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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
3
The institute lecturer Theodore Lewis advocates a profitable hog feeding method using corn field plowed under with manure, followed by a squash or pumpkin patch planted mid May. He details field layout, planting spacings, insect control, and staged feeding to extend the fattening season and improve hog thrift and growth.
Forty million bottles of August Flower sold in the United States. It claims to ease indigestion and dyspepsia and liver disorders with a thirty year record. Trial bottles offered by George Sharrar.
A neighbor witnesses a yellow fluid dripping from a smokehouse spout and a china-like series of chaotic schemes to hatch the eggs. Rogers and Mr Phipps clash in a farcical, escalating effort involving a gun, a hose, brick fragments, and a blown roof. The absurd tale ends with the chicken slain and a rift between the men.
The May crop report notes April was cold and dry, with heavy rains in some areas delaying coats, but overall wheat looks good and promises a strong crop. Rye and oats fared less well, while fruit prospects are generally favorable though late frosts may limit some varieties. The presence of San Jose Scale is reported, with treatment urged to protect trees. strawberry crops show reduced vigor.
James Monk a 16 or 17 year old boy suddenly went insane in Saginaw Michigan on Tuesday. Reportedly he worked up to nine weeks ago in a mill and complained of noises that caused earache and dizziness. The cause of his affliction remains unassigned.
In Battle Creek Michigan on May 17 a short change man ran a bunco scheme through business houses. He asked for change for a twenty dollar bill, complained about small change, and requested larger bills. After supposedly settling the matter and he left, the merchants discovered they had been swindled.
The ad promotes Hyomei as a guaranteed home treatment for catarrh. It claims weather changes spike cases and markets a pocket inhaler with medicine, priced at one dollar, with refills fifty cents. The maker offers a guarantee refund if the buyer is not satisfied.
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