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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1894
Page
2
S W Newark reports progress on planting potatoes for April and notes a bout of whooping cough. Several residents move nearby or to farms, with updates on school, church activities, a local bridge failure, and minor property improvements. Henry Clark hints at potato theft and local dog incidents recur.
A breezy chronicle from a Michigan village recalls weather, visits, and daily news. It notes travelers to Washington, neighbors moving between Carson, Belding, and Ovid, a teacher headed for Spokane, and local births and illnesses. The tune shifts to farm life, livestock, school plans, and locals recalling soldiers who served last fall.
Sumner residents hear sermons at the Disciple Church with Rev. McNutt and Rev. Moen. Parry now resides in Sumner and plans future work while Bamorl Atery travels in Northern Indiana to persuade fruit growers. James Evey begins spring term in Boweb District with two terms of school secured. The town anticipates farm work, a warehouse reoccupation, and community progress as local figures discuss education and farming ventures. The article lists several local personalities and upcoming events in Sumner.
In a disorderly note the writer praises Mr Peet for generous milk and butter yields from his Holstein and Jersey stock, claiming he could produce more butter from wind than two cows in Gratiot county. a lighthearted farewell to the wind bag, with humorous references to local figures and dairy anecdotes.
Surprising notes from Forest Hill include AW Swadall toasts a three year old colt with thateamper last week. Miss Elian Oberlin returns from Kalamazoo under her mother’s care. Silas Maody plans ship departures this week. B Kk Hoffinas leaves for Middleton to begin teaching duties. A local worker for Mr. Estes returns to Ohio. E Garfield anticipates hiring Ladies' Aid Society for garden work at one cent daily. On April 18 Mr. Sims Randolph retires as usual when a birthday celebration erupts in a commotion at the abode. Forest Hill area residents observe the event with cufts and mandy during the evening. Crye Wood buys an Aben potato planter. Em.
A Monday evening lecture by Rev. Goo Hickey of Lancing, presented Venice to Paris to the Swiss and Eorthine theme with stereoscopic views and a large crowd. Dr. Shaffer’s ball tennis Sunday work drew praise. Noyer Bros. text and Kimball drew notable attention for kicking. Rumor circulated that H B Mies plans to resign to start his own business.
Me and Mrs Herron celebrate a newborn girl as Happy Sunday graces Riverdale. Mother and baby doing well. Miles Lathrop plans to rent a house and begin housekeeping. Mable reports three dining baggies in a week. Fred Hadley returns to town. Town eyes a return to older days amid drift in Durnin.
The article recounts local happenings in Clarence Tevmg Wood with scattered notes on people such as Ed for short and dommson, a sleeper moved south, and a train wreck at Temple. It also mentions the Elderberry addition, a mill accident injuring hands and legs, and the mill closing as work slows.
The Uno Dramatic Club staged Unela Nathan for a second time last Friday night. The audience praised the performance. Mt. Pleasant will host the upcoming event as plans for a grand celebration unfold. Willard Stearns of Adrian Trovewart Democrat will deliver the Menuevil day address.
A garbled list of transfers and assignments includes Leo Lehrer to Sarat A, Albert Pettit to trustees, Frank Wiltse to William Debolt, and multiple tows and blocks in Wheeler, Sumner, Lafayette, and Ithaca. Names like Joe Bashlot, Hezekiah Norton, and Lois Lyon appear with varied parcels and monetary figures such as 15000 and 27500, indicating a broad real estate conveyance record.
A long mixed list of patent grants and applicants from Michigan and other areas, with names such as A. Snow, A. Haldwin, W. Chiifithe, W. Sackson, J. Veen, A. Vatler, and more. The piece also promotes Ayer remedies and Hall Kenewer, plus local notices about farms, fruit, and livestock details. It reads like an advertisement and catalog of notices from various towns including Mason, Centreville, Ithaca, and Hart.
The article, citing Weliam T. Hornaday in St. Nicholas, discusses the White throated Capuchin and related monkeys, praising their temperaments as household pets while contrasting them with other global monkeys. It notes their traits, habits, diet, and prehensile tails, with observations from Lance’s collection and notes on their geographic range in the Americas and Central America.
A garbled Newark column notes personalities such as Damen Greet and Leonard Senith, mentions Wieamenia illness, Maurer singing for Papa, and farmers delaying seeding due to rain. It also references Pleasant Inetwook at a Mineral event, Eugen Crooks at school, and the burial of a young child.
Writings by W. A. Bannisonn urge better country roads in the United States and Canada. Despite progress, many rural residents remain apathetic while farmers bear costs from poor routes. Legal improvements emerge as 14 states adopt new highway laws, signaling longer term gains and regional development potential.
Neighbors to the south awaken to growing road facilities for farm transport. Ontario Good Roads association founded in Toronto aims to unite efforts for road reform, foster public interest, discuss plans, aid road instruction, expand nationally, share legislative updates, and distribute road publications at reduced prices.
Excerpts discuss gradual state aid to build a system of free macadamized roads in New Jersey. It argues mud roads hinder agriculture, tollgates burden farmers, and public funding should finance road work to keep roads free. Quoted statements from Exchange source and Ex-President Harrison praise a systematic, public approach.
Northern New York reports Ida Marigold, a Jersey cow owned by C. A. Sineet on a Aurora farm, as the star of the fair. She claimed top honors in milk yield and butter production, plus supreme “worst” sustaining prizes, while a Buffalo newspaper note praises her Holstein-Friesian appearance before confirming her Jersey register. The poem, English dairy notes, and Devonshire cream guidance share the dairy theme.
Fragmentary OCR shows W H Bennett as Gen Pass Agent with unclear telegraph or travel details for Albany or another location. Possible reference to scheduling, fares, or tickets, but readable text lacks coherent event or date. Further text needed for full card.
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