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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
5
Alma Record notes remarks by the social service director on vice issues. Subscription rates listed include 1 year 1.50, six months 16, and three months 40. Advertising rates apply. church socials and entertainments with admissions charged fall under regular rates. Obituary provisions: 125 words free, over that 0.1 per word. The Record is entered at Alma Michigan.
Alma women organize for Red Cross fundraising with ward chairmen and a July 22 drive. An artists concert, a knitting department drive, and a membership push to support war relief amplify community efforts led by Laura Soule, Mrs. Shurrar, Mrs. Wicks, and Mrs. Allen Wood.
A flood of Republican campaign notices. Arthur J. Murphy announces run for Gratiot County Sheriff in August primaries. Sidney A. Eves and Willard Polkory promote county treasurer and other posts. Lewis N. Martin and Palady Huy declare sheriff candidacies. City taxes and late sewer district taxes due now at council room in Alma dated July 1 1998.
A political notice declares Aaron Amon seeking the Republican nomination for State Senator at the August primaries. The candidate notes limited voter interviews due to campaign constraints and invites examination of records from the last two legislative sessions. The text also references oil products and Australasian expedition related notes.
The Redpath Chautauqua here features The Kryt concert band with Rahurur Kurt as a prelude to a grand afternoon program. The Chicago Orchestral Band supports with six young men and a saxophone sextet, delivering orchestral and band works noted for their novelty and effort.
The article notes Mrs Grinnell's view that bats were consumed by primitive people with mention of cave dwelling, and discusses early labor in Japanese rice cultivation with figures on area and population, plus a note on Arab science and medieval learning. A small dialogue features a student seeking bread and water.
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