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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
2
Specialist offers ground lenses to cure headaches and restore reading and distant vision without medical or surgical treatment. Visit the office to view a list of satisfied customers cured of headaches recently. Changes in lenses made free for a year.
A report from the post office department released May 1 shows that by April 80, 1909 the department received 9,092 petitions for rural service with 16,755 adverse reports. On May 1, 109 there were 40,525 routes operated by 40,892 carriers and 1,590 petitions awaiting action. One was set for June 1, another for June 16, and 110 for July 1, 1900, with 1,804 unacted upon.
Cadillac News reports a prohibition decree affecting travel from Frankfort to Toledo via the Ann Arbor railroad. It states that beer will be unavailable except during a five mile stretch in Manistee county or while passing through Shiawassee Washtenaw and Monroe counties.
Advertised list includes Miss Rachel Ackerman Mrs Kate Allen Bertha Aldrich Mr Will Alterfert Bert Davis Jessie B Davis Miss Barbara Donoghue Mrs Jennie Gates Miss Mary Hackett F E Knappen Mrs Nettie Wells If not called for by May they go to dead letter office May List C Brown P M Among Michigan railroad improvements the Grand Rapids division of the Michigan Central from Jackson to Grand Rapids will be rebuilt and double tracked to carry passenger trains between the two cities next year
An advertisement touts Dr King New Life Pills as a sharp laxative tonic. It claims to regulate the stomach liver and kidneys purify blood strengthen nerves and cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice kidney issues and malaria. The sales copy urges readers to try them at local shops.
The State of Michigan Probate Court in Ithaca village St. Johns County sets a hearing for the estate of Robert Carper. Creditors have four months from May 1 to present claims to the court and their filings must be received by September 7. The claims will be heard on the seventh day of September at ten oclock in the forenoon.
The article outlines orchard care including nitrogen fixing cover crops such as Mammoth clover Crimson clover soybeans and field peas. It notes sowing rates and benefits like soil humus formation weed suppression and reduced need for nitrogen fertilizer. It also mentions fruit tree health and the importance of pruning cultivating fertilizing and spraying.
Raymond Robins, Chicago civic reformer and social worker, will be the keynote speaker at the kindergarten department commencement. Dr Newell Dwight Hillis hails him as a forceful, inspiring lecturer whose message the country needs. Gates of the Chicago YMC A commends Robins as loyal and unselfish, noting his vivid, concrete approach that stirs audience thought.
The Chippewa Water Power Company applied to Mt Pleasant common council for a franchise to run electric lines into the city. The same application was presented to the common council in last week’s Mt Pleasant Enterprise report.
The second annual Wright Hall open house drew unprecedented crowds and created a fairyland atmosphere. Co-Ed guests greeted visitors as butterflies fluttered above colored tissue and a rural setting with mineral water wells. The Fairy Queen throne added to the whimsical scene.
Mrs J N Shepherd died at her home in Shepherd last Thursday morning after forty five years in Isabella county. Catherine Neely, born in Jackson county July 8 1898, married Isaac N Shepherd in 1864 and lived in Coe township since then. Five children were born, four surviving: John L of Detroit, W I N of Shepherd, Mme Dennie J Savers of Detroit, Annie B Schweier of Shepherd.
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