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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
6
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy for facial blemishes caused by impure blood. It implies pimples and blotches mar a person's fortune and promotes purchase at Wheaton & Son's Rhodes' Drug Store Grover's Drug Store (The Rexall Store).
The tenth grade organized with Frank Vandermark as president, Iva Perrigo as vice president, and Edna Sias as secretary and treasurer. A new Forest Hill Audubon society was formed to protect study and feed birds. Officers elected Marvin Lanshaw president Dorothy Post vice president Dora Hamilton secretary Ward Creech treasurer. The group heard a talk on the red winged blackbird.
The list names United States Senator William Alden Smith Governor Amos S Musselman Lieutenant Governor John Q Ross State Senator Francis King State Representative Newell Smith Judge of Probate J Lee Potts County Clerk Richard E Hughes Register of Deeds Bird J Tucker County Treasurer Adelbert P Lane Prosecuting Attorney John Everden Commissioner Win W Redman Circuit Court Commissioners John D Spinney John M Dunham.
The faculty discusses establishing several college extension classes to be led by faculty members. Classes would meet on Saturdays at Alma or on other days in surrounding towns. Further announcement to follow shortly.
The Modern Mavericks Ladies urge Michigan voters to back the equal suffrage amendment in November. Frances Burne notes that women must lead in securing the ballot as a vital right and protection. The group adopted resolutions praising the ballot as the direct means to elect lawmakers and enforce laws benefiting women.
The letter from David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford, urges extending suffrage to women to aid the state. He cautions against the danger of the external vote but argues consultation will spur serious study of public interests and strengthen justice, education, sanitation, and national peace.
The article argues Colorado has the sanest most humane and progressive child related laws. It cites the international interpretamentary union delegates praising Colorado statutes and says woman’s vote will advance child welfare. It emphasizes women will continue their traditional role of caring for children through suffrage.
A condensed page lists Sunday times for Christ Church Solentist Baptist and Presbyterian as well as Free Methodist Church Church of Christ and others. It includes morning and evening services, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and midweek gatherings with pastors named including J. W. Priest and Rev. W. E. Dory, all centered around 72 State Street.
A Lincoln man reports three years of illness cured by Electric Bitters after taking six bottles. The ad claims the tonic tones the stomach, cures indigestion, and strengthens nerves, with availability at Wheaton & Son's and Grover's Rexall Store for 50 cents.
J D Helman will sell for L D Becker on Saturday Oct 5 at 3 pm at Wright House corners. Items include a sorrel mare 1000 pounds, a four month old vouckling colt sired by Aaron Hope top buggy nearly new automobile seat and single driving harness. Time will be given to sitting purchasers. Also Louise Hoods at 2 pm.
A North Carolina father credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with saving his one year old's leg after a severe bruise. He states all remedies failed until the salve cured the boy with one application. Available for 25 cents at Wheaton and Son, Rhodes' Drug Store, Grover's Drug Store.
A brief notice reports that University V. 8. awards degrees in veterinary science for B. V. S. C. graduates and marks completion of programs addressing all diseases of domestic animals.
Dr N Fp McClinton arrived back in Chicago Tuesday after a brief visit of a couple of days in the city.
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