12 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
1
A Sumner and Seville Farmers Club hosts a large outdoor meeting highlighting community farming plans. Members discuss crop outlook, market prospects, and cooperative efforts to support local agriculture. Community leaders and farmers participate to share insights and grant updates.
JwDGE SEARL'S ADDRESS speaks for law enforcement and upright living at the Seville and Sumner Farmers' Club annual picnic in Elwell. About 400 attended a day of speeches, music, and basket lunch under a cloudless sky, with Searle urging total abstinence and local prohibition as a path to national strength.
The death of Miss Janet Mason, daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Mason, occurred at their Butler Indiana home after a week long illness. Her passing follows the death of Miss Doris Smith of this city by drowning, with a letter describing Janet’s peaceful end and urging friends to pursue truth and righteousness. Mrs Mason bears the loss with bravery while her husband is crushed.
Producer F. Mann reflects on a stronger financial base after last year’s tour success of Mary J. Holmes’ novel adaptation. The company anticipates a busier season, aiming for greater attendance and smoother productions.
The fifth annual St Louis Sugar Company picnic for employees and sugar beet growers drew over 8000 people from many towns. Notable guests included Senator William Alden Smith, along with several state and company leaders. Three bands provided music, and the factory grounds opened for tours while a hearty country dinner and free lemonade, over 4600 gallons, delighted attendees.
Glasgow the railroad commissioner delivered a Warner talk and, after speaking, S. Humphrey of Saginaw replied only with permission. The speeches’ substance will appear in a different column.
The piece outlines ten tips from R F D carriers on stamping, addressing, and protecting mail. It covers using government stamps, placing stamps in the upper right corner, wrapping money securely, marking care when sending to irregular patrons, keeping addresses legible, keeping boxes accessible, notifying carriers of visitors expecting mail, normal postage rates for box mail, registering valuables for added safety, and reporting tampering to the carrier or postmaster.
The Arcada community mourns Emmet Bowman who died after a year-long struggle with consumption. Born in Arcada, he lived with his grandparents and leaves his father William Bowman and stepmother in Breckenridge, plus uncles Frank Bowman and S. W. Hlowman. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 PM at the U B church in Alma, with burial in Riverside cemetery. The article notes his conversion and wish to have lived differently.
Real estate transfers recorded by Register J. C. Watson list multiple parcels in Seville St Lor Otis Shunk and Upper Ithaca with buyers including Mathias Kovacs Jul ianna Jakob Clinton Nelson Laura Everett and Burkees see plus guardianship transfers. The notice also references a forthcoming Alma stage show featuring Lem Parker dramatization Heathen and Mary 3 Holmen novel Sunshine by an established producer.
The article outlines beet sugar production from European origins to U S experiments and growing U S adoption. It details beet delivery, tare testing, washing, slicing, diffusion to extract sugar, concentration, carbonation to remove impurities, filtration, decolorization with sulfur dioxide, and vacuum crystallization finishing in a strike pan.
The article describes drying sugar to remove moisture, screening to remove lumps, and collecting in hoppers for packaging. Molasses is recirculated and boiled in a vacuum strike pan to yield a second crop, then concentrated to a string proof before final crystallization with controlled temperature.
Tyane Seaver addresses Gratiot County Republican voters claiming a careful conservative approach as Probate Court matters are handled and records reflect his citizen service during residence in the county.
A message appeals voters to attend the upcoming primary and mark an X beside TSAAC SEAVER for the Probate Office, urging residents not to be deterred by chatter about a third term.
James A. Hunt of Jerseyville drank carbolic acid at home Saturday, dying soon after. Known as Al Hunt, he ran a general store and was linked to Pleasant Creamery. Divorce and an affair with his son Nelson’s wife sparked sensational headlines from the era. Survived by his wives and children. funeral held Monday.
The Fraser Highlanders Scottish and Canadian band held two performances at Wright park on Monday afternoon and evening. An undistinguished afternoon crowd grew into a sizable evening turnout as arc lights lit the park. The Highlanders impressed with dancing piping and drumming reflecting Scottish customs. The program featured several bold pieces, each a rare musical treat.
The Marion Dispatch praises Dodds as a strong lawyer and thoughtful, independent candidate. It argues a congressman should represent all people without fear or favor and to hear the whole people’s interests, urging his election based on independence and careful concern for the public good.
The article describes a sugar plant operating near Hemlock and Howard City with roughly 1,500 acres of beets contracted for yearly and a 600 ton daily capacity. It outlines contracts to farmers, yields of 11 to 15 tons per acre, and payment structures of flat or percentage contracts. It notes the plant's annual sugar production around 10,000,000 pounds and the supply logistics from railroad shipping stations to storage sheds.
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