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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
2
The official Alma paper reports Wess Retirer and Reer Mauger named to key posts at Bexnary Streetary and Treasurer roles in a local civic update.
Agricultural bulletin notes sugar beets and peaches show strong yields while corn, oats, and beans vary by region. Warm conditions favor rye and potatoes, with some kernel blast and sparrow damage in localities. Peaches and grapes face weather-related challenges but overall fruit outlook remains hopeful with thinning needed in some belts.
The piece argues high property valuations and bond liens strain taxpayers, urging New Jersey to set an example in fair limits. It cites Michigan and New York findings on state tax schemes, condemns fiscal policies hurting residents, and laments chronic inequities between cities and country districts.
Probate notices announce appointments of administrators and executors for multiple estates, hearings on final accounts, probate of wills, and guardianship licenses. Key items include Arve Haskins and Orinda Knapp estates, Mary Graham final account, Ethel and Ford Chichester guardianship, and pending administrations for Barbara Franks and Lewis Ko Brewer. Also mentions sale of real estate and a state drain commission hearing schedule.
A health notice underscores mothers protecting bodily health for children and promotes Dr Ruschee's German Syrup as a quick cure for lingering coughs throat and chest ailments. It also touts Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a safe natural remedy, claiming effective relief across ages.
Marriage licenses issued to multiple individuals with ages and places partially garbled in the record. Names include Thomipeor and Vaninimavett with ages near the early twenties, Cromett and Rogers paired with brief locations, and additional entries for Hooks and Marr in unclear locales.
Newsprint notices describe Pere Marquette excursion offers to Niagara Falls and Toronto routes. Special trains depart Alma and other points with round trip rates from $1.20 to $1.25, inviting travelers to Detroit Buffalo connections and various rail lines. Additional notices promote a Cleveland encampment and a camp meeting with sale dates and agent details.
A fragment discussing possible future peace efforts and international policy. The text notes that while a settled alliance may come later, the current drive for harmony on land and sea continues to influence public opinion and political movements.
Dozens of towns report heat prostration and deaths as temperatures reach near 100. In Detroit 41 people were overcome, with more unreported. Muskegon Heights saw a dangerous heart failure in a child, while others in Battle Creek Stephenson and Lenox fell victim to the heat. Authorities note records are incomplete and warn of ongoing danger.
Alma resident M A Ransom recounts chronic kidney trouble linked to army service. After hospital care and a trip to Dennison, he used Doan's Kidney Pills from Rhodes Drug Store in Charis and improved quickly. He praises the remedy for backache and urinary distress, noting ongoing use at age 80 and recommending Dean's Kidney Pills as reliable relief.
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