Riverdale Notes and Local Visits Across Town
Riverdale residents and visitors are listed in daily movements from Monday to midweek. Notables include A H Alexander in Ithaca, R J Lathrop in Elwell, and F H Rowland in Alma. The Union Telephone exchange moves to Art Wyeth’s store with Mrs. Thos Fallon in charge as locals note community shifts. Frank Hyde relocates two Main Street buildings west of the station and begins repairs while Houck & Son adjust business lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J ¥. P. Cash
Alma
Central Michigan Bean Robbers Association
Union Telephone Central Exchange
Art Wyeth
Thos. Fallon
Joseph Hudson Ao
Riverdale
Grand Rapids
Frank Hyde
Main Street
van Alstine Bros
Wm. Horton
L. Houck & Son
Messrs. Houck & Son
Local social notes from Sumner Center events
Miss Tressel Gee visited her parents Saturday. Miss Bernice Mills attended her nephew’s funeral in Ashley on Thursday. Miss Ethel Lockard is home from Alma visiting. Susie Rockafellow has been quite sick but is better now. Miss Cora Albit works for Mrs. James Gargett. Mr. and Mrs. George Tomblin visited Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson on Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Church and Miss Ida Huff visited the LeRoy Kress home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kelley visited Mr. and Mrs. E. Kelley Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tressel Gee
Bernice Mills
Ashley
Ethel Lockard
Alma
Susie Rockafellow
Cora Albit
James Gargett
George Tomblin
John Johnson
J. H. Church
Ida Huff
LeRoy Kress
J. E. Kelley
E. Kelley
Gratiot Pomona Meeting With Star Grange Speaker
Gratiot Pomona and Star Grange will meet. L. W. Ovitt, an up-to-date farmer near Bay City, will give the address in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to attend. Watch for the program. Mrs. MC Lake, Cor Secretary.
West Sumner News Briefs Include Illness Stroke and Sale
Mrs. Carrie Thompson is very sick and Mrs. Mary Seaman has a stroke of paralysis Friday afternoon. The West Sumner Telephone Co. holds a meeting at J B Seaman's Monday evening. H D Seaman plans to add to his house. J R Shaffer reportedly sold property to parties from Detroit PF. Fountain and wife visited G Andrews Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Thompson
Mary Seaman
West Sumner Telephone Co
J. BD
Cure for rheumatism offered with Renne's Pain Killer Oil
An advertisement promises a cure for rheumatism using Renne's Pain Killer Oil, claim of safe internal and external use, and lists prices of 2 1/2 cents and 1 dollar per bottle. It encourages customers to seek relief through a few bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renne
Wheatona & Sons
Birthday thanks and surprise party in Gratiot County
Mrs. C. R. Moulton, a Gratiot County resident for 45 years, was honored on her birthday April 11 with a postcard shower receiving 110 cards and gratitude expressed to all who remembered her. Mr and Mrs Barney Snyder hosted a surprise party April 24 for their daughter Hazel with 20 of her late friends, a joyful gathering and a supper served between 4 and 5 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Snyder
Haxel
How to Cure Eczema Pimples and Dandroft
Grover Bros druggists report strong results from ZEMO a clean vegetable liquid for external use. It cures skin diseases by drawing germ life from the skin surface and does not soil clothing. A booklet with each purchase explains home cures for skin or scalp ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ZEMO
Grover Bros
Saved From The Brave Fight With Lung Trouble
Mrs M L Dix of Clarksville Tennessee credits Dr Kings New Discovery with relief after four years of severe lung illness. She suffered chest pain and fatigue but the medicine eased her condition. It treats throat and lung ailments from coughs and colds to hay fever asthma croup bronchitis and hemorrhages. Available 350 cents and 1.00 with trial bottle free and guarantee by Wheaton & Sons 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
M. L. Dix
Clarksville
Wheaton & Sons
Local Notes From Southwest Pine River Area
John Sullivan is sick at this writing. C R Moulton bought a fine new horse last Saturday. Geo Ward and family called on Mrs B McKinney and family on Sunday. Chester Walker on route 4 has purchased a fine new auto. The agent was around with him on Friday. Mr and Mrs Matt Johnson spent Sunday with Matt Howe and family. Mrs B B Ellison entertaining her nephew and wife F M Ellison of Jackson this week. Mrs H J Hyde very poorly again. Her daughter Mrs Walter Vliet of Alma is caring for her. Dr Bagley attending her. Mable Orwig, who has been working for Mrs Bamborough, returned home to Riverdale. Frank Evans bought what is called the Joe Ellison place of Mr Ragnell of Flint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sullivan
C. R. Moulton
Geo. Ward
Walter Vliet
Alma
Dr. Bagley
Mable Orwig
Ed Andrews farm noted in Alma area history
Arcada Center reports Gutherey of Alma plans to move on his farm this spring, referencing his father and the Ed Andrews farm. Mrs Bert Barley celebrated her 20th wedding anniversary with guests, leaving china pieces as tokens of esteem. Ice cream and cake followed a pleasant gathering. The Ladies Auxiliary met at Mrs Fulton’s. Andrew Nestle visits son in Lansing this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gutherey
Alma
Ed Andrews
Bert Barley
Henry Fulton
Andrew Nestle
Lansing
Call of the Blood Purification Shown in Skin Ailments
An advertisement claims pimples boils a sallow complexion and blotches signal liver trouble. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for rich red blood and clear skin, urging readers to try them at Wheaton & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Wheaton & Sons
Advertising Wins In West Pine River Local Roundup
West Pine River notes list Ray Robins of Farewell working for C. F. Johnson. Miss Cora Fleming spent last week with Mrs. Wiley. Gilbert Lennon of Lansing visited here. Elmer Weeks L T Lentz and Carl Johnson have measles. L Ingham of Lansing called at Wright school. Bruce Stevenson of Ashley visited over weekend. Mrs R Johnson of Clare visited relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Robins
Farewell
C. F. Johnson
Cora Fleming
Mre. Wiley
Gilbert Lennon
Lansing
Elmer Weeks
L.T. Lentz
Carl Johnson
L. Ingham
Wright School
Bruce Stevenson
Ashley
Havens Defeats Aldridge to Enter Congress in Rochester
James S Havens a Rochester Democrat elected to succeed James Breck Perkins in Monroe County NY over George W Aldridge by 6881 votes. A Yale graduate and longtime lawyer Havens is described as old school Democratic. A rowdy scene on election day showed his willingness to confront party leadership to mobilize voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Aldridge
Rochester
N. Y
James 8. Havens
Congress
Sife
James Breck Perkins
Monroe County
Weedsport
Cayuga County
Yale
James S. Havens
Taft to sit in box for Wagner game at Pittburg
President Taft plans to attend the May 8 2010 game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh choosing box 125 over the Pirates bench for an angle on Hans Wagner. The box was paid for by a prominent business man who relinquished it in Taft's favor with a post game marker noting the president's presence. A separate note reports Eugene Bataillon of Dijon claiming a biological breakthrough by producing two tadpoles via frog egg trauma with platinum wire, a finding linked to parthenogenesis research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Wagner
Taft
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburg Pirates
Pittetarg
Pittsburg
Wagner
United States
Eugene Bataillon
University of Dijon
Academy of Sciences
Paris
No clear event headline from noisy OCR text
Fragmented read mentions Halley comet, sin and people, with no identifiable event, date, or names to anchor a factual summary. The passage reads like creole dialect rumor and ritual talk without verifiable actions or outcomes. No concrete entities or dates to preserve.
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Call of the Blood
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Mr. Havena
Havens
Tee
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Bank of Riverdale
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A. B. Darragh
F. TL. Rowland
Young
Hamilton
Rockford
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