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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1906
Page
3
A fragmented note mentions deposits and payments related to boxing, with garbled references to a cartifoates and Batety Deposit Boxer. Content is unclear but indicates financial items tied to a boxing event or arrangement.
The steel steamers Puritan and Holland leave Holland at 9:45 p m and Macatawa Park and Ottawa Reserve at later times on arrival of the In cerente M. train. Fare daily 3.0 cents. Chicago fare 9 4. m Saturdays. Night trips Holland to Grand Rapids 2 00. Through connections and direct route between Grand Rapids Central Michigan and Chicago. Ask your railway agent for through tickets.
Schedule notice for the Steel Steamers service between Benton Harbor and Chicago with daily departures from St Joseph at 7 30 p m and 5 p m and 4 30 p m, and departures from Chicago at 12 30 noon and 11 26 p m. Berth rates from 7 50 to 1 00, lake superior division sails Friday 7 p m with rights reserved to change schedule. Endorsed by grain and nav officials.
An old advertisement touts Kodo a digestant promising to end indigestion after meals. It claims the product prevents helching puffing and palpitating and makes the stomach sweet. Sold by Chas Rhodes.
The note appeals to Republicans to stay in close touch with the party and work with the Republican National Congressional Committee toward electing a Republican Congress. Theodore Roosevelt’s personality is stressed as central, focusing on the administration and legislative record, with a target of popular subscriptions of one dollar each. James 5. Sherman signs from New York.
A fragmentary notice lists G. A. R. posts and relief corps with meeting days and officers. It mentions William Moyer Post No. 182, Davis County, Hawley Commander, and Jon Guei second and fourth Sunday meetings, plus Relief Corps No. 183 with Wednesday meetings and officers. Also references Altua and Temple lodges and visiting members.
An advertisement extols a medical preparation by Dr William Pierce and others as a cure for valvular heart disease and other heart affections. It credits Stone root Collinsonia and the tonic as a miracle remedy, claiming it strengthens the heart and improves digestion, with testimonials from Chicago doctors and references to Dr Hale and Dr Inglewood.
An old advertisement discusses kidney function and illness, noting kidneys filter blood every three minutes and remove impurities. It cites Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster-Milburn Co. as effective, with a Lincoln Street testimonial, plus other remedies like Dr King’s New Life Pills and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It lists various disorders linked to kidney issues and promotes products with prices and agent names.
Richard E Hughes, pioneer of Gratiot County, long time public servant, seeks County Clerk as a Republican. From early youth in the county to councilman and supervisor, his record is praised. as Superintendent of the Poor he left a fund balance of over 5600 dollars against a debt of 1200 dollars. Citizens urged to vote for Hughes on November 6.
Article discusses dairy economics detailing butter output values, cost of production, and potential net gains from cows producing 400 pounds annually versus 200 pounds. It cites experiments on udder hygiene affecting milk bacteria and mentions ammonia from manure and fertilizer efficiency. It also notes job openings at The Record office for a young trainee.
A discussion of ostrich behavior as described in The Goll Diggigs of Cape Horn, noting how the bird's safety strategy involves a warning mate, camouflage by sand colored plumage, and the danger posed by predators like foxes and cowboys scanning nearby bushes for a brood.
A farmer argues that selecting only the best cows enhances future herds. Poor performers should be culled after two poor lactations, while high standards are set by recording milk yield and butterfat percentage using a tester to identify cows meeting the goal. F. B. Allen of Hampton County Mass.
The dairy warns that contaminated water can affect milk quality after cleaning utensils or during cooling. Pure fresh water is essential. The Dairy Barn urges clean, well lit ventilated stables and attractive details, with sand plaster floors and absorbent fodder trenches to keep surfaces sanitary and favored by cows.
Advert says a tonic named Dude's Little Liver Pile cleanses and tonifies the liver. Sold by Geo. Shierar. Product claims to relieve headache and constipation and improve digestion.
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