Church Announcements From Local Faith Groups
Congregations list weekly worship times: Church of Christ services at 10:30 and 7:30 p m with Sunday school, Knights of Pythias hall hosts Wednesday services. Reading room Saturday 2 to 4 pm. Free Methodist holds 10:46 am and 7:30 pm services with 1:30 pm Sunday school and midweek prayer. Church at W Center and Cedar with Pastor G W Kiffer. Regular Church of Christ service 10:00 am Sunday school 11:00 am evening 7:30 pm with midweek prayer 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiest
M. B
Epworth League
Church
Free Methodist Church
W. Center
Cedar Street
G. W. Kiffer
Church OF Christ
St John’s Church Sunday Services Announced
St John’s Church rector J Frank Jackson reports morning sermon at 11 30 Sunday School at 11 30 with no evening service on Sunday August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John,s Church
J. Frank Jackson
Reverend A. G. Lawton to Speak at Baptist Church
Rev A G Lawton of Valois New York will occupy the pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday morning and evening. Other services as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.E. Church
W. P. French
Catholic Church Students Return From Summer Session
St Mi f y Alta-High Miss and St leugle-low Mass attend seven aerol aynerd Chol reternedt Tast Shr urtley from Madison where he has been attending the summer level Maynard expects to enter the university next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi Ify
Alta
Leugle
Aynerd
Madison
Wisenmster
Maynard
Great rivalry as West Michigan State Fair showcases school exhibits
The West Michigan State Fair at Grand Rapids September 11 to 15 will feature a large educational exhibit of pupil work supervised by L. R. Abbott. Schools from Grand Rapids and many outlying towns compete fiercely for premiums, with Tuesday the big day inviting children under 14 to visit the grounds for 15 cents. The event draws thousands and highlights rivalries between schools and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Michigan
L. R. Abbott
Grand Rapids
Jnipils
Fond Purente
Grand Rapide
Sports
Bay City
Manistee
Tronwood
Calumet
Cedar Springs
Stanton
Michigan
Ewing and Brillhart Buy Fishbeck Shop in Alma
E Ewing who came to Alma from Dundee three years ago purchased the C F Fishbeck shop on East Superior street and with Brill part will form the firm Ewing Brillhart. They are well known locally and will continue the existing large business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E Ewing
Alma
Dundee
West Superior Street
C. F. Fishbeck
East Superior Street
Ewing
Brillpart
Ewing & Brillhart
Excursion to Agricultural College Lansing From Ann Arbor R R
On Wednesday August 28 the Ann Arbor railroad will run its annual excursion to the Agricultural College Lansing. Train departs Alma at 7 38 A M for round trip 1 40 dollars. Return special leaves Agricultural College grounds at 5 30 PM Lansing 6 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor R. R
Agricultural College
Lansing
Alma
Miscellaneous Advertisements and Notices
Items of special interest list various notices and ads from Alma Mich. including addresses, wanted ads for a man to travel with a car to Canada, a janitor position, a horse for sale, lost purses and a small dog, property rentals, sales of baby carriage and typewriter, a wedding gift sale, and a county church conference. The article also notes a large M E church excursion to Terledo with about 1600 attendees and a death in Aberdeen Washington affecting Mr and Mrs James Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Hertha Neendort
Syellaw
George Maier
Albert
Ground Ledge
Terledo
Gratiot County
Premtly
Ann Archor
James Robinson
Aberdeen
Washington
John Robinson
Local residents visit families and attend events in Ferris area
Elm Hall Rewlah Beach and Ferris figures visit relatives including Mrs Hannah Coleman Mrs Jennie Beach and Mrs Rachel Clapper. John Ross sought by warrant after a knife incident. Local cheese factory transfers to Earl's Cheese Factory Company. Community improvements noted on Main Street and at the post office. Races at Riverside Farm with rival entries from Alma. Soule and Johnson win in local classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rewlah Beach
Ferris
Hannah Coleman
George Douglas
Sinka
T. J. Blair
Charles Earl
Pittsford
W. H. Earl
Lansing
Jennie Beach
Nina Davis
Milton Davis
F. M. Martin
Iva
Flint
J. Shaffer
William Swan
Ionia
Dessa Wicks
Alma
C. A. Pratt
Anst Werk
Sumner
Fred Pratt
Fermin Romine
Silay Company
Ff M
Toughton Lake
Charley
Mma
Winchell
Atchinson
Sun
Carl Fisher
Cecil Ward
Crystal
Ackley Ward
Mr. Long
Ithaca
Fenton Doty
Howard
William Lovell
Riverside Farm
John Johnson
Soule
Johnson
PF. J. Graham
John Robson
Parisian Sage hair growth claims emerge in ad
An old advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a hair grower for men with baldness. A customer testimonial from Gailie Brown of Maryville, Missouri is included, praising visible scalp growth after use. The notice mentions a large bottle priced at cents and notes distribution through druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gailee Brown
North Fillmore
Maryville
Rosh
Koch Pharmacy
Tnt
Charles Rhodes
Sal
Local Socials Highlight Mrs Gilkine and Guests
Mrs Frank Gilkine entertains Mrs Wilson of Anna Heights for a few dives. Mrs BH Hodges received a gift from her niece Mrs Ezra Smith of Alma on Wednesday. Mrs Fred Durkee and her mother Mrs Joh Durkee visited Jasper Nevens and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Otin Bailey hosted Sunday dinner with Alfonso Bailey and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Arcada
Frank Gilkine
Wilson
Anna Heights
BH. Hodges
Ezra Smith
Alma
Fred Durkee
Joh Durkee
Jasper Nevens
Otin Bailey
Afonzo Bailey
Local Notes from Summer and Nearby Towns
Mr Jacob Strayer is very low Delbert Hickes was in Perrington O Parmelee was in town last week but has returned to Houghton lake Sir Stoughton of Duluth came Sater to visit her mother Mrs c Pratt Mr and Mr C Haines of Summer Center visited Mrs Sarah Davis Sunday Leo F Bandell of Mt Pleasant is engaged as principal for the ensuing year Bert Morton was in Alma Sunday Mabel Evans of Elwell visited Ethel Davis over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Strayer
Delbert Hickes
Perrington
O. Parmelee
Houghton Lake
Sir Stoughton
Duluth
Sater
C. Pratt
Mr& C. Haines
Summer Center
Sarah Davis
Leo F. Bandell
Mt. Pleasant
Bert Morton
Alma
Mabel Evans
Elwell
Ethel Davis
Local residents and obituaries fill Dawn town page life
Almanac notes reveal numerous visitors from Alma and nearby towns visiting relatives in Dawn including Button, Butcher, Follick, Shaffer, Follick, and Croton families. News covers Mrs. Maxham teaching in Vestaburg, weddings of Frank Croton and Laverne Davis, and James Toy’s sudden heart failure with funeral details. Community gatherings at Rock Lake and a Masonic funeral precedent mark the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchell
Alma
C. A. Button
Alice Butcher
Rings
Crystal
Lawson Ferris
Ida Follick
Harry Marvin
Nora Smith
Jessie Maxham
Mt. Pleasant
Vestaburg
Alta Sayler
Elwell
Harry Shaffer
Old Friends
R. Chaney
Bessie Everest
New Haven
W. H. Earls
Lansing
James Hildreth
Albert Morton
Julia Marcey
Tom Morton
Alice Long
Cedar Corners
Cecile Ward
Fento Doty
Ithaca
O. M. Blair
Ferris
T. J. Blair
Philip Hicks
Sumner
James Toy
Travers
Riverdale
Masons
Solomon
Frank Kisby
Calvin
Charley Eggleston
Will Adams
James
Kidney trouble warning in Alma ad urges relief
An Alma notice warns that kidneys, the body's blood filters, cry for help as backache signals kidney trouble. It emphasizes the seriousness of poisoned blood when kidneys fail and urges treatment to restore health.
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Alma
Doans Kidney Pills Promoted by Alma Resident
It urges readers to use Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney relief. A Alma Mich resident Mrs J C Carmer testifies to their curative powers in kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Doan
Alma
J. C. Carmer
River St. Alma
Mich
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Maple Rapids Residents Take Toledo Excursion
Miss Lottie Clow of Maple Rapids visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Clow while Verne and Claud Stolls and others join an excursion group to Toledo Clyde Sweet visits Blissfield this week. Mrs Lillian Dunham returns to Cass City with her children. Clayton Jones of Edmore spends Sunday with his parents. Mrs J W Hammontree visits her son in Belding. Emory Mulford and family from near Maple Rapids call on town residents Sunday. Mr and Mrs Willis Plank welcome a baby girl born August 6. Naoma Stoffs of Toledo visits grandparents John and Mrs Stoffs. I F Tucker returns from Loomis Saginaw Detroit and revisits his boyhood home in Lapeer after forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Clow
Maple Rapids
Henry Clow
Verne
Claud Stolls
Virgil Conarton
Lafayette Price
Toledo
Clyde Sweet
Blissfield
Mich
Lillian Dunham
Cass City
Clayton Jones
Edmore
J. W. Hammontree
Belding
Emory Mulford
Willis Plank
Little Naoma Stoffs
John Stoffs
I. F. Tucker
Loomis
Saginaw
Detroit
Lapeer
Dr Herrick’s Sugar Coated Pills Ad
A vintage ad touts Dr Herrick’s sugar coated pills as a remedy for biliousness stomach disorder and irregular bowels. It promises to make you feel fresh vigorous and cheerful before bed. Price 25 cents sold by Wheaton and Son Pioneer Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Herrick
Wheaton & Son
Pioneer Drug Co
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New Richmond
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Charlie Murphy
E. E. Ewing
Fishbeck
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General Purpose
L Anderson
West Superior St
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Masonic Home
A. W. Wright
J. Peyett
W. G. Wright
J. P Losey's
Wright Hall
Alma Colieze
Alma. Mich
T Albertson
Penssukee
Lee N. Kendell
Edwards House
Journal Office
Chas R. Murphy
Fred Bradived
Hart Miller
Elm Hall
Hocking Valley
Pocahontas
A. C. Thornton
Oxfords
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