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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1913
Page
2
The season features bold styles and theatrical details with navy silk, emerald plaid trims, and bright accessories. Readers are advised on headaches and neuralgia during heat, suggesting hot water applications and rest to recover. A tonic from a doctor is recommended for debility.
Miss Eleanor Wilson, youngest daughter of the president, debuts a new drink named after her. The recipe includes three fingers of chocolate syrup, a dash of mint, charged water, a block of bisque glace, a double portion of whipped cream, and a sprinkle of chopped Maraschino cherries.
An OCR fragment advertises wood supply options. It promotes wooden fuel for furnaces heaters and stoves, urging readers to call Barney The Wooden for service and to get a Cli max Packer at Last Hardware Company.
Breckenridge residents and visitors are listed in a dense string of social notes. Names include Muscott, Becker, Pearce, Watson, Crawford, Barney, Myers, Matthews, Goll, Kean, Emery, Wheeler, Curdy, Neff, Entreken, Bailey, Campbell, Grey, Mertz, Stambaugh, Fonger, Owen, Stevenson, and many others. Trips to St Louis, Detroit, Alma, Saginaw, Pontiac, Hemlock, Grand Rapids, and Detroit Fair are mentioned along with school plans, a veterinary student, a honeymoon return, a dancing crowd, and a baseball game between Elm Hall and Riverdale ending 5 to 4 for Elm Hall.
Dr. L S Morey of Edmore did dental work in town. Mr and Mrs Buddy Richardson and Miss Hale visited relatives at North Wheeler. Rev N P Brown left for Battle Creek conference Sept 17 21. Mrs R E LaMay and Geneva visited Alma. Dr J R Shaffer returned from southern Michigan and NW Ohio. L Houck and son converted their hall to living rooms. Fred Brown visited his mother at Greenville. Livery barn work finished making Riverdale’s barn notable. Pickle factory closed after season led by Lee Donaldson of Barryton. O J Hendee returned from Owosso. Alma Matthews returned to Ithaca for high school. Hubert Walker of Alma visited Friday.
The page invites readers to supply their wants through classified ads, arguing that the wealthy recognize the value of such listings and suggesting prosperity follows from using the ad section.
Mrs. Secord is able to be about again George Ayers has bought the Hols bury place Mr Holsbury has bought in St Louis Arthur Harters entertained balers last week Johnnie Bartlett died Friday morning of spinal fever He was six months old and beloved by all who knew him
Dr King s New Life Pills praised as prompt safe and painless by Mrs M C Dunlap of Leadill Tenn who reports great relief Get a box today priced at 25c recommended by Wheaton Sons Rhodes Drug Store and The Rexall Drug Store
Mrs Lyman Cohoon entertains California friends for weeks. Alma visitors include Henry Minner, Ina Olmsted, and many kin. Sugar factory work brings Oliver Welch and Earl Taylor to Alma. several trips to Ithaca and Sagainon? Sagina n noted. Families of Abbott, Kinney, Taylor, Porterfield host and visit relatives, with travel by auto and on horse races.
An old seeking advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments with a testimonial from Stillman Green of Malichite Col. claiming life revival. It promises refunds if it fails and lists druggists Wheaton Rhodes Rexall. Also promotes Round Oak Heaters at Caple Hardware with customer name verifications and Caple Sawing Company plaster and price inquiries.
The Ithaca Michigan probate notices show hearings on estates including Jerome Kinney and Helen Kinney with dates in September and August. Orders appoint administrators, set hearing dates, and require three weeks of public notice in the Alma Record newspaper.
County of Ithaca Probate Court schedules Sept 10 hearing on petition to admit instrument as last will and testament of Reed Latimer. Coly Latiner named as administrator or suitable successor. public notice to run for three weeks in Alma Record. Clerk BELLE JENNE signs.
The Probate Court of Gratiot County held in Ithaca on September 8 named Reed C. Latimer's estate as admitted to probate with Henry T. Shaw appointed executor. Four months are allowed for creditors to present claims, with a hearing set for January 1 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Public notice to be published for three weeks prior.
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