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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
7
Riverdale area reports many visitors and residents at West Michigan state fair in Grand Rapids and surrounding towns. Local arrangements include auctions, trains, and farm activity. farms ship lumber and apples, a pickle factory closes, and banks show prosperity. Community events feature dances, church trips, and farm visits across Riverdale, Alma, Stanton, and neighboring villages.
Ferris Center visitors include Mrs E Swarthout and Mrs Ben Gorsuch at Mrs Otto Scott's Friday. Aunt Sally Throon at Mrs Chambers. Mrs F L Gott visiting relatives in Ionia. Grand Rapids fair drew many neighbors. Sunshine Band selling quilt tickets. Maude Lewis teaching at Crystal. A son born at Archie Johnson's home Tuesday and another at Jobn Switzer Monday. Blanche Hare named belloo girl at Vestaburg. Orville Hancock of Carson City visited Thursday. Mrs Geo Letchfield of Lona visiting son Bert and family. J P Throop made a business trip to Stanton Monday.
Mra Edith Hatfield and Bessie Lee conducted business in McBride on Saturday. Mrs. Sarah Moree traveled to Crystal Monday afternoon. Miss Lena Carl went to Grand Rapids Tuesday for the fair. Frank Keller and Fred Gideon spent a few days at the Detroit fair during the week. Mr. and Mrs. James Emory visited Jim King who is now very ill. J. Baldwin and wife called on A. Carl and wife Sunday, F. DeYoung and wife also visited.
Sunday visits and Saturday returns figure in a string of local social notes. Mrs Alton Keller and Mrs Pearl Dolief returned to Butternut with her young son while leaving a daughter for a longer visit. Cora Stevens and Orpha DeYoung had Crystal business Wednesday.
Advertisement notes that a sprain can be more painful than a break and promotes Renne's Pain-Killing Oil as the best remedy. It claims instant relief, swelling reduction, antiseptic properties, and rapid healing, priced at 25 cents and 81.0 at C. F. Browns drugstore.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications the disease lies in the blood. Hall's Catarrh Unre is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is not a quack medicine, prescribed by a leading physician, and combines tonics with blood purifiers to produce strong results. Testimonials offered free by F J Cheney Co. Toledo, Ohio. sold by all druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Elm Hall residents report illness recovery and travel plans. Joseph Wir improved after illness. Fred Schaeffer and Willie Charter attended the Detroit state fair and returned. Wm Lovell bedridden with rheumatism under Dr Gardner care. Fred Sly visited Alma with friends. Sheriff Convis in town. Miss Mable Salter very sick at sister’s home. George Reed visited on business. Harold Wilson departed for Saginaw to work in a freight yard. Thomas Blair builds barn addition and repairs Culver house.
A 19th century ad-style fragment touts Bucklen arnica salve as a cure for burns cuts and corns. The call to action mentions quick relief for children and adults with claims of rapid healing. Sold locally by C F Brown.
A fragment from a bank ledger lists capital stock paid in undivided profits net, commercial deposits, state monies deposit, savings deposits, and savings certificates. It mentions gold and silver coins and various cents amounts, with unclear figures like 1.68 and 0.78. The snippet reflects routine account entries without a complete narrative.
Avilla Yester has gone to Kalamazoo where she has employment in the asyle. Will Bates left Wednesday for Edmore and Weinman. Mrs David Yester, Samuel Story, and Mrs Jennie Woodard have been on sick list but are much better. Mrs Caroline VanHorn and Mrs Lida VanHorn of Carson City visited.
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