sargent's mill in Tipton St John discovers a dead trout strangled by an eel in its gills. The eel contains a small stickleback, showing a rare sequence where the eel tried to swallow the fish, which then choked the trout. The trio of fish lie recently dead, illustrating a bizarre predatory chain on the Otter.
A southern woman recalls a witty eve with a northern guest at a New York private party. The anecdote centers on mistaken familiarity and a sharp quip about past marital obligations. The piece shifts to a natural history note on the great lantern fly, a firefly species found in Central America, valued for its luminous wings and long abdomen.
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