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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1904
Page
3
A Spencer Iowa resident from Thompeon reports twenty years of dyspepsia relief after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He credits the remedy as the only treatment offering real help after doctors in local cities and abroad failed. Sold by Chas Rhodes.
In Grand Ledge Michigan on December 19 prices for meat plummet as markets slash costs. Good cuts go for about 2 cents a pound while the choicest fetch around 10 cents. The local meat trade continues to engage in sharp price competition.
A Wytheville report says Capt Spriggs and five crew members of a Prestonburg pushboat were dead at Beaver Creek from wood alcohol. Several other crewmen who drank the beverage are reported out of danger.
Lorenzo Dow McKtoney aged 88 died Monday at Portsmouth Ohio. His funeral sermon was preached years ago and ten thousand people attended the funeral services held eight years prior in a grove near here.
Tuesday market report shows Wheat and Corn prices in Detroit and Chicago with various grades and futures. Live stock sections list cattle bids, hogs, veal calves, lambs, and sheep with price ranges across major markets including Detroit Chicago Buffalo and associated futures and spot figures.
An advertisement touts Kings New Pile Remedy promising quick relief from headaches and nerve ailments. It claims to purify blood and strengthen health, offered at 260 and sold by George E. Sharer in Dio g ie.
Dispatches from Chefoo and St Petersburg recount the latest from Port Arthur. Russian officers describe a brutal third assault on Meter Hill with Japanese standard bearers slain while raising the flag. General Stoessel’s defense is celebrated though reports show the garrison held beyond December 10, with heavy losses on both sides and continued Japanese bombardment from the hill crests.
Indlamngelia December 19. William A. Barnett department manager for National Discott Co. was instantly killed and Stuart K. Johnson of Joseph M. La Rosa Co. fatally injured in a grade crossing collision with a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train. The incident occurred as the men attempted to cross tracks in a spirited horse drawn vehicle near the fair grounds.
Arthur Kerr of Buffalo was scalded to death and four fellow workers were seriously injured when a defective tasket on the Bethlehem steamer boiler blew off flooding the engine room with steam and hot water. Kerr served as a fireman on the engine crew.
Jobo R Robinson, once on Detroit and Twin City newspapers, broke three faro banks in Minneapolis on a Saturday night and reportedly won at least $10,000. He quit work over a week ago to try bank schemes, returned after leaving and continued gambling. after authorities refused large bets, he left by train for Chicago.
In Standish Michigan two prom ising youths, Charles Daugherty and Frank Reid, narrowly escaped circuit court trial for burglary of James Grimore store. Patrick Murphy, who pleaded guilty, claimed his theft statement was false and that he was intoxicated. Murphy’s team relied on his testimony as the sole evidence against the youths, while jurors declined to convict.
Jacob Tonkin, once a Fier Press messenger, was sentenced by Judge Wan to two years in the Detroit House of Corrections for stealing from the mails. He claimed to have taken only ten dollars, despite reports of about one hundred dollars involved.
Smallpox spreads in Battle Creek Michigan linked to one man’s carelessness. Clarence Murray, a laborer, contracted the disease without a physician and without quarantine, mingling with crowds. Health officials report ten cases and say he may face serious consequences.
In Kalamazoo Richard J. Quinn and Charles Daudlet pleaded guilty to larceny of 42.05 from Arlington hotel bar. Quinn and Daudlet sentenced to six months in the county jail. Culun’s brother John admitted receipt of the money and was sent to the Detroit House of Corrections for ninety days. In Brighton a Breckenridge message from Mrs. William Steaford reports grandmother Mrs. Rachel Smith, 104, died at niece Mrs. Ida Bidgel’s home, having spent most of her life in Michigan and eighty years in Wayne County.
A fire of incendiary origin destroyed Griffin and Kugler’s livery barn in Niles, burning fifteen horses along with several vehicles, barns, and hay. The firm carried about $3,000 in insurance, which is reported to nearly cover the loss.
An Alma resident, Amos Bodine of Grant Street, reports severe backache and urinary troubles eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. He bought them at Bivins & Rhodes drugstore, used as directed, and says he was cured. The ad notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as U S sale agents, urging readers to remember the name Doan's.
Tokyo reports thrilling stories of bravery as Commander Yezo and Lieut Nakahara die in torpedo attacks on the Russian battleship Sevastopol and other ships near Port Arthur. Admiral Togo vows to resume operations. final data on the Sevastopol’s status is pending.
The commission notes 42 286 employees injured and 33 607 killed in the year ending June 30 1904 with 60 or 821 killed among passengers. Monthly injuries average about 140 and daily deaths about ten. Causes cited include lax discipline long hours and inexperience. It urges a government exhaustive investigation into primary accident causes.
The 11 year old heir Prince Georgy of Servia ran away with muse hall singer Dochanska Georgevitch to Vienna. Emissaries captured him and he is now back in Belgrade under close surveillance.
A Pleasant Pill named Little Early Rivers from DeWitts is praised as mild and effective. Advertisements claim children delicate ladies and weak people benefit from its cleansing effect and that strong people may invest in this last liver pill sold by Chas.
A thousand dollars worth of kidney cure relief is claimed by GA Thames a Buffalo Ohio coal operator who suffered kidney and bladder trouble for years. He reports dramatic improvement after trying Kidney Cure noting passing brick like stones and reduced pain. He credits the remedy with renewed vitality and better health after long persistent symptoms.
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