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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1891
Page
3
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, fast acting cleanser for kidneys and bowels. It claims to dispel fevers and headaches, cure constipation, and notes the product is produced from healthy ingredients. Available in 50c and $1 bottles from leading druggists with prompt procurement if not on hand.
Letters from parents praise German Syrup as a safe reliable remedy for croup and whooping cough in children. Vendors claim mothers trust Boschee's German Syrup for sudden childhood illnesses and throat lung inflammations, noting customer support and widespread use among families.
Talmage delivers a fervent sermon praising sacred music at the New Brookelyn Tabernacle in seven words. the organ dedication fills the service with a grand congregational performance. Clergyman extols biblical commands to sing and urges universal participation over soloists, likening heavenly worship to a marching army singing in unison.
A collection of disparate statistics notes Great Britain has 54,000 women trade unionists and US church-building totals 4,500. Brooklyn Bridge supports four 12,000 ton cables. Jewish estimates place New York Jews at 80,000 to 100,000. An electric swing for the World’s Fair seats 24 and travels 200 feet. US spending cited at 450 million annually. US livestock counts include 14,056,700 horses and 50,625,100 sheep. The Soo canal’s trade impact noted. closing locks for three days disrupted shippers. Chicago fair boasts a steel chimney 250 feet high, weighing 850 tons for brick version. Speed records for trains and river boats referenced with dates and places.
A garbled science note suggests pressing near the ear may stop coughing. The item lists varied tidbits: portraits for the White House vestibule, smoking habits of cabinet members, Garibaldi’s chair in Rome, a Danish actor with 700 roles, confederate desk in war records, misquoted fashion notes, watches owned by Queen Victoria, a moving snake ring, and a soap ad critique, all echoing a snapshot of eccentric celebrity and political trivia.
The fragment sketches household lore and people in a faded home text. It mentions Castoria as a remedy for children and references early 20th century life with scattered names and places, hinting at private notes and familiar routines from a bygone era.
An advertisement touts Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy claiming to cure catarrh with mild soothing cleansing and healing properties. It asserts permanent cures not mere palliation and offers a sham cash incentive of 500 dollars if not cured, backed by the remedy's proprietors.
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