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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1898
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text references a date in April 1508 and a Friday. Names appear garbled as Alma Record and simone, Brow, Cave. Details are unreadable. attributed event unclear but centers on an April Friday in a historical record.
The Arcada township election results highlight Republican sweeps with majorities ranging from modest to strong. Voters backed Republican candidates quietly, with Sumner, St Louis, and Lafay towns among those showing decisive Republican gains. The piece notes national mood about Cuba-Spanish conflict and defense preparation, arguing for prudent military readiness and proposed policy impacts on the upcoming state and federal races.
Wary friends of silver note a market table from the Canada World Herald comparing prices at the free silver platform adoption day in Chiago with those of March 18 1881 twenty-one months later. The table linked fern product prices to silver declines and spurred political contention. Spain likely to yield to Creel Sam demand. president’s message tied to Spain’s decision. war averted only if Spain agrees.
Southern Populists reject fusion with singular unanimity. They deem themselves wiser than Western associates who favor accepting state offices as a share of fusion. Democrats would control congressional nominations for their party, tying populists to national affairs and leaving them helpless in national politics.
Dr. Lucius L. Hubbard states Alma hosts a core coal basin in the lower Peninsula. The state survey has mapped Huron Sanilac and Monroe counties but publication is blocked by the State Board of Auditors. Lawmakers at a special session may authorize a necessary $15 000 appropriation to speed topographic and geological work, enabling simultaneous field parties and wider reach beyond the basin.
ST JOAN'S and ARTHODIST churches publish Easter schedules. ST JOAN'S offers morning prayer and Holy Communion at six, with Easter choir, Sunday School, and evening service at 7:30, plus a 4:30 Easter morning service. ARTHODIST plans floral decorations, special Easter music, and a morning sermon on Christian Missions with an evening program by the Sunday school. A brief note advertises Foley's Kidney Cure and J H McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm.
An assortment of old advertisements for cigars coffee and health remedies runs alongside Alma Michigan village council proceedings. The text lists products from Foley's remedies Grain-O and Ely's Cream Balm, and records April council actions including bonds, committee reports, and meeting date changes with names of local officials and staff.
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