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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1914
Page
3
Town line notes recount visits and gatherings around Alma and nearby towns. Residents including Mrs. Adams Miss Parson and Mr. Murphy plus families share meals, entertainments, and travel. Fire damaged the John Counter property and a hospitalization notes an injury from a shotgun accident involving Mrs. Ipe.
Local notes list visitors and residents in Elwell Alma St Charles Grand Rapids Edmore and Howell. Names include Mrs P C Collister Mrs Will Layman J P Taylor Mr Longwood Dr Lamb Harry Tubbs Leste Mallory Dug Whitman Bert Culver Abe Scott Mary Mallory Lola Lathrop Hugh Johnson Donald Pugsley Inez Owens and more. Community events feature a Gleaner Hall dance and a Washington birthday observance by the M E church with Rebekah lodge initiation plans and a banquet to follow.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York lauds Dr King s New Life Pills as the king of all laxatives saying they bless his family and he keeps a box at home Get a box and get well again 25 cents available at Wheaton Sons Rhodes Drug Store and F O Grover The Rexall Store Mrs G Quick spent Saturday in Elwell with friends
State Hotel Inspector James F. Hammel will oversee a year long survey starting in April, using 15 factory inspectors under a 1913 act. The plan enforces fire escapes for two story hotels, mandatory safety gear, sanitation, and updated linens while railroading penalties for false reports and violations. Mrs. L. Y. Irish visited Detroit as guest of Mrs. John Patterson.
D Hamilton of Coe was in town. Homer Towersey is on the sick list. Attendees from here joined the Gleaner Rally in Shepherd. Revival services were held at the Christian church in Alma Sunday evening. Elvin Hafer Daisy Beatrick and Wm Moody attended a party in Shepherd Friday night. L E B Camfield and family spent Sunday with C R Huff man. Mrs Frank Neilsen of St Louis and Miss Neva Perrine of Coe called on Mrs L B Leonard Wednesday. Mrs Hugh Byers of Alma called at B T Hamilton's Friday. Nora Murray of Mt Pleasant Normal spent weekend with parents. Blanche Hamilton visited relatives in Alma. Mabel Wood spending a few days with her parents near Coc.
Common Council of Alma Michigan adopted a resolution on February 10 1914 to pave State Street north of Superior Street with cement or suitable material. Costs to be partly defrayed by special assessments on abutting lands. A public session is scheduled at City Hall on March 3 1914 at 7 40 PM to hear objections.
An ad touts Parisian Sage as a hair treatment for dry brittle hair and itchy scalps. It promises cleansing, dandruff removal, and shinier, fuller hair with one application, selling a 50 cent bottle by CHAS. RHOD.
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