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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
2
A dated newspaper advertises a kidney and urinary remedy claiming rapid action to cleanse kidneys and relieve backache and weak bladder. It urges readers to obtain listed extracts and syrups from a local pharmacist, promising safe digestion and strong results with a four spoonful daily dose after meals and at night.
Charles Brotherton of Ashtabula buys Grand Rapids base ball club. George Phipany dies at 97, Albion pioneer. Jobo McManus dies after iron pipe accident. Pine Lake hotel fire destroys summer resort. Harry Winchell injured at Commonwealth Power plant. Legislature to consider Carnegie pension fund for University of Michigan professors. Divorce suit by Nicholas Wolfe of Ortonville. Samuel McClintsky found dead in barn after heavy drinking. George Shannon seeks $6,000 for broken leg from Pontiac for city negligence. William Nagle rescued after fall through ice near Menominee. Child injured when gear pierced eye during play. Harry West killed in machinery accident at Grand Rapids leather plant. Howard Furniture declines to prosecute Frederick Rows for fine matting sale. Pontiac Hospital trustees plan to quit until funds arrive. Hemmeter offers $7,000 extra for Knights of the Grip relief fund. Branch county supervisors urged to submit vote amid local tensions.
General George Von Schaick died in New York at age 82. Henry P. Booth, famed shipping figure, dies in New York at 73. Lieut Col William Grane dies in Springfield at 38. A Boston clergy remonstrance opposes naval expansion. Major William Graham McCandless dies in Pittsburgh at 71 after Civil War service. Owbrie Bros. & Co. factory fire in Philadelphia devastates upholstery and lace warehouse, $126,000 loss insured. Missouri Pacific head-on collision near Seer Kas injures 24. C. C. Slade arrested over mail tampering in Salt Lake City. Oil City, La., fire wipes out most businesses. Roosevelt and Cabinet to keep chairs as mementos at March retirement. Dresden Socialist riot injures ~20, others slightly hurt. Kentucky bill proposes $7,500 Boone monument at Cumberland Gap. Manila Philippine band to Washington for inauguration events. Bomb explodes in Louisville near Trinity church with no damage. Stren family in Roby, Texas, perishes in gasoline explosion. Hope, Arkansas, jail escape targets a Black man, Hillard, then mob effect. Mary Adelaide Yerges seeks removal of Louis S. Owsley as executor for alleged mismanagement.
Kentucky feudist Buck Cotton was sentenced to life in the penitentiary for murder. Parrish Arnet, father of the murdered man, collapsed and died in the courtroom as the judge passed sentence. The incident occurred following the verdict and sentence.
Congress authorizes President Aska Power to issue a proclamation designating February 12, 1909, as a special holiday in celebration of the centennial birth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln.
Mine Volkman daughter of Otto Volkman of Auburn is reported to be among earthquake victims in Messina. She was visiting with her uncle Vincenzo when the disaster struck.
Advertised list includes Mm. O B Belmont Mr Andrew Gerwer W C Jewell Mr Jobin Martin Mrs Ida Richards Lyne Bile Mrs Dora Sheffield C A Crospky. If not called for they will be sent to the Deed Letter Office February 1908 CP Brows F I.
A Sunday School commentary discusses Peter's healing of the lame man at the temple and his sermon tying Jesus Christ to prophecies, Abrahamic covenant, and the coming kingdom. It contrasts humble daily life with grand gospel outcomes and urges renewed faith in Christ.
Special correspondence from Chatham New York portrays a Grange tale on cultivation explaining why knowing the why matters for crops. It uses Sol Davis as a example of misapplied knowhow and reflects on partnership of the blind man and cripple as a metaphor for combined effort.
New York State Master Godfrey reports a yearly membership gain of about 5000 with total Grange members near 80,000 as of October 1. Jefferson County’s membership exceeds 7,000, larger than some states. Only seven counties remain unorganized, some to be organized next year. The four pillars aiding agriculture in New York are agriculture, the College of Agriculture, state experiment station, and the Grange, which also pursues free legislation and educational work.
Montcalm county gatherings announce a courty road institute at Stanton starting 10:00 AM January 25. Also notes sale of Joseph Myers Place, 240 acres near Mt. Pleasant to David Vaniman & Son of Dayton, Ohio for £23,000. County court house bonding proposition to voters at April election discussed by Stan ton supervisors.
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