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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1907
Page
7
A short testimonial style notice asks if the heart beats 100000 times daily and promotes Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the cure for bad blood. It claims doctors have endorsed it for 60 years and links health to the product.
A fragmented ad dense with price notes urges readers to consider yearly savings, urging attention to merchant offers and upcoming promotions. It emphasizes affordability, value, and timely opportunities as the season opens.
A proposed amendment to article Section 5 of the constitution would remove the clause limiting convicts from receiving mechanical trades to articles manufactured for home consumption only when imported from other states or countries. The amendment, if adopted, would alter existing trade restrictions noted in article xviii. District electors are to vote on the proposal on Monday April 1, 1907.
The text outlines proposed constitutional amendments authorizing increased compensation for circuit judges in certain counties and creating a board of county auditors for Ray, Cheboygan and St Clair counties. Secretary of State Grace A Paxscorr notes the measures.
The State Board of Agriculture via Pere Marquette and Grand Rapids & Indiana railroads will run a series of Railroad Farmers Institutes in the last week of March and first week of April. The twoCoach train will showcase lectures on dairying corn selection and culture poultry care with L. K. Taft and professors C. D. Smith J. A. Jefferyon, plus other lecturers and dairy and farming equipment displays. Farmers are urged to attend and bring corn samples for free testing. ladies welcome. The special institute train will stop at Breckenridge Alma Forest Hill on dates noted, with last year’s turnout cited as encouragement.
The RECORD office provides date information by telephone for V. P. CASH Spring. Call the RECORD office for schedule details and confirmation.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach, liver, and kidney troubles, touting relief from constipation and biliousness without alcohol. It warns against substitutes and promotes Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and mild cathartic.
Report of school district No 7 in Pine River and Arcada townships for the month ending March 1 1967 shows 22 pupils enrolled 19 days taught total attendance 365 and average daily attendance 19. Pupils not absent or tardy include Morris Bagnall Clarence McKean Ray and Honest Allison Elmer and Laurel Muhn Lee and Dewey Omans Sadie Gerard Ruby Fowler Marjorie Adams Ming Omans Hazel Porter teacher.
Society items list Sunday school and evening services led by Rev. A J Foren Tone with attendance at 200 a.m. and 7 p.m. Prayer meetings, youth and choir notes, and church announcements mix with lodge chapter and court meeting times. Readers see regular meetings, charitable activity, and notices for M Potcasey and local group leaders.
The Pine River Farmers' club met with Gusta Mey on March 7 in stormy weather but cordial. G W Abbott chaired, officers were elected for the year: President J M Henry, Secretary Mrs H M Davenport, Treasurer Mrs Geo Abbott, Chaplain H M Davenport, Chorister J S Beery, Organist Mrs Geo Abbott, sick committee head Mrs J Holmes. The Arcada club met with Will Latimer for February. program included butter making talk by Hagadorn, no fines, and notes on read- ing and a penny match program. The March meeting will be at John Murphy's home, with a varied program of readings, recitations, and music.
March 7 1907 meeting at E A Potter home adopted a resolution backing the county treasurer controversy stance. The club asks Representative C J Chambers and State Senator T A Ely to pursue a law granting the Board of Supervisors control over county funds as per the Supervisors October 1 1906 resolution. Ronin A Woon secretary.
Wilts Sheer of four miles west of Alma reports kidney trouble backache and pain relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He tried several remedies before finding Doan's superior and bought them at Charles Rhodes drug store. He recommends them to friends and neighbors. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Local notice states readiness to provide custom sawing to convert logs into lumber. Minton and Elwell Mioly offering flexible hours and transport to handle work promptly. Contracts expected to proceed at any time.
The notice lists names of residents with letters awaiting collection at Alma post office including Mrs W L Baker Blanche Daines John Preach Mrs Rhodie Higgins Geo H B Jones Mrs Jane Lewis Ray Mc Gregor L A Pierce Max A Rows Mrs Lernzie Sersare Mrs Mae Tuttle Emma Tally.
State of Michigan probate court in Alma county schedules final account of John T Swigart guardian for Matilda Rindge deceased. Hearing on allowance and residue distribution assigned for April to public notice via three weekly publications in Alma Chronicle. Also notes proceedings in estate of Joseph W Wing with contest petition and publication for citation in same newspaper.
In Gratiot County probate, a hearing is scheduled for April 9 at ten o clock in the morning to examine the final account and petition for the estate of Henry Alchanan deceased. Public notice is ordered for three successive weeks in the Alma Record, a paper in the county. Judge Iraac Shaver presides.
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