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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1918

Page

8

Alma City Ward Boundaries and Officials Provisions

The article outlines ward boundaries in Alma and how divisions may be altered by the city commission. It lists ward limits around Superior and State streets, and details on voting precincts, a mayor and four commissioners, two justices of the peace, and ward supervisors with terms extending from 1919 onward. It also notes the next installment will continue. Breadstuffs and ancient bread from lotus flowers are briefly mentioned.

Alma Superior State Streets State Street Superior Street City F Commission City Commission

Wild Life of Michigan Exhibit Planned by State

The state prepares a comprehensive exhibit titled Wild Life of Michigan to feature every animal, bird and fish that has roamed Michigan forests, flown its skies, or swam its streams. The display aims to showcase the state’s diverse fauna and educate visitors about local ecosystems.

Michigan

Michigan Wild Life Display at State Fair in Detroit

The Michigan Wild Life Display organized by the State Game Commission and Michigan Fish Commission will feature a bison, mastodon exhibit, and a vast array of native mammals birds and fish. Under John Baird Marcuse Schaaf and Seymour Bower the display travels through the Great Lakes region with showcases of elk deer wolverine otter marten mink and more plus aquatic tanks and a pheasant exhibit.

Michigan Great Lakes Detroit He Pub. No Domain Michiganeh John Baird Marcuse Schaaf Prince of Wales OW. Dickinson Automobile

New Poultry Building Opens at Michigan State Fair

A new two million dollar? note: conflicting. The Michigan State Fair in Detroit unveils a $30,000 Poultry Building at the fairgrounds, to house tests and show stock. The structure rises around a large inner court with a fountain and pool, landscaped as an oriental garden, featuring modern poultry industry conveniences and expert care.

Detroit Wuild of Atucco

Change in Congressmen Fordney Aimed at Primaries

A political notice urges voters to back Emory Townsend of Saginaw for Congress in the upcoming primaries on August 27, advocating a change from Congressman Fordney and his supporters. The piece labels Townsend as the Republican choice and warnings about current pay and political loyalties are implied.

Forney Conese Wue Watemeee Philadelphia Oregon Lancing France Emory Townsend Saginaw Congress

Father Ate It The Meat Market Incident

A Cleveland meat market proprietor sold meat to a boy who warned that the meat was bad and that his father could not eat it. The boy’s complaint raises questions about who ends up eating meat sold by the shop, as the butcher considers the implications.

Cleveland

Fossil Fish Found in Texas and Chamberlain’s Remedy Tale

Fossil fish in Texas suggests Austrian origin material and a Kansas visit where a man recalls Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy sparing his daughter’s life. He notes his neighbors’ approval of the remedy after a deadly dysentery attack and his own positive results.

Texas Austria Ashland Kansas Chamberlain William Whitelaw Des Moines Iowa

Strength In Love and the Suspension Bridge Quote

A quotation from George Eliot extols love as a strong, fault-tolerant bond that upholds two souls despite trials, likening it to a suspension bridge that can bear many burdens without giving way. The excerpt emphasizes resilience and steadfast connection in affection.

George Eliot

Velvet Making Through Time in Asia and Europe

Velvet originated from fur in China and spread to India. By the fourteenth century it appeared in late Italy where velvet making flourished and the art reached its eighth stage.

China India Italy

One Privilege of Age in a Rustic Tale

A meandering fragment recalls aging and memory with casual humor. The narrator mentions old playmates and a home-front exchange, then shifts to a ranch near White Plain Ay where a milk sale prompts a sharp refusal to charge. The piece uses rustic voice and clipped dialogue.

White Plaine

Spread Gospel of Hope in a World of Varied Hope

A fragmentary note on hope cites De Quincey on Goldsmith and contrasts with Burne Jones. It humorously weighs different temperaments toward hope and mentions vague terms like New Vert Hania. The piece reads as a poetic musing on optimism and character.

de Quincey Goldsmith Jones Hume Joneses

Ashore for a Day in Damp Mexican Camp Ditch

A narrative describes three weeks of rain in a Mexican camp where the party dug a deep ditch to trap water. After a night of stopped downpour a sillier task was set to heave, and a captain grants a leave for one day as requested by a character named Ned.

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