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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
12
In the west window a Goodnight spring and a See See inner spring mattress are displayed promising perfect rest and comfort. The ad invites readers to call for an explanation of the bed's real merits and rest-producing qualities.
Local market Ellison's Grocery lists top prices for vegetables and fruits including head lettuce celery parsley cabbage Spanish onions bananas leaf lettuce coconuts apples oranges grapefruit. The notice highlights the highest market price for eggs.
Local short items include T J Clark in Flint for Pollyanna, a Glass & Hannah hardware demo, Robinson's shoe window, shopping at L N Bakers and J W Robinson's stock, Royal Temple and Alma Hive meetings, and community notices on sales, craft, and Easter events. Couples Mary, Leah wed. Methodist and Presbyterian groups plan meetings and fundraising activities through April.
The fragment notes linen sheets for heads appearing under King John. It mentions the sheriff of Southampton receiving honors and being ordered to deliver to the king’s couch a helm and a pair of new shoes. A 89.90 special is advertised: women’s high boots for Saturday in Robinson’s shoe window.
Notice to patrons lists Alma merchants announcing all shops will close no later than 10 o clock each Saturday evening after April 1 1920 and urges the public to complete shopping beforehand. Included are many local businesses and names. The notice also contains unrelated excerpts on red tape and historical anecdotes.
A fragment describes a silver colored device called a last ride with platform springs and a contraption named Lane Verw. The text appears to reference an emerciding mechanism and a peculiar construction, but details are unclear.
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