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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
5
The late Henry B Harris produced many famed plays and aided stars. He originated Where the Trail Divides, a new Indian play by Robert Edeson, to be staged at Realty Opera House with Primrose managing the production.
George Maier visited Saginaw while C F Brown traveled to Reese and Dr MacLachlin of Elwell spent Monday in Alma. Numerous townspeople including Daniel Brown Ithaca and Miss Sharp St Louis visited Alma this week. Regular notes cover business trips, sickness, social visits, and upcoming community events with churches and clubs meeting February 23 and 24. A railroad derailment near Ithaca disrupted service after a broken rail.
Local residents and visitors are listed with various business trips and social visits across Alma Breckenridge Saginaw Ithaca and surrounding towns. Notable movements include J P Losey optometrist at 119 Superior Alma and multiple mentions of family guests and arrivals in Crystal Blanchard Mt Pleasant and Wheeler.
A Grand Rapids News item notes a two year old boy shipped via parcel post from Stratford Oklahoma to Wellington Kansas, landing upright with a tag and paying 18 cents. He shared lunch with railroad workers after 25 miles of rural routing, exemplifying post service expansion and hints of future heavy cargo like cattle and pianos.
A long list of visitors and short trips marked Alma and nearby towns. Mrs E McClinton spent Saturday in Shepherd while Don Call of Lansing, George Maier in Bay City, Wyant in Saginaw, and R V Lott in Breckenridge all appear on various business and social rounds. Other locals and guests include Miss Esther Lettickh in Alma, John D Spinney in Shepherd, Harry Clark in St Louis, W R Salter in Ithaca, J W Blakely in Saginaw, Chas Wood in Alma, Mrs Jack Bartman in Alma, Grace Miser with Mrs C B Miser in Ithaca, Leland Hill in St Louis, Walter Cople in Alma, Mrs E Dalrymple in Alma, and more. Notables include B I Case seeking county clerk, Rev Arba Martin preaching, Mrs Gladys Joseph guest in Riverdale, and Mrs W Hammond visiting Riverdale. The First Church of Christ Scientist will meet at 10:30 a.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Moose hall for now.
Detroit announces the marriage of Harry E Taft and Rita E Day to take place Saturday January 31 1914 in Detroit Michigan. Miss Day is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J N Day and has many acquaintances in the city.
G B Porter is listed as a registered optometrist with a business at Fine Watch Works, next to Banghart's Market, 123 East Superior Street, Alma Michigan.
Obituary notices recount Fanny Kenyon born 1833 in New York, pioneer Gratiot County life, with a large family legacy across Michigan. Also memorials for Mary Jane Best and Mrs Henry Mapes detail their births, deaths, survivors, and funeral arrangements. The piece closes noting local business men played four volleyball games at the high school gym, with each team winning.
Thursday market quotations list hay types including Timothy No 1 and No 2 mixed with Clover, Clover seed, and straw. Livestock prices feature hogs, cattle calves, veal, and sheep per cwt or per head. Poultry and eggs show per pound and per dozen prices, plus hides and tallow values.
Two sleighloads of members from the Adult Bible classes of the Methodist church toured the Wise home on Tuesday night. They arrived for an unexpected social hour with old time games and a late supper, then returned home in the frosty midnight air.
The Portland Oregonian praises a pure love story highlighting sentiment and appreciation of nature. It emphasizes healthy American Jam and sturdy virility, noting no divorces or unhappy marriages, and frames the tale as wholesome and uplifting.
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