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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
6
Fragmented OCR text appears to discuss a medical remedy and includes scattered archaic dialogue and phrases about dysentery and abdominal distress. References to St Louis Boston Went Alta and Pottsville Review are present without coherent context or dates.
A fragmented paragraph presents a Withrean dialogue with Archaic names and dubious cures, mentioning a harmless remedy for immediate relief for children. The piece alludes to Theories of cure discussed by physicians and a product called Minute Cough Cure.
An expert telegrapher asserts that over a copper wire webbing weighing 800 pounds per mile, 000 words per minute can be recorded between New York and Philadelphia. Using a copper wire of 50 pounds per wire, 1,000 words per minute may be carried from New York.
A Strathardle legend recounts Lady Janet Gordon condemned to perpetual imprisonment on Maven's rock. She spins a thread to the river Ericht to beg redemption, while Dig Neil of the Trouts hides upriver. A thunderstorm floods the river and Nell seizes a thread to reach shore, saved by the Lady’s final act, ending her penal spinning.
Thomas Ryan a lake sailor was arrested at Lockport on whisky sale to Indians. He told how a Tuscarora chief lured him to the reservation and forced him to buy liquor under threat of violence. He was forced to purchase the alcohol and return, leading to his arrest and pending charges. The incident involves the Tuscarora Six Nations and may trigger multiple arrests.
A historical note describes extending cable access 1400 miles from the Amazon mouth upstream to improve intercontinental trade. The piece argues riverside cabling could link interior markets with Europe and serve as a model for broader land line deployment, noting river-based routes reduce interruptions and compare to submerged lines used in Germany for wartime reliability.
A disjointed reminiscence recounts a dinner with scholars and poets, a stubborn door, and a cascade of vivid images from Waterloo musters, wartime miracles, and a nameless widow recalling the Battle of Waterloo. The fragment blends overheard chatter with dramatic war memories and social ruins.
A satirical New York brief quotes Mr Glanmerton lamenting household debit and a parka window scene. He jokes that twenty five cents passes for curtain readjustment, yet notes the bright side funds purchases otherwise paid for, illustrating domestic burdens.
An old hotel tale recalls how freighters on the far west relied on whisky to balance supply. Barrels were weighed and tested before reaching freighters, with gravel used for bulk while preserving quality. The note cites De Witt products and wartime era remedies, reflecting period medical advertorials and sales pitches.
The Snex canal shows a yearly profit exceeding £1,600,400, with potential savings of about £2,000,000 in operations between eastern and western routes. The text discusses petitions and political value, noting possible issues and uncertainties about sinking or looping arrangements, and ponders future feasibility.
Fragmentary OCR note describes Grand Haven daily and Milwaukee publications with Sundays excluded and mentions Dettopia Unie and Grand Troth Wy for Canada. It references a daily except Sunday schedule and navigation details. The readable text is garbled with unclear dates and entities.
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