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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1922
Page
4
A 1921 Michigan typhoid report shows 40 cities with dangerous drinking water becoming safe through chlorination and filtration. Detroit and Grand Rapids drove declines, with Detroit’s new filter plant expected to cut its rate to about 2.0, lifting statewide averages.
Brigadier Samuel Withers explains the Salvation Army's chief activities in Michigan including evangelistic work in corps halls aiding the poor through slum settlements and “Slum Angels” efforts, rescue homes for fallen women, maternity hospitals, industrial and children’s homes, two Fresh Air camps, Christmas dinners, and extensive temporary relief such as free ice coal clothing and cash to prevent eviction or prosecution.
Advertisement style item notes rats as the cause of egg shortages. Mentions government bulletins and a product RATSNAP to bait and trap rats, with pricing in three sizes. Includes names and stores such as Winslow Bros and Degg Stores, plus other home made goods and specials.
Local notices from Ithaca and Alma include business visits by J Praker William A Bahlke and Kelley S Sears with Friday May 12 concerts and church events. Advertisements from Winslow and D W Robinson highlight fishing gear and porch rage while Dr E G Sluyter and Frank Smith attend conferences. A Gratiot County Democratic meeting is set for Downs Opera House Ithaca on May 9 with W A Comstock and A M Cummings addressing attendees.
Captain Reece of Troop 105 Cavalry Michigan National Guard tendered his resignation to the Adjutant General of Michigan. He has taken a new role in Saginaw as assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, making continued leadership of the Alma unit impractical. Lieutenant Frank Kennedy is expected to assume command when the resignation is approved, likely by August.
Community notes list hospital updates births and illnesses on Grove and Michigan avenues. Parents and teachers meet May 1 at Republic school with two short plays and a speaker. Church groups meet May 5 and May 32 with hosts at Grace and Republic avenues. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Blakely, and a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Walker after their Alma return from Belding. A missionary love story film will show at Westminster chapel Sunday, with services and Sunday school scheduled.
East Lansing May 4 Pigs need exercise and adapted feed for strong bone and muscle development says Prof W E J Edwards of Michigan Agricultural College animal husbandry. Avoid cramped housing and fattening early by giving small yard access and pasture when possible. Feed should include bone and muscle building constituents and be offered in a slimy, creep style twice daily to maintain appetite and reduce digestive troubles.
October showed 32 percent lower wage expenditure than the peak, with employment steady and an upward trend likely to lift activity this year. Pennsylvania mirrors the pattern as New York and Philadelphia faces unemployment relief via urban reopenings. Babson index sits 18 points below normal. spring activity expected to rise.
A reader from River Ave. reports sharp back pains and dizziness from kidney trouble. After trying various remedies, Dean's Kidney Pills purchased at Murphy's Drug Store cured the complaint. Price 60¢ at dealers. Manufactured by Foaster-Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y. 50-2w
An advertisement for RAT-SNAP claims it kills rats without odor and does not attract dogs or cats. It notes three cake sizes priced 25 cents, 65 cents, and 1.25 dollars, sold and guaranteed by C. R. Murphy and Winslow Tires, Drug Stores. The notice also mentions home made cream flavors and a job printing service by The Record.
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