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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
8
The item highlights a smiling figure named G and S Poll GoGetter offering opportunities with rewards comparable to earlier prosperity following a difficult period. It reads like a promotional note asserting continued benefits and favorable outcomes for supporters.
Spring ready-to-wear suits advertised with many prices and styles. The copy promotes fit and individuality, claiming each suit feels made for the buyer. It highlights STYLE 2 Popular Butterfly Suit in all leading shades and urges customers to see prices.
Stripped Panama Prince Chap Suits offered in blue brown and navy. Tailored finished with neat styling. Priced at 16 dollars. Style 4-Chiffon Panama Suits feature tight fit and braid trim. Practical for all occasions priced at 22 dollars. Many more styles available for in store viewing.
Local items report social happenings and notices from Alma and vicinity. Mentions an Austin Blair Republican Club banquet in Big Rapids, church work plans, property purchases, a constitutional court decision, and several community engagements. Also notes obituaries and legal notices, with brief references to marriages and a patent development.
Real estate list: 106 acres 24 miles from Ithaca nearly all improved at 35 dollars per acre. 80 acres 7 miles from Alma with 55 acres improved at 20 dollars per acre. One cement block house nearly completed wired for electric light. One eight room house with cement block foundation in good condition.
A Washington report details government opportunities for enterprising farmers to secure farms on multiple irrigation projects nearing completion. With limited public land remaining, a major influx of homeseekers is expected in 1908 across North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada, with terms and locations provided by the U.S. Reclamation Service.
Deputy U S Marshal Ed O Donnell arrested Joseph and his wife near Woodville Newaygo County on counterfeit silver dollar charges. Neighbors had suspected the couple amid a regional counterfeit surge centered around White Crowd Woodville and Big Rapids. A Pere Marquette conductor reported the issue, and a search at the home uncovered coins hidden under a stove, babbit metal, and a mold before the couple was jailed for federal court proceedings.
Monthly and mid term school reports show attendance and enrollment figures. Klees district No 2 Ferris township reports 20 days taught 30 enrolled 24 average daily attendance with 0 percent attendance. Hazel Gaddum is teacher. Donglaw School reports 99 enrolled 20 days taught. names of those not present listed. Also a personal notice and a political banquet reference with local club attendees.
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