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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
4
The Alma Record lists subscription rates of 1.50 for one year 1% for six months and a three month option. It notes advertising rates for eye catching notices and entertainment events with admission charges and indicates the newspaper is entered at the Alma post office as second class matter.
Alma residents contribute to Red Cross war work including packing bags and supplying hospital materials. The piece also advocates adopting a commission form of city government with nine elected charter commissioners to streamline operations and propels Alma toward municipal reform.
The People's party of Pine River will meet at the town hall on Monday March 11 1918 at 4 PM to discuss nominating a ticket and conduct other business as needed. By Order of Committee.
The Proplis caucus of Arcada will meet at the town hall Friday March 8 1018 to nominate a Peoples ticket and address other business as may come before the courts. The page mentions an ongoing inoculation discussion and upcoming lectures by Prof West on Fat and Protein and Dr Cornelius on Wartime Engines.
Alma and Kazoo battled in a hard fought game with Kazoo profiting three points from Alma fouls. Lineup included Smith Hoekstra Richards Grove Anderson Pearce Read er with key baskets by Smith Richards AndersonMedler Grove and Hoekstra.
Alma Lodge No. 238 memorializes brother Edwin Griffing with resolutions of condolence and sympathy. The pledge includes a thirty day charter drape, notes to the widow, and publication in the Alma Record. Committee members Chris Renner, George Soper, and J C Stinchcomb signed the notice.
The local Baptist church led by J W Priest lists services at 10:00 a.m. with Rev E E Branch of Stonia as guest speaker. Sunday school at 11:15, Junior Union at 3:20 p m, B Y P U at 7:00 p m. Evening sermon at 7:00 with “Loyalty.” Special prayer meeting Thursday at 7:00. Next Sunday a contest begins and a leading drive for a million dollars is discussed. Matthew W Duffey and Charles Ward announce farewell, with Salvation Army Captain Vendeville joining Alma preparations for future work, a welton meeting to be arranged.
A neighborhood conceives a centralized market system with one market agent handling sales. Farmers send produce to three collecting stations for Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening pickup. The agent takes a 15 percent commission, builds a regular customer base, and knows proper prices to fetch at the market town.
A writer in The Parner states two models are available and satisfactory. The description notes a movable hay shed roof design with adjustable height to meet user needs. The document emphasizes practical, garfeetly satisfactory performance and mentions the roof’s adaptability.
Instructions describe building a portable hay roof with four corn posts cut to about 22 feet, set four feet deep, leaving 15 feet above ground. Holes bored foot apart to fit the roof height, with heavy nine inch butt posts. A tack or lever raises the roof, pine pegs hold it during lowering and raising.
Ithaca and Hazel Gallant divorce granted on extreme cruelty with custody of three children. husband ordered pay 3 50 weekly. People v Eichorn venue change debated in circuit court with 200 affidavits from county residents. Several local notices include illnesses, weddings, a patriotic concert, a bank manager enlisting, and Red Cross drive funds from a Canadian Army Major lecture. Rex C Lepley reported in France.
A fertile soil must be sweet and well supplied with organic matter and moisture. Proper tillage irrigation and drainage are essential, along with texture and environment favorable to plant roots. All factors should be integrated in a systematic soil management plan to sustain fertility and large crop yields.
Manure raises crop yields and becomes more vital as crop prices rise. It adds plant food and organic matter to soil, supporting better moisture use and soil decay.
In a February 18 1918 war era note from Wooster Ohio Robert Notestein writes to his father that Capt. Bob Wilson has offered him a War Department post in chemical work in Washington DC. He expresses duty and opportunity and signs with love to all. The fragment also includes a stray vegetable health note about digestion and brain function.
Seed peas stored in airslaked lime at one part lime to two parts peas by weight. Liquid carbon bisulphide can preserve seed if dipped briefly, but effectiveness depends on seed moisture at dipping.
A brief agricultural note explains that a disk harrow is more properly a cultivator than a harrow. It lacks the combing action of spring tooth or peg harrows and is best described as cutting up soil with knife like action, though the text ends with an incomplete phrase.
The disk harrow, angled to draft, tills and turns soil to harrow grain sown by hand. It cuts plowed sod without lifting it and rivals other implements in breaking up soil. It proves an all purpose cultivating device for broad sown grain and general soil work.
Finwall notes awakening to road value with Honolulu planning 1,000,000 dollars in two years for island wide repairs. American engineers shaped the territory's roads and city streets, totaling 234 miles in Honolulu and 474 county wide. The city receives 200,000 dollars annually for construction and 550,000 for maintenance, offering a lesson on prioritizing upkeep over new build.
A reader asks for pasture land value per season. Pasture can yield up to $10 per acre in a good season, though typical returns are around $5 to $5.50 for dairy and beef, with caution about overreliance. Rental value for top pasture in 1885 varied with season length and cattle numbers.
Experts warn that neglecting oiling and lubrication can cause severe damage to machinery bearings within half an hour. Lack of oil or grease accelerates wear, increasing risk of breakdown regardless of weather.
A fall calf requires steady feeding with ample water and milk. It needs prompt, attentive handling by a sympathetic feeder who provides variety of feed as available.
From a direct fertilizing standpoint hog, sheep and hen manures are most valuable due to the large proportion of concentrated food fed. Stall-fed cattle also produce rich dung for fertilizer.
Guidance on selecting eggs for mail shipping warns against thin shells and irregular shapes. Each egg should be wrapped in paper and placed in its own compartment within a roomy container. The passage also includes unrelated quotes and fragments about laundry and a Fairfax survivor.
Fragmentary saying on wisdom and folly. The text asserts that a wise man can renew something from a foot and hints at self awareness in judging wisdom or foolishness despite garbled wording.
A Republican convention is called to meet at Alma City Hall on Monday March 11 2018 at 7 40 PM to nominate four candidates for Mayor Clerk and Treasurer and to conduct other proper business. Each of four wards is entitled to ten delegates. Dated March 2 1918.
The Republican caucuses in Alma Michigan call electors to meet Friday March 8 1918 at 7 pm in specified wards to nominate candidates for Supervisor Alderman Constable and to elect ten delegates to the City Convention March 11 1918 at City Hall. The notices set wards including City Hall Dodge Brothers Auto Sales room and Arcada hotel with details by ward and order of committee.
A dissolution of copartner in Alma Osty Laundry is reported by mutual consent. Benjamin N McCullough continues the business under the original name and pays all debts, takes all accounts and obligations, while E Raymond steps away from the firm. A brief anecdote about a reader seeking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy highlights clerk substitution issues in local stores.
About 91 percent of the salt practiced in tuesta fe from Inkea, 23 percent evaporated brine from bore-holes, and 26 percent mined from rock salt beds.
The Philadelphia Record notes a chilly reception leading to a tense Belf-centered event, with attendees wrapped in themselves and a sense of social coldness surrounding the gathering.
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