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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
4
Reese F. Veatch urges Alma College students and townspeople to form a 100-voice choral club to elevate taste and appreciation of music. A cantata The Rose Maiden by Frederic Cowen will be studied for December with Chicago artists. Rehearsals begin Tuesday at 7:30 and last about an hour.
State Game Warden Oates outlines open and closed periods for moose elk caribou deer rabbits squirrels beaver and muskrat along with bag limits possession rules and special licenses. Carl Lanshaw wins a Little Roadster raffle by Brown Auto Co Ithaca paying fifty cents for the prize car.
A vintage ad warns that small neglect can lead to trouble and urges taking Dr King's New Life Pills for quick, safe results. Sold for 25 cents at Wheaton & Sons, Rhodes' Drug Store, Grover's Drug Store, and Farmers Buy Indian Run Coal for threshing. The Alma Elevator Co. also sells coal.
Local notes recount Mrs. Will Rogers visiting daughter Mrs. Jennings in Ionia for the fair, cattle illness updates, sick relatives improving, and several residents traveling to learn trades, visit kin, or attend weddings. A May wedding in St Louis ties to Edrena Boyer’s family with Lansing homecoming planned after October first.
President Blaisdell paid glowing tributes to Dr Bruske’s twenty one years as Alma College president. He noted growth in endowment from eighty thousand to four hundred thousand dollars and property from one hundred thirty five thousand to five hundred eighty five thousand dollars. A resolution was adopted sending cordial greetings to Dr Bruske and wishing him success in his new field of labor.
A Saturday eight o’clock reception in Wright Hall welcomed new girls with a five by grand march amid faint illuminations and Japanese lantern halves. The stunt program drew roaring laughter with Liliputian dancers, a playful Miss Alma act, and a Coupe de theatre spoof of the college choir.
Farmers urged to contact T A Fuller at Farnail Michigan for Clare County land facts. The ad promotes Rexall Lesperine antiseptic for sore throat nasal use wounds burns and more with a money back guarantee at 50 cents sold by Grover's Drug in the community.
A local Rexall Tan and Freckle Lotion advertisement touts high sales and a money back guarantee. It urges use for sun and wind effects, priced at 25 cents and sold at Grover's Drug Store, The Rexall Store. The note also cites two students and a college class update, mentioning new kindergarten enrollment and Marion Hartness managing seven men.
Don’t neglect your liver. Rexall Lite Liver Pills promise prompt relief for biliousness jaundice and indigestion. The ad urges liver health, notes a money back guarantee after use, and lists Grover’s Drug Store as the Rexall store in the community.
Advertised list for the week ending September 44 includes Julia Gal William Lal Charles The above if not called for will be sent to the Dead Letter office September 30 10 Charles Brown P M
E Griffin of 812 Woodworth Ave Alma Michigan testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve backache and kidney symptoms after four years of use. He keeps a supply for own needs. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. remember the name Doan's.
FF M Vandercook secretary of the Board of Education visited Grand Rapids last Friday and bought seventy five pew seats to accommodate children left without space in public schools. The board may lease additional room, possibly in a church, as Superintendent Dawson and teachers strive to keep students comfortable.
An advertisement promotes Rexall Violet Talcum Powder with claims of dainty odor and lasting softness. It promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied and lists a 25 cent price. The piece also notes Ruth Ray leaving for two weeks, traveling to Ohio, then returning to work with Mesinger & Co.
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