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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
2
Joseph R. E. Heains announces candidacy for Gra tiot county clerk pending Republican primary results in September. He states his commitment to public service and calls for party support in the upcoming election.
To Republican electors of Gratiot County the candidate announces renomination for the office of prosecuting attorney and asks for support at the September primary election.
Voters are urged to renounce misdirection and support the Hormination of Gratiot County at the September Primaries. C. B. Doan of Halton appeals to residents to participate and back the stated candidate.
Elon Pathers announces candidacy for County Drain Commissioner in Gra tion County subject to Republican voters in the September primary.
William H. Caswell announces his candidacy for Gratiot County sheriff on the Republican ticket. A longtime county resident and former deputy sheriff, he pledges to serve all people and asks for support and recommendation to be nominated and elected.
Kettle of Ithaca starred in the weights and Kettle led Ithaca with top marks in shot put and hammer. St Louis won the meet with Alma far behind, Schulz of Alma scored in multiple events, and a spectator interruption marred a late relay. Attendance was high and competition keen across Class A.
Athletes from Alma and Ithaca excelled in field and track events with multiple first places. Keule and Gulie from Ithaca dominated distances while Half Mile and Discus wins went to Alma athletes, and crowds lined the downtown streets after the program.
A reflective tribute to Mark Twain, noting the humor and kindness seen in him by a stranger. The piece praises his charitable eye toward the poor and strange lands, suggesting readers may misjudge him yet acknowledge his gentleness and humor.
Charles Rhodes offers Parisian Sage with a two week cure or money back guarantee for dandruff. Claims to kill dandruff germs, halt falling hair and itching, and to make hair soft and luxuriant. Says it is the original prescription from a world renowned scientist and manufactured by Giroux Mix Co in Buffalo New York. Do not accept substitutes from other druggists.
Dr. Harvey Wiley urged restricting marriage licenses to women who pass an exam in domestic science and household economy. He spoke at Cincinnati to women, praising cooking as key to happiness and urging homes to be made attractive with art in kitchens, not drawing rooms.
Julia Ward Howe at ninety two comments on a portrait by her son in law John Elliott. She aims for the likeness to be official and plans for it to hang in the New Art Museum Boston. Maud Howe Elliott says the work is a likeness of her mother, not the public woman.
Poem recalling fallen blue and gray soldiers. It laments thinning ranks, the pain of loss, and timeless memory as future generations play nearby. Strong imagery centers on veterans, sacrifice, and national reverence without graphic detail.
A Kansas farmer shares a clever stock chute with wheels and a sliding top to lift animals into a wagon, plus practical beekeeping tips. It notes moving hives, keeping an empty hive ready, selling quality honey, and controlling vegetation around apiaries. Bees travel about two miles for forage and smoking with varies fuels calms them.
The article explains potato yield practices in Ireland England and Maine. It details manure quantities and fertilizer blends including per acre applications of murlate of potash superphosphate sulphate of ammonia and potash. It notes differing regional methods and split applications during planting.
A Coburn excerpt notes that honey bees are crucial to alfalfa pollination as alfalfa blossoms can self fertilize poorly. Kansas State trials covered a vigorous alfalfa plot with netting to exclude insects, yet seedless pods formed, implying cross pollination by bees is essential for seed production.
A medical advert urges readers to treat sour stomach and indigestion with Mi-o-na stomach tablets sold by Chas. Rhodes for 50 cents. The copy promises to build digestion, restore stomach strength, and offers a money back guarantee. Booth's Pills for liver and constipation are also advertised.
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds and buyers across Ithaca and surrounding areas. Names include Strouse, Liman, McMutlen, Thompson, Seamon, Brown, Soule, Lathrop, Glaister, Fairchild, Bairchild, Barnes, and others. Amounts range from 1200 to 4300 dollars with parcel descriptions and tract references, indicating a broad local transfer record.
The article describes a folk treatment for a cold using friars balsam dissolved in boiling water. A towel is placed over the jug to trap steam while breathing deeply to help clear the head and lungs.
A Denton man keeps a gobbler drunk on corn soaked mash forcing the bird to settle. The Houston Post condemns the method as an outrage and insult to the gobblerhood, noting the owner’s unusual tactic.
A fragmented historical snippet shows a man bursting in with a plea to rid himself of something and a promise of a received check. His wife nearby gathers his hat coat and umbrella as the scene unfolds in a tense domestic moment.
Alma residents report relief from kidney trouble and back pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. A. Robinson of 174 Grant Ave says the remedy strengthened his kidneys and eased back lameness after trying other treatments with no success. The testimonial notes a wife’s September 1906 statement and cites Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo as U.S. agents.
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