Rural Free Mail Delivery Opens at Alma August 15 1900
Alma begins Rural Free Mail Delivery on August 15, 1900, with Route No. 2 and 3. The plan details village-to-village drives, box requirements, carrier and substitute names, and daily mileages. Residents must provide galvanized iron boxes and clearly mark locations, with signals for mail pickup, and update addresses to Alma Michigan R F D No. 2 or 4.
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Alma
Postultion
U.S
Virgil M. Wilson
Henry Wise
Said
Southwest Corner
U. S. Iron
Newark Township
Seth A. Tubbs
Howard Willard
P.O
Michigan
Ann Arbor R R Excursions to Island Lake and Other Trips
Ann Arbor Railway schedules multiple excursions from Alma Owosso and neighboring towns to Island Lake with 4000 Michigan State Troops in camp, to Agricultural College Lansing, to Menominee Gladstone Manitowoc Kewaunee, and the Fifteenth Annual Ohio Excursion to Toledo and Ohio points. Fare details include 1.25 round trip to Island Lake, 1.40 to Lansing, and similar rates for Wisconsin and Ohio trips. Trips depart on specific August dates with through coach connections and return validity through late autumn.
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Ann Arbor R. R
Island Lake
Michigan State
Alma
Agricultural College
Naing
Mich
Ith
Ann Arbor
R. R
Lansing
Menominee
Gladstone
Manotowou
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Wis
Lake Michigan
Ohio
Local social notes and visits scattered through the week
A string of brief social notices lists visits and travels by residents. Names include Francis Waldo, L. Marin, Mrs Webb, Mrs W Smith of Portland, B J Adams, Frank McKinney of Pompei, and many others visiting relatives in Crystal, St. Louis, Grand Ledge, Jackson, Alma, Forest Hill, and nearby towns. A cemetery notice in Spanish mentions dog restrictions and safe conduct rules.
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Bianche Wiley
Frankfort
Wiley
Adams
Deaner Lake
Frank McKinney
Pompei
B McKinney
Abbott
Geo. Webb
Will Hawley
Jackson
J. Hawley
Bod. Adams
J. W. Wheaton
Tuoe
Ray Wheaton
Grand Ledge
Harry Clark
Gillman
Alma
Mes . Wood
Forest Hid
Leo Raycratt
Mer
Ed Wiler
Roup’s Symptoms in Fowls and Early Signs
Describes roup in poultry with coughing sneezing wheezing breathing and inflamed eyes. Notes swelling of the head watery nostril discharge offensive odor feverish drinking, appetite remains strong despite advancing disease may obstruct sight and eventually destroy the eye.
Treatment of Fowl Plague and Care Practices
A historical remedy guide advises treating fowl plague in early stages with spring-bottom oil and kerosene in nostrils, plus sweet oil and alcohol on swollen parts. It recommends aconite in drinking water, good ventilation, sunlit dry quarters, thorough cleansing of feeding vessels, changing litter, and separating sick birds to prevent spread, as described by C. C. Shoemaker.
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Bintehet
C. C. Shoemaker
Regularity, Not Hunger, Calms Hens at Feeding
Advice from Farmers' View urges a fixed daily feeding time for poultry to prevent hens from pestering the owner. A steady schedule reduces nesting box rummaging and unnecessary crowding near the feeding area. Regular in-house grain rations are warned to provoke restless behavior if overused.
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Elgit
Dressmaker Apprentice Earns Meager Wages in New York
A Chicago Evening News note recalls a dressmaker apprentice in New York who endures very low wages yet manages to eke out a living, highlighting hardships faced by workers in the garment trade.
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Sandy Mills
New York
Gete
Ewull
Chicago Daily News
Hints for Beekeepers From The St. Louis Republic
Hints discuss comb foundation benefits for straight combs and reduced labor. Notes on drones and worker roles, winter care, and studying others’ experiences. Warns against wax bites from bees and recommends a cellar for wintering, plus an alighting entry and east or south exposure for hives.
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Ft Lee
Louis Republic
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. R. Excursions
Aulbers
Ne River
Francis Waldo
L. Marin
Crystal
W. Smith
Portland
B.J. Adams
Tin Janeiro
Roup
Avan
Yanuatox
Circuit Court
Grance
H. Yengrow
Very
George I Yerington
Orewon
Cobal
Bern
Fondant
Atma Res
Enid
Anid Fondant
Lems
P Stone
Altimy
Maura
Unger
Cwnen
Callie Hia Otte
Abia
F. Biows
O. W. Rogers
Button
Norah Stearns
Alcon
C._E. CHANDLER
Keoonn
Butters
C. H. Decker
Toba
Earl Clark
Richardson
Bogart's Jewelry Store
Groom
Alma Woolen Mills
H. W. Moore
G. H. Marquette
Alma Produce Co
F. J. Ray
Herrick Shoe
Ene
F. E. Pollasky
Aime
Cadillac
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