Alma Record and local subscription information
The Alma Record serves Alma and Gratiot County with a Thursday edition. An advertisement promotes Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment with a testimonial from J. C. land of Bath Illinois and notes the product is a physician formula guaranteed effective with a cash price of 25 cents through Pfeiffer Chemical Co and Rhodes Rexall stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Cc. Pfeiffer Chemcal Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Wheaton & Sons
Rhodes Drug Store
Rexall Drug Store
Wild Celery and Canvasback Duck Food Ties Drawn
Ernest Phipps and Pearl Jackson arrive in Alma Ohio for a short visit. They will stay with Mr and Mrs Harry Meseham at their farm home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Phipps
Anymere
Ohio
Pearl Jackson
Alma
Harry Meseham
Ancient Quivira Found Anew In Nebraska River Valleys
Western archeologists led by Dr. Robert F. Gilder locate the ancient Quivira site near the Loup River in Nebraska. Excavations planned this summer aim to illuminate the long-disputed kingdom once thought to lie beyond Plymouth Rock and to trace footprints of early white explorers who sought gold rather than peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Robert F. Gilder
Omaha
Quivera
Coronado
Loup River
Nebraska
Plymouth Rock
Hendrick Indson
Hudson River
Platte
Englisl
Jamestown
John Smith
Nebraska Prairies
Quivern
Riverton
Neb
State Museum
James W. Savage
Madrid
Castenada
Pensalosa
Wandering Fy Invades Kitchen. Alibi Ends Pest War
A quirky excerpt attributed to Louis Schneider in the New York Times describes a household insect confrontation. The epider orders a dangerous fy to leave as the narrator explains a history of pest-borne disease. The fy is swatted, the house fumigated and inoculated, restoring peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schneider
New York Times
Elwell News Highlights Local Visits and Industry
Alma visitors and residents appear throughout the week with many stops in Elwell and Breckenridge. Attendees include Mrs Alla Greenhoe, Miss Nagmore Wright, Theo Greenhoe, and Dr Lamb of Alma. Indiana Silo Co agents and bankers move activities, with community events and lodge notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behm
Starr Pano Co
Detroit
Elwell
Greenhoe
Indiana
Hiverdale
Born
Alma
Martie Singteff
Rebeckahlab
Dr. McLacklin
Georgia
Nelson Smith
Middleton
Bart Taylor
Aca Dalryample
Fern
Pearl
Edna Rhodes
Perry Dershen
Ohio
Lamb
Nagmore Wright
Mt. Pleasant
Ralph Olmstead
Charlie Strucer
Ben Freed
Reed
Owosso
Bruce Mathewson
Robert
Wm. Norton
Mt. Pleaant
Marvin Follick
W. ©. Mallory
Breckenridge
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Hastings Wind Storm Insurance Co
Ross Lathrop
Will Hutchinson
George Nonamacher
Dr. Lamb
Claude Shepherd
Saginaw
Rebeckah Lodge
Theo Greenhoe
Indiana Silo Co
Ross Hudson
Middleton Bank
John R. Hudson
P. C. Collster
Elwell Bank
Hudson
Opalized Wood Becomes Latest Jewelry Trend
Jewelry fashion now features opalized wood from Nevada. Petrified wood fibers replaced by silica opal create dark red and blue stones with shifting color flashes. Used in pendants and brooches, they rival Hungarian opal in beauty, fetching high prices and believed to bring luck.
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Nevada
Hungary
Angora Goats Profit and Mohair Supply in America
Angora goats could dominate the Mohair market with U S farmers supplying domestic needs. About one million goats exist in the United States yet over 30 percent of mohair is imported yearly. Texas hosts the banner goat farm with 10 000 head and net profit of 1 per animal last year. Other large ranches exist in New Mexico California and Oregon. Average flocks range 100 to 500 animals. Mohair is sheared in April. ordinary hair sells 65 cents per pound. One year fleece reaches about ten inches. mature does yield six to nine pounds yearly and bucks ten to fifteen pounds.
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America
Nho
Banner Goat Farm of America
Texas
New Mexico
California
Oregon
Mississippi Valley
Riverdale News Highlights Local Movements and Visits
Almanac items report cash from Alma and various residents in town on Monday and Friday visits. Dan Frazier of Lakeview called on Wm Rice. Pidcock family moving to Breckenridge. Markham entourage and John Hammontree with J Stevens seen in town. Baptismal service at Sibly Bridge attended. Local wells being drilled by Highfield Matthews and Van Alvestine. Clifford Markham of Forest Hill spent time with parents Mr and Mrs B Markham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Frazier
Lakeview
Rice
W. FP
Markham
Charles
B. O. Markham
John Hammontree
J. Stevens
Sumner
Chas. Perry
Jerry Woolfgang
Sibly Bridge
Nelson Smith
C. Rice
Middleton
Dr. Highfield
J. W. Matthews
van Alvestine
California recluse seeks companion for contract marriage
Ernest Darling, a former California resident famed for a simple life and vegetarian diet, travels after eight years in Tahiti to find a partner who shares his beliefs in costume and marriage by contract. A Stanford graduate, he lived barefoot in Tahiti, but in America wears a sweater knickerbockers and no shoes.
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Ernest Darling
Tahiti
California
Darling
Tropics
America
Leland Stanford University
American sculptor gifts cloister to French government
George Gray Barnard of New York donated the red marble Roman cloister from the abbey of St Michel de Cuxa to France. The removal plan had sparked protests in Paris as officials sought to block transfer to the United States. Barnard had previously purchased and shipped many abbey columns and capitals. The abbey, destroyed by fire in the French Revolution, had long suffered pillage.
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France
George Gray Barnard
New York
Abbey of
St Michel de Cuxa
United States
Fine Arta
Barnard
Mme. de St. Jean
America
Local Markets and Rentals Notice in St Louis Michigan
Weekly market rates list grains oats hay and beef cattle with prices per cwt and per unit. An adjacent classified ad offers a modernized rental house with a barn and servicing by Robert Wolf & Son at Ferrill and Main Streets, St. Louis Michigan.
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Robert Wolf & Son
Ferrill and
Main Streets
St. Louis
Mich
Queen Cracks Down On Gambling In London Society
Queen Mary of England ordered observers to list society women who frequented gambling dens. She told the gambling devotees they must choose between gaming dens and royal court receptions, inviting those who gambled to further palace functions.
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Queen Mary of England
London
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Gratiot County
Alma Record Company
C. J. Brown
Epider
Owens
Elwell News
Alla Greenhoe
Edd. Mathewson
McTire
Doris Singlett
Cleve Chase
Charlie Fisher
Charlie Kelly
Bessie Small
Edd Hasbrook
Alma Sugar Co
John Morton
Riverdale
Helen Chase
Misa Cleve
Paw
Collister
Laingeburg
Grace Murphy
Claud Shepherd
Carson City
Ray Backer
Palo
Nora Samane
Portland
I. B. Taylor
Charlie Greenhoe
Itheo
Riverdale News
B. Markham
J. Pidcock
Che
Belding Bros. & Co
Belding, Mich
Eureka
Otto Sanderhoff
East Superior
Mendelsohn
The
Baptist Church
G. P. Blanchard
State Street
Tighest
ED. Mathewson
Gleaners Elevator Co
Elwell, Mich
Garland
Michigan
W. G. Pugsley
J. W. Mathews Auctioneer
Mathews
Alma Record
Bank of Vestaburg
Neff’s Bank, McBride, Breckenridge Savings Bank
Riverdale, Mich
Hafer’s Pure Food G Farmers
Forest Hill, Miah
Pathfinder
Cash Store
Elvin B. Haterlee
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