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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
3
A legal brief reports on actions in the criminal calendar with cases either dismissed, adjourned, or continued to a later date. The notice lists docket details, court handling, and key dates affecting defendants and prosecutors.
Court proceedings adjourned with several cases carried to next term. W Morris was sentenced to six months for vandalism after smashing furniture during a drunken episode. multiple defendants faced charges including larceny fake leases and indecent exposure. several cases were nolproved or continued.
Local notices list residents visiting towns or staying at homes, moving, or recovering from illness. Names include Bert Wilt Frank Rice Mrs A M Vanderhoof Miss Nellie Drake J W Baldwin Theodore Townsend Henry Bentley Alvero Payne Jus Payne Frank Downs Earl Curtis Mrs SO Habble and others. Social visits, moves, illnesses, and community events are described.
Several residents reported illnesses with Mr Hopkinson and Mrs Emma Lott very sick. Visits included Mr Hatten to Hattie Creek and Mr Gallop from Ashley. A large Po mona Grange meeting drew a crowd with an enjoyable evening. John Barnes bought the Charlie Wilkinson house and moved it to his farm two and a half miles west. Families from Emerson visited Mrs Lewis and sister Mrs H T Brown, and Porumin Grange attendance noted.
Middleton RK Fyler visited Elsie last week. J T Swigart of Alma and many others traveled through Carson City and nearby towns. Mrs Kena Gilleo and Dr O Neill were seen in the area, with Miss Daisy Everest and Will Payne among visitors. The Farmers Grub met at F T Isham's home. The stave factory paused for repairs. M E Wiseman succeeds Tuttle Wiseman in the local meat market. The Fyler family marked fifty years in Gratiot after relocating February 12.
Peter Cole had a sick spell last week. Mr Tetney of Ithaca visited Old Pomped Monday. UB Ladies Aid meets with Mrs M Snyder. Mrs Minnie Cole aided by friends sewed carpet rags last Thursday. L Argersinger and G Smith with families called on L Evitte and Nora Clark Sunday. Willard Strouse of St Johns visits his brother Laverne Strouse and relatives. Doc Woodham and wife of Ithaca with Mrs Minnie Cle and children and Mrs Lula Cole were guests of Mrs Nellie Mikesell Friday. Protracted meetings announced. a lady preacher will assist Rev Moot. Mr G Hogg saw his shadow, implying a late winter.
Olds alibi Bannister ill with erysipelas while Mary Horton moves family to AuSable. Colekenpox spreads among local children. Attorneys Sear and Whitney visited for legal business last Monday. Ninety five tickets sold for W. 6 TU tea. Mrs Mary Hoover Mrs Levey and L Stratton recover from recent illness. Ena Austin in poor health with parents. Elsie Bale comes to Bannister to live with aunt Mrs J H Carr. Snow reduced Sunday school attendance to thirty though collection totals sixty five cents. Chas W Smith diverges from laborer path by writing and arranging two commented vocal pieces. Porter received note from Joliet IL about Paul Porter’s death. Stone of Charlotte, brother in law of Mrs M D Armstrong, visited. he wandered here then returned home Monday night.
Ashley L. Kirby’s little boy is very sick. Revival meetings continue with Rev M J Duryee in charge. Ellery Collins has left for a Tennessee WW work in a stave mill. Mrs James Woolston visits Savioan county this week. Mrs C H Gunn traveled to Ann Arbor for treatment with husband and Dr Hughes. recovery is doubtful.
Miss Mary Pelifer aged eighteen years died of consumption at her North Shade home on Wednesday February 4 1905. D L Straight departed for Chicago Monday noon in support of the Ashharper gasoline engine company, a move noted by locals. Mr and Mrs Shoupe spent late last week in Lyons with Edd and Bitney Shoupe.
A scanned real estate transfer item shows numerous pairs of grantor and grantee names with fragmented locations and parcels. The notes reference Nancy A and Kassry Jos to Emerson and several other transfers including properties in Fulton Newark Sumner and Tend inde Lain, with dates and parcel descriptions incompletely legible.
A. L. Spafford reports a sudden croup attack left his Chester Michigan daughter unconscious. A dose of One Minute Cough Cure was given and repeated, easing swelling and inflammation and bringing the child to rest. The advertisement claims the remedy cures coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles and aids breathing and oxygen delivery to the blood.
Pomona Grange held a meeting with Liberty Grange at North Star on February 7. The open session featured papers on The Grange by OC Lake and What the Nineteenth Century Has Done for Women by Mrs Wolentz plus a talk on Hole Wies by Glenn Dubois. Young ladies recited and children participated in Children’s Hour. an anti cigarette bill was discussed with broad approval. Three new mentors were initiated. a large crowd signaled Grange strength. An upcoming Volon meeting at the court house will feature Hon. Patten and Mrs JD Saunders. A Pleasant City anecdote praises Dr King’s New Discovery for pneumonia and lung ailments, with a testimonial.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Chamberlains Stomach and Siv OF Tablets as a cure for sick headaches and stomach issues. It promotes free samples at Bivens & Roates' drug store and claims easier use than pills, with various other health product notes and testimonials.
A health-focused feature contrasts hale old age with frail states and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach digestion and overall vitality. Anecdotes from readers claim improved digestion, energy, and blood quality after using the remedy and Pellets, with testimonials from G. serasa of Eureka Springs and Mrs. David W. Guice. It urges consultation with Dr. Pierce and warns against substitute medicines promoted by dealers.
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