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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
6
An old advertisement from Tracy California promotes “blood porters” that claim to purify blood by boosting white cells and expelling poisons. The copy asserts quicker healing, better appetite, and stronger health, urging readers to buy at Rhodes Drug Co in Wheaton and Sun.
A large tight trough suited for farm use is illustrated in Shop Notes Quarterly. In upright position it serves as a feed trough for cows and horses. Tilted it feeds sheep and calves. Reversed or folded forms a roof to shelter fowls in winter.
A government bulletin notes that cattle infested with large tick loads lose milk and nourishment as ticks feed, causing irritation and poor condition. Each cow may shed about one quart of milk daily, equating to substantial annual losses across tens of thousands of dairy cattle.
A resident of Freeville New York, H J Barnum recounts a dreadful fever sore he suffered for years. After trying many remedies he used Busklen's Arnica Salve and reports it healed with scarcely a scar. The ad claims it heals burns boils cuts bruises swellings corns and piles. available at Rhodes Drug Store and Wheaton and Sons for 25 cents.
Paul Mathulhak of Buffalo New York says he keeps at home Dr King's New Life Pills the King of all laxatives and that they cure constipation headache indigestion and dyspepsia for only 25 cents available at Rhodes Drug Co Wheaton Son.
A competitive examination for Clerk Carrier in the Alma post office will be held September 30, 1911, starting at 9 a.m. Applications must be filed on the prescribed form by 4:20 p.m. September 21. Obtain blanks from Mr Elihu L Brown at the Alma post office or from the secretary in Chicago.
Mrs Prill laments her husband’s act of defiance as he endures a day on the porch in starched gear to greet the McSloys who arrive to inspect the house. Lively domestic farce centers on fashion, social pressures, and stubborn spouses in a heat charged scene.
A misquoted snippet notes the De Paques discharge a butler after celebrating his wedding anniversary. The text implies they believed he was “loaded” and that releasing him was proper, reflecting a harsh, dated treatment depicted in the source.
A flawed antique desk from Mrs Newell triggers a wedding gift mystery. Harold is arrested on witch warrants during a dinner party as Jessica frets over detectives at the door and neighbors’ gossip while friends scramble to bail him out.
Detective work traced a desk stolen from the Houghton family abroad last summer to Mackens through a clerk friend of Mrs. Houghton’s daughter Amy. Mrs. Newell purchased the valued desk for 75 dollars after seeing it in a pawn shop and had it cleaned for a private express shipment to restore a unique gift. Jorsion returned the item to its rightful owner with an explanation note. The clerk’s engagement to Miss Houghton was announced, and Mrs. Newell later sailed for Europe.
Neighbors described deteriorating conditions at La Rex apartments as Mrs Swift endured threats and yelling from her husband. Police interruption revealed a volatile scene with a parrot as an odd centerpiece, boosting Mrs Swift’s notoriety after the incident.
In Cripple Creek Colorado two boys aged 12 and 14, Jack Butler and Andy Carlson of Goldfield, lease a Christmas main shaft dump and work beside two men. They shipped three cars in July with ore fetching high returns, one car at 22.40 per ton, as they sort muck with skill and expect to ship three cars monthly. the dump dates from early days when ore values were high and now many mines push $20 to $25.
Probate records reveal William Unser estate in Gratiot County Michigan seeks license to sell real estate to pay debts and administer estate. The hearing dates set for September and publication for three weeks prior in The Ithaca Record.
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