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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1896
Page
2
Mra N Walter suffers lung trouble while Walterson shows some improvement. Frank Crusar reports a lost valuable colt recently. Frank Davie wid wite own a 1 pound eit. Mrs Cratsonbura tan bev contineit Te tee heel fed Cire the ine Detter we itis Willind oftart wpa Jude ouble.
Mr and Mrs Sam Warner visit Johns relatives this week. The Worker’s Will meeting drew about fifty attendees raising 1 for the minister’s benefit. Mrs J Zimmerman is in danger and no hope of a large recovery given by Dr Satan Sickels. Epworth League business meeting a success, with revival services at the Presbyterian church. The sleigh ride closing event was enjoyed by about eighteen people.
Perrinton brief notes include Woodruff returning from Howell visit and Pettit and Matchelor moving stock to Sumner. Ernest Gearhart plans teaching at Pompei. Mrs VanNetta of Lapeer visits her parents. Chas G Watson returned to Detroit after visiting father. Emma Patterson ill. Ato4 Pub meeting postponed to Friday. Perrinton Epworth League reception featured about seven guests and a bayonet banquet. Mr Wike elected toastmaster.
Fragmented local item notes Mire Bovier’s condition Davenport’s lagrippe and fever rumors. It mentions Hills announcing form opening at LD Fieuitye’s pew and Hunker may get lee covered by July. A plan to move a house to Riverdale is described with fevered imagery and vague civic schemes. Local figures Vailot and Cayured are noted in a bustling, uncertain town news brief.
SORCH WHEELER. Nancy Stone is ill with consumption. Mertines are in progress at the center line house. A surpress party was given Charles Bortrem last Wednesday eve. A school entertainment was held at Tubbs schoolhouse Friday evening 1 Feb with a large crowd. Walter Swope of Wheeler was the teacher for the winter term.
Wallace Clark is quite sick in Eugene with serious illness. Fred Cooley has inflammation of the jaage.
Local residents report several illnesses and travel plans to Ohio or nearby regions. School events at the Disvin school house draw about 25 attendees, with honors awarded to Miss Avery and Fedele Price showing improvement. Multiple roving peddlers noted, and community activities include a Junior League organization and a M E church donation drive.
In Elm Hall area, the Free Methodists held Sunday night meetings after five weeks of hard work, yielding four converts. The M E Church plans a revival series beginning soon, with at least one week of services anticipated.
Fragmentary town notes report the Townatip Sunday School Convention to be held at the brick school. Local updates mention property squabbles around the river bank and various residents’ comings and goings, with obituaries and social events noted in a scattered local column.
The piece notes Frank Scott in critical condition and Dr. Barber visiting. It reports Republican and Democratic caucus outcomes for village tickets, including President and Clerk nominees, with some town officials undecided. The column ends by urging spring preparations and promoting Ayer's Sarsaparilla for the season.
Fragmentary text reports a week ending February 20 involving Kylee Giles transfer to Jota with details about a move near Gratiot County. Mentions placeholder terms and unclear names, with no verifiable events or entities beyond the county reference.
A long OCR fragment lists land deeds and assignations, owners, and parcels in towns including New Haven and surrounding counties. It mentions sales options, trades, and property descriptions with names such as Jefferson M Thurber William Withan Fulton Warren R. Sullivan Alta Anou Whey, and many others, plus a notice for a wagon and general repair shop for sale or trade. It ends with a classified notice and an address for the Leader Office.
An Arctic shore pamphlet-style note warns mariners to judge gale direction accurately as ice pressure mounts. An old sealer recalls using tee flue cues to locate approaching gales and steer toward safety. Open water often lies on the lee of moving icebergs, which drift at knots and shed floes that can threaten vessels. Century
A street scene in New York contrasts a stroller's tale of a handsome stuffed tiger in a Broadway show window with a dog that refuses to gaze at it. The dog’s calm, amused behavior undercuts fear, as its master smiles and walks on, the tiger lingering unseen.
Fragmented OCR text shows dialogue between characters with uncertain names and phrases about parental consent and age. It reads like a period drama exchange with incomplete lines and garbled wording, lacking clear events or outcomes.
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