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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
7
An old ad extols Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic for children to aid growth, sleep, and strength. It claims benefits for the whole family and mentions a price of 25 cents from Bivins & Rhoden.
A fragmentary report notes Atlee laborers rostering to autumn harvest and concerns over health amid rural hardship. Mentions celery product, trials with tonic remedies, and calls for relief through medical attention and durable farm work routines amid widespread fatigue and depression in farm households.
The South shows rapid progress over the last year or two with increased prosperity across industries and factories. Population flow boosts land demand and rising prices, Alabama supplies food for the world, and fruit and truck farming offer high profits with low labor. Cattle raising and regional expansion are highlighted. for information contact a distant address in Louisiana.
May 1 hearing on Beaver drain appointment in the estate of Win Seifred and Sumoe. claims allowed and estate closed. Herbert Crawford named administrator for the estate of Alice S. Orbison. bond set at 1000. value about 24000. Orlando Reichard estate administratrix Nadiael Reichard appointed. bond 80. value about 404. John W. Myers named administrator for Jon VanLessler to avoid case progression. Final account hearing for Alexander Miller estate. residue divided among heirs and closed. Burdock Blood Bitters touted for health.
In a summary proceeding the judge found no cause for action in Hattie Vintione versus Mr Solartese. Prosecutor Salter moved in the Per pleva matter, Frank Seeley’s case was discharged. Carl LeMay and Walter Bartiont, residents near Riverdale, pleaded guilty to larceny and were fined.
Real estate transfers show numerous grantor grantee pairs across towns with multiple parcels and naming errors. Several entries mention individuals like Read Myers Wagner Reed and others in transfers, with various lot designsations and locations in Alma, New Haven, and nearby areas.
An ad touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy for constipation biliousness and hyertranches. It states the pills arouse secretions move the bowels gently and restore stomach and liver tone, promising lasting relief with continued use for a few days. Sold by Hivins & Rhodee.
At a Dublin assembly on May 1 disorder rose as Mrs McBride challenged Lord Mayor Harrington on whether the city would welcome King William. Violent clashes broke up the meeting, Gaels and others fought for control, injuring several including MP John Redmond. Order was later restored and a resolution aligned with the meeting’s aim passed.
Paris on May 19, prominent sportsman M Charron publicly challenges Mareblloman to a duel following a heated dispute about a rare Chantilly article. The challenge underscores rising tensions in sporting circles concerned with honor and reputation.
Market notes show mixed prices for wheat corn oats and fats with mised and yellow varieties. Live stock listings from Detroit and Chicago include steers heifers cows and hogs with varied bids and totals. Baseball results from American and National leagues are reported alongside a regional forecast for Michigan showing showers and south winds.
A vintage medical advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as purifying the blood to cure skin eruptions and other impure blood conditions. A testimonial from Mrs Chas Mood of Katkarka Mich describes long illness cured after two bottles and the doctor’s treatment. The ad offers free medical adviser and a mail order for the book with stamps.
Rioters attack trolley cars amid tensions between union pickets and company guards. Mayor Mulvihill is struck during the clash and deputy sheriffs move to quell the violence. Water was sprayed to disperse the crowd. twelve strike breakers aboard six cars were harmed, with authorities warning of state troop involvement if order fails to hold.
May 18 Paris reports that clerical protests in churches failed to mobilize. a scuffle at Delleville led to fists and canes, several injured, five arrested as police separated the combatants. Separate violence in Lancaster, Pennsylvania saw Virginia Thomas and Belle Berry jailed for alleged murder of infant Jesse M Richardson. In Vienna region, reports claim peasants shot in Krisewachste amid Hungarian government tensions. details remain unclear.
The centennial anniversary of the state and its leaders will be celebrated this week with festive events and nights of public revelry. Surviving former governors, including Governor Noah, are expected to attend the Thursday night program as the city marks the milestone with extensive preparations.
May 5 report from Boyne New South Wales notes a gas strike near Boyne on the farm of EW Lane. Four mallee Weet of Advance are mentioned amid brief details as the press records a sudden discharge and investigation.
Lansing reports a wave of new corporations. Holton Creamery Co in Morton with 2000, Taylor Heating & Mumbing Co in Muskegon with 10000, Weaver Coal & Coke Co in Chicago and Detroit with 1000000, Windows Glove Holder Co in Kalamazoo with 20000, Atlas Parlor Furniture Co in Muskeg with 50000, Detroit Bar & Store Furniture Co in Detroit with 22000, Thanemedle Creamery Co in Dimondale with 7800, Arcadia Canning Co in Arcadia with 10000, Lenawer Produce Co in Tecumseh with 1000, R ly Hall Soap Co in Detroit with 20000, Smith & Nixon Piano Co in Detroit and Cincinnati with 100000, Richard & Thalheimer Co in Flint with 10000, Pent water land & Improvement Co in Pentwater with 50000, Lapeer Electric Co in Lapeer with 20000, Jarkeon Ret Cross Medical Association in Detroit, Peddlers & Traders Protective Union in Detroit, and Bente County Telephone Co & Henzon with capitalization changes from 20000 to 8000.
An incoherent passage mixes alarm phrases with garbled names and dates. It mentions threats, a riverine locale, possible cholera notes, and a marriage refrain tied to a distant family and community event, all rendered through broken OCR.
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