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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
5
J N McCall of the Gratiot County Herald visited Alma while Nelson and Woodward returned from Detroit. Hardware firm Caple & Soul promote near end of stock for blankets and robes. Community events include a Day schoolhouse entertainment, a Haworth League social, Lincoln's birth day observance, and a large State Institute at the Agricultural College.
Dr Brainard visited Mrs Chambers in Ferris last Monday. Mrs Albert Struble of Mt Pleasant underwent a difficult operation on Wednesday. Dr Holcomb of Mt Pleasant used chloroform for a surgical procedure on Dr Gardner of Riverdale. Gardner visited his wife Wednesday just in time to observe the operation. Ben Carter is constructing the main stairway. A son of B B Smith was operated on Wednesday for an appetite issue. Silver's Minstrels drew a fair audience at the opera house Monday evening. Hon A B Darragh attended the Lincoln Club banquet at Grand Rapids last Monday. Roe Hutchings returned Wednesday from North Liberty where his sister lives. he will join the local manufacturing firm.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a health booster. It urges readers to avoid imitation celery teas and promises good looks and happiness from the 45 cent product sold by Charles Rhodes.
Howard Potter transacted business in Ithaca Tuesday. May Chatfield of Bay City called at the college Monday. Miss Iane Potter returned after a Howell visit. Miss Clockner of North Star visited Miss Palmer. Miss Leta Gilbert of Bay City attended the second semester reception Friday. Miss Caro Whitney and Miss Mary DeLong from Merrill came for the weekend reception. Dr. Bruske attended the Alma College Alumni Association of the Northwest banquet in Chicago Monday. The new wrestling mat arrived and is in use. Harry Holmer attends the state MGA convention in Adrian. David Johnson of Chicago and Norman King of Flushing attended the Phi Phi Alpha banquet Monday and stayed through Tuesday. The second semester opening reception was at Wright Hall last Friday, with a tasteful decor and live music and refreshments. The inter-society debate Zeta Sigma vs Phi Phi Alpha will be in the chapel Monday on free trade versus protection. Phi Phi Alpha supports the affirmative with Cobb Morse Pollard. Zeta Sigma with Onat erlin Soule Potter. The Phi Phi Alpha Lincoln’s Birthday banquet was held at Alma Springs Sanitarium Monday evening February 12 for forty. Toastmaster J Norman King of Flashing presided. Responses covered Sunshine Philosophy, Wisdom of the Wise, Phi Phi, Philosophy and Phoolishness, and Preston R. Bradley.
The Debating Club at the high school held elections last Wednesday naming Edward Titus as president Paul O Hara as vice president Harry Hall as secretary and treasurer and Mr Upthegrove as sergeant at arms Dudley Linker was elected assistant sergeant at arms. The club also conducted a bribery trial in which the jury found several members guilty. A public school debate is slated for Friday at seven with a ten cent admission Ample gossip and notices about exams and school events accompany the piece.
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