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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1906
Page
6
Asa Emery and Charlotte Crapo, teens forbidden to meet, steal a theater outing and ride home in a carriage. A hidden bundle triggers a chase, a rescue, and a wedding of truth and risk, ending with a bank theft revelation and a $16,000 reward shared between them.
Ann Arbor railroad runs an excursion to Detroit on Tuesday August 1 under Elsie Cornet Band. Special team will pass Arm on at 7 05 p m return leaves Union Station Detroit at midnight 12 00 a m. Round trip fare 225 cents children half the adult fare.
The Ann Arbor Railroad announces its Annual Excursion to Niagara Falls Toronto Montreal and Alexandria Bay on Thursday Aug 6 with a special train leaving Alma at 450 pm. Round trip fare to Niagara Falls is 3.25 dollars with higher fares to Toronto Alexandria Bay and Montreal. The Falls will be reached directly without requiring a change of trains.
The Ann Arbor Railroad offers a Sunday excursion by special train to Crystal Lake and Frankfort. The trip departs Alpena at 6:52 and returns from Crystal Lakes at 6:00. Round trip fare is 1.00. children under twelve pay half.
On July 24 1906 ticket agents of Pere Marquette sell rented trip tickets to Cape May Ocean City and Sea Isle City with unusually low rates. Tickets allow either boat or rail transport between Detroit and Buffalo via steamboat lines. Tickets valid fifteen days.
Denton Adams travels west to a heated school board race where Miss Day, eight teen, appears in a coach. He attends a town meeting, hears her argue for progressive schooling, and discovers she spoke speeches written by her campaign manager. Adams is elected and marries Miss Day after a surprising campaign arc.
The article describes calf growth after removal from the cow, detailing daily skim milk intake from two to four weeks, then monthly increases to twenty two to twenty four pounds. It covers grain ration, feeding age for grain, and preferred feeding practices including hay and grass mix.
A correspondent from Orange Judd Farmer outlines calf and cow care during the late lactation period. Emphasizes laxative foods, brief calf separation, gradual milk replacement with ai n malik and flaxseed jelly, fly control, salt, and ample clean water to maximize cow comfort and owner profit. Persistent advertising noted.
An advertisement touts Kodol Digest What You Eat as a cure for sour stomach and indigestion. It claims the product cleanses and strengthens the stomach lining and mucous membranes and offers a tonic effect. The ad features testimonials and notes bottles cost $1.00, with a 244-dose claim for the larger size.
Default declared on a 1903 mortgage to First State Bank of Alma Michigan. Sale set for September 10 at the Ithaca court house to satisfy $285.75 plus taxes and $15 attorney fees, with 7 percent interest and costs. Property is Lot 12 in M. E. Ely’s addition to Alma Michigan. Dated June 6 1906. James C Kress attorney for mortgagee. Lost Sunday eventing notice included with unrelated line about finder.
A short ad notes a product named Kollot five Ey to aid digestion after eating. It claims the remedy helps digestion, calms the stomach, and uses a cadence stating digestion smooths meals. The line ends with a vendor named Chas. Riles.
Homeseekers travel via the Northwestern Line with a promotional round trip fare of 425.00 from Chicago to Nebraska, Black Hills region, Wyoming, and Colorado. Low rates to Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas every Tuesday on strictly first-class tickets with liberal return limits. For fall information contact W. H. Guerin, Gen’l Agent, Passenger Dept., 17 Campoxe Martins, Detroit.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes Dade's Little Liver Pills, Dawn's Ointment, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, and Kool digestives. It claims liver cleansing, itch relief, and indigestion cure with testimonial from Hon. Jake Moore of Atlanta. Products sold at drug stores and by Rhodes.
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