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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
7
Humphreys’ Specifics have served people with satisfaction for more than fifty years. A medical book was sent free to readers, reflecting the enduring trust in the remedy.
Abe Shearer, a farmhand, gains new confidence after a city flirtation leaves him humiliated. Mary Baxter challenges his vanity, urging humility and a shared rural future. She reveals the flirtation was a trap, and the two plan a straightforward wedding in their simple world.
A juxtaposition of England’s fondness for historic customs with the modern push for individual initiative. The piece quotes Edwardian language on parliamentary procedure and celebrates Orison Swett Marden’s ideal of the exceptional young man who aligns self-improvement with his employer’s interests, always finishing tasks and seeking growth.
A New York dispatch warned of alarming corpulence among middle aged women. Chicago corset shops dispute the claim, citing slim, athletic figures. Executives say Chicago women exercise moderation, avoid overeating, and maintain fit waists.
The Youths Companion presents a yearly subscription for $1.50 with 52 weekly issues and serials by Ralph Paine J W Schultz and C A Stephens. A 1912 calendar bonus and gift offer are included. price rises to 2.00 on January 1, 1912. Address 144 Berkeley Street Boston Mass for new subscriptions.
Corrected market quotations list grains hay clover seed and livestock prices. Wheat No 1 white 81c No 2 red 0c oats 450 per bushel beans 82.10 per bu red kidney beans 2.50 rye 1.40 per 100 lbs barley 2.00 per 100 lbs ear corn 32c per bu hay prices include No 1 Timothy 16.50 up baled light mixed 13.00 clover 13.60 per ton straw 4.00 millets 1.00 clover seed June 11.00 alayke 9.00 mammoth 1.00 bushel prime clover 0.00 timothy 6.75 beef cattle 3.00 to 4.25 per cwt hogs 5.25 per cwt veal calves 7.00 per lb, etc.
An Alma Journal notice promotes Dr Herrick's sugar coated pills as a liver tonic to purify blood and improve digestion, sold by Wheaton & Son at The Pioneer Drug Store. A second reader notice announces five cent per line charges for Cards of Thanks and Resolutions of Respect starting July 6, 1911.
New figures show 67,230 students enrolled across German universities this summer, with 4,519 foreigners making up 7.9 percent. Russia sent 2,040 foreigners the largest share, while 292 were Americans, compared with prior levels.
The notice urges individuals to keep personal brushes and combs at home and avoid public-use tools to prevent dandruff. It recommends weekly washing of brushes with soap and disinfectant, weekly shampooing with pure soap and water, and daily use of Parisian Sage to destroy dandruff germs and soothe the scalp, with money-back guarantees for stopping hair loss and itching. The ad is priced at 50.
H D Ealy of Bantam Ohio credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing a four year foot ulcer after saying a doctor would not cut his foot. The ad promotes relief for burns boils sores and pimples and urges daily hustle and grit with a patriotic tone.
Advertisement extols a hen as the best paying farm investment with proper care and Harvel's Condition Powders. It claims powder boosts flock results with no feed mix, priced 25 cents per package and sold by Wheaton & Son at The Pioneer Drug Store.
State probate court in Grath County Ithaca holds hearing on Eva M Chewald Elmer C Onwald estate. Administrator seeks license to sale or mortgage real property with notice to next of kin and hearing set for November at 10 a.m. in court. Judge Seaver issues order. true copy attached.
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