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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1909

Page

4

Riverdale School’s Growth Through a Century of Change

The Riverdale school history recounts a move from a small frame building to a larger town edifice built in 1874 and expanded by 1880, with free text plans abandoned. It covers text book shifts, physiolgy and hygiene mandates, truancy efforts, and rising teacher salaries as enrollment neared 100 students by the late 19th century.

Riverdale Vilage Frank Belknap Woastte Wall of the People Tl Patche & Store W . Bradley Isto Tme Riverdale School Sen Harper's United States Harper's Geography Kellogg Rsea FE. O. Strayer

Memories Of A Rural School And Its Teachers

An OCR fragment recalls a rural school’s early days. It notes growing enrollment, board debates over term lengths, and a 1904 expansion. It highlights Mr Gibson’s popularity with pupils and staff and the 1907 death linked to a home shaving accident near Pine River.

Sie Ditson City Gibeon Mr Gibson Gibson Pine River

Watches and Jewelry Gifts From Rockford to Seth Thomas

Watches priced from one dollar to forty dollars and a range of jewelry gifts. Rockford watches factory timed and guaranteed for satisfaction, with Hamilton Elgin Waltham and Seth Thomas also carried. Suggestive gifts include rings pins chains charms brooches belts belts pins combs and locket charms.

Rockford Hamilton Elgin Waltham Seth Thomas

Souvenir Spoons and Utensil Sets Featured in Display

A display highlights keepsake spoons, silver thimbles, child’s sets, bread and butter knives, olive forks, and table spoons. The assortment underscores decorative and practical tableware items popular in gift markets.

Child’s

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