Railroads back land boom as prospectors eye Alberta
The West S L B M train carried prospectors aiming to settle land Canada plans. Edmonton to Spokane Portland San Francisco then Santa Fe route back through Arizona New Mexico. Railroads touted as development backbone offering quarter sections with $2,000 loans over twenty years. Mr. Moore praised cattle land potential and prairie grass Beyond Canada cities, English money withdrawal hurts finance but western cities remain bright. Massive Alberta land boom under way and buyers urged to invest now.
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Edmonton
Spokane
Portland
San Francisco
Arizona
New Mexico
Canadian Northwest
Moore
Calgary
Canada
Mr. Moore
Items of Special Interest Wanted and For Sale
Classified notices seek a lady cook with hotel experience and a strong trunk. Also offered: a double house with 10 rooms, large lot and barn. Exchange options include a driving horse or pair or vacant lots. Inquiries at Record office and Hotel Arcada with G. W. Pulfrey.
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Record Office
Peruece Enquire
Hotel Arcada
G. W. Pulfrey
Sumner News Roundup Notes Holiday Picks and Visits
John Lang enjoys a vacation while I F Tucker returns Friday evening. Visitors include Clair Horsey of Kankakee Illinois visiting Nina Lang, Claud Sperry and wife of Owosso, and James Duffield. Eva Lang returns from Chicago. Ruby Cleverdon returns from Grand Rapids. Roy Kinkerter of Chicago visits then returns home. Frank Hicks goes back to Lennon after a week with P Hicks. Lern Church and son Raymond of Detroit spend the Fourth with W Strickland. M E Sanford and wife visit from Cedar Springs. Marguerite Mulford returns from a grandparents’ visit. Sumnerites attend the Fourth at Alma and enjoy the Curtiss biplane flyover and Atkinson's tent show. Chas Boache, rural carrier, takes vacation. substitute R Holcomb assumes duties. Hot weather cools down with a promised low.
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Clair Horsey
Kankakee
Ill
Nina Lang
Claud Sperry
Owosso
James Duffield
Ruby Cleverdon
Grand Rapids
Eva Lang
Chicago
Roy Kinkerter
Frank Hicks
Lennon
P. Hicks
Marguerite Mulford
R. Holcomb
Michigan Better Horses Fair Promotes Army Draft Horse Breeding
General Manager Dickinson cites 1918 Michigan Fair as a bridge to war department needs for cavalry horses. Breeders urged to improve draft and saddle stock to boost US Army supply and farmers profits, with vaulting in military class as a highlight. The effort aims to pair local breeding with national requirements and incentives.
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United States Army
Michhigan
Michigan
War Department
Dickinson
The
State Fur
Dicktneon
Mrs Will Layman Visits Daughter in Grand Rapids
Mrs Will Layman returned from Grand Rapids where she was the guest of her daughter Mrs Audrey Race.
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Will Layman
Grand Rapids
Audrey Race
Daily Diet and Health Hints by Dr J J Allen
Do not substitute milk for tea or coffee at meals. Drinking with meals injures many. cocoa is a milder alternative. Start by mixing a little cereal coffee with coffee and gradually replace it until coffee is eliminated. Milk at meals is not advisable.
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J. J. Allen
Hydroplanes To Rage On Maumee
Toledo special reports the National Motor Boat Carnival moving west for the Perry Centennial regatta in Toledo on July 28 and 29. Hydroplanes and mile minute power boats race hourly on the Maumee river through the city with thousands of spectators viewing from river banks. Gold cups and cash totaling 12500 dollars are awarded under the Inter Lake Yacht association.
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Toledo
Hudson River
Perry
Niagara
Lake Erie
Maumee
Inter-Lake Yacht Association
Elm Hall Local Notes and Visits in Nearby Towns
Sumner Hoxie of Ithaca visited his mother Effie Hoxie last Thursday. Fern Pratt in Alma on business. Elim Hall beat Pleasant Indians 11 to 2 last Saturday. Mrs. T. J. Blair visited her son M. Blair in Ferris Tuesday. Several baptized at river side Tuesday. Albert Morton on the route. Rings on vacation. Leta Elliott in Alma Thursday. H Harroun, formerly here, visiting and plans Thompkinsville as future home. Claude and Glee Davis, formerly here, visiting sister Frank Croton and relatives in Onaway. Sarah Davis at Sumner Center visiting sister Mull last week. John Hall and family called on O. M. Blair in Ferris Sunday. Mrs Wilkinson of Greenville visited Roy Wilkinson last week. Found a pair of gold rimmed eyeglasses. Owner may claim by proving property and paying for notice. Enquire at this office.
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Sumner Hoxie
Ithaca
Effie Hoxie
Fern Pratt
Alma
Pleasant
River Side
Albert Morton
Mr. Rings
Leta Elliott
Mrr
H. Harroun
Thompkinsville
Claude Davis
Glee Davis
Onaway
Frank Croton
Sarah Davis
Sumner Center
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Durham
Prospect Street
Otis Eggleston
Vestaberg
Rock Lake
Vestaburg
Frank Platt
R. 2
Union Phone
Sumner
John Lang
I. F. Tucker
Elm Hall
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
William Jennings Bryan
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Armour Institute of Technology
Armour Institute
Champ Clark
National House of Represen
America
Robinson
Alna
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