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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
5
Merrill resident W O Mason visits Alma on Monday while many Alma residents travel to Saginaw Detroit and Chicago for business visits. Local events include church sermons, school and post office staff changes, a public sale announcement, new map release, engine deliveries at the Alma Manufacturing Company, and upcoming concerts and lectures with community figures and visiting speakers.
L H Hayt returns from Chicago Tuesday. J Lee Potts of Ithaca visits Alma. Mrs Bivins advertises a large line of pillow tops at 29 cents. Scattered local social notes mention visits, entertainments, a bird shooting party from Saginaw, and a ten pound girl born to Dr and Mrs Erick Kewin.
Following the Payne capture authorities traced Frank Zimmer, another jail breaker from Ithaca, to Ohio. Undersheriff Batton went to Colling last Monday and Prosecuting Attorney Salter learned Zimmer was too ill to move and was being kept at the local jail for at least a week. The arrests of Payne and Zimmer remove two of the trio most wanted for serious offenses, ensuring justice.
The St. Louis Alma & Ithaca electric road survey, led by J H Montgomery for Field Henchman and Smith of Detroit, traced a path from St. Louis via Alma on Superior Street to Forest Center Lincoln, crossing the river, six miles south, then three miles east to Ithaca, arriving yesterday.
A pleasant reception was given for Mr. and Mrs. Myron Potter at the groom’s parents home on a Saturday evening in late October. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Stevens and Pearl Failer of Alma, Mr. and Mrs. Slingbull and Mrs. Wyeth of Kiwell, and Otis Walters of Forest Hill. After supper, games filled the evening and the couple received a fine oak rocker as a wedding gift.
Alma Heights Lorraine Eastlick returns home to Breckenridge. Balch family of Ithaca visited Ed Hooper on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Barnes visited Mt Pleasant late last week. Sugar factory lights brighten Main Street. Minnie Gotts of Lafayette visits sister in town. Mr and Mrs Vine move into house once occupied by Mr Myers. Geo Luaflick of Seville guests of Mrs Vonght. Mrs Rebecca Gardner visits northern state to see sons. Vanname family stay with her brother Fraker in New York last week.
The article argues weather and climate have little impact on consumption care, urging home treatment with proper diet and German Syrup. It claims free morning expectoration, better rest, and fewer night sweats result from regular use, and notes trial and regular bottle prices.
An old patter note touts a tablet labeled Laxative Bromo Quinine promising a quick cold cure. It claims a money refund if it fails and features E W Grove’s signature on each box, urging swift use for relief.
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