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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
2
A fragment from Ponder Missouri describes a customer note praising a cure for burns and piles. The writer claims relief after using a product sold at Sharrar and Mulholland's drug store for 250 weight, though details are unclear and garbled.
Elmer Divilbliss buys a new carriage. Mrs. Roy Snall was in town Saturday. Mr. Habcock of Ithaca visited last week. Frank Randolph of Barryton at R. Leonard’s. A carload of shingles received this week. All previously sick are better. Fred Bigler moved into Mrs. Randolph’s house. Mr. and Mrs. Musser from near St Louis called on C. Wood. Mrs. Levi Leonard visited her son Harnett northeast of town. Roland Kenter of Shepherd laying wire on new telephone line. A newborn welcomed at I. Henderson’s. Easter concert canceled due to illness. Mrs. Service returned with brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Win Pitt of Seville visited east of town. Town Plowman and family visited N. Spare. Rev H. Carl to begin work in May at 11 o’clock. Car dial invitation extended to all. Cough remedy Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup advertised.
S. E. Emerson and Fiddler appear ill. Mr and Mrs Ti Vernon visited Ithaca Saturday. T Bloss with wife and son Martin also in Ithaca. W Fiddler and B B Berton visited Mrs Pred Simmons. L Cramer and wife spent Sunday with friends in Beate. Mrs Gen Borton and daughter Wilma in Ithaca. Auger and son Leslie on Edgewood Sunday. Gladys and Florence Munter called on Mrs FP Be Smith of Pthacd. Elva Simmons entertained her niece. Hazel Johnson of Ithaca recently. Geo Davis and wife from Ithaca spent weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Knapp. Diptheria sore throat croup. Dr Thomas Beleetrie Oil advertised.
The excerpt lists numerous residents visiting St Louis Alma Breckenridge Saginaw Breckenridge Kecken rige North Star and Ithaca with mentions of Emmet King new clerk at Hennont and Hennont store millinery change Wm Held and R Lowry on business in Saginaw Pomeroy moved to Breckenridge and on farm town hall met Thursday naming PP d Sensebaugh health officer Various social calls and travel appear across multiple days in the surrounding towns
Breckenridge shows brisk building with new houses under way and lumber orders. The Alma Sugar Co plans a weighing station west of town, while sugar firms compete for local contracts. J A agriculturist and St Louis Sugar Co officials visit, meeting farmers as a phone line links Wheeler and North Wheeler with nearby communities.
Beebe Ger Richard is able to be around again. Mrs Maud Jones left for Grand Rapids last Saturday. Thorn April IT to Mr and Mrs Cline ton Wiles a boy. Carl Eichhorn and Hosene Sanders have new buggies. Rev and Mrs Colegrove have been visiting friends of Stanton Albert Smith and family. Robert and Jasper Gamlie and Geof Baler were up north fishing last week. Frank Wheeler of Hareknape visiting Ente sin Bert Suith moved from the west. Frank Witton of Ransia attended dry mothers fue neli. Hak returned home. Saves Two From Death. One time daughter had almost fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis, writes Mrs W K Mavis land of Armouk SN. W. but remedies tried, saved her life with Dr King’s New Discovery. Anne niece, with Consumption in a advanced stage, also used this medicine and today is perfectly well. Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr King’s New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. If coughs persist, try it. Trial bottle free, guaranteed by Sharrar & Mulholland.
Forest Hill reports Wred Creech’s large cistern caved in last week. Mrs. Mitchell of Shepherd is visiting this week. Bert Hamilton made a business trip to Suner Monday. Mrs Nettie Small of Shepherd visited last Saturday. Frank Randolph of Barryton visited early this week. Jesse Wood went to Barwell last week to work for Mr. Huffman. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. White of Alma spent Sunday with their daughter. Mr. Kinter of Shepherd is installing wire for farmers phones. J. B. Leonard is having a well drilled on Main Street. Arch Ryan handles the work. Fred Bigler moved into Mr. Randolph’s rented house with ten acres. Pem Broke rented the farm’s balance. Mrs. Sarvoss with her brother R. S. Reed and wife returned from Escanaba and visit their parents.
East Washington notes household and health updates with names like Mrs Ira Hoffer and Miss Carrie Kellogg. Several residents move to farms in Fulton township and nearby areas while others work on new seasons. Damages from a Norse horse and a tile mill issue are mentioned amid farm activity.
An OCR damaged excerpt catalogs many diseases and conditions such as colds throat infections pleurisy pneumonia and skin eruptions. The fragment references various terms and potential symptoms with scattered capitalization and misspellings, indicating a medical lexicon or list in a historical publication.
Several residents are reported visiting, traveling, or visiting relatives this week. Names include A Glinken and family in St. Lana's, Jona lan and wife to Ithaca, Chas Noah and Clark headed to St Louis for work, Mrs Malle visiting parents, M Green, Dora Allen from Alma with sister Mrs Myers, and Grandma and Grandpa Montanio visiting Seth. Also listed are Mr Sumerceale building a waranury and Roy Benjamin ill. Families W Williams, Levi Witham, and D A Borought host gatherings.
LeQutan of Cavendish Virginia was described as suffering chronic constipation until Dr King’s New Life Pills allegedly intervened. The notice claims the medicine “broke into his house” and arrested the trouble, leaving him entirely cured at Sharrar and Holland’s drug store.
Wesley Ringle rilsed his barn last Saturday with Jake Williams moving onto Mrs. Sipes farm to North Star. Herbert Ringle and wife of Ithaca visited Easter with their parents. David Boroughs and wife of Langport spent Friday with her parents. Brevin Starl started Sunday school at her home the first Sunday in April. Mr and Mrs. Blackman of Ithaca visited their daughter Mrs. William Herbeck last week. Virgil Reynard and wife moved to Washington township to rent a farm. Sidney Wilbur and family returned from the north where he worked during the winter.
Mae Eyes Visited FL Praneise Sun Wm Bartley is building an addition op to his house Mrs Kingsey entertained for two sisters last week iace Childs of Shepherd spent Sunday with the Misses Wilson Mat Lente is raising up his house and putting a stone wall underneath A Holmes Otis and Elmer Post who have been sick are reported better Mr Lennon and family of Middlton visited N Whitecraft over Sun Mrs Kingsey visited at the home of her parents near Mt Pleasant this Mrs Anna Lanstow who has been Ui son some time is able to be around Owain Miss Pontine of Alma was the guest of her sister Mrs Woi Sullivan even Sunday Duan s Oonm ent advertisement.
District 5 reports residents relocating horses and stables. George Godfrey and family move to Ithaca. David Best sells a colt to Bert Murphy. Doane and Floya Nevins swap horses. Allen Havelton has pine stumps removed. Charley Whitmore moves to Lester McMullen house. A dance occurs at W. Beck’s on the 15th. John Murphy sells a half interest in a horse to Abe Kekert. Mrs. Oscar Morse, formerly under Dr. Lamb in Alma, shows improvement.
Due notice is served on the public that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the sole salve on the market free from adulteration. It has cured thousands of piles that resisted other treatments and many counterfeit copies have appeared. Sold by Bivins & Rhodes.
An old advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion builds a sturdy constitution by stimulating growing powers in children. It touts Child development as a foundation for lifelong health and lists Scott & Bowne as makers at 409 415 Pearl Street New York with pricing for 50c and $1.00 bottles.
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