Hidden Blaze Prompts Alarm With Rising Smoke
A fragment describes unseen fire terms and rising smoke signaling danger. The brief notes a rising blaze and the need to heed warnings as smoke becomes visible.
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
2
A fragment describes unseen fire terms and rising smoke signaling danger. The brief notes a rising blaze and the need to heed warnings as smoke becomes visible.
Correspondence from North Star notes visits and travels of residents including Missila Stull in North Star, Gotwits to Grand Lede, William Tous to Barndt, and Mrs A C Henry of St Louis visiting her father. Several residents, such as Arthur Multalland, Mrs J A Henry, and Miss Rirker, are mentioned with trips to Detroit and other towns. Local changes include Miss Muetjuigley as rack jobber at Rackit Store, and Francis & Kernen forming a drag line venture. Sheriff Parrish and deputy took Rose and Join Cupp to Detroit for larceny, while Frank Armstrong received a sixty-day Detroit sentence for carrying concealed weapons.
An advertisement asserts a cure for catarrh through two ingredients from NEY & GU, Toledo Ohio, stating non quack medicine and promising blood purification. The tainted text claims blood-based curing power and urges readers to order promptly.
A Breckenridge district diary records Richard Walsh foot injury and farm shifts nearby. Residents visit churches on Jackson Street U S church, with Mrs. Marshall visiting relatives in Indale City. The Perkins windmill project is discussed with local traders traveling from Saginaw to Breckenridge. A farm near Motepell changed hands as Joseph Weight relocates. A first year’s wheat crop shipped by A Chisholm and Stonedale Farm is noted. A piecious feature party is mentioned, plus weathering of poste shortages and upcoming repairs. A buggy accident injures Frank Hightough and a companion, with two others traveling to Breckenridge. Local social notes include visits, relocations, and school events. Beulah suffers a fall into river water, breaking a rib and arm ligaments, treated by Dr. J R Shutter. The community endures smallpox controls with yellow door cards. Alma College students return for vacation.
S W Elba Mrs Veternel is quite sick again Mr Stewart's new barn is progress seg finely Mrs Myrtie Crook is letter as is also Mr Betzer Mr and Mrs Frank Weons spent Sunday In Maple Rapids Mrs Frank Manning has material on the ground for a new house Spring term of school begins here next Monday W K Campbell continues as teacher Dr O Reynolds left Monday morn to Kalamazoo for two weeks electrochemical sanitarium Bernice Merce hauled the largest load of dolta into Bangister this winter ever hauled in by one team The load measured three cords and twelve feet of forty inch bolts Delbert Ransom formerly of this neighborhood had his shoulder dislocated by a vicious home last week Mr and Mrs Ransom visiting old friends around here Croup instantly relieved Dr Thom Ins Eclectric Oil safely available at any drug store
A vintage advertisement extols Dr. A. W. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as the premier kidney remedy. It links uric acid, rheumatism, and kidney function, praising relief from constipation and pain, and includes a testimonial from William J. Coad of Oswego New York.
A fragmented Bremen era column notes Pred Bushee gaining slowly while W. Washburn buys F. Hockey's loan and Hudson acquires Richards farm. Several visits, trips, and social events across Breckenridge and nearby towns are listed, with community notices on schools, homes, and a local charity sale funded by Jay HN and others.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the right richness for both grainfed horses and sickly children. It claims the product boosts appetite, digestion, and blood, aiding growth and vigor, likening it to nourishment for horses and a tonic for frail youngsters.
A jumble of medical claims extols Foley’s Honey and Tar and Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets for coughs, colds, pneumonia prevention, and stomach relief. It mentions Sharrar & Mulholland, Rhodes druggists, and Bivins & Rhodes, with testimonials for Pepsin Syrup Co. products and Oakdwell’s Syrup Pepsin.
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