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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
12
Dr Bruske states the college library will be enlarged before spring. Rising demand has filled current stacks, so the second story will be converted into a new stack room for less-used volumes to create additional space and improve library convenience.
Miss Margery Melcher a traveling secretary for the Student Volunteer Movement visited Wright Hall spending Tuesday and Wednesday with the Young Women’s Christian Association. She met the association cabinet the Student Volunteer Band and spoke in the college chapel on a vital subject Can the World Be Won to Christ.
Melcher has given strong impetus to the study and personal interest in this great work, energizing scholars and readers to engage more deeply.
The schedule lists Alma College baseball games including April 26 Kavoo at Alma, May 4 Alma at Adrian, May 10 and 11 Alma at Hillsdale, May 17 Olivet at Alma, May 44 Albion at Alma, June 1 Alma at Albion, plus December and January dates with Detroit Y, Bay City All-State, Hope College, Mt Pleasant Normal, Michigan Agricultural College, Ypsilanti Normal, and Hillsdale among others.
Real estate transfers are listed with numerous buyers and sellers across Perrinton North Star Alma Ithaca and Elm Hall. Entries include transfers of lots and parcels in various additions and blocks, with prices spanning from 500 to 6400 dollars. Also noted is an employment ad seeking a young man for a selling store position by C G Rhodes.
The article traces Canada’s constitutional rise from colonial dissension to a united, responsible government under the 1867 North American Act. It details party responsibility, the dominance of the house of commons, the governor general, and the premier, contrasting with the U.S. system. It notes Laurier’s leadership, key disputes like Manitoba school and fisheries questions, and argues bold highway bond funding could spur growth and higher living standards.
Market prices for grains live stock and produce including Wheat No 1 white Red Oats Beans Timothy Clover Ear Corn and prices for beef cattle sheep lambs veal calves hogs mutton and poultry eggs butter and hides listed with per unit figures and per hundred weights in a concise itemized format. Details cover grains such as wheat oats shelled corn and buckwheat with price ranges and per bushel rates for clover timothy and rye. The list notes produce and livestock values typical of a local market report from a historical newspaper page.
A one per cent grade raises one foot per hundred feet traveled up a hill. Ten per cent grade raises ten feet per hundred. Tests show a horse that pulls 1000 pounds on level ground pulls only 10 pounds on a one foot in fifty grade and 250 pounds on one foot in ten. Heavily loaded vehicles should travel on routes with three to four per cent grade if feasible to maximize load and minimize haulage costs.
The article argues that protection of wild birds moves from humane appeal to economic justification. It notes that bird slaughter dwindled due to fashion, while rising insect pests and lower harvests follow fewer birds. Birds control pests and feed on weed seeds, aiding agriculture. Some states now protect birds for farming value.
The May 3 observance in Russia collected funds for the League for the Prevention and Cure of Tuberculosis. Citizens of all ages offered white flowers, with large sums raised despite grim conditions, highlighting the nation’s struggle with the disease and public response.
A Louisville Courier-Journal line recalls a man asking for help on bended knee and a blunt reply to stand up and be practical. The exchange reflects tension between romantic gesture and pragmatic counsel. The brief joke hinges on misheard or split phrases.
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