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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
3
The text promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from FP J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy taken internally to treat catarrh. It claims local treatments failed, classifies catarrh as incurable until constitutional approach, and notes endorsements by druggists and Ball's Family.
Michigan reports 67 million dollars raised with 20 million outside Wayne as state leaders praise county by county results. Secretary Mark McKee notes broad participation, urges every resident to contribute before the drive ends, linking prosperity and war effort to widespread support for Uncle Sam’s loan.
In a statewide address dated October 21, 1917, Governor Henry L. Sleeper urges Michigan residents to support Liberty Loan efforts. He praises rural and urban communities, stresses farmers’ duty, and calls for all citizens to contribute financially and join the national push for victory and peace during World War I.
A fragmentary 19th century appeal by Scully to Michigan farmers and veteran citizens urges support for war efforts and state leadership. The misspelled text references the Michigan Liberty, local committees, and volunteers, urging unity and aid to government. It names figures like Mack T Meher and mentions payments and rates, signaling a political gathering or rally.
Urgent plea fromURANT SLOCUM founder of the Order. The note urges Michigan Gleaners to back Liberty Bonds to support the U S government in the war effort. Emphasizes unity, past sacrifices, and individual contribution as the drive heats up.
A garbled account discusses who spun Arabian Nights with confusion over authorship and translation. It references Veen Huenikt Amiotios Cithind and travel, education, and a Sorbonne study, hinting at claims about triple authorship and French publication, but inconsistencies and distorted names obscure a clear conclusion.
A fragmentary century old report describes Olly saving belts of a kin't Jelige in western Kentucky amid a court scene with two elderly Black men accused of theft. The tale mixes courtroom humor and a boating party interruption as the judge, in a colloquial tone, admonishes the culprits and hints at punishment to be carried out after a later session.
Fragmented scans show a column about the rise of the office boy, his ascent from clerk to central role in offices, with a sympathetic anecdote about a gentleman's disappointment. Also mention seeds making good fuel, noting California fruit district seeds sold for fuel after being heated to produce a bright glow.
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