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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1917

Page

6

Vestaburg Items From a Busy Local Sale and Community Notes

Vestaburg society shelves a Saturday street sale with livestock and articles sold, plus a long list of residents visiting relatives and traveling to nearby towns. Notes mention Mrs. George Wood staying with son Myron Wood, visits by Mrs. Mamie Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Briggs, and many other local names. The piece also records a schedule change for the westbound evening train, a high school clash between Edmore and Vestaburg teams, several illnesses, and a detailed obituary for Martin Hartman, who died January 20, 1917, at his home north of Vestaburg after a long Michigan residence. Funeral held at Pine River church with Rev. Teed officiating. interment in Vestaburg cemetery.

George Wood Myron Wood Veetaburg Mamie Cook Edmore Paige Throop Ferris Amos Smith Mabel Manley Nora Leggett Detroit Vestaburg Zora Manley Edmore High School V. H Tvd David Maclin Mwra Mee Stanley Geisel Ron Netsulmary Werre Palegiere Jamoe McGilliviney Saginaw George Reed Grand Rapids Pat Brown Fred Cornell Carson City Deste Faylor James Corder Anna Hamlin Sarah Mallory Martin Hartman Pendleton County West Virginia Westaburg Michigan Susan Jane Hartman Richland Township Bysband Arveda William Clinton Harry Howard Mort Freeman Martin Tonia Song Roy Alma Vern Lansing Isaac Hartman Drain Oregon William Hartman Pine River Teed Crystal Vestahurg Matt Lentz Cox Delbert Crum Roy Lentz Wesley Webb John Sullivan Snyder William Bartlet George Lewis Willie Crum Giles Isham Arthur Lippert Ed. Vancore Miss Isham Baptist Church Knolar Johnston

Elm Hall Social Round Brimming With Visits and Ill News

Alma residents tend ill Mrs Allen Winters as caretakers arrive from several towns. Families from Middleton St John Crystal Saginaw and Berwyn gather for illness and Sunday dinners. The record notes many interactions among Sprague Winters Morton and Walker families with frequent weekend visits.

Jon Hille Alma Dod Nuna Sprague Ithacane Allen Winters James Falkner Middleton Jasper Corbin Mixx Matel Ed. Sprague Allen Winter Charles Eliott John Bollinger

Local Notes From Alma and Forest Hill Social Events

Community items recount visits and gatherings in Alma and Forest Hill with names such as Misa Jennie Holmes Herbert Robinson and Mr and Mrs Matt Lentz. A farm meeting for the Pine River Township Federal Farm Loan Association is planned at Forest Hill on February 24. A Lincoln and Washington program is planned at the local school. A worm remedy advertisement closes the item.

Pine River Township Federal Farm Loan Association Forest Hill Lincoln Washington Veliia Michiel Elsilagher John Mattern Saginaw Tower Bart Hobinson Rirexell Huiteny Alma Bever Eletel Chrutiny M. of Fiavick Aline College Heleti Ieb Stout

Aged Woman Regains Strength After Vincl Trial

An eighty two year old woman from Russellville Panage, in frail condition, credits Vincl with restoring strength after two bottles. A neighbor urged the trial and she reports improved energy and ability to do housework, citing a key element in Vincl. Look-Paterson Drug Co., Alma, Mich.

John Wickersham Ruesellville Vinci Mr. Wickersham Paterson Drug Co Alma, Mich

Foley Kidney Pills Advertised By Personal Endorsement

An advertisement features Ed Velton of Rogers Nebraska praising Foley Kidney Pills for backache and cold related symptoms. It claims prompt relief from kidney issues, urinary discomfort, and related pains, asserting the product removes toxins and supports kidney function. The copy, though garbled, centers on a testimonial format typical of period drug ads.

Peley Ed Velton Rogers Nebr Foley Bill Jain Bate Ag Wall Ae Rick Alma

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Fragmentary OCR shows a chaotic line of garbled names and phrases with references to Miss Ruby Gloss and several unreadable names. No clear event, date, or organization can be identified for a concise summary.

Ruby Gloss

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