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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
3
Clothcraft promotes its clothing with a striking guarantee of style, all wool, shapeholding qualities, workmanship and durability. The ad explains why prices range from ten to twenty five dollars and asserts the guarantee protects value, while noting the exact reason for the low prices remains to be clarified.
Three generations have studied clothing making to offer good stylish all wool garments at medium prices. Clothcraft results from 59 years of scientific work aimed at quality and value. The text praises waste elimination and new processes unique to the factory.
Disjointed archival fragment discusses end of self government and a shift away from law and repression. Mentions leadership by the best men and a vague call to redefine authority, with a reference to Walt Whitman in a garbled form.
The Houstat Post reports a Denton man forcing a gobbler to perform a traditional act by keeping him in a state of garbled mispractice with corn and other foods. The act is described as an outrage and an insult to the bird, reflecting local outrage over the method.
Report describes a chaotic scene as candidates clashed at a campaign event. Supporters intervened while rival contenders struggled for dominance. one candidate urged bystanders to restrain the attacker, and the crowd strained to separate the combatants.
A garbled OCR fragment references lower lives and a Hong court, mentioning a tailor and cotter. It reads as a stray line about various tools, tubes, and items with unclear context or coherent narrative. The readable content is insufficient for concrete facts or a clear event.
City of Alma council action July 20 1909 approves a special election August 10 to grant Chippewa River Power Company a 30 year monopoly to construct maintain and use electric lines and furnish light heat and power in Alma. ordinance sets construction standards rates and city safeguards with bonds and enforcement provisions. election ballot and polling places listed. council votes 6 to 0.
Delos W Adams city clerk certifies that the records show a council meeting on Tuesday July 18 1000 relative to a resolution for a special election in Alma city to be held Tuesday August 1 109. Detos W Adams city clerk.
Notice declares a special election in Alma Gratiot County Michigan on August 10 to vote on granting Chipgars River Power Company the right to construct operate and maintain electric lines and supply electric current for 30 years. Polling places and hours set seven to five. city clerk Duos W Adams signs dated July 20 1900.
Several Boards of Registration in Alma Gratiot County Michigan will meet from eight in the morning to eight in the evening on Saturday August 7 1900 to register qualified electors and regivauring women taxpayers with male elector qualifications. Sessions held at Second Ward Second Floor Vermont Street Block Studio. City Clerk Detos W Abas dated July 20 1900.
In a few days the Ann Arbor railroad will send a representative to Holland to recruit a large party of colonists to come to this country and to nearby territory north of Clare, mainly around Cadillac. The railroad's immigration agent D. Binkhorst will also travel to Holland in November and lead the party to the city.
The King Edward of the Algoma Central Steamer Line sails from Cleveland at 2:00 p m each Saturday and Detroit at 8:00 a m Sunday, stopping at Canadian ports along Georgian Bay. Rates from Detroit to Sault Ste Marie and return are 28 00, meals and berth included.
State Highway Commissioner T. A. Elyto seeks to inform all highway commissioners that applications for state roads older than two years will be cut from records. New applications must be filed, and a list of questions will accompany the card distribution.
A compact reflection on prudence in company from Jeremy Taylor. The adage urges caution in choosing companions to safeguard time and wisdom.
A Pere Marquette passenger train left Holland for Ottawa Beach and wrecked two miles east of Holland. Engineer Michael Powers was killed. fireman Gil Wise escaped. The engine ran backward and four coaches derailed. Cause cited as a broken wheel or rail spread. Many Grand Rapids residents would have rode if it had occurred later.
Thayer of Lansing recovering with a nurse at the city hospital after shooting his wife then turning the revolver on himself. The operation removed his left eye to save the sight of the right eye. He is guarded by officers. State Fair ticket sales set new Michigan records with advance purchases surpassing previous totals.
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