Local Notables Visit Riverdale and Nearby Towns
A string of visitors and locals travel between Miraca Cadillac Riverdale St Louis Alma and Ithaca this week with residents like JW Ridgeley Miss Stella Pollick Dr Branch and Mrs Blanche Kemp among those noted. The column also mentions a Hyomei health note advising breathing treatment for catarrh and colds with Charles Rhodes offering the outfit.
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William E. Smith
St. Louie
Blanche Kemp
St. Loure Wan
Hooper
Elm Hall
Riverdale
Dr. Branch
St. Louis
Loyal Wooward
Sumner
John Young
Stella Pollick
EB. Faunce
James Kiein
Clinton Nelson
J. W. Blakeley
Detroit
Rose McGreanor
One Quarter Off at Mrs Gaffney's Style Shop
Local notes report a variety of social visits and trips. Miss Beulah Parr visited Miss Marguerite Iseman of St. Louis. F W Rogeles returned from New York automobile show. Henry McNamara traveled to Lafayette Indiana for a Percheron purchase. Mrs A R Kapper and Mrs Henry Frosch visited the former's parents. Bee Polasky and Mabel Gunther attended a St Louis dancing party. The Strong and Price couples visited Riverdale. Mio tablets advertised for indigestion and stomach upset at Chasies Rhodes Drug Store. Alma Art Club opened meeting at Mrs Walter Vier home with about twenty five attendees and refreshments served.
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Gaffney
Tatoo
Beulah Parr
Marguerite Iseman
St. Louis
F. W. Rogeles
New York City
Henry McNamara
Lafayette
Indiana
A. R. Kapper
Henry Frosch
A. Stevens
Miss Bee Polasky
Mabel Gunther
Strong
Price
Wlesgie Strong
Jack Moble
Riverdale
Chasies Rhodes
Alma Art Cluh
Walter Vier
Wright
Tragedies of the Unprepared at Lyceum Lecture
Brooks Fletcher delivered the third Lyceum talk at the Realty Opera house last Friday evening to a large attentive crowd. He shared forceful stories and quotes, noting that the 20th century Christian is neither a grafter nor a coward, and spoke for several hours to strong, lingering interest.
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Lyceum
Brooks Fletcher
Realty Opera House
Drawing of Jurors in Gratiot County
The article explains how Gratiot County draws jurors. City and township clerks send 10 to 15 names from districts to the county clerk after the previous year ends. The box drawing occurs in the sheriff’s and two justices' presence. The county jury consists of 30 jurors serving one term. They are paid $3.00 a day plus mileage.
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Gratiot
Michigan Third Apple Producing State in 1914 Boom
The 1914 apple crop reached about 290 million bushels, the largest in U S history. Michigan produced about 17 million, ranking third behind New York and Pennsylvania, with 49 6 million and 23 1 million respectively.
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Michigan
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
Gleaners to Discuss New Elevator at Alma Meeting
The Gleaners of Gratiot county will hold a Vaudette hall gathering Saturday afternoon January 16 at 1:30 to discuss building a new elevator. Currently only one Gleaner elevator exists in the county, distant from here, with prices not attracting farmers. The group hopes to establish a local elevator after long discussion.
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Vandette Hall
Alma Michigan
Gleaners
Gratiot County
Vaudette Hall
Amputation Follows Rabbit-Hunting Accident At Edmore
Howard Chapman of Edmore had his leg amputated near the knee after an accidental shooting during rabbit hunting. He was brought to Brainerd hospital for urgent treatment.
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Howard Chapman
Edmore
Brainerd Hospital
National Employment Bureau to Launch Next Week
A nationwide employment bureau will start next week, with the post office department aiding. Commissioner Caminetti announces workers nationwide will apply via postmasters using forms mailed to rural carriers and 200,000 Agriculture Department field agents will report openings. The postal service will distribute notices and collect applications to connect jobseekers with local openings.
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Rational Employment Bureau
United States
Department Af
Post Office Department
Caminetti
Immigration Bureau
Department of Agriculture
The
Postal Service
Flint forms William Alden Smith club for 1916 campaign
A Flint club organized to foster support for William Alden Smith as presidential candidate in 1916. The group, bearing the senator’s name, lists officers: President Robert J. Ransom, Vice President Franklin E. Holliday, Secretary William London, and Treasurer W. A. Garner.
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Flint
Michigan
William Alden Smith
Senators
Robert J. Ransom
Franklin E. Holliday
William London
W. A. Garner
Wright Opera House Renamed by Alma Realty Meet
Alma Realty Company members met Monday afternoon and passed a resolution to rename the Opera House as The Wright Opera House and the three story building as the Weight Block. The opera house block was built by Ammi W. Wright years ago and was the town’s largest and nearly sole building of its kind.
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Alma Realty Company
Wright Opera House
Ammi W. Wright
Detroit Auto Show Opens Saturday at New Detroit Lumber Hall
The fourteenth annual Detroit auto motile show begins Saturday evening January 16 in the new Detroit Lumber Company buildings on West Jefferson Avenue between Campbell and Junction, with all space leased and a fine display of pleasure cars expected beyond prior shows.
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Detroit
Detroit Lumber Company
West Jefferson Avenue
Campbell and
Junction , Avenues
Baptist Church Services and Memorial for Miss Smith
Pastor J W Priest invites all to Sunday services at 10 with sermon Money and the Kingdom. Sunday school at 11 30 B Y P U at 6 with Make Bold Beginnings. Evening sermon The Stewardship of Life. Prayer meeting Thursday 7 30. Memorial for Miss Fanny Smith noted with tributes from L A Sharp and Sunday school class members.
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J. W. Priest
Gratiot
Marguerite Mooreing
Stewardship of Life
Baptist Church
State roads spending totals near fifty million
The State Highway commission reports that since 1901 through July 1, 19?14? 24,286 miles of state roads have been constructed. Expenditures total one million fifty thousand by the state, twenty seven million eight hundred fifty four thousand by counties, and forty million one hundred fifty five thousand by townships, adding up to forty nine million nine hundred eighty thousand eight hundred five dollars in about thirteen years.
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State Highway Commission
Charles Rhodes endorses Pari sian Sage for hair care
A claim that Charles Rhodes guarantees Pari sian Sage will remove dandruff stop hair loss and scalp itch reviving the hair making it lustrous and healthy though costly. The product is described as invigorating and beneficial for beauty.
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Charles Rhodes
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G. B. Porter Registered
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Beatrice Petivaffe
Ithaca
Elizabeth Smith
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E. A. Wheeler
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Liam Alden Smith
Detroit Auto Show
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Rexall
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Superior ST
Alma, Mich
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