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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
2
W Priest is pastor at 502 Gratiot Avenue. Sunday morning service at 10 with a sermon on The Golden Rule. Sunday School at 11 30. B Y P U meeting at 6 30 with temperance reform topic. Union Service at Church of Christ at 7 p m. Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30. All are invited.
The Union Service will be held next Sunday night at the Church of Christ on Pine Avenue with Rev. J. W. Priest preaching. All are welcome to attend.
The Arcadia Farmers Club will hold its annual picnic on Thursday August 1 at a site one mile west and five miles south of Arcada. Members are asked to bring two baskets. The program includes songs prayers readings recitations and music led by local pastors and club members with performances by Irene Wolf Shirley Eckert and Mabel Bradford among others.
An aged advertisement copy touts a pain relief liniment as better and cleaner than mustard. It claims quick penetration without rubbing and invites readers to get a bottle today, noting price 25e and availability at all draggists.
Miss Inex McCoy of Alma spent the weekend with Edna Sims Corlis Atwater and family and Geo Wood of St Louis Clarence Jensen called on old friends and planned a trip to the Worlds Fair via the railway with the Young Peoples Bible Class at Fred Crevet’s residence Emma Bacon of Wheeler visited her mother Mrs Lee Baker Dora Wiley of Alma visited sister Mrs Leslie Wood Lester Bailor of St Louis stayed with Edgar Sias and family
Sumner A. Be and wife left for a several weeks fishing trip to the Upper Peninsula on Tuesday. Various friends and relatives from Alma, Detroit, Greenville and Maple Rapids are noted visiting or hosting, including Mrs. Mary Seaver, Mrs. Kate McCickett, Frank Smith, Mrs. Ximena Wondard, Nick Brooker, John Ferris, the Cleverdon family, and others. Several brief social calls and visits are recorded, with ball game activity near Carson City and several housekeeping and hosting errands mentioned.
Mrs Pettitty reports better and visitors from Detroit include Mrs Behler visiting her brother John Wilson and family. Sunday guests at Crystal Lake included Wm Bartley and Matt Lente and their families. A Hoover of Lansing visited J Blaumasier's home last week. Miss Beatrice Beery revisited parents in Arcadia. Clyde Parkins of St Louis spent last week here. Wm Adams and Lloyd Newcomb sold fine cattle last week. Miss Nina Cohoon returned to work in Belding. Mrs John Blaumaster, hurt last week, walks with crutch. Bruce Hoyt of Mt Pleasant and Bert Kemp of Forest Hill visited Sunday.
Mrs Bert Mills and two children spent Sunday with her brother William Veeder and wife in Mt Pleasant. A burglar broke into the Beverly property on the local farm last week, marking a break in near town.
A garbled report notes thieves stole two gold rings and a suit of clothes, then broke into Frank Bowman’s house on Porvat Hill, taking fifteen dollars and a gold watch. The piece continues with a long list of local residents visiting relatives, births, and community events around Alma, North Rose and nearby towns, including church activities and property work.
Mrs Martha Smith and her three youngest children with her sister Ha ns Davis visited sister Mrs Blanchard Bushard and family of St Louis from Saturday to Monday. Horace Leonard and wife stayed on their farm near El wall for a couple days. Will Mead and wife visited daughter Mrs Mabel Vanderbeck of Forest Hill on Sunday. The L A B will serve ice cream for band practice Friday evening at Coe Mall.
Mr and Mrs FP BE and French Sr with daughter Mrs F E French FA visited Mrs Frenchs grandmother and sister at Park House in St Louis Monday. Mrs Will Shong hosts cousin O A Blanchard and Detroit family. Ethel Miller and Ella Leonard attended Vestaburg field day last Thursday. Lippert Brothers tour towns with merry go round for field days and homecomings. Alfred Miller accompanies with music from his graphophone. George and Ruth Shong visited Otto and Hazel Grant, Sun. Mr and Mrs Sam Abbott and sister Mrs Vincent Abbott of Grand Rapids visit their father.
Abbott family and neighbors visit, travels and calls in St. Louis, Elm Hall, Riverdale, and Ferris. Community updates include field day at Venta Burg, Union Aid gathering, show by Lanshaw Players, and residents hosting relatives from North Star, Blanchard, Edmore, and Reading. Events cover visits, business trips, and a switch-crew near Elwell with a nearby derailment scare.
Mrs Dunn of the Elwell area died Friday night after a three year illness. Her death leaves her husband and three children Everitt Florence and Hilda, plus her mother and sister. Funeral services were held at the home west of Elwell with Father Mulvey officiating. Interment followed in Riverside cemetery. J B Dunn of Urbana and Miss Lena Phenicie of St Joseph attended the funeral.
Alma resident Mrs. Josephine Vannormar of 416 West Mechanic Street reports relief from rheumatic back and limb pains nervousness dizziness and fatigue after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with easing kidney secretions and stopping dizzy spells. Foster Milburn Co promotes the product with price 50 cents at dealers.
Advertised list for week ending Aug 2 1916 includes Jeff Almon Ralph Branch Dave Chatnesught J Jonson A Moore Claude Mott A M Robbins D M Smith Wm Theetee Miss Carrie Weave. If not called for, letters will be sent to Dead Letter Office August With 191.
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