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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
4
Cigar store notes claim Union Factory makes high grade cigars with Cuban import secrets gone and J C Foster runs a leading wholesale tobacco business. The piece praises local Confectionery and Ice Cream parlors run by Luchini Brothers offering fresh fruits, drinks, sodas, and Lowney chocolates with excellent service and courtesy.
The big mercantile establishment in Alma draws trade from Gra tiot and surrounding counties. Robinson's Cloak Suit Dry Goods Rug and Carpet House offers a 75 foot frontage and is described as the largest and most complete store in northern Michigan. The dry goods section features staple and fancy fabrics, Wooltex coats, suits and dresses, embroideries, ribbons, silks, laces, and ladies wear. The rug and carpet area showcases top carpets, narayana, window shades, curtains, and draperies at attractive prices.
Alma's up-to-date Proud’s Department Store, successor to Co L Delavan, offers a wide stock in spring goods, dry and fancy items, hosiery, notions, textiles, ladies and childrens wear, aprons, linens, underwear, outerwear, corsets, Butterick patterns, fine furnishings, shirts, neckwear, and a full line of men and boys footwear and rubbers at reasonable prices.
The Record highlights Nyal Quality Drug Store run by W. Alex Brunner. The well arranged pharmacy offers pure drugs and chemicals, herb extracts, liniments, tinctures, perfumes, toilet articles, stationery, school supplies, popular magazines, daily papers, current literature, and a fine wallpaper collection. A specialty in medicinal cases is noted.
In our general business review of Alma and vicinity we call public attention to a neat attractive and thoroughly story barber shop and both room ably presided over by Meason But.
Kean Brothers offer general blacksmithing woodwork wagon repair and horseshoeing on Superior Street. They claim thorough study of horse foot anatomy and guarantee satisfaction.
Alma residents benefit from Smith and Failing, leading local shoe merchants. The stock includes Reed shoes, stylish mens and womens footwear, rubbers, and general shoe furnishings, with courteous service noted for all ages.
M L Perrigo opens a new automobile facility in Alma offering a modern garage, Dart Motor Car and Studebaker agency, general repair work, auto accessories, and a first class auto livery. The shop promises city‑level service locally, touting Studebaker as a world beater and a trusted auto choice.
W H Snell operates a modern quiet billiard hall and smoke house on East Kaipa Street Alma. The venue offers up-to-date tables and cue equipment with a well stocked cigar stand featuring domestic cigars tobaccos and smokers articles for patrons seeking leisure and recreation.
The Alma Garage Company run by W. A. Borton promotes the largest well equipped garage in Alma. They employ skilled staff and offer auto accessories tires rims oils greases and gasoline. They handle all auto repairs and discuss the Chevrolet car with favorable pricing.
A. C. Wyant runs a large well equipped garage with sales for Reo and Saxon cars, touted as peerless in the auto world. The shop offers durable engines, reasonable prices, a full line of supplies, and a standard gasoline filling station with wholesale quote pricing.
One of the largest and most progressive concerns in general hardware is that of Messrs. Sanderhoff and Glass. The establishment features a large, well selected stock of shelves and heavy hardware and tools for mechanics, carpenters, and builders. It also holds the exclusive agency for the Keen line.
A strictly neat and sanitary restaurant in connection provides cider pure and un adulterated staples and fancy groceries. They stock protein fish meat flower meal sugar molasses fresh vegetables garden and orchard products country produce butter and eggs. Open day and night, they sell for cash to save costs from the old credit system and meet heavy competition with competitive prices.
Alma millinery shop touts spring line under Mrs Anna Woodland who recently returned from New York with Miss Gardner. Offerings include rich hats, plumes, feathers, tips, flowers, edgings, ribbons. Prices emphasized as right.
An old styled ad promotes Bargain and Racket Store with the slogan Where You Do the Best. It highlights a large, diverse stock including spring dry goods, hosiery, novelties, fabrics, underwear, ladies and gents furnishings, dresses, embroideries, ribbons, laces, gloves, and Madam Grace wear. It also notes queensware, glassware, china, decorative ware, tin and enamel ware, cutlery, and various counter goods. It mentions Robert Johnson & Ladies shoes, Endicott Johnson footwear for men and boys, and Ball Ban Rubber Goods.
The above named gentleman is an expert in cleaning and repairing all kinds of ladies and men's garments. His shop is well equipped for prompt service. Mr Swisher represents leading Chicago tailors and has arriving spring and summer suitings. Measurements guaranteed to fit and patrons praise his service.
Welch's Seer 0 justly oe wn in the Review of Bien tensine forests and facilition, if the people for many wiles around are of fered buying facilities unsurpassed in the district. In this large and diver sified wreck there is no room for ia tion. The great variety of will meet all requirements, fine china and decorated ware, dishes, table and pocket cutlery, tin and enameled ware, toilet articles, sou venir epodom, and post cards, genta' and ladies' furnishings, hosiery, gloves, mens' work clothes, mittens, and to counter goods and racket goods in general. Taken all round, prices will always be found fair and reasonable and new customers are al ways welcome. Mr. D. M. Welch the proprietor is not only a successful business man, but also one of Alma's new and respected citizens and always a well wish for a greater.
Arcada Livery Stable owner Geo A Brown offers up to date horse and buggy hire, auto service, and feed and hitching business. A Dark Steel Gray Stallion named Jagany will stand at Arcada Barn for the season, noted for producing promising local colts. Special terms available on application.
In any city a strictly first class and sanitary market is well stocked with plenty of customers. The market is neat tidy and ready for the pure food inspector. It offers juicy steak chops fat roast veal boiling roast ham bacon home made bologna sausage lard fish and oysters. Telephone orders are promptly attended to. Also buys choicest butcher stock on foot and pays highest market price for hides pelts veal calves poultry.
L Mitchell offers popular auto livery and taxi service from the Ford Garage in Alma. Known as an efficient up to date operator, he employs polite drivers and provides day and night service to all parts of the city with reasonable prices.
Smiths Leading Sanitary Bakery Of Alma stands described as thoroughly sanitary with motto Cleanliness. The bakery features rear baking department with modern ovens and appliances. They produce daily top bread items and Smiths Famous 6 and 10 cent Honey, along with plain decorated cakes and pastries.
Eckert's Cash Meat Market in Alma sells prime beef and a full range of meats and groceries strictly for spot cash to avoid credit losses. Burt Eckert promises high quality cuts and competitive prices with a large customer base. the shop also buys hides veal poultry and live stock, paying top market prices.
A. Sullivan's offers a fresh and pure line of groceries and seasonable fruits and vegetables. The shop features teas coffee flour and meal cured meats butter eggs and extensive country produce. Merchandising ethics are emphasized and it enjoys strong public support.
Alma Elevator Co. dealers in grain beans seeds and coal advertise Pure Northern Grown Seed Beans as a specialty and claim to supply the best grades of hard and soft coal at right prices urging readers to give them a trial.
Walthers and Woodland advertise as prepared to install plumbing and heating systems and attend promptly to ventilating and general repair work in Alma. They promise first class sanitary work at reasonable prices, backed by their notable reputation. Their shop is equipped with all supplies and accessories for their trade.
The Ford auto station on West Superior Street led by Mr. M. Johnson, an expert autoist, offers the Ford and Universal Car touted as ideal for all. The Overland is praised for finish, style, durability, and engine endurance. A full line of Ford extras, oils, greases, and filtered gasoline is available with demonstrations at the garage.
Public attention centers on Wright Home Livery Stable in Alma run by A F Richer. He is praised as an excellent judge of horses and skilled in animal care, with many speaking highly of how well they are treated.
The Wright House Barber Shop operates in the basement with Mr Harry Willard and assistants. It is favored by travelers and town men for fashionable hair cutting shampooing and face massage. The shop features three modern chairs, quality tools and well-equipped bathrooms with towels and toiletries.
The Quality Shop of Alma presided over by G Maier and associates stands premier in the clothing trade. The well arranged establishment is filled with an excellent line including Schaffner and Marx clothes in the latest spring shades.
Hart Schaffne Fat offers woven fabrics patterns hosiery and neckwear including Arrow collars shirts and gloves. It features Hilo Stetson hats Ralston Florsheim shoes King George Cushion shoes trunks bags and mens furnishings from Universal Tailor Co of Chicago with guaranteed perfect fit.
Local merchant J B Page touts a wide stock from Diamond Edge tools to Garland ranges and power washing machines. The shop includes a tin and plumbing facility, Mursevy paints, Pratt and Lambert finishes, plus gas, oils, ammo, and fishing tackle. Prices claimed to be the lowest with honest dealing and accurate representations.
Charles Ainsley operates a modern bowling alley on West Superior Street. The venue is praised for courteous service and healthful recreation, with physicians endorsing bowling as beneficial for ailments like tuberculosis and appendicitis. The establishment is noted for attracting a mix of young and old patrons.
L N Baker runs an attractively organized West Superior street shop offering spring dry goods and fancy items. The stock includes ginghams calicoes cereals print wash goods and shirt waists with a wide variety to meet any competition.
Hunter Brown advertise as plumbers' suppliers and decorators offering complete lines of sanitary plumbing steam heating hot water heating and ventilation. They list furnaces round oak laurel jewel rudy and provide sanitary engineering guttering roofing galvanizing and sheet metal work with prompt service.
J B Rigdon runs a well equipped electric shoe shop on West Superior Street in Alma. He is a practical shoemaker and expert at mending and repairing shoes using the best methods of the time.
David McCarty, the old reliable and practical cobbler of Alma, runs a Central Street shop on South State Street. Known for long standing expertise, he serves locals with dependable shoe repairs and crafted footwear.
Warabout line of staple groceries includes canned goods fruits vegetables and garden produce. Mr Swarthout lists high prices for butter and cream direct from farmers and manufactures his own butter for customers. Everything guaranteed absolutely pure.
The big feed barn of Alma on East Superior Street run by Mr. J. C. Schick offers ample stall space for many horses and provides tying, feeding, and clipping services. Praised for courteous treatment and top notch service.
Dr Maynard Pringle of Alma is presented as a reliable and eminently successful dentist known throughout the district. He offers bridge and crown work surgical dentistry extractions fillings and full sets to order with emphasis on high quality at fair prices.
Dr F R McNabb, a well known Alma veterinarian and horse dentist, operates from Wright House Livery. He treats equine and small animal diseases, performs dentistry, castortun, ring bones and spaving, and responds day and night with prompt service using both phones. He is praised for humane, careful, thorough care and has saved many valuable animals.
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