Alma Record Announcement of Subscription Price
A notice states subscription to the Alma Record is $100 per year and that the record is entered at the post office for transmission as second class matter.
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
2
A notice states subscription to the Alma Record is $100 per year and that the record is entered at the post office for transmission as second class matter.
Detroit lawyer William L. Carpenter has prepared a thirteen item list for saloon owners in Michigan outlining prohibited practices under the Warner-Cramton Law. The Michigan State Brewers' Association distributes the guidance to ensure compliance. violations carry potential license revocation.
The Michigan legislature will effect a change to allow classed insurance companies to set rates by hazard. Rod protection reduces risk, prompting many mutuals to lower assessments on rodded buildings once the law takes effect. Despite wide lightning loss claims, actual figures show lower adverse fire losses, supporting gradual rate reductions.
Alma resident A. Thornton testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cure kidney trouble and backache, noting dull loin pains eased after use. He cites positive personal results and urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy. Sold by all dealers, 30 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Henry Ford, famed inventor, is experimenting with a motor driven multi tool that combines plow, harrow, seeder and roller into a single unit. The device aims to replace most farm crew tasks from tilling to sowing, with the plow leading and others following. A prototype recently completed showed promising results on large acreage Ford owns.
The article states landowners must remove milkweed and related weeds from lands and roadside areas or face a ten dollar fine plus costs and up to twenty days in jail for seed spread. It notes other weeds such as Canada thistles are similarly regulated and urges clipping fence corners and roadsides to prevent seed maturation.
M. Brown announces a two story garage and automobile salesroom at the corner of Pine River and Newark streets Ithaca south of The Tavern. Foundation work is underway and completion is expected in sixty days. Saginaw white and red sand pressed brick will be used with Charles Baker as architect and Ira Bovee supervising brickwork.
The Ann Arbor Railroad schedules an August 17 and 18 trip to Menominee and Manistique Michigan as well as Kewanee and Manitowoc Wisconsin. Round trip tickets are five dollars with a two fifty rate for children five to twelve. Return valid until September first. Includes a two hundred mile Lake Michigan boat ride aboard one of the lakes largest steamers. Details at nearby stations or from J Z Kirby Detroit. The End of Self-government quotes Walt Whitman on self rule in communities.
In the circuit court last week Tuesday Judge Sears granted divorce decrees to Henry Worden from Mary A Worden and to Ida Belding from Justin Belding.
The battleship Michigan reportedly surpassed navy records in a 24 hour trial, reaching speeds over 19 knots and averaging 17.5 knots. Naval officers praise the performance and anticipate an average speed near 20 knots. She will enter service next month. Hurrah for Michigan. Record local ads, make quick sale.
A reflective line notes that some men find it hard to grasp why a beautiful young widow insists on a comfortable life funded by her husband’s life insurance. The remark hints at social judgments surrounding widowhood and inheritance.
Uncle Eben explains in dialect that tariffs hurt farmers more than they help the agriculturalist who tills the land. He cautions that many workers will lose jobs as agriculture and industry suffer under tariff policy.
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