Local Social Notes From Sumner Center and Nearby Areas
Miss Elle Leonard visited aunt Mrs. Eu Rockafellow in Sumner Center on Sunday. Mrs. Sibill Worthing, 77, died at her daughter’s home Tuesday May 7 after years in Staniter Center and blindness. funeral in Elwell at the M E Church with Rev. Miller speaking on blessed are they that die in the Lord. she leaves four daughters and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elle Leonard
EU. Rockafellow
Bernice Mille
Astley
Bessie Hamilton
James Gargett
Boa
Kelley
Gee Ray
Alma
R. A. Gee
J. H. Allis
Edwin Rockafellow
Sumner
Ethel Davis
Was McNutt
Theron Kress
Sibill Worthing
Levi Pritchard
Worthing
Stanitier Center
F. M. Dharch
Elwell
M. E. Johurch
Miller
Elm Mall
F. M
Clara McComber
Prank Fletcher
H Miller
L. Pritchard
Levi Metcalf
J. Worthing
Riverdale News Dockets Weekend Travel and Local Events
The Riverdale column lists weekend travel by Alma residents Miss Maynard and Miss Williams to St Louis and a Detroit excursion by Florence Hall and Mabel Strang. Mentioned are local visits, a new telephone switchboard, a tennis court installation, and a Maccabees lodge gathering with about forty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PB. Cash
Riverdale
Alma Visi
Hazel Moble
Alma
Miss Maynard
Miss Williams
St. Louis
Mr. Whaley
St. Johns
Detroit
Wm. Strong
al Lyne
Shepherd
Wm Davenport
Westaburg
Maccabees
Sumner
Vestabure
Wyeth's Hall
John Culpher
Bert Osborne
Geo. Andrews
Clare
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad With Testimonial List
The notice advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a $100 reward for any case of catarrh not cured. Proponents Walding Kinnan and Martin Wholesale Druggists of Toledo endorse F. J. Cheney & Co claiming trustworthiness and financial ability. It claims internal action on mucous surfaces, testimonials free, price per bottle, and availability from druggists. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Martin
Local notes from Ferris Center and surrounding towns
Measles illness hits Elmer Woodard while others travel visit and attend events around Ferris Center. Mrs Brooks and daughter return to Tonia. Miss Gertie Thompson attends State S S convention in Owosso. Several locals visit relatives, and churchgoers attend Vestaburg services. Community meetings set, including Ladies Aid gathering June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brooks
Tonia
Gertie Thompson
S. S
Owosso
Jolly Hare
Martin Nickerson
Vestaburg
D. Minser
Sumner School Exercise Marks Class Day Programs
The Summer Night school held Class Day exercises Tuesday in the high school room with Music Salutatory Class History Prophecy Motto Only the darkness brings out the stars by Ovid Seaman Grace Peters Valedictory by Rhea Seaman. Wednesday at the Disciple church the commencement program featured Henry R Pattengill speaking on Hearts of Health and R E Page presenting the di lemas. Leah Pugsley Esse Yeiter Lizzie Fisher participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid Seaman
Grace Peters
Rhea Seaman
Disciple
Henry R. Pattengill
R. E. Page
Leah Pugsley
Esse Yeiter
Lizzie Fisher
24th Annual Reunion of the Seventh Michigan Infantry
Mr and Mrs A W Wright visited Detroit. Miss Case was in Detroit. The 24th Annual Reunion of the Seventh Michigan Infantry will be held at Alma on Tuesday June 1st. The Alma Benevolent Circle meets at Mrs J W Rosencrans 117 West Reed Street on the afternoon of Wednesday June 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Wright
Detroit
Miss Case
7Th Michigan Infanty Regiment
Jane
Alma Benevolent Circle
J. W. Rosencrans
Ead Street
Werthes
Jone
Mi-o-na Relief Then Cure for Six Year Stomach Ailment
Mr Hoffman landlord of the Webster Hotel writes that after six years of stomach misery and fruitless doctoring, Mi-o-na provided rapid relief within days and cured all symptoms. He reports regained weight, better sleep, no nervousness, and improved health since the treatment. Mi-o-na stomach tablets claim to relieve sour stomach gas heartburn and related woes, 50 cents a box, available from druggists and Chas Rhodes. Booth's Pills for constipation priced 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman
Webster Hotel
Max M. Hoffman
Webster, N, Y
Chas. Rhodes
Booth
Fohy
Sumner Grange Minutes and May Program Glimpsed
Sumner Grange met in K O T M hall with W M in charge. Minutes approved. State Grange master note read. Seventeen readers and speakers covered patents, yeast, and bread, plus entertainments. Ice cream and cake planned. Pomona Grange May 21 discussed. May 25 program includes readings, recitations, music, and tableau Wrap the fing around me, boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Grange
Mrs. Church
Theron Butler
Emma Evey
Homer
Penny March Grange
Pomona Grange
Starr
Grange
Mrs. Hout
Clare Schlappi
Mr. Butler
Howard Butler
P. A. Rees
Amos Ever
Seaman Orchestra
Penny March
Grange Gossip
Question Box
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement from Alma Citizen
Alma resident KE Robinson testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved intense kidney trouble and backache after trying ineffective remedies. He purchased the product at Charles Rhodes' drug store and says two to three boxes made him feel like a new man. Foster Milburn Co. markets Doan's in the United States at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Alma
KE. Robinson
Grant Ave
Mich
Charles Rhodes
Loan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Eczema Germ Disease Now Said Curable by Zemo
Medical opinion declares eczema a germ disease and Zemo external treatment claims to draw germs to the surface and destroy the germ line. A booklet from Zemo makers explains home cure for eczema, blackheads, pimples, dandruff, and scalp diseases, available at Grover Bros. Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
Grover Bros. Drug Store
Local Markets and Prices in Grain, Livestock, and Produce
Market quotations list prices for GRAIN including Wheat No 1 white at 1.05 and No 2 red at 1.05, Oats, Shelled corn, Beans, Rye, Buckwheat, and Clover Seed. LIVESTOCK shows Hogs at 0.20 per owt, Beef Cattle 7.50, Sheep 4.00, Lambs 7.00 per owt, Veal Calves 6. DRESSED MEATS cover Beef 10-12c per lb, Hogs 11.90 per owt, Mutton, Veal Calves 6 per lb. POULTRY Hides Etc include Chickens 14c, Hens 1d, Ducks 10, Geese 11, Turkeys 18 per lb, Hides 7c, Calf Skins 5, Tallow 6c. VEGETABLES FRUITS Potatoes 15-20c per bushel, Butter 20-21c per lb, Eggs 18-20c per dozen, Lard 15c, Honey 15c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon
Advertising Wins Card of Thanks for Sickness and Death
Card of thanks from Levi Pritchard and families for kindness during illness and death of mother. Acknowledges neighbors and floral offerings from Worthing Miller Fletcher Metcalf Mecumber Metcalf and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Pritchard
B. A. Worthing
Henry Miller
N. Fletcher
Levi Metcalf
Clara Mecumber
Ella Metcalf
Pain Killing Oil Offered as Cure for Rheumatism
A historical notice promotes Renne's Pain Killing Oil claiming cures for rheumatism. It advertises bottles priced 50 cents to one dollar and notes availability from F. Brown drug dealer. It also urges readers to call Berman Bros. for top market prices on rag scrap iron and metals, listing Union 197 and Bell 267 as contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renne
F. Brown
Berman Bros
Telephone Union
Bell
Arcada Center Notes and Local Mr. Dulrimple Visit
Mrs Sylvester Dulrimple leaves Monday for Lansing to visit her son John Matters. A ditch project for W H Parr employs Roy Bigelow on the farm until completion. Mr Van Horn travels to Wheeler due to his father's death. Mrs Walthers of Alma visits Mr Collenbeck. A tea merchant notes New York consumes about 260000 pounds of tea monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Kerr
Alma
Riverdale
Sam Skaff
Greenville
Geo. Skaff
France
Ben
Sylvester Dulrimple
Lansing
John Matters
W. H. Parr
Roy Bigelow
van Horn
Wheeler
Mra. Walthers of
Man Seeks Death Amid Frail Health Claims
An Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for liver stomach and kidney troubles claiming they expel poisons and restore vigor. The message reads like a wartime era medical pitch featuring health benefits and urging usage.
Child Mot to Blame
A witty London Globe note frames a comic scene of a child’s prank aboard a bus. The Indy recounts a infant passenger grabbing a muff, claiming it mistook the item for a pussy cat, defended with a dignity tinged explanation. The exchange blends humor and social satire about misread intent and petlike mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indy
London Globe
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Sumner Center
Molin
Mo-Ka
Arar
Ferris Center
Elmer Woodard
Main Minser
Ladies’ Aid
W .J. Wilson
J. R. Shaffer
Margaret Sanders
Susie Hawes
N. J. Dyers
Throop
Stanton
Winnie Wilson
Janes Casteel
Ella Nissinger
Win. Brogan
Orona DeYoung
Abs
Chas, Hicks
Chas Hicks
Win. Lucas
Butternut
Muriel Throop
Elzie Douglass
Sanday
Perrigo
Forest Hill
Gratiot County
M. L. Perrigo
Riverdale Elevator CO
Michigan
Sumner School
Logal Wap
Peng
Aecotpt
Bank of Riverdale
Riverdale, Mich
A.B. Darragh
F. I
Rowland, Cashier
Timothy
Arcada Center
OHS
Young
Ware
S S&l
John G. Young
Jeweler
Dell Phone
Ann Arbor
S . Louis
A. A
American Transfer CO
ST. Louis, Mich
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