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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
7
Local notes show residents and guests traveling to Lansing Muskegon and Detroit for business or social reasons. High school juniors and seniors hosted a social near Fulton Center while a barn raising and weddings mark community life amid travel, medical, and accident news from Elsie and surrounding towns.
Perrinton residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across nearby towns. Mentions include Mra Laurence and her death prompting a visit, James Laurence of Charlotte, Mrs John Olin and Mrs J W Gibson, Loren Baker and Rob in Carr, and many Middleton and Shepherdsville correspondents. Events note factory start date May 10 and assorted callers in town.
Mrs Seymour Harris entertained Dell Culver of Detroit Monday and Tuesday. Elvin Dustin visited Wheeler Toes ey on business. Hattie Elliott stayed in St. Louis Wednesday with her mother Mrs Price Shelley. Chas Osley and wife visited daughter Mrs Fred Bebow of St. Louis Saturday and Sunday. Bert Culver and family from Elwell spent Sunday with Mrs Seymour Harris.
Mrs Hamilton Gee and daughter Frances vacationed in Shepherd as guests of Mrs Mapes Win. Blood poisoning in Broomall’s hand slowly improves. Mrs Medler ill. operation in Ann Arbor last week now better as Alice Johnson formerly. Hoyt and son Howard visited J Csborn’s home and friends. Don Currence and wife to move to Alma. Freeda Nelson ill with pneumonia. Geo Webb purchased a farm in Elwell and Earl to join soon. Arcadia and Saint Louis visitors noted. Alma relatives and farm club events discussed. 80 attended a dance at Pred Bradford’s home with a fine dinner.
A produced letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Senator Platt discusses his hesitation about accepting the vice presidency under McKinley. Written during his New York governorship, the missive weighs political prospects, family needs, and the belief that the vice presidency would offer little to him while potentially advancing canal interests.
California Assemblyman Maurice J Browne faced colleagues demand to resign after boasting about never having been kissed. Browne, from Sacramento, claimed a bet and endured mock cheers as supporters argued the joke proved his bachelor status. The incident drew mixed reactions from peers and students at Princeton University cited in coverage.
In a bizarre incident, a man tied dynamite to a dog's tail causing an explosion that wrecked a porch and part of a house. The dog survived while the man escaped to his home. Elsewhere, Dr. Cart J. Abshers laments wasted crops and potential alcohol uses from surplus potatoes and grain. A separate scene at a book seller’s home ends with a flea of famous authors being denied.
A reflective piece urges recognizing limits on a partner's future role. It cautions that shared dreams and promises hinge on mutual care and prior bonds. Without personal commitment and shared history, one cannot expect lifelong devotion or fulfillment of every heart’s vow.
Strange testament provisions direct Herman Zur estate to keep graves green forever. A trust funds placement to plant new trees and place metal wreaths each Thanksgiving week. Also requires railing to be sandpapered and painted white lead and aluminium. The will specifies exact grave decorations and maintenance actions.
Tout Paris lists about 200 Germans Austrians and Turks as undesirable in the new edition. The publication also notes 1,500 Paris society notables killed in battle through Feb 25, including twenty generals 367 officers fourteen priests and 108 aristocrats.
Lord's Day communion at 10.00 a.m. sermon by W. P. Murray. Bible School at 1:15 p.m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Subject: Why I am proud of the Church of Christ. Leader Chas. Mhtt te. Thursday midweek prayer meeting at 7 p.m. The Temptation and Comp, Jain. Weaver Huth Srutt.
Pastor W Priest announces Sunday services at 10 am with sermon Christian Motherhood. Junior Sunday School 11:30 am, B Y P U 4:30 pm on Why Proud of My Definition Leader. Evening service 7:20 pm with sermon Is the Young Man Safe. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:40 pm. Everyone invited.
An old advertisement extols Mi-U-Na Stomach Tablets as a safer remedy than artificial digesters. It claims the product strengthens the stomach, stops pains and gas in ten minutes, and helps inflamed walls regain elasticity. The copy emphasizes lasting effect and minimal ongoing use.
A committee of one hundred led by John Mays Hammond plans a May 12 to 14 Cleveland congress to study and promote a true world court. Delegates from peace groups, institutions, and civic bodies will discuss establishing judicial machinery to prevent future wars, not address current conflict.
Maurice Cole, a top Alma College student who finishes his degree in three years, signs to teach Latin and coach athletic teams at Allegan High School next year. G. H. Cart was a business caller in Ithaca on Monday. A note about Stud Books and a contact email is included in the notice.
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