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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
8
Local notes from Grand Traverse region report social events and visits. A Christmas entertainment is planned at the Bates schoolhouse on December 26 with a sleighing friendly town exchanges and readings by residents including Mabel Muir and Clara Lee.
Afternoon gathering at Mrs Homer Webbs names new union members Mrs Minty and Mrs Phillips. Congregational church services next Sunday at 1100 subject What will you do with Christ. Jennie Cluft celebrates 10th birthday with friends. Tom Roy moves to A Bellingers farm to work as engineer. Joe Nemeski does business in Traverse City. Mr Brow remains ill. Sunday school convention held at Congregational church noted as successful with Ley Pennington of Traverse City speaking on Bible study. John Stonutton dies at Grand Haven with hydrophobia suspected after dog bite. Two Ypsilanti Normal students fall through ice on river. Owosso smokers cause ice house fires at Appelton. $2500 loss. North Wisconsin and upper Michigan farmers visit Menominee River Sugar Co. plant worth $1,000,000 now operating at full capacity.
A local testimonial from James Laughrey of 501 Webster Street praising Doan's Kidney Pills for years of kidney and back pain. He cites relief after using the product from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Also mentions Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup and other patent remedies for coughs and colds.
Proprietors Jas G Johnson and F H Meads advertise Electric Bitters as a remedy for nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets claiming it tones the stomach regulates kidneys and bowels and purifies the blood. The ad notes a 50 cent price with a money back guarantee. A separate report details Abner Merribough a farmer four miles north of Petaskes shot and killed by his 20 year old son while rabbit hunting. The rite of baptism at St John Episcopal Grand Haven used Jordan River water given by a traveler. John Quern a twenty year Walter at Delmonteos New York, who left four years ago with 100000 in stock, has returned to work whisking a napkin at the stock exchange.
A frightened horse runs wild through the street causing near misses and minor injuries. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is praised for quick relief from burns cuts sores eczema and piles. Available at Jos G Johnsons and F H Meads Drug Stores for 25 cents.
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