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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1898
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate schedules at Ithaca Dale House Thursday fore noon and Alma Wright House with uncertain times and vague references to events or visits. Names appear as place markers rather than full factual details.
The ad extols DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the world’s best selling salve while warning of counterfeits by dishonest sellers. It also touts Humphrreys remedies for skin disorders and illnesses, and promotes One Minute Cough Care as a fast relief product. It notes military losses and illness among the Seventh U.S. Infantry at Fort Wayne and Fort Heady, with several wounded or missing.
The item blends market notes with a chaotic jumble of names and obscure references. It mentions the U S soldiers dying at Manila and a Masonic or fraternal chapter in Zanesville with members elected in Columbus and various officers named, interspersed with unrelated promotional lines and garbled phrases about products and experiments.
The article reports on Spain offering repayment alternatives and U S plans to avoid assuming debt while troops in the Philippines and Cuba face weather and health concerns. It also notes a sea disaster near Margate with multiple lives lost, a murder plot thwarted in Tallinn, and various political and military updates including a presidential tour and wartime rhetoric.
Fragmentary notice describes a dwelling with cellar and water works. The text mentions easy terms and a tentative sale or purchase arrangement. Names and precise actions are unreadable in the source.
A New York City physician touts a “drender attics” based treatment claimed to cure consumption. He states his scientific system has permanently cured thousands with a regimen of acids, tonics, and free remedies. The feature notes bold claims and urges cautious skepticism about the sensational breakthrough.
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