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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1914
Page
9
In the past two weeks the city switched from a dial system to direct telephone calls to the fire department. Responders urge callers to give street and house numbers, stay calm, and not hang up until connected for a prompt response.
Chariew Callender, once cashiered for alleged cowardice at Bunker Hill, stayed in the Continental Army as a private. He fought bravely at Long Island after the captain and lieutenant fell, nearly bayoneted, saved by a British officer, captured, later freed, and Washington wiped his record to restore his command with high honor at war’s end.
Auction sale Tuesday February 10 by F. J. Patee to offer large personal property list. Location one half mile south and one and a half miles west of Riverdale or one mile south and two miles east of Vestarburg. Auctioneer D. Parke. Clerk A. D. Raby. See ad in this week’s Record.
St Louis social notes report Harry Fulcher visiting Middleton business, guests at Park House in St Louis, and visits from Mrs A J Bear Ithaca. Eastern Star carpet upgrade, High School Lecture at Colonial opera house on Thursday. Wedding mock Japan ese show at Methodist church features Alpha Alpha sorority. Fires, lectures, travel, and employment moves fill a busy local week with many named residents and nearby towns.
Sugar provides energy and combines best with fruits, but when eaten with meat it is retained in the stomach and may cause catarrh. A manual laborer could eat half a pound or more of sugar without harm, while sedentary people, especially children, should avoid large candy intakes. German march experiments show active men can use sugar without harm, yet excessive candy for inactive individuals is harmful.
Prof Dawson begins Hinet tests this week. Breckenridge student Chas Ward visits St Louis. Miss Leeman hosts friends. several guests from Mt Pleasant and Grand Rapids attend. The eighth grade forms an eight-piece orchestra. a large party honors Prof Wood and Miss Carver. Track and baseball teams approved. sub-district oratorical contest set for April 10 at Colonial Opera House with multiple schools competing.
An old Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion ad promises health and strength for all ages. It offers a money back guarantee if it fails to restore health and urges immediate use to ward off sickness and protect families.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for winter coughs colds and fevers. It claims relief for children and adults with money back guarantee at 30 cents and lists sellers Wheat er Sons Rhodes Drug Store FO Grover Rexall Drug Store and local retailers. It also mentions households like Clair Humphrey and children recovering from scarlet fever.
An Alma Michigan resident cites two years of relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Rhodes Drug Store. Testimonies emphasize lasting kidney health benefits and the product’s tonic effect. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo and J L Miller & Son advertise the pills and new styles arriving.
Portland Oregonian notes the work centers on healthy Americanism and sturdy virtue. It praises a pure love story without divorce or unhappy marriages and highlights a fine sentiment and appreciation of nature.
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