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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1899
Page
3
A fragment from an old ad text mocks medical certainty while touting Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure all. It hints that even with normal kidneys liver and stomach a doctor cannot analyze the blood that fuels them, implying the tonic's promised vitality benefits amid garbled product claims.
A jumble of names, places, and notices from Michigan dated August 21 mentions pensions, local statements, a strike risk, and various individuals. It includes medical testimonials for Foley products and DeWitt salve, plus a court appeal on a killing case, and brief notes on local industry and labor actions.
An old advertisement extols DeWitt's Witch Mazel Salve as a sure and safe remedy for stings bites scratches and wounds. It warns against counterfeits sold by Sharrar and Mul holland and urges cautious purchase.
Marshall Michigan August 24 Proceedings began this morning in Calhoun County Court with cases against Glenn Thayer Luke Thayer and Nathan Reed arising from a bead but the mounting details include words on bonds and a ticket to a command economy. The text includes a mix of local notices and advertisements.
Fragmentary OCR shows an injunction against Benton Harbor to halt pavement work by Barber Asphalt Paying Co with 10,000 yards of paving proposed. Disputes claim illegal letting of the contract and improper assessments. Indignation grows as a court action seeks dissolution. separate items mention Banner Salve claims and celery industry data from Rev W L Osborn.
A Virginia editor nearly gave up after severe diarrhoea but was restored to health by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The Times features his editorial praise and testimonials including R Moore of Sybil by Divine Rhoden, urging others to try the remedy and report similar recoveries.
Deer Park in Alaska like Deer Park shows a town fading as Bay City interests move to ship out the last logs and dismantle mills. The bay region town once a busy center stands near collapse with a lifeboat station remaining as the sole landmark. Local names include Loseley and Maret along with Iver F. Bradley of Bay City. The mill has cut about 11,000,000 feet of lumber this year and the logging railroad is torn up, with machinery to be shipped out before navigation closes as a village fades away.
Former Michigan state game warden Charles Osborn warns that wildlife numbers are up across the state. Deer and other native species are expanding in the swath of the Lower Peninsula, prompting farmer complaints and calls for protective measures. Bears and wolves are also more common, with higher fines to exterminate them. Ducks are declining as hunting limits change, and laws now extend shooting allowances beyond fall in some cases.
Michigan adopts strict protections for ducks and game fish, aiming to preserve flocks and fisheries though critics warn of regional hunting restrictions. The article also promotes remedies for indigestion and croup, praising patent medicines and citing endorsements, with local sale info.
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