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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
7
A one year old boy, Gottlieb Meier’s child, reported missing last Wednesday after noon, has been found about thirty miles northwest of Cheboygan near the Cecil Bay Lumber Company camp. The search and recovery come after days of concern for the child’s safety.
Advertisement lists tantalizing fare ranges from New Orleans to Atlanta Mobile Montgomery Birmingham Pensacola and Cincinnati with promotions highlighting low intermediate and long distance prices. Mentions star rates to Houston Jacksonville and intermediate points guiding travelers to explore southern and eastern routes.
The readable fragments describe a local event or item with a named person and place mentioned in a damaged OCR text. The exact details are unclear but the piece hints at a notice or brief item involving a person and location.
The Detroit annual conference of Methodists closed after ten days with 1100 ministers and laymen present. Superintendent W A Sellow of New York announced assignments across Michigan including Grand Rapids Cedar Strings Cedar, St. Joseph and Cadillac districts, naming numerous pastors to churches and stations such as Grand Rapids, Cadillac, Traverse City, Muskegon, and other communities.
The Michigan Postmasters Association plans a meeting in Ludington with Senator Burrows and Secretary Henry visiting. Congressman Bishop hosts Burrows as he prepares a speech and political talk, while the event draws a large audience and attention.
Ann Arbor July 28 Judge of Probate Watkins of Washtenaw County declares the new law superfluous and says he will refuse to perform ceremonies when the community’s interest is to be served. He believes no necessity existed for the act and deems it unnecessary.
In Alpena on July 26 a large barn burned at Morse on Lubbard Lake destroying eighty tons of new hay and several horses a calf and harness. The origin remains unknown and the owner Morse carried only $1,000 insurance.
Mill hands at the Hobrist sawmill in Alpena go on strike at noon Monday, tying up operations. They demand a 10 percent raise over their current pay of £450 per day, but the foreman refused.
The ad extols De Witt’s Little Early Risers as a purgative for biliousness and constipation. It claims the pills cleanse the liver without griping or weakness, preserving tone and strength. Houston, Texas resident W. H. Howell endorses them for constipation and headache. Sold by agents.
Delirious from typhoid fever a man shot his wife and stabbed himself six times at their Wall Station home near McKeesport, Pa, dying soon after. In contrast Kone Tong Back arrives in Washington to organize reform groups while Church loans and peonage cases surface across states.
In New Baltimore Michigan on July 28 a creamery was broken into during the night and about 600 pounds of butter stolen. The thieves used a wheelbarrow to move the loot to shore and then seized a boat owned by Fred Jordan to transport it away. The boat was found drifting, suggesting the butter was moved to a larger craft. A separate note reports Abraham Fimmons, about 65, struck by a Rapid Transit car near Marine City and dying from injuries after being picked up and taken to town.
Coldwater Mich Aug 4 a decided sensation has been caused in Califor nia township by the arrest of Claude Warner on a serious charge made by Ethel Doys aged 15 Warner was released on bail with examination set for Aug 7 It is hinted that her men will be involved The department to 1% years of age Celebrated Emancipation Day South Haven Mid Aug 4 The colored people of Van Buren Case and Herrida celebrated Remained patron day here Monday Five hundred were in attendance Rev A A Roverte of Chicago and Professor B W McBivee of Tennessee delivered addresses
The bulletin notes the cassava plant, its yield, and growth. It discusses stem development, leaf division, and overall structure with measurements. It highlights the plant’s vigor under conditions described and points to scientific observations by a former Mississippi agronomist.
The document outlines sources of revenue and directions of expenditures, including treasury balance of 4 8177042, and lists expenses from the general fund such as university funding, soldiers' home, asylums, normal schools, and various state departments. It notes federal and state appropriations, war-related claims, and personnel costs, with a focus on the allocation and use of funds across Michigan institutions and services.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Jenkins, Dobting, and a tavern scene with a serenade. It includes stray quotes about not drinking, trouble with sleep, and a wandering reminiscence of a maple line and a happy tune. The piece blends humorous dialogue and nostalgic verses with garbled phrasing.
Police in Niles Michigan arrested a man who gave the name Woe Wall of Derrett claiming mental derangement after threatening to shoot people on Main Street. He said he was released from a hospital in Ann Arbor Sunday and is being held while authorities pursue further action.
An ad touts Electric Bitters as a reliable remedy for overwork, sleep loss, and nervous tension among strikers. Described as a tonic and nervine, the product allegedly dispels nervousness rheumatism neuralgia and malaria germs, with claims by guava and Mulholland gists.
A garbled page shows several ads for Rocky Mountain Tea promising complexion benefits and health boosts for family use. Also present is a partially legible notary line about a cash reward and subscription terms amid vendor names like Bivins & Rhodes and Drueginte J Holls.
A dated scientific claim attributes all heart disease to poor digestion and stomach fermentation. The text argues that imperfect digestion weakens the heart and disrupts its function, leading to progressive decline. Mr. D. Kauble of Mevels is cited as an example in a four month struggle.
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