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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1885
Page
4
A garbled OCR passage describes holiday mood and social happenings with scattered names and places. The text references parties, family gatherings, and public scenes but is largely unreadable, mixing names, events, and dates in a jumble without clear structure or coherent details.
A dense, OCR laden page fragment lists patent medicines and tonics for coughs and digestion, claiming cures for consumption, dyspepsia, liver and kidney issues, and general ailments. It also mentions a captain with New Discovery, wines for hot weather, and notices of agricultural college attendees, with various prices and endorsements.
A garbled OCR note describes a relic weapon found in Jackson. It mentions a barrel length around ten inches, weight near two units, and possible manufacture for the United States government. The text hints at letters and a fence, but many details are unclear.
Odd garbled ad promotes a supposed remedy Kemp’s Balsam claiming healing for throat and lungs. It hints at travel to New York, hotel meeting, and financial incentives while mentioning elevators, rents, cars, stages, depots, and family money in a confused, unreliable notice.
Fragments describe timetable style references including Alma, Edmore, Lakeview, Marquette Ry, Ann Arbor, Lake Shore lines, and Michigan rail divisions. Mentions stations, trains, and regional routes with various prices and times. unclear sequence implies a railway notice or schedule excerpt with multiple cities and entities such as Michigan, Ann Arbor, Marquette, and Lake Shore.
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