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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1896
Page
2
Corrrespondents are urged to send notices to the Dorr oo ke te Al 28 MTL ict iatet tints Poeeday and to mail items to the county paper. Late matter should be sent to the address provided, separate from other pages.
Local brief notes Fulton Center residents during holidays Clinton Kellogg Hew Laypacks return from Berry Industrial School Big Hapidis shows. Kantert at home from prospect. Mention of Vinci trip, plans to sell and move. B Price improving, Stewart family also noted. Aggie Shonda back from Wick school in better health. Lew Price ships wood north Manuel Principis on picket line.
Elm Hall notes visitors Lewis Brooks and wife at Meousia and Mrs Cora Richard house for her father Marcy White while he visits Portland. Town rejoices as mains replace air pumps at wells. Riverside Mills trade talks with Mr Robinson fail. Robinson buys the Adame mill at Riverdale. M M Copp buys a new phone and plans a first‑rate concert. Homer Griffin and wife visit his mother briefly.
Greenbelt Lodge No 14 FF a ALM elected officers for the ensuing year on December 25 with W M Dant Turner and others listed. Local visits note AG Carter bought a store china in Detroit visiting Biennp here. Town chatter includes Keleor couple visiting Ludington and Jacob Weidner from Bannister in town, a bride brought by Virgil Jefferye. About 20 M W of A members planned to go to Pompei December 23 to assist in another organization’s event.
Riverdale social page notes Mr and Mrs Juke Harrold hosting a young Indy relative from St Louis Mine Amun Brooks of Oviatt Mich with Riverdale friends De and Mrs J A Morey. Michonl Stenger ill. Mrs Sherwood of Beaver Creek plans Ohio visit. K O T M elect officers for coming year William J Horton to table every Friday night and Roe Mobile to trumpet end of hall. Community correction notes and heartier praise for the Emerald era. Riverdale Hive No 475 and related lodges plan events.
In West New Haven and Crywal township a variety of small items are noted. Delbert Wilchie suggests farm plans, Hively Coats Homes hosts visitors, and EK Strabie visits Vestaburs work. Christmastime visits include Mand Mra. Boyden of North Rhade. Local travel includes Brown tenvis to Grand Rapids. The Christians tree at Davie serioul drew a crowd and Ti I Lover heads to St Jones for work.
Community news notes several ill and recovering residents including Kite and Typhoid fever cases. Mr and Mrs Asel Stowe of Livinget host relatives while Jack san eTreele and Mrs L. Hoytie appear in the home scene. Barn building planned for spring, Christmas gatherings noted, and local workers like B. Binward return from Hay county.
Local items report Mr. Leet as lucky at a Saturday convention and speculate on future success. The Christmas tree at the Christian church drew a large crowd while Methodist meetings concluded and doors were to reopen next Sabbath. George Franks’ brother visited from Ohio amid family changes including Parsons visiting relatives from Grand Rapids. Pan Murray left his soft drink stand to work on a railroad in the south, and Mrs. Ward aided her father in Ohio before returning. M Wallace Bullock from Ashley appeared in town during a collecting tour claiming to practice law in Detroit.
Revival meetings at the Baptist church led by Elder Van Dorn have drawn attendees with several baptisms. A church Sunday dinner and charity outreach to the poor were noted. Christos exercises at the M E church were well attended, and Dani Griffith was jailed for violating the seventh commandment with his wife filing the complaint. Mrs Lettie Baker, daughter of BE Dodge, died of consumption at 33, with burial beside her husband who died in March.
SETHTON G B Stone and wife left Monday for Mt Morris NL where he plans a Bible study course. He has four sons nearby and has rented his farm to his son in law Clinton Stail. Ray Poller returns from Ann Arbor visiting friends nearby. Epworth League now meets Sundays nightly. Prof F C Knowles has ninety lanes in Carson City. Sanford A Franks wed Miss Hertha Wilson Sunday with D Chambers officiating.
George Woldrettus owns a prominent Newark horse barn complex as Joh Vaowhn and family depart to Ohio for the winter. Mouser and wife visit friends in Ohio while Jus Mouser and family, Dan Mowser and family, KH Rinney and family stay near. Jaohn Month and family celebrate in Turkey as L Voller travels to Alabama for winter.
The column records illness such as typhoid fever affecting Lew Fou, notes Mee Geory's critical status, and mentions revival meetings at the county line church. It lists travel and visits: Will Gardner returning from an oil well in Ohio, Mrs. Hen Stormfelt and Oletmlé Kallner to Grand Rapids, Fara Fineh and family visiting home friends, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Keth visiting Ladington, Jal Brown and family visiting Henders Peno and family, and Samuel Wert's brief Montana visit before a western move. Advertises Dr. Wornl's Norway Pine Apple cough remedy as a treatment for consumption and related colds.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names and vague transfers including Clement Carpi, Thamar Gabel, Frank W. Clark, Theron A. dohinace, and Jatin Johnson among others. Place names like Pine River Newark Wen L Steele Hellen Brewle appear with no clear dates or concluding actions. The text ends with crude 1900 era numbers and an unrelated ad for Down's Ointment claiming cure of itching piles.
An anthology excerpt discusses whaling scenes with a mother whale attacked by harpoons and a faithful mate aiding her in the chase. It includes observations from Captain Scoresby and a note on whale loyalty, plus scattered items on ancient wonders and a Korean culinary anecdote.
A fragmented 19th century medical pamphlet style notice touts a cure for yellow fever and other illnesses. It claims widespread success, notes untold dangers of incurable diseases, and pitches a medicinal work by Dr Pierre available free via a mailed sample. It presents dramatic testimonials and urges readers to obtain the guide from The World’s Dispensatory Association in Hullio, N.Y.
A critical critique of the US monetary system on a gold basis, arguing Treasury revenue lags, sugar duties failed, and bond issues loom. It condemns bankers and politicians as mismanaging honest money, warns of debt growth, and laments American decline amid impending hard winter economics.
Fragmentary report describes a New York dining scene with references to money lenders and a secretary named Carlisle. It notes unclear dialogue about cures and traction, with garbled names and phrases making specifics hard to determine.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and a mysterious group or journey. It references a person named Marte and a secretary, along with a baseless claim about a banere and pay. Details are unreadable and context is indeterminate.
A letter argues that free coinage of silver would raise silver's value, challenging gold standard supporters. It critiques the Oregonian for underestimating silver's potential rise, questions mint capacity, and discusses impacts on the dollar, bi metallism, and US coinage policy with dense named references. HF Barting notes 12,000 fishery organizations.
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