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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
6
Gardier seeks state rep nomination amid town chatter. Riverdale records a string of births and visits, while a wildfire in nearby swamps destroys hay and threatens structures. Local merchants promote stoves and coal burners as cold weather nears, and auctions, threshing, and community events fill the week.
Frank Clapper and Floyd Follick attended the West Michigan state fair in Grand Rapids. Elm Hall residents gathered at Delbert Hicks hall for a lively game night. E Hoxie of Sumner visited, and Rev Galloup was replaced by Mex Finch at the Free Methodist church. Bean threshing has started with good yields in the region. Henry Remine plans a future bride after a St Louis trip. Mr and Mrs Randie journeyed to Galesburg then St Joseph county, with plans to travel to Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and finally Portland, Oregon for the winter.
Ben Peters was in Carson City on business while Mandé Held stayed home over Sunny. The E. E. Ferrix and Beaver Creek Sid Society will hold a joint meeting north of Riverdale on Wednesday. Everyone is invited. P. A. Klees reports he will estimate average figures despite frost and dry weather.
Grange Heights fills with Sunday visits from Mesdames Darkee to Jasper Nevens and wife, William Knudson family hosts Alma guests, Ithaca Normal students Frankie and Hazel Kuhlman. Lon Bailey regains health, Mrs Frank Cline visits Mary Monte Hiyrd Clark, St Louis business trip. Decatur Coleman hauled clover for Modern Sharrer. Miss Sidna Alverson from Alma visits Clarence Clark. Plow purchase discussed for upcoming work.
Arcada Center Mra Hedrick’s mother, who had been with her for some time, died. Funeral Sunday afternoon with interment in Alma cemetery. Family and community extend sympathy in the bereavement. Also notes: Walter Clark’s baby boy ill. Mir and Mrs Orin Bailey visiting Mrs H D Barnhill in Wheeler. Friends who visited the Dayman family returned to Ohio. Born to Frank Rice and wife a baby boy on September 5. Mr H Paswater and daughter Lilly returned to Bloomington Illinois. Mr and Mrs Herb Warren returned from four weeks in Ohio and Indians. Havel Barnhill and friend attended an excursion to Frankfort Sunday. Miss Reta Penner left for Jam as Michigan to resume studies. Wire fencing offered by J M Mantige & Co at Almatsar.
Cholera worsens in St Petersburg with 398 new cases and 141 deaths as authorities impose martial law measures. Officials rush hospital space expansion, disinfectants, and corpse removal while liquor sales halt until Sept 22 to curb infection.
Springfield jury found Joseph James guilty of murdering C A Ballard and fixed the penalty at death. James showed no visible reaction to the verdict as 80 demonstrators gathered after the jury verdict amid tensions tied to the recent race riots in the city.
An old time health remedy claims to ease backache frequent urination headaches and kidney symptoms. Endorsements from B Ferris and Alma Michigan cite relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Charles Rhoden drug store with Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York as U S distributors. Remember the name Dean's for kidney relief.
P J Daly of 1247 West Congress Street Chicago touts Electric Bitters as a strength remedy after claiming his feeble mother benefited greatly. He states she gained flesh, overcame insomnia, and grew stronger, attributing improvements to the tonic sold by Goo E Sharrar’s drug store.
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