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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
2
Residents and visitors from Alma and nearby towns filled a weekend with social calls. Mr and Mrs Ayers, Mrs Seaman, and Mary Clow lead community greetings while area families hosted gatherings. In Elm and Riverdale districts residents attended eighth grade exams and lodge events with cake and ice cream in a village hall setting.
Alma resident Mrs J C Carmer testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills curing rheumatic and kidney complaints in her family and endorses the remedy. The advertisement urges readers to seek relief for kidney problems, noting Dean's Kidney Pills as the trusted option marketed through M c S sole agents in New York.
German aeronaut Dr Gana Fabrice plots a five day voyage across the Atlantic in a hybrid airship 175 foot balloon section 50 foot tailless craft. He will start from Cadiz or Tenerife with companions and aims to reach Porto Rico Cuba and New Orleans aided by a hydrogen filled envelope and a 40 by 10 foot cage mast.
A telegram from W J Huw of Hannibal Missouri seeks endorsement for a proposal to preserve Mark Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal as a state memorial Governor Hadley supports the plan noting Missouri honors its people and Twain as a quintessential American writer Kipling praised Twain’s work and the Sawyer reference reflects the author’s influence.
A monster petition will be presented urging creation of a bureau in the department of commerce and labor to regulate and register automobiles used across state lines. Though unlikely this session, the move reflects rising push for federal control of activities once state supervised. Also notes a secret war department dirigible balloon named the Fregate for summer maneuvers, and Stavanger Norway plans a museum of fish canning machinery.
S W Pine River district reports school to close this month while residents and visitors travel. Mrs J Tibitts of New York visits Mr and Mrs John Snyder. Mrs C R Moulton in Elwell. John Snyder in Grand Rapids. Miss Anna York from Grand Rapids to spend summer with the Snyders. Several residents journey to nearby towns and attend weddings, porch work, and family news across the community.
The Gratiot Somona will meet with Star Grange in May. L. W. Ovitt, a Bay City area farmer, will give the address in the afternoon. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Watch for the program. Mrs. M. Lake, Cor Secretary.
The twenty fifth anniversary of Mr and Mrs J Als was celebrated May 14 at their West Arcada home. Friends left fine presents and Osterhout families from Belling were present. Mrs Jennie Reid stayed with Mrs Allis as L Osterhout and Leon Osterhout visited Mrs J H Allis and Mrs Gee at Pioneer Farm. Mrs Worthing is seriously ill with pneumonia.
A lively girl named Susie climbs trees fences and ditches, getting scratches and bruises. Her mother applies Bucklen's Arnica Salve and she recovers quickly. The ad notes the salve heals boils ulcers eczema and other sores and sells for 5 cents at C F Brown.
A new telephone firm named Grasmere and Ely Line was organized last week at Arcada Center to connect with Union Telephone of Alma. Fred Bradford was named president and treasurer, with Mr Berry of Windermere Farm as vice president. A meeting at Mr Wheeler’s last Friday elected officers. Roland Saxton and wife visited his father George Saxton of Sumner township on Sunday. Charles Brown bought eighty acres adjoining his farm, known as the Murphy Farm, from Mr Souis.
A social gathering occurred at Rob Loney’s residence last Friday night. An advertisement warns against mercurial remedies for catarrh and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, claiming internal action on mucous surfaces and urging readers to buy only genuine products with testimonials available.
Too late for last week East Coe. Thon, Wigsine Wee bought a young horse for ime on the role. The bitchoys will have a social in the church fasentent Friday evening. ler Wingate preached a good temperance sermon at the Disciple whyrel Sunday. Mr J T Powler and daughter Lily retired from their visit with Hivldlitly relatives Monday. Dell Bush has sane Bohenans dying in his tenant house whoa are there to work in beers. C A Davis went to Maple Bay ride last Thursday on business connected with the Frank Wartlett property.
An item titled Valuable Potato fetched a high price at the International Fair in San Antonio Texas. Oll Murphy and two soldiers from Port Sam Houston paid what was likely the highest price for a potato. Murphy earned $160 for the potato as the centerpiece of a dinner served to his comrades on the following day.
Feitenburg faced a ten franc fine in the French consular court for selling intoxicating liquor without a license at 58 Chapeo road on the 29th instant. He was ordered to secure a license or close the establishment immediately.
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