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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
3
Local items note visits by Roy Hawley of Osceola County and others, a daughter's visit to Alma, and Mrs Betsy Truax’s death of heart failure with funeral at Riverside cemetery. An advertisement extols Electric Bitters for health beauty and nerves, urging a purchase at Wheaton & Sons for 80 cents.
Kidney ills seen as rapid warning with signs like unhealthy secretions and frequent scanty passages. Doan's Kidney Pills praised by William J. Washburn of Alma for years of relief, alongside other local notices of visits, travel, and social events in Alma and nearby towns.
Mrs. Bettie Trunox died suddenly at her sister’s home last Friday evening in her 78th year. Funeral held Sunday at 1 o’clock with interment in Alma cemetery. Mrs. Andrew Nestle was summoned to Lansing due to illness of her son's wife. Mrs. Minnie Matten visiting from near Toledo with sister Mrs. Ben Clifford. R. D. Bradford left for Flint to work this summer. Mrs. G B Snyder visited Mrs. Fannie Hazelton last Thursday.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Amnica Salve as the fastest, surest healer for wounds Burns boils sores skin eruptions eczema chapped hands piles and related injuries. It claims quick treatment prevents blood poisoning or gangrene and prices the salve at 25 cents at Wheaton & Sons.
Miss Maud Foot visits her cousin Miss Ella Leonard for a few days. Mr and Mrs Geo Tomblin spend Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs G W Johnson and with Mr and Mrs Wm Henderson of Summer visiting at her daughter and family Mrs Edd Rockafellow. Mrs Theron Kress visits her brother in Morley for a few days. Mrs Rachel Gee and daughter Mrs Edd Hannah attend the funeral of Mrs Gee’s brother in law Saturday at Jackson. Miss Mable Billsby works for Mrs Wm Rings. Mr and Mrs Kaylor visit at her daughter Mrs F A Kelley Sunday last. Miss Ethel Davis spends weekend with Miss Ivah Kress. Mr $. Davie and Mrs John Mull spend Thursday with Mrs D Little.
An old period ad offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Wording from F. J. Cheney Co and endorsers Walding Kinnan and Marvin attest Cheney’s integrity. The cure is described as taking internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials and price per bottle are noted. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Eugene Chauncey Owen born June 6 1847 in Upper Jay New York. He moved with his family to Ohio Michigan and settled in Amboy later farming and running a general store in Forest Hill. He married Augusta Snyder October 17 1872 and left four children two sons and two daughters. Survived by wife Augusta two sons John Kenneth and one daughter Misa, three sisters and three brothers.
Parisian Sage is touted as a celebrated scientist’s hair tonic that cures dandruff and stops hair loss. Charles Rhodes sells it for 50 cents a bottle with a money back guarantee if claims are not met. The product promises scalp relief in two weeks and renewed hair vigor.
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Page return home from St. Louis. G. Tuttle of Ithaca in town midweek. Avilla Yester comes from Alma for vacation. James Graham Florian and Sumner Hoxie home for weekend. Rev Nossinger from Forest Hill preached at the Christian church. Mrs. Bert Markham visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Story. Merle Forquer ill with measles. Wo. Bartlett working in Wheeler. O. B. Monks in Greenville last week. Sumner Lady Maccabees visited Crystal Ladies. Mrs. F. J. Graham and son Bernard visited relatives in Mt. Pleasant and Rosebush. D. J. Ayers in Elm Hall on business. James Stevens in Carson City on business. Dr. F. J. Graham in Ithaca. Mrs. O. O. Tuttle of Ithaca visited her sister Mr. Hoxie. Mrs. Bertha Cleverdon and son Adlia returned from Grand Rapids. Lizzie Slater visited sister Mrs. Bred Stearns in Perris. Mrs. Gertrude Smith and children of Olio visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Wood. Mrs. Myers and son Lester of Beaverton and another sister from Indiana visiting Mrs. R. E. B. Page. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Henderson went to Toledo for a Henderson reunion.
The article notes East Africa has fewer snakes than the south and mentions harmless pythons. A memory from South Africa recalls a deadly black mwamba in bed during the war, which startled the author and caused illness after the event.
You are not obligated and will be reimbursed if Rexall Orderlies do not relieve constipation. The ad touts Rexall Orderlies as a gentle, pleasant remedy that does not cause diarrhoea or nausea and is suitable for children and elderly. Available in two sizes at Central Drug Store, Grover Bros. Props.
A French doctor argues that in urgent cases a caller may pass several doctors en route to attend a patient. He suggests every practising physician wear a badge in the button hole as a distinguishing sign to aid rapid identification and service.
Chas Rhodes of Alma Michigan endorses D D D Prescription Oil of Wintergreen for eczema. He states the inner skin holds the germs and a penetrating liquid heals better than salves. A trial bottle costs 25 cents and provides instant itch relief with years of use and cures.
The passage describes Macedonian housewives kneading dough signifying the cross, then making the sign again with a knife before dividing into loaves. Crumbs from the table are given to beggars at the gate and to hungry birds, reflecting religious ritual and daily sustenance.
Over 90 percent of appendicitis cases are linked to constipation. Relieve the condition with Dr Herrick's Sugar Coated Vegetable Pills, a long established liver remedy over sixty years on the market. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Wheaton & Sons.
Holland shows few dependent paupers as work is provided for all who apply for relief. The notice notes the availability of jobs and asserts that applicants receive work opportunities to meet welfare needs.
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