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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1897
Page
6
The Detroit Evening News urges readers to subscribe for comprehensive local reporting. It emphasizes timely delivery and strong news coverage, inviting every family to rely on the paper for its essential daily information.
A collage of ad copy and fragmented text touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin ailments, promises cures, and includes testimonials. It mentions various products, a sailing sail description, health tonics, and a West Point service obligation notice amid jumbled lines and nonstandard phrasing.
Fragmentary notice discusses dramatic wear of railroad front and earth effects. It mentions vast daily losses and soluble front changes, with references to Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy in a local advertisement style from Middleton Michigan. The piece reads as a dubious almanac style claim.
Fragmentary account notes the shift from secular to church music in the first quarter of the thirteenth century. It highlights the rise of controlled church tones and the loss of free secular forms, with progressive steps described by Blackwood's. The text discusses the impact on services and the enduring debate over musical authority.
An old editorial style notice warns that neglecting colds can lead to consumption. It promotes Otto's Cure German throat and lung remedy offered by A.S. McIntyre with free samples and pricing. The piece includes conversational asides and references to digestive aids from Shaker Digestive Central for stomach and digestion.
Fragmentary quotation shows Coton e aear left an eraforeshadowing a farewell lecture on American principles. Phillips Beboke urged him against it, saying the idea would misrepresent both the first impression and the broader secondary views.
The article explains kitchen fat saving and clarification, outlining four fat types from drippings to butter, with guidance on separating, clarifying, and storing fats. It cites Gouffe on frying fats, notes butter and lard as poor frying fats, and gives practical steps for preserving suet, drippings, and stock fat. It includes recipes for apple dishes and syrup, emphasizing careful handling and storage.
A garbled 19th century excerpt blends a playful riddle about a tart apple with an explorer’s account of buried Asian cities and vast waters. It mentions a cast of figures, a Swedish king, and royal reception, while hinting at scientific curiosities and distant journeys.
A long recipe segment describes pot roast with pepper and onion gravy over toast and poached eggs, plus an older method with rice and gravy. It also covers hash browns, an omelet with herbs, and a smoked salmon breakfast. The article shifts to travel notes about Hedin, mentioning dangers and cultural observations, ending with an advertisement for Speer N id wine company brandy and grape products.
Mixed National briefs report persistent yellow fever fears and strict quarantine in the South. James A. Gary is the longest-serving Postmaster General in Alberton, Maryland. A New York Croton main burst flooded streets while a Canton man faced murder arrest. Clara Barton lands in New York as Red Cross head. The Marietta gunboat is set for Sitka after overhaul. Philadelphia United Labor League withholds Henry George endorsement for New York mayor. Kansas Pacific sale validity noted with November foreclaim. Various arrests and odd incidents populate a sprawling, crowded update.
An ad touts De Witt's Little Early Risers pills from W.H. Rennels St Louis and B. 8 Webb claiming aid for stomach upset sour liver and headaches. It suggests bitters and teas as alternatives and promotes a single mile pill brand.
Advertised timetable note states a division in effect May a 1807 for the Grand Trunk Railway running Toledo to Saginaw and Muskegon. Includes an odd line about educating your novels with Cascarets and a product pitch for Martie cures constipation with senna drops.
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