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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
7
Alma business directory lists multiple churches and fraternal groups with service times, meetings, officers, and locations. Churches include Methodist and various lodges with weekly gatherings, Sunday school, prayer meetings, and civic events.
Fragmentary text mentions Writs and money, a Hector office, and a person named Chas Rhodes. It appears to reference payments or prizes with limited readable details. The source is garbled and names and amounts are unreliable.
The Perry Nursery Company of Rawhester New York seeks reliable men and women to act as agents to solicit orders for their products. They offer good weekly pay and provide a complete outfit with fees. Write for particulars immediately to join a community position in demand.
A Washington Star snippet quotes a hostess seeking to ruin conversational flow among friends and Miss Cayenne replying that a musical would achieve it. The brief exchange highlights playful social dynamics centered on entertainment during gatherings.
A Chicago survey shows Illinois law students rarely work in lawyers offices. Only seven of 1000 respondents favored office study. Most firms say students are a nuisance and prefer those already admitted to the bar. Majority favor a full college course before law school. many want at least two years, with four years high school as minimum. Work in a lawyer office is discouraged unless necessary for expenses.
Stephen Essex, a Methodist minister, endures a long theological wanderings and failed recoveries after a premature plan of salvation study. The novel traces his mental state, remedies, and the influence of doctrinal search on his life and relations.
county notes report a stretch of social visits with Wheeler Jutin Elleworth in Grand Rapids visiting relatives in town and others including Mr and Mrs Hipolite of South Wheeler. Several locals travel for short stays and domestic tasks as Evangelist meetings draw crowds at the MK church.
Bever residents report visits from Miss Payne and Miss Croll at Scott Payne's home. Pred Wilkon and family spent Sunday at A. P. Moane's. A wagon incident occurred near the Dunkartansoting Saturday evening. Mrs Nettie Adlon of Grand Rapids visiting Mindanies TL HL Wi ook and Wolf Giamiur. Mr and Mrs 8 AC Ritter hosting a family visit from Saginaw county. Wrote about Maple Rapids gatherings and local visitors including Sandiee, Terry Everts, and Jen Jarvis.
Fragmentary lines describe a historical scene with a figure named Louie Tasper moving toward southern Virginia during a distant war. The garbled text mentions a person with a long finger and a wide foot, and references gear or dress bits, suggesting a chaotic wartime portrait with many unreadable labels.
A quirky old caption depicts a wasp hovering near a nervous cat. The insect warns away the cat with a taunt while the cat retorts, and the scene ends with the creature remarking it feels unwell today. The dialogue mixes playful misheard phrases and humor.
The fragmentary report mentions Central Lafayette and a doctor or maker figure, with references to a trial or preparation process. It references a character named John Diagyuiter and a list of others, and briefly notes a medical relief claim about Diphteria in minutes alongside mentions of Thayne Releetrie Oil.
L D Estee returns from ranch while KEEB Gruber visits relatives. Mrs Blanchette extends stay in Van Buren county. a Thursday morning fire at Geo Dishrow's station agent residence caused limited damage. W L Dibble returns from Minneapolis after a long unfamiliar trip. Dr EK Caldwell and wife return from Ann Arbor. Mrs J M Melville hosts nine Bambie sisters from Ababa. Ea Axtell and wife back from Pennsylvania. Dr Taylor and wife return from Milwaukee. Mrs Leterneis hosts at daughter’s home. Mins BR Dy Leman. Bert Hyde involved in Welpine area activities.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Vinelike drinks and new life bills. It references a library test and a small number 2wairaines, with unclear names and locations. The readable items appear disjointed and lack coherent events or entities.
Mie Lena Srwie visited relative Alia Friday and Saturday. Mrs Brady is no butter. E Veniomark's nother wail. Mrs Hartman’s father, tran thie, are in Michigan sow. They like the country very well and will peer to Ohio in no few days. A great many attended the slaw of Alma July 1. Y Richardson And Enwily visited Mets, Birdy last Sunday.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Harriet Howard of New York with references to beauty and a sale related to Plats barns mill saree. Content is garbled showing unclear names, places, and actions, no coherent event or date.
Fragmented local column records neighbors and events including attendances at a lecture and a salut meeting at J. Sonie’s Sunday Will Bank and wife visiting Bethany friends. Mentions Daily Hoyt and Korah Wookes families, plus a celery remedy advertisement promising headache cure.
Brief humorous item reflecting on Henry Hyde and social pride with regional quip. Contains character dialogue and local flavor from the Cleveland Leader style.
The Montreal Star notes a quip that most people would rather preach half a day than practice half an hour, reflecting a humorous take on habit and diligence in religious or public speaking circles.
ARCADA DISTRICT No 5 Fred Bradford sold a pair of draft horses Saturday to parties from Trend Rapids for 450. Sam Wilcox sold land near Wolfe bridge to Mr Todd who will take possession next fall. W Peck and B F Cline had phones removed this week. Several families south of Alma spent the 4th in B F Clines grove.
A narrator notes sound travel times from a factory whistle three seconds to reach home at 3,000 feet, echoes from 5,000 feet away, and that high and low tones travel at the same speed. Thunderstorm observations show lightning ten seconds to sound distance, with the storm approaching and a barn struck by lightning igniting flames.
A fragmented excerpt explores the cruel paradox of piano music in a poor household. The instrument’s lure contrasts with hunger and sacrifice, as marriage and social expectations threaten the uncleared joys of music. References to a cottage, a third floor, and a world that bars art hint at broader cultural tolls. The piece cites figures and remarks from London and tied to a public discourse on art, money, and domestic life.
An accident at Milhouse Al face involved an explosion and chemical effects. An operative was blown up and fell about three feet, with sulphuric acid and related compounds found on site. The death was confirmed by a respirator bottling and other items recovered, labeled with the word Talim Engineer.
A fragment from Newitk News hints at a quirky scene with a \"gowl friend\" and comments on men and canal boats. It suggests closeness and consequences, using colorful phrasing about relationships and safety in a nautical context.
A fragmented quote from historical sources notes tension and temper in a domestic dispute. It references absence altering mood and a caution about truth telling, attributed to the New York Press and De Sales. The garbled text suggests a human-interest remark on relationships and prudence.
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