Civic Improvement League Holds Meeting In Alma
Civic Improvement League reports on meeting progress with plans for a sanitary slaughterhouse, reading room, Carnegie library support, and park work. Financial details show dues, sales, and fruit of community efforts. reading room usage centers on youth and visitors with cataloging of new books and a voter registration role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
Erlside
Carnegie
Bertram
Carnegie Library
R. H. Wilcox
Arrest in Detroit migrant grand larceny case and odd local notes
William J. Sullivan, a former Republic Motor Truck Co. employee, was arrested in Detroit and brought to Ithaca jail on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing tools worth about $200. The item list includes odd stray notes about graduates, local dressmaking, and a misrendered Victorian era newspaper miscellany including worms remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Sullivan
Detroit
Ithaca
Sullivan
Republic Motor Truck Company, Inc
Ashley Junior YMCA Hang Out Banquet Acknowledges Room Support
A letter from caretaker Harry Willet notes plans to sell excess magazines and keep popular titles on file while creating a boys hangout to provide safe reading and entertainment. He thanks the league for making the pleasant space possible and highlights ongoing support. Seventeen boys led by Rev Polley and Clare Valmeter held a banquet at Ashley YMCA in celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Selesae
Orchratra
Polley
Clive Parmeter
Ed Chisholm
Ato
Land
Ito
Orraphic
American Boy
Corpanion
Popular Mechanics
Shelver
League
Harry Willet
Ashley
Rev. Polley
Clare Valmeter
Ashley Feast
Wil Asiae
Ainnulican
Local notes from Isabella Gratiot counties and area
Rural news records social visits farm sales and local club events in Isabella and Gratiot counties including a big ditch matter, obituaries, travel plans, and an advertiser notice. Mentioned are Loomis Edwards and Florian, Mrs Loomis, Delsa Fish, Alva Decker selling farm to Charles Fisher, Miss Exon Wilke, Miss Hazel Wilke, Dudley Hoyt and wife, and an advertised list with postmark deadlines. The piece also notes California visit plans and a January 22 1917 Alma Michigan advertisement list and Dr Kings New Life Pills promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Taneran
A Campbell
A. Ingraham
G. J. Poole
Mt Pleasant
Isabella
Gratiot
Bert Pogerman
Loomis
A. Florian
Delsa Fish
Vertaburg
Mrx FE Loomis
Alva Decker
Charles Fisher
Neur Elwell
Carl Mickinson
Alma
Dickie
Mr. Con
Lansing
William Adams
Ohio
Cmed Hoyt
Mr Pleasant
Exon Wilke
Chicago
Hazel Wilke
Saginaw
Dudley Hoyt
Tired Weak and Nervous in Alma People
Alma readers report tiredness irritability and nervousness with back pain and weak kidney symptoms. Advert claims Dean's Kidney Pills relieve rheumatic pains nervous spells and sleep issues backed by Mrs. Josephine Vannermar of 416 W Mechanic Alma. Price 40 cents at dealers towns kidney pills same as Foster Milburn Prope Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Alma
Josephine Vannermar
Mechanic Street
Loan
Chopin and the Children and Presidential Candidacy Echoes
A chronicler recounts Chopin entertaining students with a candlelit tale of robbers in a wood while he played softly, attempting to calm them. The piece shifts to a survey of presidential candidates, noting wealth levels and naming figures like Samuel J. Tilden and others in a Philadelphia Ledger summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Keemitsen
Wright Avenue
Alma Record
Mr. Merchant
Chopin
Wis
Chaphi
Rome
Fiellen
P Chopin
Armvriong Tatoo
Ge Sojerrn
White Mouse
Willa
Taft
McKinney
Cleveland
Wareten
Garteld
Grau
Arthur Hayes Jotm
Tie
Tilden
Qgirard
Philadelphia Ledger
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Tom
Platwe Kodak
Quire
Gratiot Ave
Ofice
Tl-Tip
Houst
Bridge St. Gew
Macera Gee
Sandel
Elwell
Malure
Bradley, Vestaburg
Union Phone
J. HL Smith
Carl & Stone
L. D. Whiteside
Lara
T-Lip
Tequire
Tip
Guernsey
Ramseyer
Elkton
Mich
J W. Sprague
E. Center St
A_ mechanic Inquire of
D. P. Struble
Woodworth Ave
Nellie Davis
St. Louis
Lincoln Oil Co
E. M. Ewing
Harrie Willard
Thrree
West Center
College Park
PFN
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Superior St
Woodworth
Fantrell—Gies
Howework
Wright
B. Berman & Sons
Greening Nursery
Monroe
Michigan
Cc KR. Murphy
Arcada
Civic Improvement League
Bute
Keene
Saxevaveins
Station Park
Southfield
Avery
Red Cross
Public Health Committee
Potal
Christmis
Youth's Companion
Scientific American
Midweek
Recreation
Everybody’s
Literary Digest
Outlook
Worlds Work
Colliers
Leslies
Saturday Evening Post
Scribner
Geographic
Farm Journal
Michigan Christian Advocate
Christian Science
Hagley
Bagley
Lawrence Perry
Francia King
Skinner
Munford
Perrington
Ge Dteaves
Charles Shimmons
Dent
Firme
Jackson
Memphis
Tennessee
Gulk
Tmerling
Nome
Beardeane
Oral Bigelow
Arena
Mary B. Chieu
Seville
Thomas Ro Crew
Annte Marnie E. Pettit
Alme
Howlhy
Lotugwite
Plorence A. Laaer Lafayette
Cem Ringle
Haniline
Lissie Fleck
Hamilton
John G. Hiebert
Perrinton
Martha Fricke
Ithics
West Pine River
Milo
Mish
Bernice Adams
Marvin Lanshaw
Pleasant Valley
Seville and Sumner
Sumner
Frank Handley
Gary
Washington
Lincoln
Verne Wright
Ora D
F. J. Convis
Akin
State Street
M. C
William Schiff Lake Thhree
Lauran Amsbury
California
J. F. Snydan
Gardena
Grange Life Insurance
Alma, Mich
Chas. Linninger
M Gibbs
Gilbert
Martha Mangus
Minnie E. Perry
Rex J. Burll
May Darrow
Ernest Perry
Edrie Purvis
Wm. M. Rayburn
Bill Rayburn
Madgeline Rathgary
Charlie Strickland
Selma Swanson
R. H. Stricklin
VP. Cash
Dr. King
Kidneco
Amenea
Peturn
Laehich Wein
Gall Stitt
Howe
Alma Roller Mills
Alma Mich
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