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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1892
Page
4
The item notes criticism of the McKinley bill’s impact on U S manufacturing and argues Utah statehood should wait until polygamy is stamped out. It discusses Gratiot becoming a prohibition county and calls for strict enforcement of the local option law to test its efficacy.
The excerpt notes Americans consumed 963208 tons more sugar in the nine months since sugar was freed than in the prior nine months. Per capita use rose from 54.5 to 67.4 pounds, while prices fell so low that three pounds cost the old price of two. The piece argues McKinley tariff claims were contradicted by these changes.
A fragmented historical digest outlines sugar use in the United States with totals for 1501 and comparisons to 1490, plus per capita estimates and import/export data across major ports. It notes a notable 18 percent rise in consumption tied to tariff and price conditions, and briefly mentions bank deposits and a political aside on Gov Boies and Iowa protectionism.
The Ontario Quebec town voted 25,000 in aid to a hosiery factory subscription over three years plus annual 2,000 installments, contingent on 100 workers first year and 150 thereafter. The piece argues community gains from attracting industry versus national trade policy, noting political bias in Free Trade circles.
The Michigan YMCA network spans 31 associations from Hillsdale to Marquette under a state executive committee. It details structure, district divisions, staff, and programs including gym facilities, classes, night schools, Bible study, and outreach to lumbermen and miners. The Saginaw district covers several cities with a statewide convention each October.
The Y M C A District Conference opened Friday in Alma with Rev L Morgan Wood from Detroit delivering The Coming Man. Sessions and a reception followed at the M E Church and Ladies Wall. Sunday services featured G W Britt J M Clarke and others in multiple churches while reports covered Alma College Flint Owosso East and West Saginaw. The event concluded after a consecration meeting and sermons by noted leaders.
A large audience attended a farewell meeting at Wrights Opera House led by IL G Van Tayl, chairman of the State Executive Committee. The event featured a strong choir, a report on organizational progress, a liberal collection for state expenses, and addresses by H M Clarke W Searls Revs J W Vickers and W F Jones. The service closed with a benediction by Rev J W Vickers and the familiar hymn Blest be the tie that binds.
Alma Driving Park association held its annual meeting last Wednesday appointing N. J. McCullough as president and Dr. W. Kelly as vice president. J. H. Arnold became secretary with G. S. Ward as treasurer and M. C. Dallas as superintendent of grounds along with four directors including A. E. Woodward and Frank Beckwith. A financial statement was presented and accepted detailing receipts from horse entrance and related items and disbursements for labor and materials.
A collage of humorous quips and gags from various publications. Jokes about bail bonds, front seats in church offerings, leaves falling, a cash business, teaching monkeys to talk, debt collection, and witty exchanges from magazines and newspapers. Notable lines reference Yale Record, New York Herald, Chicago Tribune, Harvard Lampoon, and other humor sources.
A 2:40 a m Sixth Avenue elevated ride becomes a comedy as a man with a covered harp plays Italian tunes. Passengers join in with Mary and John, a lone woman blushes, and a concealed ventriloquist act is revealed. The performer, a man posing as Italian, is exposed as a woman in disguise who breaks from the car at Eighteenth Street.
A list of individuals and entities connected to a patriotic effort and discussion of trade policy appears in documents circulated for public posting. The text names several figures, regions, and dates, noting the completion and mailing of the decaranste for fifty cents.
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