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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
3
There has been a change of owner at the Hynes and Murtaugh grocery firm. J W Murtaugh retires after selling his interests to Mrs De Haven, mother of Mr Hynes. The firm becomes De Haven and Hynes. The store, opened months ago, is expanding to double stock space opposite the post office. Murtaugh may move back to Wheeler.
Miss Ruth Sly daughter of Mr and Mrs E R Sly of Bay Shore married Eugene D Pennell of Minneapolis Minn at the brides parents home Thursday evening Rev Winefred Scott Sly officiated. The couple will reside in Minneapolis with broad acquaintance there. Pennell formerly headed Alma College commercial dept and later coached athletics and joined Minnesota School of Business faculty. The bride is popular in Alma visits. Earl Parker lately at Pollasky s shoe store is now clerk at Brown s drug store.
Announcer touts new hot air furnaces promising lower coal bills. Vague claims urge readers to compare costs with the ad’s chest image, suggesting long term savings but offering few specifics.
Fragmentary user text discusses fencing around fields and crops. Mentions four crops, a car seminar, and a request for an order line for horse feed. No clear event or names. the piece reads as garbled note rather than a reportable item.
A fragmented report hints at Alma Record and Sudscription linking past events to present matters. Officials probe a major involvement tied to a local organization, suggesting a financial or civic implication. Details remain unclear as investigators pursue the trail.
A homely feature urges readers to inventory personal goals and deeds year by year. It compares merchants tallying stock with individuals evaluating progress, urging to close out bad habits, keep what’s good, and pursue better living, industriousness, and family harmony.
A reflective note advises readers to remove the metaphorical soot from their eye to see neighbors clearly and restore brightness to a world that once seemed dark. It urges gentleness in judging others and promotes renewed perception through self-reflection.
The alma community welcomes students back after the holiday break. The writer notes the value of education, the effort of students to self-finance, and the growing pride in Alma College. Many rising high school graduates could pursue college if funds available, and those paying their own way earn honor and future success.
The First Presbyterian church welcomes Rev Harry L Crain of Detroit as pastor elect, who will begin duties around February 11. Those who know him describe him as a companionable, helpful, aspiring pastor, drawn by the college connection that inspired his call.
Union Telephone Co opens a new modern facility in St John with a five position switchboard. The move enables direct transfer from the old office to the new one, expediting operations as staff begin work on the upgraded system. Helmer Tate, director at Alencollewr, leads the effort, coordinating high school and Y M C A activities and sharing salary expenses. Helmer previously trained the high school football team to northern Michigan champions and anticipates success with the baseball squad.
The eighteenth annual meeting of the Michigan Improved Livestock Breeders and Feeders Association will be held at Michigan Agricultural College East Lansing Michigan January 12 and 13 1900. A calendar current at the college showcases campus views. The institution reports growth with enrollment rising from 259 to over 290 and a faculty of 58 with income exceeding 100000. Permanent improvements have totaled 700000 during the decade.
New machines from the American Teso motive Works Philadelphia reached the Ann Arbor area and will see road service. They feature latest patterns and enhance ranch equipment. Disine Hayes departed to Grind Repide this week to become a drag clerk at Pock's drag store.
The notice features Typhoid fever outcome for Tey G. W. Hagans of Clyde. An advertisement touts Dr. Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup for sore throat coughing and colds. Burdock Blood Bitters is promoted as a purifying health tonic for the skin and overall vitality.
President Roosevelt presses Congress for careful reading of his stance on secret service use and privacy of Congress. He rejects broad accusations against all members, urges intelligent scrutiny, and cites debates by Tawney Smith and others on whether the service should be limited or allowed to investigate officials.
A western judge grants a divorce in a case citing Li temper and bad breath. An advertiser touts Dr King’s New Life Pills to cure constipation and liver trouble, promising to end temper and bad breath. Auction bill requested at The Record’s Office with assured service.
Brave fire sufferers find relief with Bucklen’s Arm Salve. It eases pain and drives out sores rashes boils ulcers and bodily irritations. Instant relief expected for skin ailments and injuries.
Fragmentary notes from A Baker and others describe a young girl confined for a year with illness. Mentions Warner’s White and a claimed cure for a female complaint, plus a stray line about patent steel shears and a job printing offer.
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