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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1895
Page
5
A terse notice states a business buys in large quantities and pays cash, promising cheap bulk purchases for sellers seeking fast turnover. The item reads like a classified brief from a local market page.
Groceries bought from L VanTien Bergh join a large stock and will be sold at unprecedented low prices for a short time to reduce inventory. Listings include various fruits, canned goods, and household staples with discounts announced across the store.
A late 19th or early 20th century Alma column lists local shopping notes and social items. Mentions Bertha Kernen, Dr W Th Davidian, Bertuce Maris, Mrs Mary Alli, Julia Starke, and Sadie Mesainger among residents. Reports on sales, travel to Cryskal Lake, a barbed wire pasture accident, and a stage show at the opera house. Curtis Ogawa arrested then released on fraud charges. A varied collage of ordinary town life, with dates and places referenced in passing.
Alma traders advertise shell corn 56 cents per bushel and yarn 27 cents, Oak Harness sale until July 1st, and discounts for veterans. A stream of visitors, farm news, arrivals, deaths, and social notes fills the town column with shipments, medical staff changes, and community events in Alma and nearby areas.
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