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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
3
In the Annals of Hygiene, Castoria is described as a gentle laxative for infants. The text praises its safety, alleging it preserves digestive balance and grants energy for daily life, while warning against overconsumption.
A garbled relic of a newspaper page recounts a sprawling, humorous program with Dr Grover and Hosea questions, early penmakers, a One Minute Cough Cure plug, needlework curiosities, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, and insurance debates. It mentions Maine as the Lumber State and references several vendors and exploits from a bygone era.
A vintage advertisement promotes Ono Minute Court Cure by W. Jennels of St. Louis and BS.Webly as the great remedy for coughs colds crowp bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles urging preventive use before consumption, reflecting era marketing style.
A fragment from Philode'phis American recalls a boy winning a contest to walk near a canal edge with eyes shut. The winning child caused his rival to suffer a severe cold after a wetting incident during the dare.
Fragmentary report describes a violent clash involving deputies and strikers near a trellis scene with gunfire. Reported chaos includes mounted deputies firing, several injuries, and a sheriff-led response as crowds scattered, with details partial and inconsistent from the OCR text.
A deadly head end crash on the Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Midland near New Castle Colorado, injuring about 185 and killing roughly 30. Rescue crews worked twelve hours to clear debris as engines and cars were demolished and a gas explosion burned passengers. One engineer detained, search for remains continues.
A garbled passage mentions names and actions around a local incident with references to people and a place. Details are unreadable, with multiple misspellings and fragmented phrases. The text lacks coherent facts to identify a clear event or outcome.
A young man died by his own action near Locot Plekpoeker while staying with relatives. He suffered a fractured skull after ingesting morphine and died at a hospital. A storm event involving a steamer grain shipment from Micky Mold fields was mentioned with several locals listed as participants. Names include Mackie, Cavertillot Novi Buy, Brooks, Sprague, Wilkins, Watson, and others. A plan to erect a memorial and discuss Dickinson's interest sale were noted.
Tomorrow morning in Plymouth the thirteenth annual meeting opens with expectations of a successful exhibition. About 40 entries have been made for bicycle races and many fine horses are entered for the horse events. Wednesday will feature children's day with preparations to compete for a silk prize offered by the Floral Hall, as entries fill rapidly.
Fragmented readable items name Marshall George and IL Southworth with mentions of Musial Wane and Works Co. plus scattered city districts and individuals such as A Ky Dever and M. Stine Hatin Raped. Contains garbled lists of names and places like Lake Cites and Western Hiatrat.
A dubious patent medicine advertisement touts a treatment supposedly curing many ailments. It claims immediate health boosts, wrinkle filling, and restored vitality, urging readers to mail 24 cents for a mailed copy of its promises. The piece cites a fictional discovery and mentions the publisher Pierce’s Commitments Medical Adviser.
A bustling fair scene unfolds with competitors detailing trials and races. Skageny hosts a tree stump fare while supports praised by many visiting entrants from across the country. The show features music, arts, and sports with large entry totals, and organizers note capacity limits for the event days.
Amos Maynard of Battle Creek details years of pain and miseries from kidney illness and a failed remedy. He recalls service in the area, the effects of illness and heavy work, and praises a specific medicine as a potential relief while listing local sellers and agents.
A jumbled extract combines medical home remedies from the New York Sun and deciphered odds and ends on Walrus whiskers and navigation by the Rhone. It cites Salt as cure for eyes and throat and includes antiquated observations on Alaska industry and medieval Rhine valleys, with scattered literary quotes and reflections on civilization.
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered phrases about Wits Hittle Barly and figures like St Tanah and LiMn with unclear ties. The text is garbled, offering no coherent event or names to confirm a concrete news item.
The fragmentary text presents names and phrases in a garbled form. It appears to reference a list of people or items with unclear meaning and no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
Fragmented OCR text appears to describe a person and events with many garbled phrases. The readable parts reference a woman and a boat, with unclear actions and names due to damaged text, preventing a coherent summary.
A fragmented OCR passage traces Cuban Havana cigar trade and origins of halan as tobacconists. It cites boxes sent from United States and Havana linked sources, listing shares from Philippines, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Britain, Australia and others, with partial totals and regional notes. The text interweaves questions about supply lines and international connections in a historic context.
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