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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
8
An 20 foot height increase at the Axsonan dam on the Nile in Egypt aims to flood 2,000,000 acres of desert into cultivable land. The plan touts modern irrigation transforming the ancient country, noting corn yields may rise by about eight bushels per acre with more uniform ears.
In Alpena on May 31 a wedding reception ended in tragedy when Mrs. Arthur Jones aged 16 from Benton Harbor collapsed with convulsions and died within hours. She had married last November and attended her sister’s wedding at Alfred Girard’s Alpena township home. funeral planned for Wednesday at the same altar.
Five year old Truman Platt rode a Grand Trunk engine on a canal bridge and lay between the rails as the train passed over him. The engine halted with the boy unhurt and he cheerfully called it a nice choo choo. In Grand Rapids, a curfew ordinance is being drafted to curb nighttime youth activity, with a bell at 9 p.m. for those under 18 to be home.
Owosso Michigan May 31. Since May or Parkhill vetoed the council ordinance reducing circus license fee from 100 to 40 dollars the council calls a special meeting to override it. The mayor has circumvented them by delaying reasons for veto leaving aldermen unable to act while he proceeds.
Mrs M J Canoiis of Ashley spent Friday in the city. Janes Robinson visited St Louis on business. Edward Hillock left for Detroit for a business trip. W H C March stayed with friends at Shepherd. John J D Spinney also went to Detroit for three days. Miss Nina Mclean visited Ithaca and Miss Maude Wilson stayed with Mrs W H Snell. Mrs F Palmer spent Saturday in Elwell. Mrs John Handers of Ito visited Mrs Clark Thorton. Miss Hertha Marshill traveled to Lansing for a few days. Mrs B Osborne of Riverdale visited her sister. Miss Lucretia Napters planned a two week visit in Coleman. Mr at Mra John Milloy visited Mt Pleasant. Mrs W Welper of Saginaw arrived for a few days’ visit. Mrs J L Cartier and Mrs PF Clark went to St Louis. Rev C L Wood attended a quarterly meeting in Harrison. Mrs Hii Brown moved to Take City for a short visit. Allert Hattke and family and T Campbell left for an extended visit with their son P W Campbell. A Goss of Fenton returned home after visiting his daughter. Miss Luli Nickerson left Beninard’s hospital for Stanton. Mr and Mrs Jamies Charlwoul visited Lake Orion and Hastings. The ad lists local produce buyers and social notes. Chilren's Day at Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7 pm. Lectures announced by Edward A. Kithall of Chicago on Christian Science, free and at the Opera House Friday evening June 2.
North Star Will Winton preached at Sowers Memorial Church Sunday evening as Sunday School prepares for Children's Day. Epworth League meets Friday night. Andre elected superintendent and Knapp assistant superintendent of Sunday School vacancies. Miss Kate Ingram visited Maple Rapids with Daphne McDavid. Mrs Teving Stead and daughter Hazel visit Fulton. Irving Stead in Fulton. Miss Cora McDavid returned Friday from two months in Eseatiati Mich.
George Davidson improves the appearance of a farm by parting a wire fence. Wim Slone was thrown from a bogey last Tuesday and is quite badly. Mrs H J White returned from Petoskey Friday. Erven Rogers married Sunday and plans to move into Nate Boger's home. Mr and Mrs Ed Rogers visited TH L Sprague to see his uncle D Mills. Mr and Mrs LN Chareh of Alma and Mr and Mrs Frank Slone visited Mr and Mrs Geo Yates Sunday.
Mrs. Brother visiting her son Murie traveled to Ithaca on Sunday to visit her brothers. With the water lower that week Mr. Fox was able to raise his foot bridge. The district No. 2 school closed last Friday with a picnic.
The article notes KA Little glass medicine cups marked in raised letters for accurate salt and ingredient measures, discusses canned fruits and desserts, and shares domestic tips. It reports Edith Parmelee, 19, attempting suicide in the Detroit river after a failed romance, saved by Edward Wilson and George Congdon, and later returned home to her mother. It ends with advice on pasture improvement through clover sowing and bluegrass rejuvenation using a disk scarifier and careful sowing.
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