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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1886

Page

8

Farmers Claim 1884 Highway Tax Rebate Under 1881 Law

Farmers in parts of the state use the 1881 session provision granting a one fourth rebate of the 1884 highway tax for wagons with rims at least three inches wide hauling loads over 800 pounds. An elderly rural couple on State street mistaken for residents inquire about a sanitarium, learning the building is for medical use.

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Fragmentary 19th Century Census Diary Mentions Alma Visitors

Callers at the Record Office last Friday include T W Whitney from Mt Pleasant Degenerat and B S Hoskins with wife of St Louis Lecter County Treasurer 3 Troverlo Ithaca Mrs Clenant Lester Station Mr and Mrs Forest Tull plus C B R Moulton and a bouquet of Howers Grand Master Tathiway Grad Tapids J B Walace foreruim of St Louis Lewiser L B Jackman and others. The piece notes inter part of Alma citizens and mentions EE Murdock and Prof Hopkins of Elm Mall.

T.W. Whitney Mt. Pleasant St. Louis Lewiser L. B. Jackman Alma EE. Murdock Prof Hopkins Elm Mall

Decoration Day Observances at Alr. Wit. Moyer Post Services

Decoration Day will be observed by Alr. Wit. Moyer Post. Members will attend church services Sunday evening with Prof Stilwell to lead the ceremony. The women’s group will meet to prepare wreaths and afternoon program will honor the fallen heroes with speeches and music at the hall. Further details next week.

Alr Moyer Post Gi. A

Modest Humorist Shapes Norristown Weekly Voice

The Norristown Jerald, a rising weekly, blends light humor with editorial wit under Morgan K. R. Wills and J. T. Williams. Williams' life sketch notes a modest printer’s trainee from Montgomery County and a steady rise to foreman at Wilmington, then editor at Norristown Herald.

Norristown Jerald Hetall Ftehings Bae Betsistown Herald Norristown Philadelphia Morgan KR. Wills J. T. Williams Mr. Williams Julius Cosar Montgomery County New York Mercury B. Dar Wilmington Del Norristown Herald Saaen Williams

Humorous Philp and English Humor Payoff

A collection of quips and anecdotes about Philp and other English style satire. The piece recounts a hanging expense prank, rustic dialogue snippets, and cartoonish vignettes from various papers. It mixes folklore, schoolroom humor, and streetwise observations with quirky name drops and locales.

Table of Detroit Lansing and Northern track event notes

Fragmentary racing table from Detroit Lansing and Northern timetable shows events at Greenville and Harwin with unclear times and results. Names appear garbled, limiting precise participants or outcomes.

Detroit Lansing Northern Lavina Greenville Hella Bulmineee Bay

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