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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
2
In a fragmented report from Taw Macon, regional leaders and spiritual authorities are cited as entering a tense phase. The text hints at migration and factional activity within native clans, suggesting a period of disruption and negotiation influenced by church figures and local authorities.
The Republican State Central Committee calls the Michigan state convention to meet at Majestic Theater Grand Rapids on Tuesday May 49 1908 at eleven in the forenoon to elect four delegates at large four alternates and to nominate electors for President and Vice President and to select a State Central Committee and Chairman. Delegates allocated by county based on previous vote, with district caucuses at 9:30 am the day of the convention. other business includes committee appointments and credentials.
Auditor General Bradley declares as a Republican candidate for governor promising tax relief and businesslike government. He backs a statewide primary law, urges ad valorem taxation on telephone and telegraph firms, and vows to continue Attorney General Bird’s reform efforts while stressing frugal public spending and accountability. Bradley’s rugged poverty-to-success background is noted, highlighting his long tenure as auditor general and his ties to two neighboring counties.
Numerous short items report visits and calls in Alma and nearby towns. People like Bert Meres, Mina McKinnay, Edward Case, A. B. Woodrum, and many others are listed with cities such as St Louis, Detroit, St Joe, Nashville, Owosso, and Ithaca. Residents travel for business, family visits, or to see friends, with several mentions of Friday and Thursday calls and weekend trips.
An advertisement markets a tonic named Golden Medical Discovery as a non secret patent medicine. It lists ingredients like Golden Sea root and Mandrake root, asserts no habit forming drugs, and claims cures for digestive and liver ailments. The copy appeals to medical authorities and promises full ingredient disclosure on the bottle wrapper.
A New York Commission report highlights the explosive growth of land values in New York City, noting that bare land assessed for taxation dwarfs total real estate value outside the city. Manhattan naked land value exceeds Missouri real estate and surpasses other state valuations, with skyscraper costs not matching the land beneath them.
The article argues that most people are financial failures and only a small percent accumulate money. It notes many men need guidance and a boss, with cases where hired managers succeed on salary but fail when running their own businesses. The piece questions why some can manage for others but not for themselves.
Purge stagnation of liver and bowels claim relief from headache and illness. Pills are sold at George Ki. Sharrar’s drug store for 250. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup advertised as prompt and gentle, claimed to force the cold out and reduce inflammation. Sold by Chas Rhodes.
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