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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
4
Last Saturday friends gathered at Woolworth avenue and Center street to celebrate Kenner Montigel's birth anniversary. Twelve public school teachers attended and helped organize games while refreshments were served and gifts showed his popularity.
The Gillmar Brothers Show parade starts at 10 o’clock sharp and travels the main streets. Spectators praise the display of wild animals, gilded cages, and costly carvings on carts and tents. The parade showcases the circus’s grand equipment and promises a meritorious performance.
An Alma Michigan claim backs Dean's Kidney Pills as a first class kidney remedy for back pain and kidney troubles. The testimonial from S. E. Wilcox cites relief from back ache. The ad notes price 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. A local ball game at Davisfield is also mentioned.
City car owners are asked to lend their vehicles Tuesday May 20 to shuttle veterans to the cemetery and back during the Memorial Day parade. The Record seeks willing drivers and lists of volunteers to assist, with city officials coordinating the effort and noting the need to ease veterans’ travel.
Public records show several marriage licenses granted. Names include Eva Marie Wood age 19 of Pine River and other individuals with varying ages and hometowns, such as Bethany Clara Raske, Jesse Mottroe, Valrriet Morrie, Lausine Jottes Allen Seery, and more.
A garbled note warns about a chemical or medical device named HYOMEL and an inhaler, referencing dangerous usage and incorrect preparations. The text suggests improper instructions to mix substances, threaten harm, and mixed advice about throat relief, implying a harmful or unsafe home remedy.
Fragmentary local notice hints at a burglary incident and a distressed person named Hines Rut h Kitty with a new life claim. The text reads as a comedy drift and references Tendill and Wheaton & Son's with unclear dates or places.
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