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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
2
Publication details show The Alma Record Company issued subscription notices. The fragment mentions a form of entry at the port office in Albany for traversing fields, with a note on tenure or fee of one dollar per year, reflecting a historical subscription or mailing arrangement.
Special City Election to be held in Alma Michigan on Monday August 7 1911 from seven to five at the polling places in wards one to four. The ballot asks for ten thousand dollars to build a bridge across Pine River and purchase land to open Prosmoct Ave from Governor Street to Downie Street and to build a sidewalk on State Street to the cemetery. Ward locations listed: Ward 1 City Hall Ward 2 Reading Room Gaffney Ward 3 Reading Room Hotel Arcada Ward 4 W K Adams Sample Room. City Clerk Dated Alma Mich July 1 1911.
The city boards of registration in Alma Michigan will meet in wards on Saturday August 5 from 3:40 to 5:00 PM to update the list of qualified electors for the August 7 election. Women electors with property tax assessment may register on that date and vote in the forthcoming special election. Ward No 1 at City Hall.
Reading room in Gaff ney Block and Ward No 2 reading room at Hotel Arcada listed with Fete No 4 W E Adams sample dated Alma Michigan July 1 101. City Clerk authority cited.
The Alma Common Council proposes issuing bonds of 14 000 dollars to pay for a Pine River bridge and street improvements from Superior Street to Downey Street and along State Street to the Cemetery. The plan includes purchasing land, building sidewalks, and widening Prospect Avenue with a projected cost of 310,000 dollars. a public notice will announce the bond election and its details.
Official record from Alma Council Rooms notes the meeting on Tuesday July 18 1911 with Mayor J M Montigel and City Clerk Db W Adams present. Proceedings outline agenda items and votes recorded in the municipal ledger.
Notice outlines a special election in Alma Michigan on a May date to decide issuing city bonds for 11600 to build a bridge near Pine River, open Prospect Street from Superior to Downey, and construct a sidewalk on State Street to the cemetery. Ballot language proposes bond authorization to fund bridge, street openings, and sidewalk projects.
The article outlines the aims of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, its structure from national to local granges, and how funds and dues support educational social and financial efforts. It notes regional distribution from New York and details officer pay expenses and initiation fees, plus monetary flows within subordinate county and state granges.
A damaged ad style note advertises a remedy claiming to replace a back ache with a new device. It mentions Alma and Michigan names, a distributor, and promises relief from nerves and kidney discomfort. The text mimics a late 19th century patent medicine pitch with exaggerated claims and scattered product references.
Brief local notes reveal Me Jue Bottles in tower area and a party at Coburn Sully. Miss Josie Weathereenn visits a friend and returns home to Creckenridge Sunday. Vern Wiley travels Creckenridge Sameday evening. Sunday visits include Clive and Garth Chace at Blox Millers and Glen Siwith dressmaking.
The readable parts show scattered references to places and people such as Calif, Prey, and Wherry while many words are garbled. The piece resembles a chaotic OCR scrape lacking coherent events or a clear subject.
A crowded note lists numerous visiting relatives and new arrivals at ARCADA Center and nearby towns. It mentions Mr and Mrs Jolie Walton welcoming a baby boy, Miss Margaret Mallon visiting Obie, and several families from St. Joes and Sagieave sending greetings, with various guests and daily life updates.
Mrs Ethel Hill spent Sunday at Crystal Lake. Mr and Mrs W Walker visited J Barnes and family near Ithaca. Mrs Henry Fuller visited Rexford of Ferris. Mrs Win Howser spent Sunday at Wash Merchant's New Tavern. C Curtis and mother visited SP Beck and wife Sumner. Frank Clow of Alma visited daughter Mrs Grove Peck with Densmore and Blair of Ashley. E Cart of Minneapolis visited Wm Hutchinson. Semer Husted wife and two children stayed with John Husted in Tonial county.
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