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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
4
A wrap of social visits and travel notes from Alma and surrounding towns. Residents including W. E. Parr in Detroit and Earl Stanard of Flint are mentioned with multiple visits to Ithaca, Chicago, Buffalo, and northern Michigan locales. Several families plan extended trips, hospitalities described, and a notable recovery update from Hilly Melchets at Point Lookout. Continuous travel and social visits highlight the weekly community scene.
FB Vollyeky plays in Howell while Mores rices at Breckenridge and Mr ntvl Mire A OMoyle visits Ni agune Falls Dining room at Hotel Arcadia. Dogham transacts business at Ithaca and Henry Sandell makes a business trip there. Humphrey heads to Owosso for the day. Mrs Wallane Amsbury hosts her sisters Mesdames Coyhendal and Lloyd from Par ma an Springwort. Ruth Nibieck visits A B Scattergood then leaves for Pon tine to visit Mrs Kellogg.
First Church of Christ Scientist holds services Sundays at 10:30 a m and Wednesdays at 7:30 p m with a reading room Saturday 2 to 4 pm. Morning Prayer at Christ Church various times, plus Epworth League and classes. Free Methodist Church schedules morning and evening worship with Sunday school at 9:30 am.
The New York State Grange and Commissioner Pearson plan to bring 100 farm boys aged 15 to 19 to the Syracuse state fair for a week of practical learning. Selected from counties, the youths cover their expenses, receive free meals and lodging, and work with a guide. They will tour stalls, help in stock judging and ticketing, attend daily lectures, and may later submit essays for prizes including calves, sheep, boys, and seed corn.
A New York state Grange conference with N N Godfrey and E A Moree plans county hospital propaganda in rural districts. A 700-grange letter campaign seeks supervision boards to explore building tuberculosis hospitals, plus visiting nurses and hospital publicizing. County physicians will report every tuberculosis case and disinfect premises after a patient’s death or removal.
State Lecturer McKeen of Maine reports 106 041 members attended about 600 meetings listening to over 5 000 speakers 610 addresses 459 essays 665 grange papers 2 000 recitations 5 000 musical selections and 6 000 readings. Grange News Notes discuss cooperative marketing, Greigsville New York with 203 charter members, Eureka New York offering 100 prize for best corn acre, and national legislative committee with Bachelder Atheson and Jones. George T. Powell supports Canadian reciprocity. Congress faces extraordinary session with unsettled issues awaited in Washington.
The Alma Michigan council meets in city hall with Mayor Montigel presiding. Aldermen Fuller Knight Wright Fullerton and Fraker attend as the meeting confirms the prior journal and refers a Grover avenue Ely street light petition to the electric light committee.
Forest Hill reports Mrs Frechey visiting Ohio for a couple of weeks. Mrs George Kemp hosts sister Mrs Bolton of New Wraska and her brother-in-law Mr Lower of Mt Pleasant who recently returned from a western trip. William Sutton's mother from Indi-
Oh Mis Ten visiting him. Parlor returns from Hay City. Mrs Anna Davis enters tutting her another Prance from Marian. Mrs Silas Mouly improving. Miss Mary Brady and little brother David from Mia visiting here. Otto Doane of Flint was here last week. Mrs Mary Packard and son Wesley moved to Ithaca for the year. Emery Parsons moved into their house. Mrs Mary Leonard of Coleman visiting. she has sold her house and moved to Otis Post. Mr Adams quit Ita Moody and moved to Alma. Perrigo's sister and two children from Lansing visiting. Mr and Mrs M L Osterhout of Belding. Mr and Mrs Allis of Arcada. Mr and Mrs Silas Randolph of Coe were guests of Mr Can Ifeld Sunday.
A Buffalo man, Sir Paul Mithutka, proclaims he always keeps at home Dr King's New Life Pills, calling them a blessing to his family. The ad claims relief for constipation, headache, indigestion, and dyspepsia, recommending Rhodes Drug Co. Whieaton & Son.
Items of special interest include a cottage for rent north of Masonic Home at 25 dollars monthly through A W Wright’s office. A fountain pen offered to the owner upon proving property and paying for the notice. Wages offered for a janitor and handyman at Wright Hall with references to Alma College’s A P Cook or Mins T Albertson in Pensaukee. A good eight day clock priced at 2 dollars 62 cents at Jo P Losey’s off sale, August tet to August 20th.
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