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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
3
Farmers in the south favor versatile horses for all around work, while northern riders prefer heavy breeds like Percherons and Shires. The wise farmer selects a team matching needs, using heavy stock for plowing and light harness for road work, avoiding failures from mismatched gear.
After Napoleon fell, a group of French generals and court ladies sought a new community in the United States. Congress granted four Alabama townships in 1817 to cultivate vine and olive with a 14 year repayment plan. Led by Marshal Grouchy and General Lefebre, about 400 settled in Demopolis and Eaglesville, but crops failed and the colony faded, though some descendants remained.
A collection of notices lists services for Church of Christ Scientist Free Methodist Church Church of Christ Baptist John’s and Presbyterian congregations. It includes weekly worship times Sunday schools and midweek meetings with pastors named W Kiffer Rev W E Dory Rev J W Priest and J Frank Jackson. Locations reference W Center Cedar Street State Street Woodworth Street and downtown addresses.
Church notice announces German Lutheran services at the UV B church next Sunday May 19 at 2 o clock p m Pastor A Sauer will lead the service.
Gillis Mills resident Justice Eli Cherry feared cancer after a leg wound resisted doctors. He finally cured it with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, praising its effectiveness for burns ulcers and ulcers. Available for 95 cents at local druggists Wheaton Rhodes Grover Rexall. Reading offer for free magazine samples via postal card to Canton Ohio.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Herrick’s Sugar-Coated Pills as a relief for stomach and liver complaints constipations and dyspepsia. The copy invites readers to try a box priced at 28 cents and notes availability at Wheaton & Son and The Pioneer Drug Store.
Two practical poultrymen devised a nest system to assign each egg to its laying hen, simplifying individual record keeping. The design is not a trap nest, allows hens freedom to leave, and aims for easy, accurate tracking for busy poultry operations.
A US Department of Agriculture estimate places annual losses from dirty eggs at about five million dollars. Causes include infrequent gathering, wet weather, dirty nests, and broody hens sharing nests. Proper nest density and cleanliness markedly reduce dirty eggs and preserve value. odors from nearby produce can ruin even fresh eggs.
Practical nests for poultry breeders arrive as wideawake poultrymen seek higher profits through systematic breeding and selection. The new reading hosts are priced and introduced to the market for the first time, promising improved efficiency and easier management.
Eggs now are at their highest and the best breed is one that suits one's purpose best. Hens need salt in mash and long feeding before eggs appear. Breeding turkeys can be profitable to year five or six. Ducks and geese require deep drinking vessels when kept on land. Separate males after breeding season and cull breeders if space is limited. Feed hens to maximize egg output. Begin selecting breeders for next year and cull as needed.
The Medical Book, long relied on by readers for over fifty years, continues to be shared freely and praised for its practical guidance. Humphreys’ remedies remain cited by households seeking familiar, tested medical know how.
Alma Michigan citizen F A Mack cites relief from backache and kidney trouble after using Deans Kidney Pills bought at Charles Rhodes' store. He endorses the product and invites others to use his name as a recommendation. Pills sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
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