Local notices and society notes from Alma area
Bert Woodward travels to Detroit. Epworth League events and church happenings across Alma include baptisms, concerts, and social gatherings. Residents plan visits, home moves, electric wiring, and benefit activities, with several mentions of schools, clinics, and local officials.
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Bert Woodward
Detroit
M. E
Parkinson
St. John's Church
Creamery
Ho. Stark
Broomp
F. Timiiy
J.D. Spinney
Epworth League
Kate Carpenter
Kalkaska
W. A. Bahilke
Phil Armour
Chicago
Sanitarium
Geo. Smith
Saginaw
Seth Tubbs
Buffalo
Madame Lancashire
Religious Notes and Church Events Summary
Religious notes from Presbyterian and Episcopal congregations outline morning and evening services including children's day exercises, a General Assembly talk, and a sermon. A monthly meeting is scheduled for Friday night. A card of thanks follows a widow’s note after her husband’s death, and an obituary-like reflection ends with a local ad for Chamberlain's remedy.
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Pettysehy
State Medical Association
Mt. Clemens
Charles Caple
Lucas Smith
Camimdaigna
N.Y
Fannie Smith
Butler Ay
Saginaw Tonorrow
Booker
Shelleys
St. John's
Presbyterian
General Assembly
Frog catching as an industry along the river
The piece notes frog catching as a nocturnal industry along a river, with operators living in tents, using a urnary fishtrook and red flannel bait. Lantern light allegedly makes frogs snap without discrimination as canoes and rafts move through marshes, supplying Toronto restaurants per the Toronto Globe. It also includes a Louisville Courier-Journal anecdote on weighing beer in southern city shops, where 5 cents buys 1 1/2 pounds of lager and 1 1/4 pounds of common beer, a practice said to be tradition with unclear origin.
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Toronto
Toronto Globe
Louisville Courier-Journal
HER FAN in a Past Romance Fragment
A fragment from a Victorian style scene features a flirtatious speaker and a young woman with lace and ivory sticks. The prose expresses longing and ambiguous power dynamics, with a playful yet taunting tone about affection and jealousy.
Floating iron ball experiment with a colossal statue scene
Experiments in England show a ball of liquid iron lowered by a fork sinks then rises as it expands and becomes less dense than the molten metal. The scene shifts to a colossal statue named Nomesia with a dramatic grasp of a victim, featuring a line attributed to George Eliot about a mighty hand.
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England
Aaeane
Nametal
Nomesia
Miosis
Bat
Sormetinis
George Eliot
Second Hand Furniture for Sale in River Area
For sale a variety of used items including bedsteads, dressers, sprigs, ranch extension table, cook stows, and many dishes. Inquiries at the location noted. buyers urged to inspect and negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tniquire
Electric Bitters advertised for female complaints and relief
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for female complaints and related ailments, promising strength and tone to organs. It notes prices, a drug store seller, and includes health advice about treating a wife with kindness and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
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Webb's
Village Council Meeting Notes Alma May Dune Dated Proceedings
The village council presided by President Bly met with trustees Garnett Grims Baker Kelly and Tinks Truetoe Mannan present. Members approved closings and orders for JW Holmes and others. Highway water and cemetery work were ordered with hydrants and planks noted. May treasurer report read and adjournment followed.
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Dune Nyti WE Combel Kevyn
Alma
Mel
Bly
Truetoes Garnett
Grims
Baker, Kelly
Tinks Truetoe Mannan Wrent
Foad
Woor McLan
JW Holmes
Wilkon Cen
Hrown
Bondary Standard Oil Co
Ant M Walker
Michigan Pipe
W Thomas
Holmen
Haves
Mokoo
Clark Thomas Eom Ander
Hotlmes
HM Hlaves
AW Holmes
May Praker
Hammond Wood
Ciliman
Michigan Ride Co
Bert Water Log
Lee
Fort Kexers Wood
Houser Highway
Koren
Carta
Hyvilan
JW Holes
Wilson
WE Shiposan
RS Shipman
Water Works
OLR
Street Hose Co Nos
Wilton
Campbell Highway
Hert Thompson
High Way
Bert Thompsoniha
Shipman
Lewis
Papas
Thompson
Ty Shenhi
Clork
Graham & Morton Steamers to Chicago Begin May for Season
Graham & Morton Transportation Co. announces twice daily steamers between St Joseph and Chicago from May 2 until about Sept 10, with connections at J Joseph and Milwaukee. Schedules show departures from St Joseph at 6:45 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. daily including Sunday, and from Chicago at 2:00 p.m. daily. The fleet includes City of Chicago, City of Milwaukee, and City of Louisville with connections to trains 23 and other stations.
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Graham & Morton Transportation Co
Chicago
A& WM. R.y
J. Joseph
St Joseph
St. Joseph
Aps. An
Nity
Sunay
Mhienee
Hellay
Sunlay
Rita Teipacn
Af Joseph
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