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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
3
Probate news reports the Orbison estate closed to creditors and Howell estate sold at public auction. The string of dates notes minors and guardianship actions, with orders determining distribution among heirs and creditors.
A scrambled notice lists transfers among multiple parties including JA Cark to W Lon and L Lshaw to ft Fister. The text references land in various places such as Putt PLP OL onus and Ber too His with numerous names like Barrets W's of Cre Pie vat be ke and A Bock involved, all amid garbled punctuation and unclear dates.
Marriage licenses show Arthur Murphy 21 Arcada and Grace B Rice 14 Sumner. Clyde Young 20 Wheeler with Blasch Coleman 7, and James Dean 25 Aredus with Ethel Pardee 13 Sumner. Leo F Wilcox 22 Wheeler with Etta Lamphere 14 Wheeler. Mixed names include Arabinesk of the askin reference, with unclear entry and stray phrases about remedies and prices at drug stores.
In Circuit Court Glen Baker's case ends in a hung jury with references to conviction and acquittal. Warren faces rape charges in Bannister with doubts about guilt. Edwin Cody treeman Atulen case continued. In Frank Zimmer case, a guilty verdict leads to a mercy outlook with potential sentence. Berlin reports a girl named Meyer waking from a trance sleep after years, physicians debated, Foley's Hooey and Tar marketed.
Ithaca and surrounding towns bustle with visitors and travel. Residents including Mrs. P Goberl and Lydia McBride hosted relatives in Ashley and North Star while Otto Briegs visited St Louis and hunted deer. Numerous trips to Alma, North Star, Northville, and Ann Arbor frame a weekend of social calls and town business.
Doan's Kidney Pills are praised for curing backache and kidney related pains. A user, Mrs. O A Wiley of Orchard Street, reports long standing kidney discomfort and severe back pain improved after using the product bought at Bivins & Rhodes. The ad notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Washington reports senate leaders will limit extra session work to enforcing the Cuban treaty bill with brief daily sessions and another adjournment expected. Morgan aims to discuss the Panama issue later, while the House moves to advance the Cuban reciprocity measure and prepare a rule for a Thursday vote. The panel will assess General Wood's nomination as military affairs debates loom.
Detroit crime report states Harry Rogers was arrested for gaining entry to D Spellman residence by posing as a meter inspector and stealing a valuable diamond ring. In a separate incident, Railroad Detective Joseph Yeager was stabbed while attempting to apprehend three men stealing coal in West Detroit yards.
An OCR fragment shows a dialogue about army service and respect for superiors between a father and son. It includes a quoted line about not talking back to the officers and asks a hypothetical about the son being talked back to. The snippet also contains a medical testimonial praising Foley's Kidney Cure, stating it helped a patient after other medicines failed and noting a druggist reprimanded the product.
Washington November 6 The post office department conducts a stamp fraud probe over alleged rare stamps leaking from the department to stamp speculators Inspectors Fosnes and Williams supervise with Brostow’s former aide and a leading Philadelphia dealer guiding the inquiry They have questioned officials and engravers printing stamps to trace the sellers and may conclude the inquiry this week
Berlin Nov 17 The Emperor William fashions the cup for a transatlantic yacht race. His American built schooner Meteor would be entered only if feasible, with concerns over lacking another Kiel yacht for June racing and a March departure amid rough seas.
A roundup of croup dangers urges quick treatment with a ready remedy. The piece endorses Bivens & Roadea as sellers and highlights hive syrup and tolu as outdated, praising a modern remedy that results in quicker phlegm expulsion and relief, safe and pleasant to take.
An old style plea offers permanent painless cures for morphine opium laudanum cocaine and all drug habits. It promises immediate action and natural recovery with no business disruption. It claims to tailor treatment, invites confidential physician correspondence, and asks readers to request a free booklet from 1135 Broadway New York City.
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