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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1895
Page
2
A garbled historical note asks readers to submit news items with precise timing and location details. It stresses avoiding speculative or invented facts, prompts for names, dates, and places, and requests single sided, not overly typed submissions.
The entry records an infant illness in New Haven and Miss Bertha Payne returning from visit to her aunt Mrs. He r, followed by a surprise party for Miss Ok on Jan Syd. It notes a Garfield Lodge installation of officers despite bad weather, naming DB McClorin N G, Wood V Gd, Heiman J 4, Joseph Honk P30, By Blunehard Treasurer, and mentions a banque served after the event.
Food is scarce and many poorer farmers grow blue as men out work for Mr. Noll. Strong sees milk running full blast. John Taylor endures a hard winter with little improvement in sight. Mr. Langdon of Vermont owns about three hundred acres and is represented here by an agent. John B. Taylor receives a letter from half brother S. D. Miller in LaFontia Colorado about hard times, snow, then Cripple Creek, Idaho to see his father Frank Miller formerly of Gratiot county.
John and Dan Chambers return from Kentu by Saturday. Farmers were saw ingots and plow for corn though the fund was too high. Albert Payne bought acres, and Moyette plans to move to Clin. Andrew Dell performed for relatives, and Ube to rent a car at the start. Bel finger tests bens to Agu or to Hare. Ulest Uberite Gliek is very poor.
The notice describes installation milestones for K T M and other groups, mentions Mrs Modealt’s illness and Dr Gratam's care, and advertises a five cent ticket for a W K C drawing with entertainment and supper. It lists a carpet drawing and a cheap carpet prize for Mrs Parker and Portia among others.
A truncated notice lists revival meetings in district No sixpublic school area with local mentions. Welling and Son's saw mill is noted to be rising in activity. John Hunt, an ex envoy, plans to move toward Kworey with his family this week. A. Schneider trades horses for Arthur Welling's colt, now very ill with distemper. Cirnia and Fanny Ladwit are mentioned in relation to the illness and a Hillsdale connection.
An old Walton township resident, Piultip Pidruina, died in county horse, with family grieving and community responses mixed by misfortune. The piece notes Simon A Howe and others involved, a funeral plan, and ongoing meetings around a local plane site. Various residents and guests from Oak Grove and Greenepenet are mentioned in passing as part of a broad community notice.
Levi Rowland North Wheeler and wife from St. Louis visited A F Horrick's on Tuesday the 19th. A Jackson Street school rally occurred Friday and Saturday of last week with a pole raising and a float display. Prof Ely of Alavi high school spoke to attendees. Maitne Dosson of St. Peeds visited her sister in Saginaw. Mrs B F Slough dislocated her wrist after a fall on ice Monday. H Hollister was in St Johns this week.
South Arcada reports Avam Roberts purchasing another colt named LieHler. The horse debuted last Saturday at a nearby home near Jas. Debuts indicate a sick teen and a health issue. A gathering occurred at Ashman’s new house near the fill on Friday evening, sparking talk of hiring in the area.
A scrambled local report notes Elwell Holts compete with Paralysis and a late abandonment. Bert Tines at Ledet and Guid Ones Hew reetunrAot are named in dubious accounts. Me Miveldon, on Sunday, lost to Miss Punt Rogers in a restored but unclear match.
Fragmented OCR text shows individuals like Har Eble and George Haney moving to Ohio, with notes on personal property transfer and church matters. Mentions of a minister’s somber gathering, a pastor’s planning, and a lodge installation list of names follow in a cluster of damaged lines.
Jackson Cortright was kicked in the head while loading a hare from the barn causing a serious wound. Crandad plans to buy lots of baled hay as S Miller hit tin on timber near land owned by Dow Wright northeast of the plane.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe healing and cleansing efforts with a focus on a cleanse named Pacnd Bali Toe. The text references two weeks and mentions what appears to be a personal or local health initiative with unclear administration details.
A tale describes a poorly literate old man from Ragast City who pays a debt with a wooden plank bearing marks. He asks a teller to credit 400 on the board, which the bank accepts after deciphering its markings. The plank proves to unlock a long practiced, if crude, banking system.
Frank Kivnort greets a ten pound boy with a broad smile as mother and child recover well. Erode Peters has purchased twenty acres of Frank Thumb woodland, while men busy handle timber on the new holding.
Breckenridge report notes Bagh Chivholm spent Tuesday in Saginaw on business Mark Holton saw a bright light in a store last Sunday morning and found the floor under the stove ablaze the fire was extinguished with little damage. Also mentions illness of James Gillard’s daughter and a local union meeting at McKeirnan. upcoming library sale hosted by Dr. Watson. teaching staff changes with Mins Carothers resigning and Ella Watson appointed.
Cutting bolts and wood i the order of the day. Kip Louis plans building a house next summer. Mr. Carnes hauls hay to Crystal under a contract for several tons. James Lobley and wife have a newborn girl. James Law rence rents the Join Weight farm on section. Mrs. Geo. Richard of Ithaca visited friends in Ithene. Geo. McKinney been under the weather. Edna Carnes visited friends in Perkinton over Sunday. Several youths attended church at Perrinton Friday night. Chas Pitchor limps with rheumatism. Preaching at the church next Sunday at 10.30. Chris Misenhelder hauling banwood logs to Pompe. Mrs. Carnes is quite sick with neuralgia of the stomach. Prayer meeting every Sunday at 7 o'clock.
An elderly woman with a hint of green in her attire visits a large office building. She questions where to find Mr Murs as a polite Englishman directs her to use the lift. The scene features a tense exchange amid a crowded, stormy urban setting described by the observer.
Sillybmh, in a state of agitation, recalls meeting Miss Mepeilith and claims embarrassment over beauty talk with Miss Meredith, causing social distress. The clash provokes ridicule from onlookers as he contemplates accusations of impropriety and vows to face the outcome.
Fire at Calvin Huth’s Pleasant Valley home ends in his escape aided by Ed McCuire, while Hazel Davies of Beat Gor, Biridiy, dies after a life of devotion. The obituary honors a loving mother and steadfast wife, recounting her faith, daily walks, and family bonds.
In New Haven at the bride’s residence Saturday Jamith wed Mr Annie Damus. The town notes Mehe subject to central meetings at the Sethian M. Behrurh progress smoothly. Drew and wife discuss a Canada visit to assist the aged. The week brings family visits to Mt. Pleasant. The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs J E Weket last Thursday.
A fragmentary profile of Washington Irving covers his New York birth on April 1 17%, schooling, law attempts, literary rise with Sketch Book and Tales, travel to Europe, roles as diplomat, and notes on his height and appearance plus later life at Sunnyside. A stitched testimonial about Elixir of Matrein and Dr Umstead follows with a patient’s cure claims and medical anecdotes.
A fragmentary travel vignette shows a traveler negotiating with Porter over a pack of aria for seventy five cents, paying, tearing open a tan table, and expressing thanks. The scene includes casual exchanges and a brief note on card play being restricted in the area.
An advance sheet from the Lather Commission report highlights Gratiot county farms and their outputs. The tabulated data promises valuable insight into local agriculture and production figures for the upcoming report.
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