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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1894
Page
5
A man recounts paying $7.00 monthly rent for nine years on a house he could have bought for $900, later sold for $2,000. He notes landlords netted $3,181 over twelve years while he had nothing to show, urging readers to seek small payments to own homes. Local items mention Rev Jones at Bay View, sales ads, and various town happenings. The rest reports on local incidents, library quirks, and city notes.
Alma and nearby News records a jumble of ads and social items including summer dress goods at Delavan's, new parasols at Alma Mercantile, local visits by A McCall and Geo Sharrar, school and bond decisions, harvest notes, church and lodge activities, races, a boat launch, a Detroit club game in Alma, and a forthcoming public sale of Katle Sheldon estate with lot details.
A revival era hotel notice promises equal treatment for outside guests and residents with full details on hours and prices available on request.
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