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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
9
Many colds that linger all winter begin with sore throat tight chest and head cold symptoms. Dr King’s New Discovery, with antiseptic halwatns, has for 47 years broken up colds and healed coughs. It loosens mucus clears the head soothes irritated membranes and eases breathing at your druggist.
Market report notes cattle prices from Hartley market. Fat cattle quoted from 4.50 to 7.00 dollars with some summaries of ranges up to 9.00 dollars. The entry references Alma & Lumber Company mill pricing on September 28 and lists red and white offerings with varying per hundredweight figures.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes and onions, roast ox tongue with breadcrumbs, tomato rarebit, toasted cheese spread, molasses cake, and a squab dish show home kitchen techniques. Recipes mix eggs, tomato pulp, cheese, butter, and seasonings. tongue is cured, boiled, breaded, baked. cheese spread uses stale cheese. cake relies on molasses and buttermilk.
Popular Mechanics describes a sectional wardrobe frame built from interchangeable units that can be enlarged or reduced. The frame uses twisted wire sections and lockable joints for adjustable width, with a geometrical top and sides supporting garments. It is designed to fold flat for storage and be displayed with cloth surroundings.
Household linens attract attention with dragoam and torkeante striped cloths still in use this summer. Banquet cloths favor white damask with double fourthet embroidery while smaller embroidered borders appear. White cloth lettering in four inch size remains common, placed eighteen inches from center. Egyptian patterns appear decorative and likely popular.
A tested recipe explains washing butter in cold water to remove buttermilk, then drying and packing into evenly filled jars. Butter is pressed into cakes, drained of water, wrapped in cloth, and layered with fine dairy salt and paraffin paper. Jars, preferably earthenware and sealed, store two to four pounds each. avoid warm weather and extra churns to prevent strong flavor.
The excerpt advises gardeners to vary their routine rather than always starting at the same end of rows. It discusses sun direction, turning faces to shade, and the impact of heat on posture and comfort while tending plants. It notes how turning toward or away from the sun changes which parts of the body are exposed to rays.
A garbled mix of quotations and anecdotes discusses missionary work among Arab and Apache communities, the crocodile tears fable and its literary references, the ethics of dual duties, a brief street interview about an agent and a porter, and notes on notaries public. The text weaves in partial sentences from various sources, including Hil and Mohammedan contexts, Shakespearean allusions, and a joke about a burned house, with minimal coherent narrative or clear dates or events.
A medical notice urges typhoid vaccination for travelers and residents in varied settings. It lists groups at higher risk including vacationers, commuters, city dwellers, country residents, hotel diners, and those with exposure to food handling, asserting vaccination greatly reduces infection chances and death risk.
An old advertisement claims rain worsens rheumatism and neuralgia, but Sloan's Liniment quickly penetrates without rubbing to soothe joints and tired muscles. It also eases bruises strains and minor injuries for children, urging readers to buy today at their druggist.
Advertisements urge Alma Michigan residents to buy locally to keep money in town. Businesses include meats from home, groceries, jewelry, watch repair, dry cleaning, fruit and cigars, piano sale, and hardware. Promotions emphasize beating mail order prices and supporting local merchants.
A column urges community organization to resist mail order houses and promote cooperation among merchants. It promotes merchant associations to unite citizens, reduce conflicts, and safeguard local welfare, urging better trade, mutual benefit, and home-trade pride with local firms like G J Maier Co and Brown & Fulbard. It lists Alma Michigan vendors and promotes local shopping.
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