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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1898

Page

2

County News Briefs From North Wheeler County

Local notes refer to visits by Mrs Dy Hoyt of Saginaw Co and Edith Soper starting school in Mall district. Reports mention Mrs Spears and Mrs Barnes as teachers, the Epworth League growing, a plan for a schoolhouse concert, road work around Sumner Center, and various residents seeking work or experiencing illness. Mentions of family losses and community events appear amid a rural, dated tone with several garbled phrases.

Deyvere Hitler Campbell Sanday Dy Hoyt Saginaw Co Lol Hoyt Mr. Barnes

Forest Hill News Items Breeze Through Local Talks

Pert Hamilton and Leo Wood visited Gilmore last Saturday. Mr. Dunlap received a telegram that his sick breather, living at South Lyons, left here early Sunday morning. M. E. Hall and daughter Lizzie attended the teachers’ association in Breckenridge last Friday. Mrs. J. W. Griffin visits friends in Coy Woe. A new meat market is planned with Bert Hamilton as proprietor. The Sunday School convention at the church Sunday afternoon and evening drew large attendance and strong interest. JM Wood & Son completed their sawing. mill relocation toward Minnesota may be arranged.

Folly and Festivities fill the week in town

The report notes a weak week with church talk and a plan for planting crops this week. Vilet and Litem spoke last Monday, and Colwnour of SS Louis was expected to speak Sunday evening. Faust Blacks perform at the Macontoo ball Thursday. Admission tickets are listed.

C.K Congo Colwnour SS Louis Faust Blacks

Real Estate Transfers From Ward Protests to Woodward

A jumble of transfer entries lists properties and parties including Helen Woodward, Ward, North Star, and Deane Hewitt among others. Several lines mention locations such as Barstow Newark Lafayette and Maron Conti with dates and amounts, though many fragments are uncertain or garbled.

Ciena Tio Corbin Ward Prostes Helen Woodward Arend Barstow Wdthames Mary Beaver Jil Mettinger Ely North Star WA Salle Triry Deane Hewitt Marin Conti Lessian Lantus Willert Newark Lafayette Seersene Reynolde Wieton Elwell Tallard

Michigan Supreme Court cases and local court actions

Margarite, Mic May 6. A land dispute over 160 acres tied to Lake Superior Ship Canal Railway case grows to affect 6 settlers seeking 640 to 7,000 acres on the peninsular mapped lands with settlements already made. Other notes include an order to show cause in Saginaw on a damages case, a fire investigation in Mt. Morris, a postmortem in East Tawas, a Jackson recount bid in eight wards, and Michigan peach and fruit crop prospects in Kalamazoo with assurances of a heavy season and necessary thinning and spraying measures.

Margarite Mic Countiestoner Binger Herman Lake Superior Ship Canal Railway Leon Cy Sventolay Deen Pele Lert Ann Patterson Mapper Peninsula Inter Lassie Supreme Court Dude Shaw Saginaw M.C. L. Kitchen Saginaw Union Street Railway Bedn Kalamazoo Mich J. N Stearns Michigan

Robbers Attack Buchanan Home. 500 Stolen

Four masked burglars invaded the house of John Kough near Buchanan four miles away. They bound and gagged him and his wife before stealing 500. Neighbors found the couple and freed them but left no clue for investigators.

Buchanan John Kough

Judgment Rendered Echoes of Ex Judge Comstock in Detroit

Fragmented report recalls Ex Judge Comstock of Detroit praising Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier with testimonials from diverse ranks. Nearby items note regional court actions, rail line complaints, and a drowning incident in Cedar River, Lansing.

Comstock Detroit Bi —— Hood Hood Sam Jopar A.Q. Comsroes Cass Ave Michigan

Notable Veteran Injured in Fractious Horse Carriage Accident

Leslie Joseph Willson, a prominent citizen and veteran, was thrown from a carriage when a difficult horse bolted. He suffered a broken right arm in two places and a severe head wound. his left arm bears a Civil War bullet wound.

Leslie Joseph Willson

Don's Kidney Pills Praised By Kalamazoo Buyer

Kalamazoo businessman William Nelson disputes long bladder stoppage and kidney pain, saying Don's Kidney Pills relieved his ailments after years of failure with minerals and electric tonics. He reports rapid improvement and recommends the remedy. Foster Millard Co advertises the pills as standard local medicine.

Wm. Nelson Kalamazoo Portage Street Don Fred Dean Detter Tam Perter Mall Hevn

Fragmented report from 1853 Galesburg notice shows medical struggles

A garbled 1853 Galesburg record describes a child’s birth or event in May and a man named Mr. Osgood suffering from severe symptoms after a painful condition. The text hints at operations and ages but offers little coherent detail.

No man can cure consumyption

No man can cure consumyption. You can prevent it though, Dr. Woon's Nor way Mine Syrup cures enids, culds, crepes, 'sta Never fara. To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Catharlic, the or Be, IC. C. C, fail to cure, drugvnite refund money. Don't let the Jin the ones suffer from fone OF other torturing skin diseases No net for it, Dean's Ototment cures. Can harm the most delicate skin, At day 'lag Store, 50 cents.

Dr. Woon Norway Drugvnite Dean

Endorsement of Kidney Cure in Odd Experimental Ad

An odd old advertisement touts a kidney cure named Hoan’s Kidney Miia and the slogan Lou’s for back pain relief. It claims permanent benefit after a shaky start, with testimonials about relief and a follow up claim of no recurrence months later. It also promotes Castarets and Candy Catharsis for beauty and blood cleansing with prices listed and mail order details.

Edwin Vowes Ann Arto Michigan Wooley Wonilay Hoan Dean Lou's

Buckingham Dye for Whiskers and Digestive Cordial Ad

A newspaper advertorial extols Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers to color brown or black and promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as preventive aid for indigestion. It claims severe dyspepsia and improper digestion cause pain and poisoning, urging timely use. Products priced from ten cents to one dollar per bottle.

Buckingham Amen

Quit Tobacco Easy With NewTone Wonder Worker

An old time tobacco cessation ad touts NewTone as the wonder worker to quit tobacco easily and forever. It promises benefits like stronger nerves and vigor and urges readers to request a booklet and free sample from Adilens Storing Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.

Wonder Worker Storing Remedy Co Chicago New Yorke

Oxalic acid from sawdust touted as valuable product

The article describes producing oxalic acid from sawdust by boiling nitric acid and sugar, then crystallizing from water. It notes cheaper reagents such as sawdust and wood pulp, uses caustic soda or potash, and states potash yields higher results in shallow vessels with thin layers while avoiding fusion of weed-like byproducts.

Snalkell New York

Revolution in Italy Brings Rome Under Strain

Rome reports government troops entered major divisions to quell an uprising. By noon, Milan was under control of rebels who began sacking and burning the city. Disturbances also reported in Naples province.

Milan Naples

Battle Creek printing bid sparks binding contract dilemma

In Lansing May 5 a dispute over a Battle Creek publishing bid for state binding work emerged as Seventh Day Adventists pressed for a lower price than Robert Smith Printing Co. The issue centers on a binding contract, bond requirements, and whether the lower bid can be honored without forfeiting work. The contesting Adventists warn they may refuse the binding contract if awarded, citing cost and risk while noting the preferred supplier’s lower bid. The situation remains unsettled as parties weigh legal and financial implications.

Battle Creek Lansing Mich Seventh Way Adventists Line Supreme Court Robert Smith Printing Co Nepatileens Baushing Tiuske Savith Adlyvatiets

Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Expectant Mothers

An old advertisement extols Dr. R. V. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for easing motherhood pains. It touts improved nervous vitality, vigor for the laboring body, and safer delivery, citing Mrs. Pearl Walton of Nebraska as testimonial. The piece also mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pellets for constipation.

R. V. Pierce The Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo N. Y Pearl Walton Alvo Cass Co Neb Watt Fieve Pierce

Detroit and Toronto Passenger Train Connections Listed

Fragmented OCR lists connections and services for trains between Detroit, Toronto, Buffalo, Port Huron, Battle Creek, Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, and nearby points. Mentions include parlor and sleeping cars, extra coaches, and various division connections. Names and exact times are partially garbled but indicate multi city routes and equipment.

Bundey Detroit Toronto Durand Chicago Port Huron Tay City

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ROYAL County News North Wheeler Emerson Ladies’ Aid Society John Spears Edith Soper Hampton Henry Brown Clinton County Liveral Teicher Beerkenrige Sumner Center Cnongh Apgent Howe Titania Kitty Carpenter Grigads Mrs. Bogart Epworth League Brown Menton Forest Hill Pert Hamilton Leo Wood Gilmore M. E. Hall Lizzie Teachers’ Association Hreckinridge Mra Bert Hamilton Charch Jm, Wood & Son Minnesota Hiner Feway WiMchent Alwys Imuion State News Mt. Morris Vty Hall Fie East Tawas Rory McLeod Paria Green Pomoniog Jackson John Jay Calking Que Warranto Welch Bros HBL Deans Farm Bright Dan McCarty Howell Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western Railway McCully Uean Alpena Bele Publishing Co We Bo Dobson Col. Baltwin Akron Jane Moses Cattina Kitney Eeho Co Chie Spring Oscar Charleson Cedar River Ki Bost KR Derningsme Uline Moliys Dedi Slack Fenton Wind Wildford Fey Gilesburg Peenty Galesburg Ann Arbor Miractor Wooley Nenuty Elon Grover Atlas Seay Henry Passolt Manrr Sacinaw Italy Rome Toad Caer Divisios Milo Darin State Printing Oledo Ann Nortr P.m Kennet Gen. Pass Avent Toledo Erry Arene Bi Hollenbeck, Avent Alma Toledo, Sagisaw Muskegon Aghiey Lo Ashiey Sai Cloke W. Law Owneso Fleten Grand Gruni Toledo Sauinsw&moske Heeeffeet ADIT Rastround STEN Kor Sun Muskegon Ly Paria Vedar Arma Greenville Antilew Swann Carson City Astiliey Sheridan Cedar Springs Petroty & Milwalker Canada ENO Am Hetroit Mkeet Dyanna Rapids Od Haven Rapits Haven Milwawker Tspids Muskegom Arap Grand Rapids & Western RA Wratten Aten Toul Keerdale Howard Geo DeHares A& Water Laroet Woolward Jefferson H. James & Son Bates and Larned Sts Ko Anaight Dir Ailen P. Piiaa eCae
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