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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1903
Page
3
Reports from St Johns and Washington Center list residents visiting towns, church revivals, sleighing, and social events. Local trips include Steve Dunstall, Theressa Martin, Miss Agatha Dunstall, and others visiting Middleton Perrinton Elsie and Grand Rapids. Community notes cover dances, temperance lectures, marriage announcements, and school closures amid illness.
Daniel C. Whitmore aged 59 from North Star is licensed alongside Emily Heath aged 4 from the same area. Scott Wagner, 29, of St. Louis and Lena Belle Henson, 18, of Washington are also named. An old-time ad urges Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for emergencies.
Miss Jessie Drummond is sick and several residents are noted in nearby towns. Rebekah Dodge held a social. a sleigh party attended a Sethton church. Mr Isham traded his hardware store for farmland. John Hanna, Mrs. Schulz, and others are mentioned with visits, injuries, and small town events.
Perrinton J G Carnes is on the sick list, H W Cook sick with the werip this week, Chas Dodge improved, Wickwire left for Akron New York, John L Richards in Pompei on business, A Dodson of Portland in town on business, Father Chidister staying at home this week, cause mumps. J Graham of Grand Rapids in town on business, S Vannatta at St Johns and Hubbardston last week, Miss Emma Altenburg with Miss Ella Preston at Bridge ville, J L Laycock returned from Obsego, Charles Chaffin now in charge of the meat market, Claud Allen will handle knife and saw, many attended quarterly meeting at Fulton Center, Mr and Mrs Sessions at the wedding of M Morse and Lear Ludwick at Staton last Tuesday.
Pompe 0. Be. Roberts traveled to Ithaca on business. George Jessup adds twelve bean pickers. James Anstey is confined at home with a lung ailment. J. Snider and wife returned from Ohio after a two week visit. Mrs. S. W. Gray plans to buy a lot and build next spring. Fannie the performing bear has an upcoming show February 1. Ice cutting is underway. A rifle club is active. people can hear shooting. County Sunday school convention set for February 1 to 12 at M. Be. church Powpel. workers from across the county to attend with reports.
Lancaster is on the sick list. John Peters and wife were in Clinton county Sunday. John Keller and family visited Lancaster and wife Sunday. Dewitt Walker and wife spent Sunday with their uncle Rawson Walker. L Argersinger and wife spent Sunday with his uncle Lafe Evitts and family. Gordon Smith spent Sunday with his sister Mrs Fred Tompkins of Ithaca. Misses Frankie Seynard and Matte Peet visited J J Jessup's one day last week. Mrs White of Middleton plans to stay several weeks with Alonzo Evans. Chas Weidman was ill with grip but is better now. S Cole and family and Mrs De Cole spent Sunday with sister Mrs Amanda Mikeseill. W C Naldrett and wife of Middleton spent last Monday at her parents in Newark.
Real estate transfers listed with scattered names and parcel notes including Breckenridge, John Street, nobles, and various lot identifiers. The garbled OCR shows numerous personal names, lot numbers, and locations such as Breckenridge and Wheeler as part of transfer statements, but many fragments are unclear.
A compact reflection on moral slipping as minor faults accumulate. The piece warns that tiny vices, if unchecked, converge into a powerful, obstructive force that overwhelms restraint and judgment. It treats vice as a cumulative hazard rather than isolated acts.
The Detroit Medical and Surgical Institute physician offers cures for catarrh asthma bronchitis pimples eczema scrofula and many other ailments. He advertises pay when cured with consultations and testimonials, listing locations and dates in Ithaca St Louis and Alma for visits.
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