17 Jun 1887
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1887
Page
1
A fragmentary Alma Record page lists Sunday and evening Episcopal services at Alma Lodge, meetings on Saturdays, and various local church and fraternal notices. It references Masons, the G A R, and business ads for area dealers with scattered names and addresses. The legible items point to routine religious gatherings and community notices in a small town.
Mrs. Leonard visits St. Louis. notices on Alma made cigars appealing to home industry. Items mention farm life, sales pitches, garbled names, and miscellany of town happenings from a printed page.
A country celebration on Children’s Day featured speeches, songs, and recitations amid hopeful notes for harvest. Wrights Langue and others led performances while a Welcoming address urged practical thrift, and attendees planned a future gathering to extend the program.
The Seventh Day Adventists plan a Central State Meeting June 21 at the grove near the old brownds east of the corporation. Railroads across the state offer reduced fare. Notable attendees include the president of the peasans fermnce and Dr Betloge of Battle Creek. Pitts sure views at 10 a.m. with 2 and 70 vote woarmients and ample accommodations planned on the grounds.
Weather across counties shows rain above average in some areas while Oakland Exton and Ionia report below average rainfall. Crops including oats potatoes and berries are in good condition with general thriftiness. Local notices advertise a sale of property on Superior Street with frontage and buildings, plus other notices from area firms and agents.
An 1883 era newspaper item lists local merchants offering wares and services including calfs, shoes, fabrics, sewing machines, and general goods. It notes vendors such as Starrs, Kinels, and Torrie promoting prices, sales, and displays while tax notices and property rentals are announced. The text preserves period language and names, depicting a bustling commercial page.
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