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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
6
Alma College invites entry to its School of Music for vocal and instrumental studies, the School of Art covering China, water color, and oil painting, and the Commercial School. Instruction is individual, with flexible start times and pay-as-you-go terms.
Coroner details two grim murders linked by crime and suicide. Warren C. Rowland stunned his wife Vashti Perry Rowland with a wooden leg, flooded the room with gas, and killed himself. Vashti died by asphyxiation while Rowland’s throat wound proved fatal. In Lansing, farmer Charles Thayer shot his wife and then killed himself after she refused to live with him.
The July department of agriculture report notes the United States realizing a record cereal crop with corn surpassing 1 000,000,000 bushels and oats exceeding 1,000,000,000, pushing total grain value toward 2.75 billion dollars. Despite some winter wheat losses, spring wheat gains offset, and analysts expect ample breadstuffs with strong domestic demand and active foreign purchases.
Representatives from New York business associations travel to Washington urging a tariff commission. They say ninety percent of national associations back the idea. A balloon record in New England shows William Vansleet and party flying 176 miles in a straight line from North Adams to Topsham, besting the prior 164 miles by Van Sloot.
A quirky excerpt features a child claiming vast knowledge and praising an editor while trading playful banter about reading and knowing more. The line contrasts a confident paw with a cautious one, revealing a humorous, self aware tone from a local newspaper fragment.
A northern flora note reports that Arctic regions host 762 distinct flower kinds. The count highlights diverse adaptations among plant life in extreme climates. Researchers emphasize cataloging to understand biodiversity and biogeography.
Detroit held a grand parade with over eleven hundred autos decorated with flowers as a lead into the sixth annual American Automobile Association Glidden tour beginning Monday at the city hall. Forty three cars competed including 14 for the Glidden and 14 for the Hower trophy with a western route to Denver and back to Kansas City.
The Michigan State Pair traces sixty years of effort to establish a Detroit anchored fair. From $17,000 in treasury, 147 acres now total about $85,000 in land value with a half million dollar plant. Detroit donors funded grandstands, barns, a race track, and grounds improvements. Debt stands at $160,000, mostly from the original bond. The state should support the fair as a true state institution and seek funding akin to Minnesota and Iowa legislative appropriations.
The Michigan Agricultural Society has poured over 100000 into its state fair harness setup. The rebuilt grandstand and mile track, plus a new 50 stall barn, accommodate 200 horses. Kalamazoo hosts a fair opening August 30 drawing horses to Detroit for a September race program featuring Dan Patch and Minor Heir. The schedule promises fast times and top-tier sulky action across five racing days.
A humorous meditation on the “grass widower” lifestyle. The widower leaves his wife and children to enjoy carefree days, dining on fine foods, socializing with other bachelors, and chasing recreational pleasures in parks, clubs, and seaside spots, while contemplating his return to home life and duty.
In Wide World Magazine the worker describes his largest job lashing ladders to the Nelson column to fix 49 tons of laurel. He details rope methods, two ladder sets, and the perilous top cornice work while noting the column’s greasy soot and a risky beveled platform. The piece ends with a quote about choosing smiles over profit.
In a domestic scene, John and Mrs. Cozzens clash over their canary Dick as they debate exercise and air for the pet. Mrs. Cozzens plans to fetch something to cure him while John resists being treated as a bird keeper. Dick eventually proves lively, defying the tension with a dramatic display when their attention returns.
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