Riverdale County Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
County correspondence lists numerous visits and travels around Riverdale and nearby towns. Residents attend camp meetings at the Black schoolhouse, visit relatives in Alma and Detroit, and attend the county fair. Notables include Miss Ethel Miller, Ford Osborn, and Dr. Norman Brownridge, with ongoing church activities and a nearing baseball season finale.
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Ethel Miller
Elwell
Riverdale
Black Schoolhouse
Ford Osborn
Alma
W. Snell
Pauline Horton
Ruth VanAlstyne
Grace Guilds
Charley Horton
Allen Highfield
Davis school district notes and social visits
Myron Kirby welcomed a newborn Monday afternoon. Ethel Struble and Lucile Brooks started at Ithaca school on Tuesday. Archie McFaul visited Winom in Mr. Pleasant last week. Chas. Neidhardt returned from Sunfield and Rockford. Pearl Beard of Marion visited her parents. Joe and Mrs. DeGraft of Portland and Mrs. Daniels of St. Louis spent the weekend with John DeGraft Sr. Chris Young and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Baker traveled to Webberville for Sunday with Mrs. Little Glover. Ivah Saxton visited Alma with her mother Mrs. Wm. Parker.
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Isabelle Horton
Seville Center
Wm. Horton
Roy Davenport
Ewart
Priest
Jack Moble
Alfred Lacey
A. VanAlvtyne
Mt Pleasant
Hubert Mobie
Detroit
Jack Mobie
Frank French Jr
Elwell
Riverdale
Erwin Lewis
Hazel
Herbert Lewis
E. O'Brien
St. Louis
Carrie Kerwin
Walter Bartlett
Spen
Norman Brownridge
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Veterinary College
George Brownridge
Owasso
Mea. Phiiinson
Justin Jones
Arcada
Arthur Wyeth
Ashley
Cleve Chase
Marion Coonred
Saginaw
Xenon
Westernirg
Specralhom
Mick Gertrude Voight Juider
India
Bitn Hall M
Towsley
Kev A. W. Walter
Delbert
Addie Ward
Lakeview
VasSivile
Wm. Rice
Earl Winters
Alma
Elm Hall
Stanley Birdsell
Huntington
Indiana
John Willams
Riverdale Bank
Shepherd
L. A. Carmer
Toronto
A. W. Baker
Michigan
Hastings
John DeGraft
Chris Young
John Baker
Webberville
Little Glover
Ivah Saxton
Wm. Parker
Alma Man's Experience Promises Kidney Complaint Relief
A testimonial from W. J. Washburn of Alma endorses Doan's Kidney Pills, claiming relief for years of kidney trouble and back pain. In Elm Hall area, Cedar school house was struck by lightning during a Thursday storm, causing severe damage and postponing classes.
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Alma
W. . Washburn
Doan
Elm Hall
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh Promoted for Cuts and Wounds
A Dryden New York resident recounts chopping his thumb with an axe and saving it with Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. The testimonial claims it is the best remedy for cuts and wounds of any kind and urges all families to keep a bottle.
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Pinaud
Michigan
LH. Carpenter
Dryden
N. Y
Hanford
Local residents visit kin across towns this week
Mrs Grace Peck and baby of Belding visited her parents Mr and Mrs Orlando Sly before moving to Ann Arbor. Mrs Pearl Baker of Webberville visited her aunt, and Mrs George Andrews hosted her father and sister from Williamston. Mrs C A Pratt stayed in Greenville, while Anna Martin spent time with Mrs Louis Pringle of McBride. Wheeler and Elwell ladies joined Tuesday’s town visit as Mr and Mrs Henry Glover entertained relatives from Chicago and Durand. Fred Bebow of St Louis spent the weekend with Chas Sly’s family. Edd Smith returned home from Shepherd over Sunday.
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Grace Peck
Baby
Belding
Orlando Sly
Ann Arbor
Pearl Baker
Webberville
George Andrews
Beneverence
Joslin
Williamston
C. A. Pratt
Greenville
Anna Martin
Louis Pringle
McBride
George Allen
Wheeler
Roof
Elwell
Henry Glover
Fairbank
Chicago
Anice Glover
Durand
Fred Bebow
St. Louis
Mes
Chas
Sly
Edd Smith
Shep
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Relief From Colds
Ad touts Dr King s New Discovery for cold relief and warns of bronchial and lung complications from neglected colds. Claims proven by old and young with a bottle selling for 60 cents or 1.00.
Cigarette Law Passed By Legislature Tough On Minors
The act prohibits selling or furnishing cigarettes to anyone under twenty five with penalties up to 50 dollars or 30 days in county jail for each offense. it also restricts distribution and possession by minors and imposes fines and potential imprisonment for violators.
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Etven Seorion 2
Roy Peraon
Dietrauie
Ape
How Editors Get Rich Exposed by Quick Ad Schemes
A pamphlet-like list claims editors grow rich by accepting low cost offers for ad space and exchanging ads for items. It cites nursery rosebuds, pills, gold mine schemes, a bicycle, free advertising, tickets to a circus, a shotgun trade, and other buybacks as examples of supposedly easy profits.
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Sch
West
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