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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
6
Readable OCR fragment lists several flour and grain product terms including Alma Patent Areal Baker s Rye Flour Huckwheat Flour Graken Flour Whole Wheat Flour Wheat Grite Corn Meat Cracked Wiest as disjoint items likely from an advertisement or catalog.
Practical dairy guidance on washing milk equipment, maintaining cleanliness, and temperature control. Emphasizes keeping cream well stirred, avoiding soap, using soda, storing in a clean dry place, and ensuring quick handling from cream to butter. Also discusses crossbreeding, cow types, and a Jersey bull portrait from Ohio State University.
Guidance on cow care stresses comfort and regularity over complex feeds. Cows should be in stalls by 11 and undisturbed until 3, with morning and evening milking. Quiet rest aids digestion and milk production, suggesting gentle treatment and stable routines as key factors.
A fragment discusses caution against feeding sheaf oats to dairy cows. It notes oats are not considered good for cows and may cause digestive issues if fed whole. Warns against feeding a diet consisting entirely of oats or grinding limitations, suggesting risk of poor digestion and misfeeds.
The article discusses dairy breeding practices, stressing that pure bloodlines alone are insufficient without bull ancestry of proven butter production. It emphasizes maintaining proper herd health, guarding against undesirable dairy traits, and regular milking for consistent butter yield.
Owosso Mich Dec 6 the grand jury opens with Mayor Parkinl Rev Hanks and Senators Cook and Detwiler testifying. The panel weighs rumors of a city wide grocer cartel and a liquor contract scam tied to saloon sales. Arrests were made of Marvin and Symes for selling liquor without a license as prosecutors consider alleged price fixing and customer blacklists.
Branagien sen, veo, and Hampton report a gun misfire during a rabbit hunt that wounded Warden Beebe. Hampt on says he did not intend to hit anyone and fears Beebe may die within hours. The incident has sparked strong community feeling over the affair.
The Big Rapids Bulletin reports a rumor from a near-head source that Yost the renowned Michigan coach is engaged to Miks Fern Beebe, who previously lived in Wig Rapide and had resided in Big Rapids. The note links Yeats kin and Beta.
The state tax case involves Michiven Cenigal and the demand to collect 4,000,000 dollars in back taxes. The court set a final hearing for January 1, 1906, after delays caused by state attorneys seeking to move the case forward.
The body of a man about twenty years old was found near an old barn on Henry Howland’s farm, two miles north of the city. He was poorly dressed and death appears to have been caused by freezing.
Alma College selects its All-Michigan football team with four M A C players and three from Alma. M A C ends McKenna and Small at quarterback. Helmer left half, Bliss fallback. Angell center. Frye tackle. McCollum left tackle. Rooks right guard. McKenna star back and Small top passer. Albion, Olivet, Kalamazoo each get players. kicks noted for McKenna and Frye.
Dr Bruske traveled to Detroit on Sunday while football reserves dined at Alma Springs Hotel Tuesday. Edwin Young left college for a Pittsburg position. The varsity and substitutes posed for a group photo at Boardman gallery Tuesday. Rood Taylor hosted his mother for Thanksgiving. Gladys Nelson visited Miss Lillian Hunt during vacation. A Wright Hall reunion drew Frank Hort, William Winton, Bertha Higbee, Kate[Bair], Louise Strange, Elizabeth Schmidt, Nelle Stringian, Leora Morton, and Ben McMallen of Grand Ledge, who entered the Commercial department this week. Julie Morton left college. Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar touted as a cure for coughs and colds. Sold by Chas Rhodes.
An article describes a unit in New Haven Connecticut where a subject powers devices via pedal movements, converting food energy into electrical energy measured in volts and amperes. It envisions future use in employment ranking by energy output, with adjustments for daily workload and emergency readiness.
The New York Globe criticizes lax American criminal law since 1885 noting 1,951 murders and 2,286 executions, with last year’s executions near 100. It laments rising violence as private vengeance grows where due process fails and calls for justice in courts.
The New York Sun praises President Roosevelt for directing immigration officials to treat all Chinese visitors with courtesy. It condemns past humiliating handling by agents trying to enforce exclusion laws and urges end to impolitic, unjust practices toward tourists merchants and professionals from China.
J. G. Gluck superintendent of the Prenty town reform school in West Virginia announces that after testing all advertised cough medicines the institution will use Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively. The product is sold by Geo. E. Sharrar.
A notice lists names such as Atwood Frank Anderson WD Brown Jack Bartenin Julia Mrs Campbell Herre Curts Jiny Dimnes Sara Mra Tent Ethel Mra BG. G and other recipients. It requests callers to say nilverticel when asking for letters and notes CF Maven Dest with cross references to the postmaster.
Round trip tickets to Chicago offered for the event with reduced rates. Tickets on sale November 16 to 19, good for return by December 2. Inquiries through agents for details. A refund guarantee offered for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tarif if no cure and money back.
Ann Arbor Railroad offers one fare round trip tickets December 1, 15, and 16 to Canada using connections with Grand Trunk Michigan Central Intercolonial Canadian Pacific Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo Wabash Central Vermont. Return valid through January 6, 1904. Inquiries to agents or J J Kirby Toledo Ohio.
Fragmentary OCR describes a patent medicine claim promising cures for headache dust and sallow complexion. Mentions selling cheap by Chas Rhodes and requests to contact the Record office for papers.
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