Local Alma News Highlights And Notices
Local notes report Jack Robson in Grand Rapids on business and Anita Stewart in Old Kentucky at Regent. Alma College events include a 30th birthday for Alpha Theta and student awards, along with officer elections. Community notices cover church bake sale, Masonic installation, literary society activities, and upcoming letters awaiting pickup at the post office.
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Jack Robson
Grand Rapids
Anita Stewart
Kentucky
Regent
G. Sluyter
State Savings Bank
Alma
Rev. Gelston
Indiana
Claude Struble
Rochester
Minn
Pearl Beard
Arjeada Township
Detroit
Port Huron
Alnia
E. S
Masonica Temple
Ora L. Smith
Gratiot County
St. Marys Catholic Rehhurch
Sawkins Music Store
Esther Dunham
University of Michigan
Mra Ih. M. Thanham, Sr
C. Morgan Barstow
Pollasky Blk
Ithaca
Mich
R. P. Garrity
American Railroad Express
Irvin Cady
St. Johns’ Church
Mission Box Ore
Alpha ‘Theta Literary Society
Alma College
Frank Bittner
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Strike Hits Train Service Cuts Rail Traffic Across Divisions
An outlaw rail workers strike causes coal shortages on Pere Marquette and cancels a score of trains across divisions. Two Saginaw Grand Rapids division afternoon passenger trains are halted until further notice.
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Saginaw Grand Rapida
Beez Learn Color Significance From Experience
Experiments show bees distinguish colors and attach value to them through learned associations. Bees are not reflex driven by innate color preference. they use cumulative experience to link colors with advantages or benefits.
Selah The werd Seton and the penthe chant mystery
Fragmentary text appears to reference Selah The werd Seton and a chanted line, with unclear names such as Matthews More Coras and Beeline. The passage resembles a distorted poem or chant and includes stray phrases about ereg and te de ad brwettin, lacking coherent narrative or dates.
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Seton
Penthe
Matthews
Importance of Good Health and Will in Personality
Fragmented reflection argues that health matters, but a stronger element is willpower. The text hints at adopting “rites of Wing” to improve self esteem and inner balance, referencing various unclear names and places.
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Persia
Addington
Religious sect split in early church divide over worship style
Fragmentary report describes a sect called Separists who favored private worship over public services. It notes leaders Spencereis and Niehone and mentions dissenters moving toward another order. The text references ordained ministers and attempts to govern church order amid debates on public worship.
Elizabethan manor linked to Buckingham estate in historic review
A garbled OCR fragment references a Elizabethan manor associated with the Buckingham estate and a line of relics tied to royal or aristocratic figures. The piece hints at a historic lineage, a letter by Hennes and a Hampton obituary, but readable specifics are limited.
Finland Territory Report Captures Border Strife and Odd Figures
A mangled Boston Transcript fragment estimates Finland controlling about 144,000 square miles of territory with unclear figures for villages, people, and sea access. It hints at regional tensions involving Norway and possible military or political maneuvers amid a tense border situation.
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Finland
Alghirty Hongee
Norway
Local real estate deals offered in Alma area
We have closed an option on 160 lots across several Alma subdivisions for sale on easy payment terms. Two good farms could accept a house and lot in Alma as part payment. Multiple houses available on payment plans of 200 and 500 down. A small Woodworth avenue house is offered cheaply for its close-in location. An SO-were farm 14 miles from Alma is priced attractively if sold this month. Possession at once.
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Alma
Woodworth Avenue
When Holland Banned Orange
A garbled note recalls a period when an embargo on oranges and color rules affected trade. The text hints at a era of prohibition or ban tied to a Dutch or political stance, mentioning a citrus trade disruption and a public sentiment of moral or regulatory temper.
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Holland
Hatin
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George Hebert
Lee Sharrar
Allen Follette
Gordon McDonald
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Edwin Boyne
Lawrence Johnson
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Thomas Jackson
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William Arnos
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Willamt Beachetoor
Frank Vreeland
Eiward Keightony Mershal
Harold Johnstone
Thomas Dasef
Thi
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Clyde E. Claerhout
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Mr. RK
F Domgan
J. B
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Ford
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DeLuxe Candy Company
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Bilzabethan Manor
Abeloni
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Hintle
Emma
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Marquis Flour
Alma Roller Mills
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H. M. Page and
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Opera House
E. B. Berman Iron & Metal Company
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