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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1913
Page
7
Riverdale and nearby residents are active with calls visits and farm life. People include Lenard, Mathews, Wiltshire, Hudson, Richards, Goings, Sibley, Carpenter and many others visiting relatives and working in Alma Ferris Ithaca and Edmore. A Halloween social is planned, and production topics cover sugar beets and potatoes with Earl Ryckman’s hand injury and a new local elevator business.
The item lists numerous community updates including Frank Story visiting St. Louis, Mrs. Joseph Krumby ill at home, Monroe Brunson and Margaret Story in St. Louis, and Mrs. Verity attending Clinton Pickard’s funeral in Ion ia. It records typhoid fever at Cadillac for John Rider, visits by Dr Street and family to N S Owen in Saginaw, and Hypolite relatives in Lansing and Lafayette township.
Town residents and visitors appear in a bustling mix of calls and travels. Tucker remains out, while Leon Schaefer, Mrs Chas Huke, Daniel Wiles, Vilcox Keel, Richant Lang, Bernice Dayton, John Rebse, Bartlett and Perry, Mired McKinstry, Vance Woodard, Wim Vowler, Mrs Wesley Pri, Will Bates, Weasley Wood, Howard Butler, Mrs Frank Tucker, Pearl Osterhout, Amos Button, A E Powler, Frank Ostrander, Finnery Mulford, Lafayette Price, Will Seifed, and Wm Varna surface in weekly notes. Adventists plan meetings. Lyceum tickets are on sale at Rhodes Drug Store.
An old advertisement urges immediate action for stomach ailments with claims of sure safe relief from a “fifty cent bam” sold by Chas. Rhodes. It highlights symptoms like poor digestion sour stomach loss of appetite gas and dizziness and promises rapid relief.
Ferris Centre John Heath works for J Dyer. Mrs Charles Hicks visited at Jolly Hares. Win Parr called at Hubbardston. Charles Babcock business caller at Vestaburg. Mrs Ellen Dyer spent Sunday with her brother in law A J Dyer. Mrs Rose Scott of Alma with daughter Mrs Harry Chambers. Otto Eggleston family at John Tousley home. Mr Church of Westaburg called on daughter Mrs Richards. George Wilson family spent Sunday with sister Mrs Grant Beach. Mrs J T Barber of Pine Grove visited sister Mrs G E Gott. Mrs Elzie Douglas visited Friday with Mrs Dick Litchfield. W J Wilson family visited sister Mrs Grant Beach. Mrs Sinkey and Miss Flossie Grinell Edmore visitors. Mrs Walker and Martha returned home after ten days here. Watts Throop to Big Rapids for studies at F J S. Betsy J Dean Wood of Westaburg visited locality. Viva Marvin returned to Vestaburg to resume work. Leona Dyer and Fern Throop visited relatives in McBride. Born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Harry Chambers a son. Mrs Chambers formerly Miss Retta Scott of Alma. Mr and Mrs E O Dyer hosted card party Saturday. Ben Gorsuch near Muir to move Seth Woodard and family. Seth worked for Brad Hayes this summer. C L Dyer and family staying with his mother Mrs Chambers while she recovers from a fall.
Northeast Ferris Otto M Blair attended Grand Rapids on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Morton relocated to Riverdale. Semour Arris and wife visited his brother in Belding and shipped apples and potatoes to Riverdale. Archie Kelley and family visited Farris Sunday at her mother's. The Hawkins bean thresher crew worked near for George Andrews and John Sabin on Saturday. Jessie Maxham of Wheeler returns home for a week and plans to attend the State Teachers association in Ann Arbor on Thursday and Friday.
Hark wedding bells as Frank French suffers croup. L. J. Teed of Crystal visited J. Lippert. Center school battles measles. Mrs J E Morgan and son Claude visited A E Miller. George Shong visiting from Alma spent weekend with parents. Alfie Miller bought a graphophone and records from Henry Lucas. Wisher couple from near Elwell visited sister C B Wiltshire. Mrs Wall and Mrs Jones cared for ill father D White. Adventists sent vegetables and fruit to Detroit mission. J E Morgan, I O F delegate, visited Grand Rapids. Elder M Kittle held services at Advent chapel Riverdale. Three candidates baptized. Dredge moved to river. locals upset as branch not finished. A F Miller and daughter Ethel visited Grand Rapids for business course. Miller returned Monday.
Thousands back the remedy with time tested gains. Mrs. Sartors of Alma Michigan recounts back pain headaches dizziness and irregular kidney action improving after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She notes lasting benefits and daily tonicity. Sold by all dealers 60 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Effie Smith of Marion assists Mrs Wright at Lakeside House this winter.
In every home a bottle of Dr. King s New Discovery should be ready for cold or cough. Mason Michigan resident S t id reports his family relies on it for coughs colds throat and lung troubles. He claims two 50 cent bottles cured pneumonia and many families benefit from the remedy sold at Wheat on Sons and The Rexall Drug Store.
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