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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
2
A notice states the record is filed for transmission as second class matter with Alms designated for processing. The entry confirms mailing status and eligibility for newspaper distribution under postal guidelines.
A statewide note highlights the growing trend of counties retaining experienced clerks. Among eighty three Michigan County Clerks, over fifty are serving third or fourth terms, reflecting public preference for proven efficiency aided by direct nomination laws.
Optometrist G. B. Porter markets the Geneva Opthalmoscope and Retinoscope as among the finest and most expensive eye testing instruments in objective use, with Porter holding the sole unit in the county.
Walter Miller and wife kept house in Dr Shaffer’s house on Monday. Mrs Dana Donigan from Sault Sainte Marie visited her parents Mr and Mrs T J Blair on Tuesday. Funeral held for Joseph Pringle of McBrides in Elm Hall M Church Tuesday afternoon. burial Elm Hall cemetery. Mrs Alice Borcher in St Louis on business Thursday. Miss Jennie Follick of Alma visited brother Mel Follick on Wednesday and Thursday. Rosa Ward in Alma and Breckenridge last week. Audley Charters visited town Friday. Rev Duryee attended Free Methodist camp meeting in Sunfield Thursday. Roy Hubbard hosted friend Miss Hazel Crandel of Elwell Sunday. OL G Tottle and wife of Ithaca visited T J Blair’s family Sunday. Effie Hoxie and children home for summer. Lyle Follick and Hubert Hicks in Elwell Friday.
A romance from the Soldiers Home between Mollie Lilly and James Walker ends in marriage. The couple will reside at the bride’s home. Greetings from friends accompany the ceremony. Nearby visits include Mr. and Mrs. John Gerber and twins visiting Otto and Mrs. Sanderhoff’s family. A Townsend schoolhouse Sunday school starts, and local barn work continues.
An ad style notice touts Electric Bitters as a cure for weak health citing a strong, bright, and healthy woman as proof. It claims improvements in nerves, complexion, sleep, and energy, attributing these to the remedy. Available for 50 cents at local drug stores Wheaton & Sons, The Rexall Drug Store, and Rhodes' Drug Store.
An early advertises REN PAIN-KILLING MAGIC OIL as the best remedy for sprains burns bruises and scalds claiming pain relief swelling reduction antiseptic action and rapid healing. It also markets the product for Cholera Morbus cramps and dysentery at 25 cents sold by Wheaton & Sons Pioneer Drug Store.
A mixed list shows property transfers in Alma and Pine River including parcels owned by Hicks Hyde Dale Cowdrey Watterson Whittaker Hawley and Cochran plus a legal notice in Gratiot County Circuit Court In Chancery Jessie Crissey v Pred J Strong Dora F Strong and John B Adams with defendants resident in Georgia and ordered publication in Alma Record for six weeks and appearance within four months dated June 1912.
A historic drug ad touts Dr Herrick's Sugar-Coated Pills as trusted for biliousness disordered stomach and constipation. Claimed to be used by three generations and a staple for family health. Price 25 cents. Sold by Wheat on Sons and the Pioneer Drug Store.
A wireless telephone set designed to operate within a fifty mile radius can be carried in a suitcase and only needs a connection to an electric light socket to work. The innovation was patented by a young Californian.
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