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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
7
Fragmentary historical clippings promote remedies like SheWitt's Little Early Risers claiming fever relief and liver cleansing. The piece blends unrelated sayings about wisdom, pain, and restraint with garbled names and promotional tone, reflecting unreliable early 20th century ad style.
University students face higher rent as price increases hit boarding, with lineups at housing, new charges rising to three dollars, and a push for cheaper rooms amid a brewing strike. Landlords raise costs while students seek cheaper quarters, amid uncertainty over the strike’s impact.
A construction dam built for the Care Light and Power company by contractor Brown is failing. A sheet pile collapse during a test endangers workers and delays completion. Estimated cost reaches significantly over one hundred dollars, with the primary financial loss to the labor contractor.
Joe Rondis, a fireman on Milwaukee Road train 65, was shot and instantly killed while the train was near Tron Mountain on Sept 29. The incident occurred as he worked on the engine, with authorities investigating the stray shot as the cause.
Fragmented OCR reads Charles Tower of Pennsylvania named ambassador to Russia and several others as extraordinary plenipotentiaries. Appointments include Mihai and Helamey Steerie with various diplomatic posts. timing set for November with medals and ceremonies planned in Detroit and across Michigan.
Public notice reports renewed interest in the Wiehipteeten gold district near Me Mariposa Point south of Wawa Lake. The district shows multiple gold finds with assay values from stock pile rock reaching as high as 8150 in gold and 159.65 in silver per ton.
In Detroit on September the Michigan state convention faced a heated vote over the United States Senate vacancy caused by the death of Senator McMillan. General Alger’s supporters pressed to present his resolution despite central committee opposition, while Nomination discussions highlighted the party’s internal divisions. The convention eventually nominated General Alger for the Senate as party lines held and debates continued into the night.
Detrott Salt Company vice president William F Mulkey and partner Nie sane own Kingman Salt Mints in Kingman Rom and hold large Triede Monroe railroad stock. Mathey, a Hutchinson, Kansas migrant, arrived in 1809. Washington school in St Joseph closes as strike halts classes. all pupils must remain at home.
A garbled ad touts Bicklen's Arnica Salve as a beauty aid curing eczema, blotches, sores, pimples, and chapped hands. It promises facial glow and several stomach and liver remedies from various drug stores. It mentions a Miss John Wibbet and a West Grmewell scene in a rough, promotional, and erroneous OCR style.
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