Alma bakery and grocery firm serves all classes in town
F D and D W Adams operate a two story Alma block on Superior Street housing a bakery run by J L Mall and a well stocked grocery with groceries, grain storage, butter room, and a large flour and mill feed section. The Adams men are longtime locals with real estate interests and promise fair terms to customers.
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Alma
F. D
D. W. Adams
D. W
Odd Fellows
J. 1 B. Mall
D. Adams
Alina
Honorable treatment and long residence as business guarantee
The passage notes that honorable treatment, long residence, and upright department provide sufficient assurance of a person’s business character, reflecting a traditional view of trust and stability in the community.
George Spicer and Son Meat Market One of Alma's Oldest Firms
The Alma based firm G. J. Spicer & Son operates the town’s oldest meat market on Superior Street near McCullough & Button. George J. Spicer, a pioneer resident since 1834, helped found Alma and later partnered with his son Charley, building a family business noted for first class meats, fair weights, cleanliness, and a broad range of products including poultry fish game oysters and hides with the highest market prices paid for pelts and tallow.
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Alma
G.L. Spicer & Son
Superior Street
McCullough & Button
George J. Spicer
Tlenry Smith
St Louis
Mr. Spicer
Tine River Township
Luther Smith
Spicer
Charley Spicer
G. J
Alma village council minutes August 27 1880 Alma Michigan
The Alma Common Council met in regular session with President Montigel and Trustees Adams Tubbs Bagley present. Tinker and Doneiam absent. Claims approved for Meddhough Hutton and others. Cemetery committee seeks to buy a land strip west of the cemetery for 25 dollars, to be paid to My. Tarek and Wm. Turck. Council grants time to remove the pole on Superior Street and adjourns.
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Alma
Mich
Montigel
Adams, Tubbs and Bagley
Tinker
Done
Dspinney Hi
Frm
Meddhough & Hutton
Deouter Coleman
Raed W. Ellison
Haurtwicks Pre
Ch . Thomas
Om Dames i
Kress
Committee On Cemetery
My. Tarek
Turck
Yeas
Bagley
Table
Adams
Dunham
Marshal
Superior St
Local notices and events mix with theater and farming lore
A mix of local items notes Miss Abbie Taylor teaching in No Avesta and civic ad buys, a Maple Leaf vs Elwell baseball game 26 to 4 Alma win, sewing machine offers, Patrons of Industry picnic with speeches, quail hunting ban, public commentary on women’s purity, a horse incident near College, Lindon Monte Cristo Opera House staging Damon, teacher exams, and travel fares for reunions and fairs.
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Abbie Taylor
No. Avesta
B. 1. Brown
Alain
Mietigeaat
Maple Leaf
Elwell
Alma
Opera House
Lindon Monte Cristo Company
Mr. Lindon
Annd
Damon
Damon Hus
Topeka
Kansas
Ambiguous Rail Connections Aid Tolede Man Crnteal
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions multiple rail lines and towns across Michigan and neighboring states, naming Marquette, Detroit, Cadillac, West Michigan, and various junctions. It appears to reference a navigation or railroad network with managers and stations, but concrete events or outcomes are unclear.
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Caweadt
Prue
de Stein Navigation Co
Starewe
Michigan Southern
Westwen Iy
Liuke Shore
Marquettery
Des ML
Diecut GT
Han Arbor
North
Briluy— Ohne
Grend
Pilot
Henne
Aron Sey
Mia
West Mich
West Michigan
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Coulinationis A. W
Dieian and Sunpoon
PSU Dam
M.D. Ty Iru Alor
Milur
C. L. Downie
General Praetion
Wells Drug Store
Yerington
Procttelng Boysen
Fa Webb
A. Dagley
E. Sturgeon
Wright
Oper
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Francis J Almoit
Gratiot County
Tiadirance
Ree & Norton
Mtherwine
Mostuirsas
John D. Spinney
Attorbey
Aiel Mow
Ima
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Peneh
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Epiacopal
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Cork State FE
Patecinyo
MA Lodge
Anna Messingee
Aukuha AlAs
Department of Michigan
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W Kelly
DH Cuan
Simspeeyenen
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SS. F. Mown
Mina Ina CoLman
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CP Buons
LMA Clerks Association
Tsang Tn Yeh Out
P.M. Smith
Prank Mepnun
Secrouary
Carpenters and
AY Alverson Carpenter
Nudder Ratimites
John Dunham
W. Kelly
Webbs’ Drug Store
T. J. Duff
Uniono Veterinary Cole Lone
Toronto
Canada
St. Louis
Commercial House Livery Barn
T.G. Duff
Wriglet House
Weddnor
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Neil & Morrison
A Business Review
Adams, Brothers
Hall
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Ylour
ASD Ped
George Spicer
Alta
Tam
Nick G. Davipson
Alia
Industtry
Ancada
Sumner
Line River
Seville
Geo
F. Munting
John Norton
Frank Tubbs
Tubb
Frank
Mr. Lockwood
Damon and Pythias
George A. McCulfer
Washington
Milore Gay
Harrington
Delbert W. Perry
Mirrille Fisk
Asia
John W. Krabill
Parmer Center
Gratiot
Ithaca
Giles T. Brown
Sec. Co. Board of School Piers
Army of the Cumberland
Chattanooga
Tenn
Toledo
Ohio
John 1
Digkersen
the Palace Restaurant
Hopkin’s
Ashe
Pieabalans Laneh
Tee Rein i Beason
Fresa Bakery
Webbs
Alna Furniture
I. Loveland
Ceater
Asie
Bert Woodward
Alma Woolen Mill
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Ward
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Toinda
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M. Co
Monroe Junction
Ariend Hernich
Dundee
Witty Idle
Milan
Ration Division
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Pitteiont
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Webb
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