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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
4
A letter from local farmers to Alma city leaders praises traffic regulation and urges strict enforcement of slow driving and pedestrian safety on busy streets. The writer urges motorists to keep to the right, drive at reasonable speeds, and consider pedestrians, while residents contemplate better cooperation to ensure safer travel through Alma.
A retracing of a postal savings system expansion details a new method for opening accounts by mail. Governor Dockery and Postmaster General Burleson back the plan, enabling residents in sparsely settled areas to deposit and withdraw savings via local postmasters and designated banking points. A Saline County Missouri letter illustrates private savings moving into the Postal Savings Bank by mail, with accounts opening through identified postmasters and certificates issued at banking points.
Report on the Thirtieth Gratiot County W C T U convention held May 12 14 at Pompeii led by President Mrs Myrta Youngs. Attendees included Mrs L Wood Mrs E C Crandell Mrs B A Wilson and Mrs James Miller with talks by Norma Mudie and E L Calkins. Highlights cover national convention echoes and music by Columbia choruses, promoting temperance and patriotism.
A fragmented report cites rally chants from several states, highlighting Ohio’s renewed anti prohibition stance and calls to abstain. It mentions a wealthy donor funding a model temperance event, Minx Gordon receiving an automobile, Ella Wood of the Alta union delivering a chalk talk on temperance and missions, and remarks by Mrs. Calkins about Senators Smith and Townsend voting for the Hobson bill. Michigan’s political scene, with fifteen lawmakers in Washington and local labour on the matter, is also noted as stirring debate and outlining upcoming events.
The twenty seventh annual gathering of Pattengill pupils will be held in St Louis at Allen Reed's residence on Saturday June 6 marking the first reunion here since 1905. Alumni are invited to attend and reminisce about old school days with letters, songs, and shared memories.
The Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society holds its forty first annual session in the Senate Chamber Lansing on June 2 and 3 with papers by notable speakers including Charles A Wetsart Clarence M Burton Andrew J Dougherty and Mrs Liljuss Christie Avery A conference on cooperation among public libraries patriotic societies and the Michigan Historical Commission accompanies the event Speakers include William L Jenks Edward O Wood and other prominent historians and librarians with Clarence E Bement presiding and William Lavine performing solos.
Rheumatism causes joint and muscle pains with types including Acute and Chronic Rheumatism Rheumatic Headaches Sciatic Rheumatism and Lumbago. The liniment is advertised to penetrate to the trouble and soothe pain, labeled as all medicine and recommended for emergency use.
Merchants praise a successful Second Booster Day with thirty one new subscribers while a large crowd shopped for bargains despite bad weather. An Alma to Duluth excursion via multiple rail lines and the Noronic steamship is planned for Saturday July 24 to benefit Alma residents, with details to come. Church notes cover First Presbyterian and Baptist services with times and activities. The Suez Canal history notes recount its ancient opening, failures, and modern reopening efforts by De Lesseps.
Mr Be Williams of Hamilton Ohio endorses Pine Tar Honey as an immediate relief for severe colds in the family including babies. The ad claims Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey penetrates throat and lungs to destroy germs and aid nature. Available at your druggist for 260.
Poultry advice on improving stock through proper mating and conditioning. Use a reliable male, provide regular sittings, and consider early layers with vigorous stock to boost production next season.
A farmer secures a loan under banker conditions aimed at stabilizing debt. Grain tariffs and stock yields are discussed as factors shaping repayment. The farmer believes farming becomes a business, not a game of chance, and in five years he is out of debt, viewed as prosperous.
Advice on thinning fruit trees to produce large healthy well flavored fruit. Thinning reduces knotty ill formed fruit and improves remaining crop. Culllings feed to livestock. over thinning is rare and help prevent disease contamination. Source notes the practice yields far superior fruit.
The Record announces available Stud Books in stock with a call to action to contact or visit for purchase or inquiries. No further details given about prices or authors.
A Newfoundland dog sacrificed itself during a gale off the Fundy coast to save a crewman named Thompson from the ship Frink Soares. The dog barked to summon help and jumped into the boiling sea, dragging Thompson toward lifeboat launch. Thompson clung to the dog until rescue, but both were exhausted. the dog sank as the boat arrived.
Dispatches from Geneva report Baden authorities battle crows ravaging wheat fields amid wartime pest control. The government offers one cent per crow head, while broader wartime orders target flies gnats and mosquitoes to prevent disease spread across Swiss-adjacent provinces.
Pittsburgh druggist Mylo Culler displays three young chicks hatched from eggs that never formed. He prepared a plastered shell and used a wet indicator in an unusual experiment. The improvised brood reportedly began well after incubation.
A vintage health ad touts Hyomei as a cure for catarrh. It claims the inhaled medicated air destroys catarrh germs, reduces swelling, and clears nasal passages. Druggists in Alma stock the pocket inhaler with a money back guarantee if results fail.
A bizarre cleaning tip suggests rubbing paintings with half a raw potato then buffing with a silk handkerchief. The method, attributed to rabbine, appears in a brief, odd item from a historical page.
The article discusses making farm homes and workshops as attractive as city homes, upgrading dairy barns with sunshine and modern features, and arguing that dairy products should be valued by quality. It mentions the septic tank as a useful addition and emphasizes practical, cost effective improvements.
Practical guidance on regular turning and cooling of eggs in a brooding incubator. Thompson notes daily nesting behavior, temperature management, and the sequence of chick development, emphasizing consistency to improve hatch success and reduce mortality.
Mrs William Mills advertises baby chicks and pullets from Rhode Island Red stock with 75 percent fertility guaranteed. Postpaid eggs or 100 for $5 at the farm in Rose Bush, contact Bell 65 Verdman.
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