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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
12
Easter shopping fills stores with gifts, flowers, and novelties. Florists report heavy demand for spring blooms in pots and bouquets. Boxes, postcards, and ornate decorations abound. Children pose with cheerful displays as retailers showcase eggs, rabbits, and other seasonal trinkets from Germany and Japan.
Twenty one counties voted in favor of local option Monday, a major temperance victory. Combined with previously dry areas, 82 Michigan counties will ban saloons after May 1 next, per the brief tally across Alcona Allegan Berrien Calhoun Charlevoix Clare Eaton Emmet Genesee Hillsdale Huron Isabella and others.
Fragmentary OCR lists several place names and towns including Allegan Battle Creek Albion Potosker Hilledale Mirieasmut Charlesvois Collwater Marshgl Charlotte Mint Tonite Jackson. The readable portion hints at a regional item noting community names for Monday.
Felix O Melia leases the St Louis flouring mill from the Henry estates for a term of years. The mill is described as modern with several mechanical improvements. O Melia, longtime head miller, will manage the business, bringing experienced, practical milling to the operation. An entertainment event is noted for April 9 at 0 F. hall with ladies bringing a pie. all invited.
In aged lore a garden tale links Roman soldiers, Judas, and biblical symbols to Calvary. Birds and plants are personified as they comfort Christ, with Marys Tears and Passion Flower cited. Legends trace wood from sacred trees to the cross, and Pilate’s ghostly fate returns in stormy trials and a Good Friday ritual.
A local coal dealer reports a poor season due to open mild winter days reducing demand for hard coal. Soft coal sales rose as residents favored easier fires and lower costs, while hard coal buyers faced more work despite warmth.
Governor Warner issues the Arbor Day proclamation noting it marks a third of a century since Gov John J Bagley urged tree planting. He urges April 30 1909 as a day to plant a tree and promote rural school and roadside efforts, encouraging community groups to form school-centered organizations for improving country life.
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