Local shopping and events in Alma area May features
Mt Plessant visitors and local shoppers advertise grand shoe bargains for children. Miss Nellie Winn arrives to join her sister Mrs Wynne. Alma Sheet Metal opens in Bahlke building. Presbyterian Fortnightly to meet May 17. Judge Kelley and Sears to address Sth grade grads May 27. Gratiot County field meet planned and Dr Walker to lecture May 18. Ward school exhibit set for May 20.
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Oxfords
Mt Gsc
J. J. Miller
Nellie Winn
Toledo
Mary Wynne
Kelley
Sears
Funeral Fire on College Chimney Marked Freshman Tradition
Following a long standing custom the class of 1018 held a funeral atop the 70 foot brick chimney of the college heat plant. Freshman revelers earlier staged the event but Sopho tore class disrupted it with showers, ensuring the ceremony ended without further resistance.
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College Heat Ag
Go West Ambition: Deputy Sheriff Convis Files Montana Claim
Deputy Sheriff Lew Convis leaves for Montana in April to file a 160 acre claim in Chouteau county, plus two village lots near the Great Northern railroad twenty five miles from Havre. He travels ten days with a Chicago stop, seeking a wilderness land outpost far from common roads.
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Poalmanss Greely
Horace
Lew Convis
Montana
Box Elder
Chouteau County
United States
Congis
Great Northern
Havre
Chicago
Westward settlers Convis and Button pursue farm prospects
Mr. Convis plans to occupy a vacant tract with farm utensils and a tent, aiming to build a house soon and be joined by his family. Ben Button holds a quarter section in the northwest quarter of section 22. Both see bright western prospects and businesslike farming as a path to solid returns. Convis was once a local businessman with Convis and Convis.
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Ben Button
Mr. Conins
Convis
Convis & Convis
SME Medal Cones Held At Baptist Church Friday May 6
Kahtheena Austin won a close silver medal contest at the Baptist church Friday evening under the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Florence DePlanta took second by a narrow margin as judges praised the excellent orations by Ruth Dunham Nellie Nelson Ruth Porterfield Ruth Dart Florence DePlants Bessie Oswald and Helen Carey. The winning subject was The Story of a Boy and DePlanta spoke on The Political Parade.
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Kahtheena Austin
Dremon
Hell At the Baptist Church
Mian Austin
Florence DePlanta
Miss DePlanta
Mixx Austin
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Alan
Ruth Dunham
Nellie Nelson
Ruth Porterfield
Ruth Dart
Florence DePlants
Bessie Oswald
Helen Carey
Miss DePlants
Madge
Union
Francis Willard
United States
Marge
Gratiot
Francis Willard Union
Prancis Willard Union
Alma Board of Review Set for May 16 to Review Assessments
The Alma Board of Review meets in the city hall council room starting Monday May 16 at 9:00 a.m. and will continue for at least four days with six hours daily to review the city assessment rolls. Also reported is a Sophomore Junior track team victory over the Freshman Senior squad at Davisfield with Kress on top scoring forty eight points.
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Ward
Alma
Board of Review
City of
Alta, Mich
D. W. Adams
Davisfield
Kress
Cooper
Expert Opinion Praises ZEMO For Skin Diseases
A national authority on skin conditions endorses ZEMO as highly effective for eczema and various skin ailments. The liquid external remedy is praised for comfort, germ destruction, and safety for infants, with Grover Bros offering a free sample and an explanatory booklet.
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Zemo
Grenay
Grover Bros
Zemu
Pine River Sunday School Association Meeting Held
Pine River area Sunday School Association scheduled a meeting Sunday to discuss planned activities and community outreach programs. Local church leaders and teachers are expected to attend to coordinate schedules and events.
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Pine River Sunday School Association
Silas Moody 15 President Led Pine River Sunday School Convention
The semi annual convention of the desouiation of the Sunday schools in Pine River township held at Parkinson Methodist Episcopal church was a success. Attendance, program and music were high quality and the officers, led by president Silas Moody, are satisfied with the results. Moody received praise for his long efforts toward the organization’s welfare and the large attendance showed support for his work.
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Pine River Township
Parkinson Methodist Episcopal Church
Association
Silas Mooly
Moody
Church Notes and Services Across Local Congregations
Church notes list multiple congregations with service times. Saint Johns Church in this city will have Rev J Frank Jackson of Belding preach next Sunday morning and evening. Other churches record Sunday 10:00 and 11:00 times, midweek sessions, Sunday schools, Epworth League, and young peoples meetings.
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K. Cmaro
Epworth League
Young Peoples Society
H. L. Crain
Junior Union
Young Peoples Meeting
J. Frank Jackson
Belding
Calvary Church
St. Johns Church
Help Wanted and Cleaning Services at Wright House
Help wanted for dining room and chamber work at Wright House. I offer rug carpet mattress and upholstery cleaning with an automatic vacuum. All work guaranteed. Bell telephone 1. Lb. B. Jackman 421 Sneed Street. Also Distemperine advertised as a cure and preventive for distemper influenza pink eye sore throat colds chisLe and fever in horses cattle sheep and poultry. For sale in Alma by Wheaton & Sons druggists. Meat?
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Wright House
Bell Telephone
Jackman
Sneed Street
Alma
Wheaton & Sons
Cost of Song Birds in United States Feed Costs
The American consul at Hanover reports it costs 7 500 000 dollars annually to feed 5 000 000 canaries in the United States. Returns of the cost of feeding song birds at Rector's are not yet in.
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Hanover
United States
Rector’s
Washington
Sugar Coated Pills Claim Quick Liver Relief
The ad promotes Dr. Herrick's Sugar Coated Pills claiming relief from headaches and sick heads by acting on the liver. It offers a free sample and notes sale by F. Brown, a druggist. A separate brief mentions Fred Josephin of Shepherd visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thorne on Tuesday night.
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Dr. Herrick
F. Brown
Fred Josein of
Shepherd
Mr. and
Mra. J. W. Thorne
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