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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
4
A garbled weather note mentions April conditions and air quality with an 84 degree guess, interwoven with political chatter about Col. Beran and Democratic hopes for the presidency. The passage shifts to a Jacksonville Florida fire early Friday, described as devastating with 148 blocks damaged, casualties and property loss looming.
Tipto Woo outlines that large U S wool manufacturers seek to curb misbranding by ensuring each fleece is sold separately with no inferior material inside. It urges thorough washing, proper twine use, and removal of tags and scraps to avoid white spots and dye issues, promising higher prices and quicker demand.
Twenty three students organize a Natural Science Club with W. Bradfield as president and Miss Louise Strange as secretary. The college plans weekly field meetings, a sanitarium park field day, and a strong slate of events. The Riverside match against MOCA team from Grand Rapids drew close scores as the college tea crossed tints with Giaunt Rapids.
Our Schools report a string of student updates and class notes including absences illness, grade entries, and a chemistry final. Alma high school field day winners move to Mt Pleasant and St Louis events. H S football loss to Yerrington College 115 21.
Regular Baptist services are announced for Sunday morning and evening with Sunday school at 10. A Women’s Club hosts Rural Revelry at Pioneer Park on Monday May 4, with chairs Mrs Gee Gee and Mrs Kulah Hannah. The village Board of Review will meet at Fireman Hall on Thursday and Friday May 7 and 8. Also notice on account collections for the late Dr I E Hunt and a health claim for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Excursions advertised from Alwar to Frankfort with departures May 12 and May 19 detail round trip fares around 74 dollars. Special train plans include extended service to Port with a stop at Prairie du Chien and a Lake Michigan shore halt.
The Grand Trunk Railway System announces May fares to the Pan American Exposition with a ten day stopover at Niagara Falls and Buffalo for one dollar on tickets to eastern destinations. A special cheap coach excursion to Buffalo will run from all Michigan points on May 16 and 29. Inquiries to agents or Ben Fletcher Tray Pass Agent Detroit Mich 115 dw.
Travelers' Protective Association and various groups announce convention trips including Cincinnati Christing Hedeavor, Chicago Italian Baptist, Buffalo Sangerfest, North American Sangerfest Kansas City, Imperial Council Mystic Shrine Lincoln, Imperial events in Richmond and Ann Arbor Inter-Scholastic meet, Detroit Brotherhood of St Andrew. Reduced-rate tickets via W H Bennett G P A. request details by letter or call.
In our climate the rapid shifts of temperature rain wind and sun cause many deaths from neglected colds. A bottle of hee's German Syrup kept at home for immediate use can prevent serious sickness and high medical bills with three or four doses. It claims to cureConsumption hemorrhages pneumonia severe coughs croup and throat or lung diseases with vast success noted by druggists. Sample bottle free from Sharrar Mulholland Green's Prize Almanac legalize 75 cts.
A rough composite text offers cautions about speaking with women and interpreting others experiences. It includes caution against judging by appearances, hesitance to confront misunderstandings, and statements on poetry, norms, and moral tests. The tone resembles a conversational admonition with cautionary maxims.
A New York Commercial Advertiser note discusses Chinese women serving in Japan, citing an American merchant returning from Tokyo with two Chinese nurses for his children. It describes Japanese preference for Chinese caregivers, their perceived fidelity, and the nurses’ careful handling of infants, contrasting with stereotypes about Chinese servants.
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