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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1898
Page
3
A jumbled report notes weather concerns in the village with a forecast of storms. It mentions Shepherd liking rural surroundings over towns and references the apple crop, praising its quantity and quality and implying substantial income from harvest.
A busy period surrounds Bethany with residents attending a wallery fair, debates between Bethany Literary Society and Bethany Grangers over school uniform test books, and social visits including Mr and Mrs Geo Graham traveling in the southern state. A coastal voyage tale follows and local concerns on wages, pensions, and economic issues are raised by J. Haws.
A Michigan woman describes severe catarrhal trouble and seven years of invalid status. After taking seven bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla she regained 28 pounds and improved greatly, attributing her recovery to the medicine and its makers.
An aged veteran recounts privations of Civil War days, detailing thirst, hunger, and disease. He recalls a harsh march, scarce water, and the toll on soldiers, noting death from tainted rations. He warns of wartime poisons and recalls a kitchen remedy once sold to relieve suffering.
A rough, fragmented scene details a man’s daily life and thoughts as foggy mornings, hunting trips, and self taught crafts fill his day. References to bands, a library, and a parade memory hint at a broader historical or colonial context with mentions of discipline and notable figures.
A glitching, unclear OCR fragment presents lines suggesting death and nothingness. The text wanders through references to graves and absence, with distorted phrases and broken syntax implying a meditation on mortality and void. No clear event, person, or place is identifiable.
The text urges women to protect health during maternity using Dr Pierce's Prescription to strengthen reproductive organs and ensure a strong baby. It praises the doctor's thirty years of practice and claims pharmacists sell only genuine products, including Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation as a cure for related diseases.
A jumble of quoted speech and garbled phrases describes a scene with references to a Date sinus af Que and various names. The text includes disjointed reflections on savages, debtors, a boy escaping, and a Surgeon view, interspersed with a note on a Detroit Tribune Birthplace of George I. The piece blends fragmented dialogue, stray observations, and unclear events across multiple speakers and locales.
An advertisement by T A Slocum M G of New York promises a remedy for consumption bronchial and lung diseases. It claims many cures and offers to send threeTwitche of newly discovered medicines on receipt of address and postage, asking readers to mention the paper.
Fragmentary OCR shows rail lines linking Detroit Chicago Grand Rapids and Bay City with Durand Durand and Sietoan. Mentions stations Grand Haven Hastings and Fort Wayne area with rail extensions and timetables.
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