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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
7
Riverdale residents mention travel to Alma Breckenridge Flint and Detroit for work and family reasons. Among many, Mr. and Mrs Edwin Freed welcome a baby boy at Creek Dee, and several families host relatives or visit friends, with basketball practice noted for upcoming Vestaburg game.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Webb visited Forest Hill Monday. Anson Wilbur took neighbors to Alma Monday night to Ray Badgers home. Mr and Mrs Giles Isham spent a night with his father Mr Mil ony. Mr and Mrs Frank Ellin and daughter spent Sunday near Forest. Mr and Mrs Cohoon near Forest. Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones and baby spent the first of the week with A Mr and Mrs Kirby near Lowell. Veeder attended church at Forest Hill Sunday. Mr and Mr Arch Rogers and Baby spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Rabid of Forest Hill.
St Louis items report Willian Durkee’s son Rovert in Germany with the army of occupation and letters from France. Alma residents rent, visit, and host gatherings. sixth grade farewell event for birthday. Boy Scouts organize. Robert Wolf sells equipment to Ithaca firm and takes rent. various local visits by Detroit and Alma residents. church meetings plan new church construction. marriages, sleigh rides, and school events noted. many brief social updates from the community.
Vestaburg section reports a friendly evening hosted by Miss Eva Marion and helpers with music and games. Foreman Doerr wins 25 dollars for best section work of 191K on Pere Marquette. others attend funerals, travel to St Louis, and quarantine events. Includes family visits, travel between Detroit and Vestaburg, and local household updates.
Breckenridge locals praise the Lepecsa choir for a second rendition of their cantata. Notable numbers include Bethlehem and And It Came to Pass with soloists and a fine contralto by Mrs. Brown. Tenors. babies and the Eastward journey scene drew cheers, while Lydia’s solo and the entire choir received high praise.
A local medical claim asserts catarrhal deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and that only a constitutional remedy can restore hearing. The advertisement promises cure via Mall’s Catarrh Medicine with a one hundred dollar reward if it fails, urging readers to consult physicians.
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