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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1894
Page
2
Mrs Silas Randolph welcomes relatives from Portland to Forest Mill. George Vroet and Mandy visit D Veunito’s family. Chira Moody travels from Tirk Lake to be with mother. Mr and Mrs Sandi and granddaughter visit Atcadticcocca area. Residents plan a Friday 1 p.m. gathering at Coriatian streets.
Hudinuse, Jessuy, and Henderson family members visited Crise Remus and others in town. Hamilton of Cadiline visited parents at an Indies camp, while Crystal Nat Weeks Sensuy tires send strong numbers. hog prices at four dollars per owl. Local residents, including Harene and Wood, reported travel north for Seaver Bros and new cabinet business ready for quick service.
West Arcada notes list small group of visitors and entertainers from St Johns Michigan and nearby Alma with several family connections. Mrs Bevin ice of Chicago visits her mother Mrs Vareonacoo Hort while other locals host relatives during a brief stay and travel.
A fragmented Newark page records notes of daily life and small events. It mentions people at social gatherings, a fire incident in the north woods, a vacationer with a grandparent, and several household routines. Weathered phrases hint at local concerns, theft, and travel, all in brief, scattered lines.
The text lists various names and brief incidents such as travel to lakes and visits. It mentions Mr and Mrs Hoous, Mr Geo Geulith, Mrs Blue Blinn, and Roger Blinn, with references to a painful accident and a fire incident. Several phrases appear as garbled OCR, including places and dates, and a church visit with a preacher.
A ragged note reports all harvest work done and the threshing voice heard as autumn arrives. It mentions nearly everyone attending an Asia show on the tenth and Mr John Lewis preparing a frame up for a new bivuve.
Fragmented OCR yields scattered items about Crystal on Batarday Agg, Brillhart planting celery, and a Ladies Union Aid Society meeting at Jacob Snyder’s residence on Tuesday August 2 with a chicken plesual at Daniel Wills’s Turday eve. Richard Chapman owes $1000 in personal property. Weather and road warnings appear garbled.
A noisy social week includes visits by Elmer Proden and the Hogue family from St John to Mrs Hagar’s home and Cumberland relatives. Gov Crooks recovers from rib injuries, C Crutt is said to be very ill, and a Sunday school plan is announced for August 2.
North Wheeler residents report family visits from Jacob Dubois and family of Kansas and others from Tear Times, Catedonia, and Ingham County. Local events include minor injuries from a track incident affecting a child, blackberry picking trips by several residents, and updates on home improvements and travel.
Local items mix miscues and brief notices. Milk shortages force closure of the Rick creamery and deliveries reroute to Carson factory. Mrs Hatwell sells property near Middleton. Charles Campbell and wife visit Portland. townsfolk report dull markets and busy rail activity at week’s end.
S. W. Wheeler reports Mrs Mringie from Bay City visiting her brother Mr. Gould with her brother and daughter Ethel. The party enjoys the visit but plans to return home next week. Mr. Joley faces trial for patting by the stakes on the Campend and Gould nesia.
In Ashton village a resident laments a wood theft from Stevens Brothers and discusses an ordinance to curb drunkenness and protect residents. The writer criticizes the village board for failing to shield small properties while pursuing broader reform, urging stronger enforcement and community oversight.
S E Crystal reports widespread fires near Ferris Center and Fishville with homes burned and families left homeless. Thieves raid county farms overnight stealing potatoes and onions while a dairy and wheat crops suffer frost damage. Local residents struggle with injuries and farm losses as communities brace for further danger.
A list of property transfers and deeds across Gratiot County appears with names such as Vicry N Versy, Bethany Montrose, Joti, Cliveo, Newton, Louie Heanor, Minerva J Kilpatrick, William Bradley, Amanda Vowler, Mary Motcall, Charlotte M Atutiler, Helen M Bly, and Edward J Farrin. The document records parcel relocations including portions of se and nw sections, lone dwellings, and related considerations, ending with the total 700.
An unclear transcript shows tangled dialogue about money misfortune and a returned debt. Names and specifics are garbled, but the piece hints at a minor exchange or social misunderstanding ending with a numeric clue 35.
A garbled note describes Merrill ball at the Eastern Routh Merrill event, involving the red pants team called the Charlie Lowe club. The text references a tense moment with misheard chants and a fevered crowd as the key action, though details are unclear.
Fragmentary report notes Owowo resident Hennett purchasing the Wolvertson house lease from Stevens Bros. Seizure taken, and Conklin is sick. Text hints at suppression ordinance and a drying issue with shower but details are unclear.
A Seville inquiry questions the alleged murder of the "inoffensive old gentleman" Moiles by H B Angell. Angell describes a confrontation in a cornfield ending with a melee in which stones were thrown, Moiles restrained, and the dispute over a field fence cited as provoking animosity. Neighbors contradict the softer portrayal of Moiles, noting prior indecent proposals, and detailing ongoing tensions over fence lines and local governance.
Flora Ouchette, a Marine City girl claiming water powers, failed to recover Daniel McLester in the St Clair River. A fire at Oxford destroyed seven horses and parts of Bowman & Comforts livery stable and George Brown marble works, totaling about 15000 dollars with 1000 insured. A Newaygo cow incident left a woman injured, while a prankster’s punishment at Pinchy Height drew local sentiment for reform. A young Osceola man faces a courtship fiasco involving three rivals. A Mayville horse tale shows advertising paying off, and a Bellevue child nearly dies from a medicine dose, prompting caution against risky play. A man’s bathing prank ends in humiliation and social scorn. The Grins Lake News urges caution about hair loss remedies and promotes Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian Hair Rejuvenator and Ayer’s Hair Vigor.
An advertisement promotes No-to-bag as a harmless tobacco habit cure. It claims to help quit without physical or sensational withdrawal, touting its availability at drug stores or by mail from The Storing Remedy Co. Indians Mineral Springs, Indiana.
Fragmentary ad-like notice offering guidance on buying improved farms and opening a store in a growing town. Mentions publications by P. Whitney of St. Paul Minnesota. Limited readable details suggest a classified-style inquiry.
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