Reconn Office Sale Ad Becomes Cryptic Note
Fragmentary ad copy appears to offer cheap items at the Reconn office with stray phrases about patrons and prices. Readers see unclear names and scattered terms suggesting a sales listing or notice.
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
7
Fragmentary ad copy appears to offer cheap items at the Reconn office with stray phrases about patrons and prices. Readers see unclear names and scattered terms suggesting a sales listing or notice.
Morning services listed for several churches with varied times and pastors, but text is garbled. References to B e e n u e n, Presbyterian, Baptist, First Church of Oshies Scientist and Methodist details appear with sermon times and names such as Rev. C M DeFor, Pastor, and addresses or acronyms are unclear.
Fragmented notes show regular lodge and fraternal group meetings. Entries list Encampment No 62 Moots, Masons, and other orders with nights, times, and places, including temple and hall locations and officers.
Oliver Moore returns from Grand Rapids bi annual meet ing. Mrs Fox laid up with rheumatism for a week. Carrie Harris distributed presents. Lulu Fox recovering from a ten day felon. Anna Steward Minnie Buchholz visited the school in District No 2. Fred Shook hauling wood, Wesley Coly burn hauling from the river. Mrs Maret surprised by old Wisconsin friend Mr Holinger after twenty five years. A remedy claim for Dr Kings New Life Pills at Geo H Sharrar's drug store.
Mrs D Hoyt shows improvement as Wright school resumes after vacation. Families visit and illness details include Elvira Fleming recovered, Frances Fleming listed sick, and Erwin Fleming with cousin Norman Fleming. Also notices a health ad for Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup promoting constipation relief.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sloane entertained a cousin from Saginaw Mrs H L Sprague of St Louis while visiting daughter Mrs Fred Rogers on Monday Miss Mildred Davis of Pleasant Valley visited Mrs James Mills this week Alice Sloane stopped by sister Mrs G N Yates Saturday Mr and Mrs Frank White called on Jake White Sunday Mrs Win Pebble and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Holmes last week Miss Walter who had been visiting aunt Mrs L Baker returned to Coleman Monday Mrs Jake White hosted a cousin from St Louis Monday Lloyd White and wife visited his parents at McBride last week.
W T McGee of Vanleer Tenn touts Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as a permanent cure after fourteen years of cough. The remedy, sold by Geo E Snarrar's drug store, costs 50 cents to a dollar with a trial bottle free.
Mr and Mrs Wm Bobier and daughter Ethel arrived home after visiting relatives in Canada Holton leaves for Ann Arbor for medical advice Funeral service for Wm Cressey held at Breckenridge Congregational church Cressey suffered a stroke and died after a period of illness Bereaved family receives condolences Mrs Wm Dean of Los Angeles visits sister Mrs Gee Milligan Orpha Gee dines with Susie Densmore Mrs Wm Lovell ill with erysipelas under care of Dr McLachlan Ernest Perry works for Andrew Johnson this winter Mr Leonard described as no better Mr Halliwell from Town moves onto new place in vicinity Chas Peppers and Barbara Kohler quietly wed this week Congratulations
West Arcada residents Mr and Mrs Myron Potter traveled to Lansing last week to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs John Rockafellow are keeping house for them in their absence. Sabbath School at the Eckert will be renamed next Sunday January 14. Let a goodly number turn out.
An old advertisement extols Humphreys Seventy-seven as the only specific for LaGrippe and colds and claims the full system covers diseases from infancy to old age. The copy notes availability at drug stores or by mail, priced about 250 in small units, with emphasis on comfort for baby colic to elderly bladder or kidney weakness.
Sumner Grange held a regular session with the master presiding. Officers elected at the special meeting were endorsed and installation planned for January 18, with a shift of meeting nights to Saturdays through January 27 and subsequent fifth Saturdays when present. One candidate balloted and five reinstated. dues paid for secretary and lecturer.
James Partes and family visited A McCaw over the weekend while A Schultz hauls beet pulp from a St Louis factory. Chas Bennett joined Joseph Schulte, Wm Glinke baled hay for A McCaw. H W Husted family visited H A Smith. Alice McCaw and Hazel McCaw visited locals. Eva Starkweather returned to near North Wheeler. Celery King advertised at 25 cents.
Frank Hess Elwell broke his leg above the ankle and was treated by Dr. McLachlan. Mrs Bert Follick visited her sister Mrs Malcolm Frisby in St Louis. Henry and Mrs Cram welcomed a baby girl Thursday morning. A Crusaders group from Mt Pleas ant will begin a series of meetings at the M E church. Thursday evening January 11 Mrs Callahan Alma visited Mrs G W Tofft. Mrs Nixon Alma visited Mrs Payette Mallory. Mrs Geo Taylor returned from Reed City where her niece was ill with blood poisoning. G H Hansan engineer L E W R R in Lima, Ohio, recovering from a threatened illness after using Kidney Cure recommended to trainmen.
Guatemala rescinds the 50 per cent extra duty on articles entering by parcel post under US Guatemala regulations. Also notes Celery King offered for bad breath and mouth taste at 25 cents.
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