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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
15
A childhood party featured hoop races and a crowd of youngsters entering many games and activities. Post office ideas, candy sticks and lemonade delighted the children while animal cookies and playful animals added cheer. As the event ended, the sand man sprinkled eyes and all the kids fell asleep, then woke to the hostess inviting another visit.
Notice to Arcada taxpayers lists commencement date and weekly meeting venue for payment sessions at Planter's Feed Barn and Sweet's Feed Barn in Arcade Township with township treasurer Ban noting regular schedule and location details.
A fragment from Daily Thought presents a Browning line about the impossibility of a future duty being ready at first glance and the need to be good and true, trusting the Lord with the rest of life. The wording hints at self-reliance tempered by faith.
Landry Fellowship honors Mme Clara M Howard by appointing her to the International Fellowship founded by the Society of American Women in London. She serves as an instructor in rhetoric and composition at Welladay College.
Grange Heights residents and relatives make a sequence of visits and outings. H Byrd Clark trips to James Metcalf in Sumner, Mrs. Byron Nevins promotes Adventist missions, Mrs. Alvin Miller and Miss Mable Keefer shop in St Louis, H C Clark visits Sumner, Woodman of North Star visits daughter, Clarenne Clark in St Louis, Fred Clark plans to stay with brother, Frank Keefer and C H Smith call at Bowman, James Newsbaum finishes season work, David Currell guest of Mrs. Alvin Miller, Jasper Nevins family dinner with Hal Bancroft.
A druggist reports strong town and country praise for a DIY tonic. The recipe blends Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, to be taken after meals and at night. It claims to cleanse eliminative tissues, improve kidney function, and treat rheumatism bladder and urinary troubles. All ingredients sold by neighborhood druggists.
SETHTON Mrs. G. T. North is on the sick list. Mrs. Kelly of Battle Creek is caring for her. Mrs. S. A. Ritter and daughter Emma visited Mrs. Ross Welle near Carson City. A North Dakota family moved onto the Strickey farm. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hyatt visited Frances Ball of Crystal. James Gardner and wife of Brice visited relatives. Earl Willcox spends the week with his aunt in Crystal. Allen Daly and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Payne.
The Ann Arbor Railroad announces holiday excursion fares for December travel within Michigan and neighboring states. Round trips return by December 28 at one and a half times fare, with additional sales December s1 to January tet for return by January 4 at one night. An advertisement for Burdock Bitters claims blood purification and health benefits.
A compact exhortation urges readers to abandon conventional ties and live sincerely. The piece stresses personal authenticity, self-reliance, and contentment as a noble path toward happiness, urging steady effort to resist social pressures.
A fragment urging children to play outside and avoid overexposure to political or exciting situations. It emphasizes the value of fresh air and outdoor activity for health, implying that excessive indoor or overstimulated environments may be harmful to children. The text reflects early 20th century concerns about child welfare and nutrition.
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