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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
8
Retail catalog style notice lists groceries and dry goods with sale prices. Includes cans of corn and crackers, spices, soap, flour, tea, and textiles. Notes large tables of dress goods and various fabrics with sale pricing and phrases like bargain table and special 25c items. Public sale period spans Saturday June 29 to Saturday July 13, 1907.
Complete stock relisted for sale with 25¢ hosiery two for 39¢. PlaidBatiste 40 in at 79¢. grey panama 52 in 79¢. several grey and checks textiles. Shoes and oxfords include Julia Marlowe styles 3.15 and patent blucher 2.50. Ladies skirts 11 gore grey suiting 1.98. assorted ginghams, dress goods, and vests售.
A long list of proposed acts and amendments covers wildlife rules for ferrets and fishing, Sunday hunting bans in multiple counties, protections for trout and whitefish, and measures on firearms. It includes prison reform, convict management, asylum regulations, water and sewer extensions, corporate formation, and various tax and public safety provisions. The extensive draft aims to modernize statutes across counties such as Wayne, Washtenaw, Clare, and Charlevoix with a general review of the constitution through a joint resolution.
Hyomel guaranteed by Chas. Rhodes with a complete outfit including the Littl Pocket Physician and a bottle of Hy-o-met for $1.00. The ad touts guaranteed cure without stomach dosing and claims pills games are unnecessary, urging readers to try the portable kit as the sole economical catarrh remedy.
Public health notice requires all residents of Arcada township to report contagious diseases in their households or be guilty of a misdemeanor. Physicians must promptly inform the health officer about any contagious cases else face misdemeanor charges and penalties under law. Ordinance enacted by the Town of Arcada health officer.
Prof E Godongson, formerly superintendent of city schools, is now listed as a resident of the Philippines. The notice notes his recent relocation and current domicile. His professional background is referenced, emphasizing his prior role in education.
In a city interview Mr. Coddington discusses health and life in Alma, noting weather and local conditions. He explains American oversight in the Philippines, stories of schooling and industrial training, and Filipinos’ longing for independence. He praises manners but urges moral education and progress, including plans for a Manila Y M C A building.
Real estate transfers filed by Register J C Watson mention Edmund G Hawkite and Oliver Campbell, George Griffith, Dennis Gardner and Jarvis, Joseph Rivers and Earl Derry, Loyd Johnson and Lucy Oswald with partial description of properties. An 1800s ad notes for sale a Phaeton a Citroën and a National bicycle. Miss Bessie of Stanton visited Alma last Tuesday.
Reports show crops not as badly hit as feared with possible cotton exceptions. A weather break could lead to another strong year predicted by the secretary of agriculture for 1907. National cash balance at week end stood at 260,011,924, up from 175,000,000 a year ago. Estimated surplus for the fiscal year near 78,000,000, versus over 24,000,000 last year. Currency deposits have risen by more than 27,000,000 per the latest comptroller’s report.
A Texas legislature bill proposes locomotive electric headlights. Global trends show trackless electric tritey lines gaining favor. Italy’s Spezia to Portovenere railway eyes electrification. Great Western considers electric mole on English canals. Constantinople to gain electric light and power with Turkish capital investments. Turkish empire to host wireless stations with American training. A parasol from opera night is lost and returned to the office. engraving on the handle reads Edyth.
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