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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
11
Parties wishing free soil for filling should call uh Marshal Dallas. All persons having rubbish to draw must have some hauled away at their own expense.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Bahar as a great Muslim university with 11,000 students and a belief system claiming the earth as the center of the solar system. The text appears garbled but hints at a reputation for Cairn Sar and a contention about cosmology and education.
In a Rhine valley tale Hildegarde of Cologne grows to debut amid rival lords Baron Ballenstein and Baron Steigler. The castles of Hugemont, Ballenstein, and Steigler loom as backdrops to a looming marriage dispute. Hildegarde declares she will choose her husband herself, testing allegiance among nobles as old rivalries flare.
A medieval tale unfolds as Hildegarde allows fate to choose between Baron Ballenstein and Count Stergier. Candles of equal burn time become the crux, their slight differences revealing Ballenstein as the chosen suitor after Stergier withdraws in defeat. An earlier trick by Hildegarde’s father adds intrigue to the decisive moment.
United States Department of Agriculture records how Culpeper County Virginia county agents and progressive farmers transformed farming. Demonstrations on corn yielded rising per acre outputs from 22 to 75 bushels over years, five acre clubs averaged 75 bushels, alfalfa plantings expanded from two patches to multiple fields, and dairy farm hay production reached 40.78 tons total with strong returns, reflecting improved practices and forage development.
Advice on keeping hens productive with proper feed, light, air, and housing. Emphasizes consistent feeding, grit, lime or oyster shell, and clean, well ventilated henhouse to prevent disease and maintain egg supply.
The Hudson bay and Mitaiextppl river basins reveal poor prairie drainage and delicate balance between systems. The Sheyenne and James rivers run nearly parallel for 180 miles shaping the land that drains toward the Gulf of Mexico.
Local advertisements urge residents to shop Alma companies for tires hardware clothing lumber groceries and services. Prominent firms promote steam vulcanizing home trade savings special offers sheet metal work furnaces printing and millinery with pricing hints and emphasis on keeping money in Alma Mich.
An old line ad offers four percent savings at Alma State Savings Bank and promotes general banking services. Sanderhoff & Glass advertise hardware and financial services with a bold motto about "live and let Hive" and implied customer emphasis in Alma.
A 191? discussion argues cleanliness drives retail success, noting women as key shoppers. It compares small home stores to city mail order houses, urging orderly displays, thorough catalog use, and price quality as pulling power while condemning cobwebs and dirt as barriers to trade.
Local ads urge buying from home merchants to boost the town economy. Miller Bros Grocery promotes groceries and straw hats while Welch's Bazaar touts a wide hat range. Crac dell & Scott push furniture, Smith Bak Almas Michigan advertises home bakery bread. Gratiot County Gas Co. shows gas stoves and ranges. M L Perrigo offers auto repairs with Studebaker and Dart lines. Alma Music Store claims city prices and exclusive stock.
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