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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1896

Page

3

Community School Notes and Local Events Summary

The text reports on school events and community happenings. Mr. and Mrs. Barniest Re, Charet of Christ 5.8, and local families are listed among attendees and participants. Prizes, exhibitions, a slide trombone purchase, and a quilt drawing are noted, with a literary exercise closing the term and a general sense of school activities.

Ason Ginddene Sii Barniest Christ Katentio Luffman and Mey Pravk Tedrow Trady Sarah Weybeth Wager Itemias Gurgett

SUMMERTON LEAP YEAR SHOES FEST AND LOCAL NOTES

A fragmented Summerton item notes a Leap Year event and a weekend outing by Switzer at Packneon Street, with ads for new goods. It mentions a variety of names and local details in a garbled OCR style, preserving the sense of small-town notices and social updates.

Local visitors and travel delays noted in town notices

The article lists several residents and guests visiting local families. Mr Mary Wool of Wheeler stays with Mr D C Wend in the area. Bert Keyes and family from Mt Pleasant visit with his brother Fred amid fence work by the Whitcraft brothers.

Mary Wool Wheeler D.C. Wend Thin Place Wien Whitcraft Bert Keyes Voor Mt Pleaaant Prewent Fred

Mystery Couple Witness Curious Dinner Disturbance

The report describes Mr Hiram Beecher’s family and a young couple startled by a strange noise during a winter evening. A dinner table scene follows with unclear names and actions, ending with mention of a condition and a list of items.

Hiram Beecher Pirken Tis Yong Nifisie Auteale Wbbieye

Fire in Ithaca area and local court cases listed

A jumble of notices from Ithaca recounts a fire department order, a river city wedding license, estate and theft actions, and a court loss involving George Crooks. Nearby residents mourn Hon. Roswell Here and recall a fatal illness tied to political life. The piece notes fire damage to multiple properties and a hospital collapse of an opera house wash, with community updates from county and town.

Horr Michigan Aimel Opera House Lotte Nob Geo. Crooks East North Street Burntow George

Local Notes and Meetings Across Cedar Corners Area

Chas McBain moved to Dtliven and shifted his mill to Cedar Corners. Mr Story returned from Mecostu F. Newcomb's Concert Company visits town with nightly Free Methodist Church meetings this week. War schools close Thursday after two weeks vacation. Mika McCoy line reunion in St Donia. Mroaps Mra attended Stim das school Convention at Perris Center. The partnership at Mottit & Bachelor dissolved. Mr Pettit continues work in the building vacated by Rogers & Co. Health ads promote Hoofs Sarsapanill for blood health.

Free Methodist Chorch Mika McCoy Reuniens St. Donia Ace Perris Center Stunday Mottit & Bachelor Mr. Pettit Rogers & Co

Breckenridge Community Notes and Holiday Visits

Breckenridge papers list holiday visits and hometown news. John Watson returns from Michigan University to spend holidays with family. A. Watson family visiting Chetetony with Watsons parents. Miss Westleton and three candidates discussed for a local post. school events and exams noted. local residents travel to Sagi for holidays and members of the community attend various revival meetings and local functions.

Remy John Watson Michigan University Wal Tong Jayson Inn Charles Kotrikan Lalwaed Booker Miss Weslteton Weltenday

Fragmented Local Notices From A Distant City

A garbled report lists visitors and residents in multiple towns, mentioning W Gidding traveling to Lansing, Tirmn Herrington in Heed City, and various names tied to Ithaca, Peavca, and Mossunt Va. The text references a wake, Masonic rites, a notable contractor, and town pupils, with scant coherent events amid the confusion.

W. Gidding Lansing Tirmn Herrington Heed Charlie Grows Peavca Wilcon J. W Kemp Ithaca Pielta Childamld Collee Hoane van David Stevensen Tada Mafstetter Heney Marriot Meyers Nowili de Wheeler Eodunes Sa Wilparente Ted Fis Arity

Clever Englishwoman swindles twenty husbands hearts and jewels

Avelyn Leal, an Englishwoman, allegedly married and separated many men in three years. She obtained jewelry from each fiancé and sold it, then moved on to another proposal. Her pattern involved posing to marry widows or men of means, aided by disguises and staged consents.

Avelyn Leal Niye Lippinedtt Buaeliel Nolieman Yang Guerchutte Paris Wolfemats Mat Varrinis Isa Wesson Simone

Untitled historical notice of large reward and drug firm names

A fragmentary notice references a reward of two hundred dollars and a drug firm in Toledo. Signatories claim long acquaintance with a person named Chee and assert his honorability in business and finance. Further garbled lines mention wholesale druggists, Toledo and various misread names.

Cheney & CO Prope Toledo Chee Ouy Wiera Tuas O, Wanna Kiawan & Art II Kolenale Droge Hail Ints Ucoue Tye

Unclear Haircut Riddle Sparks Public Curiosity

An old lady with notably cut hair sits in a continental hotel when a gentleman eyes her, then approaches from behind. She rises calmly and reveals her hair, replying with a curt remark that ends the moment.

Verdict in Royal Arcam case defers payment and awards damages

A trial heard the case of a wife seeking benefits from a certificate and severance payments. The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded the full amount claimed, with the order directing payment by the defendant. The verdict hinges on the interpretation of eligibility and scheduling of the payments in the ongoing valuation dispute.

Royal Arcam Benet Elaine An Jastveck Charles Sur Saengie Peenyen Andy Erin Sean Weil Wang Beesnie Saaith

Man Sixty-Three Slays Himself in Suicide Attempt

In St Louis a man identified as Canfield killed himself with a razor after drawing his throat and jaw, leaving a lifeless figure. His wife, Williomy M, found him in a barn. Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Rat aided, but the patient died of his self-inflicted wounds in the ensuing minutes.

St. Louis Cities Canfield Allon Lemuand Williaoy M

Explorers Pursue Arctic Mission Amid Hardship and Departure

The expeditionary party from the University of Tokio faces rough weather and illness as they push toward a winter task. A professor’s death prompts a relief effort while Nordea and his wife Lud endure the Arctic strain.

University of Tokio Omaha Fujivtean Nordea Ware Esibriana Tokio

Rash Promise and a London Magistrate’s Odd Exchange

An intoxicated woman in London confronts a magistrate after Christmas. He offers leniency if she vows not to enter a public house again. She cannot admit drunkenness. he agrees to a harsher pledge if she promises never to visit a drink spot. The tale ends with a defiant departure and a claim of pure water.

Londen

Steamboat Plunges Over Falls in Minnesota River

The Northwest Magazine reports a steamboat on the Rainy River in northern Minnesota was forced to plunge over a ten foot fall near Lake. With full steam the boat surfaced bottom and keel exposed before dropping into boiling water. The captain steered into calm water to escape the rapid current.

Jonnie Hake Minnesota

Wonderful Career of the Great Trottier Dexter

Dexter, a brown gelding foaled in 1845, rose to fame in a short turf career in the United States. He defeated noted horses of his era, including Norses such as ten, Duther, re M Dorel Jr, Lady Thorve, and Maid. Public enthusiasm and cheers followed his public appearances, signaling a strong cultural impact on horsemanship.

Dexter Jonas Hawkins Orange County Scribner’s Magazine Seeley Clara Jonathan Mawkins Nester Kysduk Tillam Woodruff Pasion Corre Ten Duther Re M Dorel Jr Lady Thorve Maid Asner Biydd Doble Jean

His Greatest Solicitude Feu Pest Tossed Marler Wanted to Beae From the Game

During a December gale a Yankee signals of distress sailed into the bay of Gibraltar. The American consul on board, with a crew, greeted the ship as it arrived from New York four days out of London. The crew and captain questioned the visitor about a Harvard Vale football result reported as coming out in November.

Feu Pest Marler Bay of Gilbraltar Euys Shilpi Dador Mymenth Serine Tiniae Mhechlyg New York London Gare

Witch Hazel Oil Healing Salve Advertised as Instant Care

A vintage ad touts Holling Witch Hazel Oil as a universal remedy used for forty years that relieves itching fissures sores and rashes. It claims cures for hot tumors ulcers scalp irritations and chapped skin with listed conditions and prices noted.

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