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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1896
Page
2
Pattias lov and wife were in Ithaca venttay. E. Sadie attended the Democratic Star in Bay City this week. Spiking rec cied to her home in Creag Tuesday evening after a tweeker visit with friends here. JKCoy was in Tahoea Saturday in attendance to the Democratic county convention.
A fragment from Breckenridge mentions residents such as Carrie Palmer of Bay City and Johonsen visiting Detroit, with farmers waiting to sell and talk of postmaster politics. It notes a Masonic excursion to Frankfort, a new school house near completion, and praises the annual church and community picnic while urging early action by the executive committee and church ministers. The item ends with a filler reference to Hood's Sarsaparilla for indigestion.
Wheat sowed in the area and corn and potatoes promise a large township crop. Jackson Street Church to be dedicated soon. Uncertain about fall teaching position at the school. Dell Parsons not yet married. Fred Williams improving after illness. Howard Taowpasou gravely ill with typhoid fever. Bethany supervisor aims for county treasurer seat. George Hollister family returned from Chesaning and discuss forming an Avielent Order of Gieanera in Bila Jo reality. The Ravents and others see growing success from their doctrine outreach and more locals plan to join.
After three years with igsia live the writer tried burdock Good Bitters. Two bottles cured me says Mrs GC White of Taberg Oneida County New York seeking to share a personal health recovery.
Myra Kendrick and Elon Hotter attended races near Alma last Saturday. George Ogden sprained an ankle last Monday. Weddings are planned soon and will be reported. The town discusses two popular outfits, the Red Pants and the Stripes, as dinner guests arrive. Jenny Werner of Chicago visits cousin John Kendrick. HL Siaston of Edgewood faced a financial setback after a fall loss. a new sluice building then collapsed. Ayer's Cherry Vestoral is advertised as beneficial and accessible locally.
A garbled regional notice list shows church activities, arrivals, and social updates. Mentions sermons at Blonsant Ridge chapel, congregation attendance, mission trips, and college plans. Also notes meetings, travel to Ann Arbor and Valparaiso, Park music netting seven dollars and forty cents, and upcoming teaching date September 22, 2524.
An OCR fragment lists multiple real estate transfers and estate details in and around Newark, naming James Hl. Wood, Mack, Sarah Sayles, and others. It references villages, rivers, and various parcels with monetary figures and purchaser names, indicating a ledger of property transactions and wills. The legible items include names like Wheeler, Gale, Langin, Sweeney, Laing, and Broadhead, alongside scattered place hints such as Ithaca Rivabeth and Pine River.
Former Pattengili pupils met at Wilbur Nelson's home Friday for the eighth annual reunion. Attendance grew this year as grounds and rooms were taxed to host the crowd. Charles Price was elected president Nora Allen Praker vice president and Louis J Marvin treasurer.
Democrats and silverites gathered Friday in Ithies and at the city hall to select delegates and endorse Geo. P. Stone for Congress. The convention, chaired by W. A. BaBlke with Frank Poet secretary, drew many village delegates and saw debates over party loyalty and backing for Stone, while the Gratiot County Telephone Company formed a new board and levied a 15 percent stock assessment.
An enterprising farmer in the north half of Gratiot County is urged to exhibit produce and stock at the Taw County Fair in Ithaca from September 22 to 26. The notice emphasizes countywide benefit, urging all farmers to participate and improve the fair beyond any held elsewhere.
In the revolutionary conflict Massachusetts furnished more troops to the army than any other state, reflecting its strong support and manpower contribution to the colonial effort.
A weekly probate docket lists hearings and actions on numerous estates. It covers will probate for George Crook and others, adoptions for Edward Luke, guardianships for Sally Babcock, administrator accounts for William Beckwith and Archibald Hutchinson, sales and real estate actions for Clara St Lambright and James Chilie, and final dispositions including heir determinations and discharged administrators, with dates ranging August through September.
An accident on the state road east of the city during a Saturday racing event left Robert Barrett seriously injured after his horse rig collided with a rival driven by Duke Burnham. Barrett and his companion were en route to a meeting when the wheel failed and the rigs collided.
Lotty Culver was knocked unconscious and cared for at Joel Rowley’s home after a mishap. She remained under observation for the next day with fears of spine fever. A man named Lewder, SC Leak, and a small coophouse Hoy are noted in fragmented lines. Mrs Potter recalls a Tokyo trip where a moon prop caused nervousness during Romeo and Juliet rehearsals, as the moon on a bamboo pole repeatedly appeared.
Milwaukee reader Mr Ushiaber reports on epilepsy treatment history and the role of Dr LW Gallober, an expert once connected with Lumet products. The account details varied episodes and patient outcomes, noting long timelines and ongoing management uncertainties.
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