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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
4
The Alma Record lists subscription prices and advertising rates for notices and social items. It notes obituaries and poetry, with the paper registered as second class matter in Alma Michigan under editor F Brown.
The War Board urges elimination of secret diseases as a social and war measure. A social worker is sought for six months in Alma to aid in detaining infectious cases and guiding public health efforts. Emory Townsend, candidate for Congress, criticizes current leadership in a street speech. The Gratiot County Pomona Grange plans a August 17 gathering with a picnic, open meetings, and speakers. A health detention policy for disease control is discussed, with local council debates over funding and the need to protect community health amid wartime sacrifice.
The Liberty Theatre will next Tuesday present William Vox photodramas including A Soldier's Goth and A Soldier's Oath with star William Farnum. Also appearing is Hearts of the World, featuring battlefield scenes from France and tailored to current war coverage. A modern stage adaptation with George M. Cohan and Billy Molli completes the bill, highlighting prohibition era themes and moral clashes in a rural town.
An Al ma community page recounts Red Cross activities during war week and pledges for France orphans care, with a $36 annual child support and a 1.00 monthly option. It notes chautauqua ticket sales, underpants drives, and a public meeting with Madame Picard. Also shows condolences, water bill notices, and a political announcement by Geo Lewin in August.
C D Kaupp appeals to voters to support Tam 4 candidate on the Republican ticket for Drain Commissioner in the August 7 primary. Political ad notes appreciation for support and identifies campaign as political advertising.
A slate of Republican nominees seeks Gratiot County offices in the August primaries. Arthur J. Murphy runs for sheriff promising a clean business like administration while Sidney A. Evey and Willard Folkert announce treasurer bids citing prior service and careful county business conduct. Lewis N. Martin, also seeking sheriff, promises inspection of his record and capable leadership. Emory Townsend announces Congress candidacy on the Republican ticket. Alfred T. Wither campaigns for sheriff citing seven terms as deputy and commitment to a thorough administration. Catarrhal Deafness ad repeats a medical remedy claim unrelated to the races.
United Doctors Specialist will be at the Wright Hotel Alma Michigan on Tuesday August 13 1918 from 9 am to 6 pm for free consultations. They claim success treating chronic stomach liver blood skin nerves and other diseases without surgery or injections and say they do not perform appendectomies gall stones gout or tumors. Women should come with husbands and minors with parents. circulation note from BR Laboratories Milwaukee Wisconsin.
political notice from Aaron Amon announces his Republican bid for the State Senate in the 26th senatorial district. He plans to run in the August primaries and notes limited personal interviews due to farming and wartime duties, urging voters to review his record from the last two legislative sessions.
Margery Maxwell a brilliant soprano from the Chicago Grand Opera is billed for the Chautauqua third night. The singer recently performed as a principal with the Chicago Opera company in New York and Boston tours alongside the Curei group this season.
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