Allen District News and Local Docket
Allen District notes list residents and visitors including Velma Orwele from Lansing and Velma visiting Alma with Wisie Gallagher, Michaels in Alma Saturday, Artie Conley and wife in Ithaca, Mrs Marie Ifate with Mable Wyint, John Palmer and family in St Louis, Chas Vandemark called to Columbus Grove by death, Bert Failing in Alma, Adelbertley family back from week with friends, Ladies Aid meeting at Conley, Frieda Conley ill with lagrippe, Allen school finishing chielline exercises, list of non absent students, Francie King and party visiting Chicago, Dr Lancashire and Mrs King attend funeral in Saginaw, J W Myers in town, Olmstead's new Walnut Street house ready for shingling, Men’s W W Bible class to meet with pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Vandemark
Columbus Grove
Ohio
Bert Failing
Alma
Adelbertley
Ladies Aid Society
UN Conley Thesday
Frieda Conley
Lagrippern
Allen School
Jennie Palmer
Ezra Richardson
Chas, Richardson
Harriet Haney
Charlie Conley
Francie King
Chicago
Lancashire
Betfoit
King
Clark L. King
Saginas
J. W. Myers
Ithaca
A. F
Community Notes from Alma and Nearby
The brief items record Dr. Lancashire of Detroit visiting Alma on business Monday, the birth of Margaret Evelyn to Mr and Mrs Howard J Felmes of 714 River Sunday evening, Rev Ernest Thornquest of Minnesota an evangelist with the Scandinavian Christian Missionary Society speaking at the Christian church, and Giles Ishorn at Walnut and River recovering after a serious erysipelas illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mank Ehurch
Lancashire
Detroit
Alma
Margaret Evelyn
Howard J. Tfelmes
River
Ernest Thornquest
Minneapolis
Scandinavian Christian Missionary Society
Christian Church
Christ
Giles Ishorn
Walnut
Notice of Pine River taxes 1912 collection schedule
Notic 1 lists tax collection dates at Forest Hill Alma Chadwick's office and St Tonie Commercial Savings Bank for Pine River township for 1912. Dates include December 10 11 14 17 18 26 28 and January 1 4 7 94 81. George Fruchay treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NOTIC
Forest Hill
Alma
Chadwick
St. Tonie
Commercial Savings Bank
Pine River Township
George Fruchey
North West New Haven Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs Frank Smith return from Fenton visit. Alford McParland and Richard Eastman traveled to Riverdale on business. Glen Hicks and Zelma visit Alma. Robert McParland of Alma in town last Saturday. O H Church visited Ithaca. Hough McKinstry in Carson on business. Forest Smith went to Fenton. Spencer Plank of Lansing visited relatives. Albert Plank is missing since last Monday. Ed McKinstry returns from Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Fenton
Alford McParland
Riverdale
Richard Eastman
Glen Hicks
Zelma
Alma
Robert McParland
O. H. Church
Ithaca
Hough McKinstry
Carson
Forest Smith
Spencer Plank
Lansing
Albert Plank
Ed McKinstry
Ohio
Government Buys Scales For Parcels Post Service
A Washington dispatch reports Postmaster Hitchcock ordered 30,000 scales for post offices at a total cost of 77200 dollars. Two hundred large offices get automatic springless scales, 10000 smaller offices receive high grade beam scales, and other offices obtain spring balances with a twenty pound capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hitchcock
Jack Horner Pies atJuvenile Christmas Parties
The article describes Jack Horner pies as essential at juvenile Christmas gatherings. It highlights a large snowball centerpiece containing twelve smaller presents with colored ribbons and discusses a red-tower ball and a lifelike snow man pie, aimed at entertaining children with homemade gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Horner
Turkey at Christmas Dinner How to Choose and Cook
The article guides selecting a turkey by feather color and age, noting black feathered birds as best and young birds have smooth black legs. It advises choosing a white skinned hen for roasting, warns against old birds, and describes an oyster sauce dressing with parboiled turkey, bread dressing, and oysters, plus gravy and nutmeg sauce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Larry
Delicious Pies Creams and Custards For Christmas
Delicious pies ideas for Christmas include custards and cream pies as lighter alternatives to mince. A pumpkin custard with a mer ingue finish is suggested, plus a decorative colored mer ingue. Crust made from butter sugar yolk egg and flour pressed into pie pan and baked to light brown.
Mince Pie Filling and Custard Substitutes in Recipes
A historic recipe excerpt describes combining three tablespoons sugar and flour with boiling milk, then whisking in yolks and vanilla and topping with a meringue. It notes this as a good substitute for indigestible mince pie, detailing filling ingredients for three pies including raisins, apple sauce, vinegar, water, cracker erumia, sugar, molasses, and spices.
Traditional Turkey Dressings and Sausage Variations
A vintage recipe guide describes turkey dressings with chestnuts bread butter onion celery parsley sage and chestnuts plus option to stuff with sausage meat or veal stuffing. Also notes larded turtle and pork bastes for flavor and moistness with tips on giblets and gravy balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Rats Feast Scheme and Public Notices in Alma 1912
Story fragment notes a cruel rat trap scene and a 1912 Advertised Letters list from Alma Michigan with Dec 7 1912 end date. Also reports a St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church English service introduction for Lutherans seeking German-free worship in Hastings Street area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
U. B
Hastings Street
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Prescott
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Pure Food Committee of
Congress
Royal
Allen District
O. W. Swisher
Mich
Northwest
New Haven
Smith’s Bakery
Angel Food
Devils Food
Molas
Att Smith
H. Smith
Gray & Gray
Ory
Heer
Yancy Meringue Pir
Colery
Cale
Grand Rapids
Rogers
Alma Record
G. R. Press
Woman's World
Alma, Mich
Dr. Hess & Clark
Beck
Alma, Mic
E Evo Grover
Dr. Hess
Grover’s Drug Store
Rexall Store
Glen Adams
Sidney Sweetland
Chas. F. Brown, P.M
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