26 Feb 1904
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
1
The list includes Alma Patent Arcada Bakers Rye Flour Buckwheat Flour Graham Flour Whole Wheat Flour Wheat Grits Corn Meal and Cracked Wheat as grain products. It reads as a catalog of flour varieties and meal types.
Low rates to homeseekers and settlers. Monthly sales meetings on the third Tuesday through May 1st. Literature available from Write Inc M Beall M and O R R St Louis Mo.
A Record visit with Mr and Mrs Lafayette Charch in Alma area reflects on a long life of work and public spirit. Born July 16 1816 in Wayne County New York to Willard Charch a Revolutionary War veteran, Lafayette came west in 1836, married Sophronia Benjamin in 1840, and helped settle Gratiot County. The feature recounts his rugged early years, family ties, and the couple’s devotion as neighbors near the growing community two miles southeast of Alma. Continues on Eighth Page.
Several interested parties formed a pond cleaning association on Wednesday, with work expected to begin soon.
Local business leaders form the Pine River Improvement Association with GS Young as chairman C Ward as secretary and Geo Moore as treasurer to solicit private subscriptions and raise funds for cleaning the Pine River pond. The project aims to reduce pollution and disease by sanitizing the water used by Alma village, with further work possible next year if funds fall short.
Rail lines suffer heavy disruption as wind and snow drifted tracks. Pere Marquette passenger service stalled between Alta and St Louis with cars damaged. passengers seek shelter in Alma. Grand Rapids line delayed until next day. Arbor City trains fare slightly better though Cadillac service halted and rerouted with extra engines.
A beautiful heavy paper map 42 by 64 inches mounted on rollers with cloth edges. It shows inland pensions and major lines including Trans Siberian Railway Pacific cables and railways in Japan China Manchuria and the Far East. Sent on receipt of 25 ovate in atamine by W A Kniskern PTM Chicago & North Western.
A rambling 19th century tribute extols the cow as grand and noble, detailing its vast economic and cultural contributions from milk and meat to fiber and paper. The author reflects on the cow’s central role in commerce, industry, and the settlement of America, urging kindness toward the animal.
Ino B. secured first in open class and best setter trophies at a Detroit bench show, attracting praise from sportsmen. Banghart, who sold the dog for $100, saw the sale money deposited by the secretary, while purchaser Fred Drillaard of Windsor took the seventeen month old winner.
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