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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
4
The Alma Record announces a price rise and presses subscribers to settle long overdue accounts by June 1. Editor F Brown notes rising costs and lists status changes, with some accounts turned over to collectors due to ignored statements.
A jumble of brief Michigan notices reports deaths from old age and railroad accidents, a storekeeper arraigned for selling to seniors, a mill belt accident injuring a builder, burglaries in Escanaba, a gown controversy at a high school, and a manslaughter verdict in Grand Rapids. Names include E R Gilbert, Sylvester Warner, John Hill, William Daniels, Mrs Cart, and Odam Twardowski among others.
On Sunday June 4 the Ann Arbor railroad runs a low rate excursion to Toledo from Alma with departure at 6 05 am. Round trip fare is 1 75 dollars. Baseball at Swayne field Toledo hosts Louisville. See Roger Bresnahon s Tron men in action. Alito.
Advertised list for week ending May 29 1916 includes Mia Tillie Clause Mr Byron Foster Phil Kempf Miss Lena Livingston Oscar Tritech. If not called for by June 5 1916 the letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. V P Cosh
A dated roster lists Frank Oberlin 25 Mannister Michigan Augusta Moore 25 Bannister Michigan Lee M Halstead 22 Midland Co Nora J Parrish 21 Wheeler Two Earl Robinson 19 Forest Hill Neomia M Fourney 18 Coleman Earl Billsby 22 Alma Elizabeth Campbell 19 Alma.
An old advertisement promotes Kick apoo Worm Killer as a pleasant candy for children to treat worms. It urges mothers to keep a box on hand and claims immediate results from a half to one lozenge, priced 25 cents at all druggists.
A fragmented OCR note describes a quirky financial mix up centered on a small sum and an unusual order. It mentions HK and Penota in a muddled, colloquial tone with unclear timestamps and unclear actions. The readable parts hint at a simple price dispute and irregular behavior.
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