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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
5
Ontonagon endures a typhoid fever outbreak with 60 cases by June and multiple deaths, while local officials delay sanitary upgrades. State health authorities have urged chlorination and engineering review, but action remains stalled despite prior warnings in 1919 and 1920.
The Arenda Farmers Club will gather at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Smith about a mile west and a quarter mile south of Alma on Thursday June 1. Members are urged to attend with plates and cups. The program includes opening prayer, address of welcome by Mrs. Smith, recitation by Mrs. Webb, readings, a talk by a Mother of the Chamber of Commerce, a question box, and closing remarks.
A garbled clipping mentions variety in diet, food quality, and national purveyors delivering seafood and vegetables. It references a Conan story about a Mint Mothers piece and a boy choosing a picture show over a concert due to a fear of a dark room, with washed hands noted.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Saint or saints festival events at St Meritsy and St Oriepin, with references to Monday work and postponement. The text implies a calendar of religious celebrations tied to saints day and a later event labeled Meday, seeking confirmation of exact dates and proper names.
A lighthearted aside in a parcel of dialogue reveals a fiancé doubting the resolve of his beloved to love perfectly. The woman’s test of the diamond ring on a windowpane prompts a wary reaction and a moment of introspection about trust and certainty in the engagement.
In 1702 Yale graduate H. Whitney, later famed inventor of the cotton gin, sought work in Georgia. Stranded after a change of tutors, he met Mrs Greene who offered help. Visiting Augusta officers discussed Southern agriculture, prompting Whitney to design a seed-cotton separator leading to his first gin model.
A wealthy New York woman helps underprivileged children enjoy a day out, touring parts of the city and ending with a trip to the Bronx Park and Coney Island. The visitors, though weary, feel rewarded by the chance to share a brighter experience with the kids.
The Paris Chamber of Commerce and the Montreal Herald report that women being declared eligible for all court positions is seen as undesirable. Deputies and suffragists react as the chamber committee argues women lack juridical expertise for judicial duties.
A couple dining in a hotel restaurant exchange amused remarks about the intimate atmosphere. She praises the room while a shy hush edges in. he calls it bright and cozy and she notes the mirrors let her flirt unseen as others fail to locate her.
An Indianapolis News fragment recalls an East End mother dressing her daughter Mary Frances for a trip to a special place. The girl asks about money for school, and the mother explains they pay taxes, lamenting no taxicab ever came for her.
Finland reports rising wealth from flax cultivation as farmers plant more. The nation’s sole mill has built a juice dressing plant near Sommerfors. Last year the factory purchased 1,875,000 kilowatts of dried stalks and 100,000 kilos of soaked stalks and swingled fox, reflecting harvest from 5,400 hectares.
A traditional Arab saying condemns whistling after which the mouth is deemed unclean for 40 days. The belief marks whistling as one of the most unlucky sins a person can utter, reflecting cultural attitudes toward speech and ritual purity.
A compact listing of church services in Alma Michigan for Sunday. Superior Christian Church led by HL Anderson reports delegates to the State convention. morning worship at 11 and a 30 Evangelistic service. Episcopal, First Baptist, United Brethren, Jackson Street, Free Methodist, and First Church of Christ Scientist schedules include morning prayers, Sunday School, Christian Endeavor, and special sermons.
In a Pennsylvanian German locale the neighborhood gathered at the open grave, awaiting a kind word about Hans Lehmidt. After a long pause Gustave Schutze finally offered a single remark that Lehmidt “wasn’t always mean,” acknowledging moments of better nature amid his harsher reputation.
A fragmentary notice recalls a Boston Transcript quip about fortunes and idleness. A woman and her niece stand at the canyon rim as a voice muses on aging, business friendship, and social ties amid vague travel reminiscence.
The week brought clear skies with warm days and cool nights, light frosts in the north found no material damage. Showers were light and scattered in the south with rainfall needed across the Lower Peninsula. Wheat and rye blossom. alfalfa timothy clover ready to cut. haying begun in southern central counties. Crops like oats and barley suffer from slow growth due to dry weather and low rainfall. corn and potatoes nearly finished planting with cultivation to save moisture. strawberries heavy but need rain. other fruit in good condition. A political notice announces William Le Hutchinson seeking the Republican nomination for Register of Deeds in the September primary.
Mrs Hannan tells of finding her setter dead in the hen house and reacting with anger. She bought RAT SNAP at C R Murphy drug stores and within a week six rats were dead. The ad touts three sizes 65e and 1 25 and guarantees the product.
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