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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1886
Page
4
Correspondents must include a signed address for proof of good faith. Advertisers in this region should submit notices by Wednesday noon to reach nearby towns. TypeConD is a popular medium reaching nearly every local home in the area.
A rain falls Tuesday evening boosting prospects for a good wheat crop in the Forest Hill area. Local notes report runaways captured without harm, an ice cream social at Silas Moody’s, and upcoming visits from Eli Fordyce. A vivid tale recounts Miss Melia Pangborn thwarting a would‑be burglar with an unloaded revolver, leaving the intruder to flee.
State missionary Reverend Leroy Warren preaches the sermon on the occasion of the dedication of the Congregational church. The event marks a formal opening and spiritual dedication by the community.
An itemized scan of diverse notices includes Prof Tl Patengill’s upcoming speech in Bannister, a T and A By depot project in Howell, and the forty seventh report of Michigan’s superintendent of public instruction. It notes the Michigan Press association meeting in Port Huron, a St Lawrence River excursion, plus details on a Howell railroad accident and a rising counterfeit two dollar note. It also mentions relics from Jeff Davis’s capture, including a revolver and gold spectacles, with various soldiers and owners cited.
The article urges towns with newspapers to advertise and promote trusted businesses, arguing ads spread prosperity and signal respectable commerce. It also bans minors in saloons and gambling venues, with fines from 25 to 40 dollars and possible imprisonment up to 90 days.
Reported Tuesday afternoon the storm toppled a tree onto a Vernon woman’s body, killed her, a cow lost for James Seeley as a new dwelling frame fell, and the railroad’s structure was blown down. Geo Feighter’s horse frame warped, C I O Donald’s building collapsed, windows shattered in Beemer’s saloon, and signs show dilapidation from the gusts.
A veteran editor recalls the 19th century struggle over Michigan’s statehood and the costly conflicts that followed. He notes the Toledo war, the loss of a strip from Indiana to Erie, and the Upper Peninsula’s mineral wealth, contrasting past sacrifices with a more glorious union.
Frank Wilkeson writes in Harper's Magazine about the semi arid belt spanning Dakota to Texas as prime cattle country. He cites early spring grass, warm summers, dry winters, abundant corn and millet, low hog cholera, disease free cattle, and affordable land with good water access. The piece notes rising cattle numbers over five years and favorable prices driving expansion.
A fragmented humorous exchange unfolds in a Detroit Reo Press item with a sergeant, a drunken scene, a misheard arrest, and a bemused husband seeking truth. The piece features asides about reporters, printers, and a somnambulist wife, ending in a wry moral about miscommunication.
Farmefor Sale offers six 80 acre lots partially improved as wild, to be sold at paral McLEOob Alma on July 3. Shiloh's Cough and Consumption advertised with a cure promise and $1.00 bottles sold by BOS. Webb Dentistry to visit Alva on the 5th and 20th. Dr. Suy dam's rag store. Stray mare and gray yearling found in Seville Thus. Hay—reward for information. Shiloh's Cure for Croup and Whooping C cough. constipation and dyspepsia remedies with prices. Farm for sale or rent near Davis schoolhouse, west of Maple Kayids rad, southwest of Alingo.
Local notice from Berr Woopwarp of Alma Michigan offering farming latils and cars under his control for six months. He lists a price to defy competition and invites inquiry within Gratiot County.
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