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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
3
Wealth of HMS Money back says Chas Rhodes markets Parisian Sage as a pleasant refreshing hair tonic. It claims to revive life and luster for man woman or child and to combat dandruff and baldness by eradicating germ causes. Large bottle 50 cents at Chas Rhodes Drug Store and druggists everywhere.
Delbert Hicks visited Merrill with Mra Wadings and son Charles visiting Mrs Dora Bodine at Evans. Moses Loeb of Canton Ohio visited his in laws, George and Mrs Oliver. Chas Warner and wife visited Chas Elliott in Hamburg. George Bailey and wife saw Mrs Alice Butcher. F M Martin and son Clarence went to Reed City on business. Jobo Hall drives a 1911 Maxwell. Beulah Bryant returns to Big Rapids for librarian course. Mrs Ethel Saunders of Detroit visits Dr and Mrs Shatter. Swart family from Belding visit Dr E Wilson. Florian and Sumner Hoxie go to Crystal. George Converse family visit sister there. Cecil and Vera Ward spend Fourth at Crystal. Tattle and wife of Ithaca visit T J Blair. John Swigart of Alma on business. Floyd Follick and wife and Frank Clapper and wife go to Crystal. Delbert Hicks in St Louis on Fourth. Dr Shaffer and wife in Alma Tuesday. Carl Blair and Eddie Smith go to Bass Lake. Chas Elliott, Chas Warner, and Fred Elliott spend Fourth at Bass Lake.
A 19th century ad offers one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It features endorsements from Walding Kinnen Marvin and notes internal remedy action on blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for congestion and states price per bottle and wide drugstore sale.
Advertised letters for Alma Michigan week ending July 1 include Mrs Eva Blakesley Mrs Blanche B Edwards Mrs J Glenn Miss Dorothy Willoughby Mr 5 D Collins Mr IB Metéregor and Hit, Hel. Letters not called for by July 1 will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. GC F. Brown P.M.
Governor Osborn plans to discharge about 20 interim appointees made during the wartime period as Attorney General Kuhn rules appointments end with legislative adjournment. The governor will target boards of control at several state institutions, removing those who support unapproved methods while sparing faithful workers. Some recess appointees may remain if their work is considered satisfactory.
The Michigan Baptist convention at Port Huron will receive about $70,000 from the Frederick Saunders estate after probate court allowed the residuary bequest. The Sanders estate valued at $10,000 will yield this sum, with the Spenifice loan paid at 60 percent toward specific bequests. Grain Elevator Burns at Battle Creek in a morning fire destroying Melane, Swift & Co. elevator, valued at $50,000 to $100,000, containing 14,000 bushels of corn and some wheat, minimally insured. Michigan Gets Big Chautauqua as Redpath Lyceum bureau plans a large vacation colony with 400 acres along Lake Michigan and Lake Leelanau for actors and lecturers.
Aleis carwen angeni now Unit ed States district and circuit judge for the eastern district of Michigan. He took the oath of office in Detroit in the presence of a crowd of local judges and lawyers. Carrie Davison, clerk of the court, administered the oath and is the only woman in U S court history to hold that honor. Judea John McDonald of Grand Rapids sentenced Cornelius Koch, a bartender, to a $150 fine for serving drinks at the Pickwick club, a former saloon not licensed at Reed's Lake but still operating since May 1. McDonald warned that future liquor license violations would bring jail. Secretary of State Frederick C. Martindale reports $76,000 from this year's motor car and chauffeur licenses sales, up from $73,000 last year. Kalamazoo College officials announced an additional $196,000 raised after a gift offer from a New York Baptist church of $25,000 if $75,000 more was raised, boosting the college endowment past $500,000.
Champion Ad Wolgast of Cadillac, Michigan, knocked out Owen Moran of Britain in the thirteenth round in San Francisco to retain the lightweight title. Wolgast focused on body blows to kidneys and stomach, mixing in cuts to the face. The early rounds were closely contested.
At Lake Michigan park in Muskegon a premature fireworks explosion triggered a dangerous crowd rush late Tuesday night. Helen Baker twenty and Maida Medema twenty two were injured. Ray Studebaker fourteen is likely to lose the sight in both eyes. Over a score of others were badly hurt. the women are in serious condition.
Detroit cattle and other markets show steady beef prices with lower values for poorer cattle. Detailed ranges include good to prime steers and heifers, lambs and sheep pricing, and grain, fruit, and dairy commodities with mixed weekly shifts. The report notes state and regional price figures, with labor and publishing notes appended for Connecticut and Michigan licensing and revenue.
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers' Shows will exhibit in Alma on Thursday, July 20. The announcement notes this circus as the largest of its kind with a vast European act roster, new equipment, and a cost around 3,200,000. The article humorously contrasts the spectacle with prior offerings and praises the festival atmosphere. Also promotes Fleetic Bitters as a blood purifier for malaria and other ailments, sold at Rhodes Drug Store.
An annual school meeting is set for Monday July 10 1911 at 8 00 pm at the high school. Election of officers and other lawful business will be transacted. The proposal of a new school building will be discussed. C Rhodes Secretary. Read The Alma Record.
An advertisement describes kidney disorder early symptoms and urges taking Doan's Kidney Pills. It cites a testimonial from William J Washhorn of Alma and a long-term user claiming relief from back pain, urinary issues, and lameness. Foster-Milburn Co of Buffalo markets the pills with a 50 cent price.
Miller Bros the grocers say starting Monday August 1st their store opens at 6 00 am and closes at 4 30 pm daily with Saturday hours as long as needed to accommodate trade. They emphasize a 44 hour five day work week and flexible Saturday openings.
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