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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1906
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment references banking terms including interest paid loans certificates of deposit and deposit boxes for rent. It hints at a financial services advertisement with incomplete wording and unclear branding or dates.
Steamers Puritan and Holland depart Holland at 9:00 a.m. and 9:45 p.m. From Macatawa Park and Ottawa Beach departures at 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. On arrival of interurban car and P Leave Chicago at 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. daily with Saturday trips Holland Grand Rapids fare 1.50. Night trips 1.50 to Grand Rapids. Through connections via Siena Soucekoge agent. Central Suichigas.
Schedule fragment shows Benton Harbor St Joseph and Chicago service with daily departures at 7 30 and 9 toa etc. Ranges include morning and evening times, fares 75 cents to 1.00 and state rooms 1.00. Chicago to Lake Superior division departs Fridays at 7 pm with schedule changes reserved. Maritime firm names Mokrow Guanane Mr Yeeing noted.
An advertisement urges Republicans to join in harmony with the Republican National Committee, supporting a campaign based on the party record and Theodore Roosevelt’s leadership. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure via Chas Rhodes and requests one dollar subscriptions for campaign materials sent to subscribers, James Sherman and A. P.O. Bax 2063, New York.
An array of vintage medical ad copy and notes on kidney function. It highlights Doan's Kidney Pills with a Lincoln Street testimonial, claims about kidney filtration every three minutes, and lists ailments from back pain to rheumatic symptoms. Also includes Bucklen's Arnica for wounds and Sharrar drugstore references.
An advertisement touts Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for women addressing prolapse, backache, headaches, and other female ailments. It claims to restore strength, enable motherhood, and reduce surgical needs, with Dr. Pierce’s endorsement and an offer to obtain the book The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser.
Urge to stimulate stomach and liver without irritation noted in a health promotion item. Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup advertised as aiding digestion and stimulating liver and bowels without nausea or griping. Promotes pleasant intake and contrasts with pills or ordinary cathartic actions. Geo E Net.
A detailed description of a dairy model stall known as Hoard's model stall. It explains the feeding arrangement with a level manger, feeding alley, hay manger slats, and a 2 by 4 edge in front of the cow’s hind feet. Straw bedding fills the gap to create a four inch mattress, guiding the cow to lie forward and keep the bed clean.
A farmer describes using two stalls and a rope based tail restraint to keep cows clean and reduce tail switching during milking. The system uses a planked manger bottom and a switch preventing rope setup, as illustrated in Farm Journal.
An Iowa man shares a dairy experiment using a dog to drive a cow to the stable. Milk temperatures and test results rose from 2.3 to 6.2 over a week as the cow was moved by dog, boy, and then man, with feed and pasture kept constant. The piece also cites Professor A L Waerker on optimal cheese-making timing, noting milk changes occur mainly after evening milking and overnight.
The passage notes purchasing a separator for up to ten cows with a No 2 model costing $12.50 and smaller sizes for five or fewer cows priced $50 to $75. It also advertises a live energetic boy to learn the grocery business at Lex Meneaxriiar Co and a posting for a job at The Record office for a quick applicant.
Clens Milk explains that impurities in milk largely come from soluble contaminants and unsterile handling. It notes bacteria increase after milking due to dirty utensils and apparatus. Other adulteration methods exist. Emphasizes protecting milk with a covered milk pall to reduce exterior contamination from the cow.
The feeding and handling of cows and cow products is a business proposition, the same as handling dry goods or groceries, and should be done on business principles. The Babcock tester and the milk scales will show where the leaks come in and in which direction the efforts should be directed to remedy the trouble.
Mrs A Howle explains dairy practice for long milking life. To produce a heavy milker, milk until near the cow’s second freshening, then dry her for two months before the third calf. After the third calf a well developed cow will remain a large milker.
Ram Food Producer cites livestock values noting a good fintry cow yields two beet steers in work. A cow must give ten quarta of milk daily to perform the same labor, and the steer is removed while the cow is kept in stock.
For headache and constipation Peters Little Liver Pills are best. They cleanse and tonify the liver. Sold by Geo con Sharrar.
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