Alma Record PON Bune And Manager Canis Bown
An eclectic 1908 news digest mentions Alma Record PON Bune with a fragmentary post and names Alma, Friday August 21 1908. It notes Pope giving 20000 for Rome's poor, a Detroit death of Senator Mooyte, and various sports and political items including Bryan, Stephenson and Toffries. The report also cites a world apple crop study and regional yield details across New England Virginia Nova Scotia and Canada.
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Europe
New England
York State
Middle West
Far West
Virginia
West Virginia
Nova Scotia
Ward Installs Engine in Smaller Bay City Launch
O O Ward acquired the gasolene launch from the boat club and bought a smaller craft to house the engine. He shipped the engine to Bay City for mounting in a 16 foot launch. Ward and P M Smith built a handsome new boat house on the pond’s bank, improving the river front, with plans for a larger engine in the old boat to create two fast pleasure boats on the river.
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O. O. Ward
Boat Club
Bay City
Mr. Ward
P. M. Smith
Big Day at Riverdale Met Day Features Planned
Riverdale hosts a second big day event on August 22 with a free-for-all pace, running and bicycle races, a tug of war, trapeze acts, a brass band, and dancing. Organized by E Loop, J H Sessions, and B A Houck, prizes include 10 dollars, 5 dollars, and cigars.
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Riverdale
Met
E. Loop
J. H. Sessions
B. A. Houck
King of Smck
Professor Loop
Monto
Alma Daily Notes Local Happenings and Measurements
Miss Beesie Raymond returns from Traverse City and others visit Alma figures include Miss Sadie Altenburg of Ithaca and Mire Blanche Woodward. J W and W A Pallerton go to Hilladale for a sister's funeral. A W McKibbon returns from Dakota. Ernest Shook and Miss Lilly Winchell wed in Alma. Miss Muud Wilson returns from Oxford and will work in Vermeulen’s day goods. Sermon at St John’s on The Lord’s Day at 10 30. Sunday school at noon. no evening service. B Ingersoll records five pickerel, each about five-and-a-half pounds. G F Burt displays a 13 ft 1 in corn stalk from Penrith farm, six ft six in to ear. more tall stalks reported.
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Beesie Raymond
Traverse City
Sadie Altenburg
Ithaca
Mire Blanche Woodward
J. W
W. A. Pallerton
Hilladale
A. W. McKibbon
Dakota
Ernest Shook
Miss Lilly Winchell
Alma
J. W. McKibbon
Muud Wilson
Oxford
Dey
Vermeulen's
St. John's Church
Meryico
O'Ckhick
B. Ingersoll
G. F. Burt
Penrith
Bart
Unique Lawn Carnival Fundraiser at Timby Residence
The Ladies' Guild of St. John's church hosted a Friday night lawn carnival at T. F. Timby's home turning a social into a carnival with booths fortune tellers wild displays live and stuffed animals and a geological garden. A parade of freakish attractions and Japanese lanterns lit the grounds as Timby's tame bear entertained guests netting about $10 for the church.
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Ladies’ Guild
St. John's Church
T. F. Timby
Timby
Nwn
Lucian Drew Shot At Utica NY After Quarrel
Joseph Drew learned his 15 year old son was shot and killed by a 13 year old companion at a farm near Utica New York following a quarrel. The boy, Lucian Drew, choked the younger boy Herbert Moon before Moon used a 21 caliber rifle to shoot him dead. Moon had recently run away from home and joined a carnival in St Louis. The father departed for Indiana to collect the remains.
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Joseph Drew
Utica
N. Y
Young Drew
Drew
Herbert Moon
Moon
Ind
Carnival
St. Louis
Mr. Drew
Maple Ridge Dairy to Open in Alma Delivering Milk by Bottle and Can
Mr. C. F. Brown announces the launch of Maple Ridge Dairy in Alma. Aimed at a first class dairy service, the venture will operate a wagon delivering milk by pint and quart in bottle or can, on a strictly cash basis. Harvey Davis, experienced in Ithaca and Alma dairy business, will manage the enterprise.
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Alma
C. F. Brown
Brown
Harvey Davis
Ithaca
Maple Ridge
Young life cut short as Oscar Dean dies at twenty
Oscar Dean, nearly twenty one, died around 4 a m after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the M E church with burial in Riverside cemetery. He leaves a mother sister and stepfather among many friends mourning his loss. The obituary notes a community saddened by the death of a promising young man.
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Oscar Dean
M. KE
Riverside Cemetery
A Unique Ride to Mt. Pleasant For Urgent Operation
Dr Brainerd and three nurses needed transport to Mt. Pleasant for a urgent surgery. Lacking a car, he rode a through freight from St. Louis via Ann Arbor line with permission from the manager. The conductor carried the four passengers and the operation was successfully completed.
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Brain Throw
Dan
Brainerd
Mt. Pleasant
St. Louis
Ann Arbor
At Cripple Creek at Alma Opera House
Hal Reid presents Cripple Creek at Alma Opera House on August 27. Joe Mayfield stars as a heroic miner with hair raising escapes aided by Dynamite Ann and Waketsh. Dramatic scenes include the Last Dollar claim and a rescue, with a dramatic death to heighten the story.
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Alma Opera House
Cripple Creek
Hal Reid
Joe Mayfield
Dynamite Ann
Waketsh
Belle Gordon
Schwabenfest Picnic Excursion from Alma to Grand Rapids
Excursion to Schwabenfest with a Grand Rapids picnic on Sunday August 30. Train departs Alma at 8 40 a m. Rate 1 25. See posters or ask agents for details. Corrected August 21. Wheat and corn market notes appear briefly among late 19th century item line.
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Grand Rapids
Alma
Cement Walks by H F Thomessox Promising Quality
Contractor H F Thomessox advertises cement walk construction with a per foot price and a workmanship guarantee. The brief notice emphasizes his readiness to begin and assures durable results for customers seeking sidewalk work.
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Ai Pd H. F. Thomesox
Sunday Excursion to Crystal Lake and Frankfort
The Ann Arbor Railroad offers a Sunday trip to Crystal Lake and Frankfort on August 28. The Alma departure is at 6 08 p m with a round trip fare of 1 25. Children over five and those twelve and under pay half the adult rate.
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Crystal Lake
Frankfort
Ann Arbor
Editorials By the People on Boiled Water Advice
The local Board of Health reports state tests show wells in Atata Ava and Pen GPhe area yield water unsafe for drinking, especially shallow wells. Milk from Mr Granger’s dairy is not unsafe, but water should be boiled before drinking. officials urge boiling water for shallow-well users.
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Almas
Atata
Ava
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Granger
State Laboratory
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Comfort for Indigestion
Eat all you want with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure says this ad. It claims the remedy preps the stomach for reception and digestion of wholesome food, enabling digestion to transform food into healthy blood. Sold by Chas G. Rhodes.
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Chas
G. Rhodes
Council Proceedings in Alive Village Aug 11 108 Regular Meeting
Official minutes from the Alive Village Common Council show attendance by President Young and trustees. Labor and miscellaneous claims are approved, orders issued for cemetery labor and street work, and an ordinance to regulate milk selling discussed. Bid intake for street work and alley frontages authorized. clerk to collect bids and execute notices.
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Auwa
Miss
Common Council
Alive
T Conseil
Young
Trastoes Delavat
Demuth
Sacderboll
Strabie
Tenwt
Tretocs Mostline
Pleree
Footlow
Cork
Alma Ito
Fishberk
Bikeksmithing
Ligbe
Power Co
York
Howard Willard
Amor Bodine
Alma College
Appa Englog Ition
Alma
Michigan
Nori
Sanderbol
Simbie
Ation Gostytt
W. Resch
Eighteenth Annual Ohio Excursion Announcement
The Ann Arbor Railroad will run its eighteenth annual Ohio excursion on Wednesday October 7. A special train departs Albany at 5:14 a.m. Excursion tickets are valid for return until November 7 and are priced at 4.86 dollars. Tickets may be purchased through Toledo and nearby agents with routes via Wheeling & Lake Erie Detroit Southern Hocking Ohio Central Lines Cincinnati Indianapolis Dayton Lake Shore Mishawawa Southern and Wabash lines. For more details contact the nearest Ann Arbor Railroad agent or write to 3 Kirby Toledo Ohio.
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Ann Arbor
Kirby
Toledo
Ohio
Sealed Proposals for Sewer Work Draw Interest
In the notice the city invites sealed proposals for sewer work under the direction of the City Clerk. Proposals are due by a stated date and time with details on bid procedures and required documents. The advertisement stresses compliance with municipal regulations and project specifications for bidding contractors.
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Wan
PON Bune
Eine
Canis Bown
Bultor
Simono
Rome
Kansas
Senator Mooyte
Detroit
Bryan
Overwite
Jour Taylor
M,& SM
Rythmic
New York
James J. ©. Commer
Toffries
San Francisco
Adlai E. Stephenson
Democratic Party
Adlai
O.O. Ward
Lucian
Dean
Aero Con
Perk Marquette
Market Report
Central Michigan
Fatoe
Triste Deldvan
Triste
Montige
People
Council Proceedings
E. A. Bivins
Aie
J.S. Caple & Son Hardware Dealers
Avoir
Mra
Allon
Pd I Osi
Abd AhaWern
Pat Wil
al Davia
Bacher
Jima
Middleton
State of Michigan
Anid
Pere Marquette Railroad
Pere Marquette R. R. Co
Baldwin
Ludington Manistee
Charlevoix
Petoskey
Elk Rapids
Bay View
Pere Marquette
Secret Service
St. Louis, Mich
Michigan State Fair
Pontiac
E. Howland, Pres
H. Butterfield
Socy
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