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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
2
The article notes the moral integrity and steadfast truth of the deceased, describing his peaceful passing at eight thirty on October teth with loved ones nearby. A solemn service followed at his residence with Dr. Jackson of Alma officiating.
The obituary notes a man whose life reflected deep faith and simple dignity. He avoided public praise and wealth, serving as friend and counselor to all in need. His rose-loving companion helped honor him, with buds covering his casket after his passing. His two sons Dee Hale Andrews and Delta Andrews and his grandson Willis Battie accompanied the remains to Detroit for cremation as requested.
Mt. Pleasant Times reporter J McCall visits Ithaca as the Baptist Ladies Aid Society hosts a chicken pie supper at the church parlors. Ray Wilkinson buys the Weeks residence and plans to relocate. Mr Weeks to move to Town early next year. Local and visiting residents, church notices, a football injury to Orrin Kinsel, and obituaries frame a day of community events and transitions in Ithaca and surrounding areas.
Mrs Daf McCall spent Tuesday morning in St Louis. G E Allen of Wheeler was in town Saturday evening. Marguerite Crawford visited Helen Kingsbury Sunday. Mrs Ben Borton visited St Louis Thursday morning. Mrs Hodge and daughter Lucile were Saginaw visitors Wednesday. Mrs Martin Muscott visited her parents in Wheeler Saturday. Mrs Alice Paine shopped in Saginaw Saturday afternoon. Mrs L D Winchell was in Alma on business Thursday morning.
Irving Wood visits Saginaw and Chas Watson goes to Grand Rapids on business. Wheeler and nearby towns see residents visiting, moving, and attending church events. Church fair, Epworth league officers, and a masquerade social upcoming at Jubilee hall are noted along with several family trips and hospital stays.
Advertising copy for Dr Hobson s Eczema Ointment touts instant itch relief and speedy healing of eczema rashes ringworm tetter and other eruptions. It claims the product is a doctor s prescription not an experiment and lists Pfeiffer Chemical Co Wheaton Rhodes Rexall Drug stores as sellers.
Classified ads reveal intimate town life with neighbors offering homes for sale or rent and seeking servants or workers. People follow pending listings and wage requests, reflecting daily local concerns beyond international news.
The column notes that notices in To Rcent For Sale and Want sections multiply results. Personal inquiries waste time, while newspapers reach strangers and better buyers, showing how ads save time and money and help farmers sell direct.
Alma Michigan regular council session on October 21 1913 approved John Ff Stauffer bid for material and labor to refurnish four rooms in City Hall. The council authorized payments including Lee Howland 592.12 and F A Soucey 400.00 on vault, and footed bills for Home Lumber & Fuel Co and other suppliers. City Clerk D W Adams recorded the adjournment signed by Mayor Montigel.
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