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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1889

Page

8

Alma Dry Goods and Planing Mills Firm Expands Trade

Alma's dry goods firm led by Max and Frank Pollasky grows with a large department store. emphasis on affordable goods, seasonal stock, and a nearby planing mill with extensive machinery. The enterprise highlights in house buying to cut middlemen profits and serve Alma and distant customers with quality furniture, lumber, and building materials.

Max BE Frank EB. Pollasky Joseph Te Wood i Co Blacher Sele Sehwab & Co A. J. Johnson & Co Alma MAO Poiy Tom

A California Letter From Frank Pisnen

A reader writes from California describing the landscape and farming. He notes dusty roads when dry, neat farming, Lima bean crops and corn with worm on tips, alfalfa two crops per year, and diverse fruits and vegetables. He admires mountain views, coastal moisture, and local dining, with beach and ocean sounds enjoyed at night. He mentions a Santa Paula camping party and fleas, promising more letters, signed Frank Pisnen.

California Dean Santa Paula Christ Nus Frank Pisnen

TINKER & LANCASHIRE SASH FACTORY IN ALMA PROMINENT INDUSTRY

Alma hosts a growing manufacturing scene with numerous labor saving devices and skilled workmanship. The sash and wood product area led by Tinker and Lancashire stands as a key industry in the town's Gravirty County. Pierson Ward once ran a sewing mill, later sold to George D. Bar's firm after the fall of issue.

Littusdin Haatashing Saginaw Alma Tinker Dancashire Pierson & Ward George D. Bar

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