This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1887
Page
4
A letter from Levens to her sister Derau describes a thriving village boasting a harness shop, multiple stores, mills, hotels, churches, and a growing school. It notes prospects for two hardware stores, a Ladies Relief Corps, upcoming entertainments, lectures, and a G A R hall event, with residents traveling for work and medical care.
Elm Hall Cave THI reports a crew of men near Dushville finishing a lumbering job. Dr O20 Osborn will open a Riverdale venture with Willis Wipple in charge and run a store there. James Clark begins a grocery and nation shop at this place after receiving Uncle Sam pension. The S of V dance at Oldfellow Hall drew a small crowd and mixed attendance. Gillyton wine moves to Riverdale with a partner. Knouse noted changes in the line of goods. Moors of Tonia held quarterly Methodist services last Saturday.
Sunday sermons pleased with logic and eloquence as the preacher discussed the prohibition amendment. He urged temperance men to vote for the amendment, praising timely arguments and firm duty to the cause.
Elwell Mrs John Shuts is quite sick. Mrs Bishop and Mrs Dr McLaughlin's sister are on the sick list. Mr Keller had an unusual fine of valentines. Lorena McNutt returns from Barry county. Clinton Nelson hauled 11 000 pounds of stone four miles to Alma. David Berson's house burned last week Thursday with the family away and no insurance.
The St Louis column notes Mrs. Eliza Kroll receiving a pension and reports various town happenings. It mentions J EB Zak planning to locate in Mt Pheasant, a burglary at Mr Stockton’s home, and commentary on a Salvation Army appeal. Social events include a Presbyterian valentine social and a Relief Corps supper at the IOOF hall with 25 cent tickets for carpet prizes.
A 19th century feature extols Dakota territory as a land of opportunity for both men and women. It highlights marriage-minded settlers, widows seeking husbands, and large numbers of women acquiring land while praising the era’s hardy pioneer spirit and economic potential despite harshs conditions. It also discusses US Mexico relations and the Monroe doctrine in a broader geopolitical frame, noting cross-border movement and policy implications.
Descriptive account details Sanyo women during a ceremonial voyage. It notes their attire, head adornments, body art, and coconut oil glaze. Women barter with officers for trinkets and supplies, then dive from a gunport to paddle away. Faaplo, Marloton’s war chief’s daughter, featured in a grand siva with jewelry and bright hair.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions several unclear names and a possible regional event. The readable text references Geral, Siretverhe Gian Wet, and EL Alibet with numbers hinting at dates or counts, but specifics remain lost in transmission.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.