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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
3
A hygienist argues that candy supplies energy comparable to meat in power to sustain life. She asserts that sugar enhances life and, with proper conditions, does not disrupt digestion. She states sugar can be a safe dietary component and supports candy eaters.
A humorous sketch from Dean Hole’s Little Tour In America recounts a misfired sermon by a tedious preacher who strained to cover the four prophets before moving to Hosea. The piece also notes a one minute pledge of remedies, as a public speaker recovers his momentum amid a crowded entertainment scene. W. H. Rennels of St. Louis and A. Webb of Alma are mentioned.
A set of largely garbled notices mentions Queen Victoria with a miniature needle from Rodditch, life-insurance concepts called La Pyarmt in French walnut towns, and a Cold season health ad touting One Minute Cough Cure by W H Rennels of St. Louis. It also references DeWitt's Little 'Hurry' Liver pills and Maine as the Pine State.
A fragment from Philodophis American describes boys competing to walk closest to a canal edge with eyes shut. The remark hints at humor and danger but provides few concrete details or names.
SCOTT & Downe in New York reports on child development programs, tips for parents, and activities for families. Noted practitioners share guidance on nutrition, play, learning at home, and community resources for healthy growth.
A frontier mining report from Sault Ste Marie describes the North Shore steamer arriving from Michipolton with low passenger counts. Investors led by JL Caverhill and Dickinson discuss a fortynine sweet bend, 40 acres, and plans to sink a shaft. Miner Vance reports promising bearing quartz, with assays suggesting values from 400 to 250 per ton, note that some samples show no free gold.
The Ontario government imposes a 22 acre cap per claimant to curb multiple filings near Lake Wawa. Many settlers face selecting 22 acres from their holdings, while some large claims like Dickinson Mackey and the Railroad Syndicate are exempt. Survey work moves slowly due to rough terrain as Col Amey arrives from Ottawa with plans. Prospectors report gold particles in river washings with surface gravel selling for low pan prices. An Albatross steamer will transport passengers, yet many newcomers fear the demanding work ahead and assess eastern interests in Canada and the US.
A jumble of anecdotes from the New York Journal describing unusual bonds between adult animals and young offspring. Notes include a mother cat guarding a Maltese kitten and other cases of cross species care, with various tales of surrogate mothers and nurturing behavior across locales and species.
The piece discusses how different regions tolerate cold, noting 50 degrees in tropical areas and zero for Eskimos as relative comfort. It recalls polar expeditions and describes a wax candle burning in 85 degrees below zero, producing a skeletal candle with a yellow flame and light streaks.
Report describes a mammoth beaver skull unearthed in Michigan near the Indiana line. The piece, claimed by George A. er of South Bend Indiana, is said to be the largest known mammoth beaver skull with long incisors used for tree cutting.
A Polish engineer claims a mobile cremation unit can dispose of battle dead using a large oven driven by horses. The device, described as inverted and traveling, would bypass fixed facilities and integrate with pillage relief programs to west the invention amid campaign conditions.
Officials detained meat at the Central market in Smithfield after declaring it foul. A tank holds about 600 gallons and the meat underwent chemical treatment to prevent decomposition.
A provincial warning urges workers to pause for health and cites Dr. Pierce remedies. It extols the Golden Medical Discovery for consumption and bronchial issues, notes a testimonial from H. P. Mudeves, and promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and liver torpidity.
In a Stevenson letter to Be Nicholas, a scene unfolds of Thad delivering Good Morning to Apiave and Saucon, repeatedly met with silence or awkward replies. A boy finally responds with a decent English greeting, revealing the humans in a distant locale value a small civility highly.
Mrs Ernest Hurt argues excess meat in England worsens temper and morals. She contrasts English domestic life with France and Japan where meat is less central, suggesting diet and sedentary habits influence behavior and social harmony.
A garbled, ad like passage urges readers to stop back pain with a dubious remedy. It lists vague symptoms and promotes a potions style cure for a range of ailments including kidney issues, claiming the product is for sale by druggists at a price around 80 cents.
A compact portrait quotes Carlyle’s impatience with cant and devotion to truth, noting his demand that readers detect self deception while resisting external dogma. It discusses his fierce yet generous intellect and his habit of shaping text to provoke, not comfort.
An advertisement touts Macor's Celery King as a perfect natural laxative for nerve, blood, stomach, liver and kidney diseases. It claims to regulate the bowels and promises a package free with purchase. The copy uses humorous framing about constipation and dieting.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Tie Witt's Little Barly Hisers and Tittle pills fire consteration with scattered references to ailments like aflatomeek anid liver troubles. Notable names such as W. A Hennets appear alongside St. Louis and Alma, but details are unclear.
An incident at Aghintor involving Dr Guthrie and minister Mr Gothrit centers on a pamphlet that exposed a church controversy about the Pree election. The minister, shown distressed by the pamphlet, questions whether to read it, while Dr Guthrie recalls the moment with a wry remark about his own reply.
In Brown township Delaware the election night ritual forces party committees to meet and preclude dissent. A council member elected by a good plurality is then refused at the next election for lack of respect to the cast, while the town’s Eden village holds the township vote and feast amid curious ceremony origin.
A garbled excerpt recalls a preacher delivering a sermon from pulpit stairs and stumbling over words. The text hints at a dramatic ascent and a retreat into reflection, with scattered phrases about faith, struggle, and personal resolve amid a chaotic narration.
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