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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
4
Local notices report residents traveling to St Louis for visits and hunting trips near Meredith. Several neighbors attend a sale and others plan moves to North Dakota. Births, visits, and health notes appear, with readers noted at Ithaca, Detroit, and nearby towns. Various locals greet relatives, share weekend stays, and socialize across farms and towns.
Willis Hopkins returned home from a two week absence. Albert Cline hired out to John O Boyle for the winter. Vern Perine came home from Grand Rapids after two weeks away. Mrs Henry Fogelson is very ill and not expected to recover. William Beard nearly lost a Jersey heifer when it fell on the ice. Professor Archie Leonard of Sunsea will give a talk on the evening of the 26th to aid the local parade fund. Ila Leonard has been ill for three weeks with an unspecified ailment.
Local notices show Curtis and family from Cahassat Minnesota Wheeler with several relatives visiting Alma and Saginaw on various days. Names include Miss Margarette Allen and Miss Alice Watson visiting Alma, and Mrs Gazette in Saginaw. Community figures attend lectures and medical visits, with updates on local residents’ travel and family illnesses.
Retired farmer W J Washburn of Alma testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieve his long standing kidney pain and backache. He notes irregular kidney action and nocturnal urination improved after using the medicine, praising its effectiveness and urging others to try it. Other community notes mention local visits and church activities.
Elwell, Galt, and Mrs. William Johnson and jeugeh ter largarete spent Saturday and Sunday in Edinore and Wade man. Lou Evan returned to Detroit. Ed Owens moved his family to St. tin ami I moving his family into i Sones 28 sare o Wa Yorery me.
Grand Rapids trip planned for Saturday to visit relatives. Aid society hosted by Mrs James Corell last Wednesday with good attendance. January session to be with Mrs Tommy Lucas. Mary McKessey of Flint wintering with daughter Mrs Fayette Mallory. Laurence Welch of Alma weekend guest of grandparents Mr and Mrs Perley Mallory. H M Miller and Mrs Borthing of Pine River attended twentieth hersesmoy estate event. Worthing, brother of Mrs Miller, part of group to Westaburg with about 70 hogs. F E French Jr visited George Snell and Mrs Snell at Wheeler. C C Wenders hosted visitors from Ohio Friday. Fayette Holly enjoyed a trip to Clare. Sarah Lippert of Alma visited sister Mrs Clarence Rowley. Lucas moved into Welch house. Morris Nelson of Stanton moved into Lucas house. A E Miller hosted Mrs Shong and Mrs Henry Miller. Ruth Shong of Alma spent weekend with her parents.
Leading doctors in France have used a prescription of vegetable oils for chronic stomach trouble and constipation. One dose reportedly relieves years of discomfort within hours. The remedy is sold nationwide with a money back guarantee if a bottle fails.
In Newark fragments indicate Mrs W A Roberta and Mrs Frank Laurence visited Ithaca Friday to see the latter's sister Mrs J Kashnei. Also listed are Mrs Lingane Mrs George Allen and Mrs Charles inonheldar as callers at the James residence, with garbled text surrounding names and places.
Miss Bernice Otto attended the M E Young pecuiies class meeting at Perrinton Friday evening.
A fragmentary Christmas piece speaks of a world where happiness and hope fill children and elders alike, celebrating the season with a sense of cheer and shared humanity. The lines evoke festive imagery without specifying people, places, or events.
A fragment describes two men camping in remote inland Australia facing a total rainbound stillness. One leaves for provisions and the other fears isolation as the return journey stretches into two days. The survivor hears unsettling sounds and voices and confronts a creeping dread of the camp’s silence.
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