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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
6
An advertisement lists Humphreys remedies with claims of long use and broad cures. It enumerates ailments from wormy diseases to infant distress, headaches, dyspepsia, croup, malaria, nervous debility, coughs, and colds. It notes sale by druggists and offers mail order pricing.
Alma Michigan council convened in regular session May 1912 with Mayor Montigel presiding. Park Board reports Ed Smith hired for 1912 season at $9 for four weeks then $8, and concrete paving and brick work plans are approved with estimates and contractors to be engaged.
At a special meeting of Superin Rebekah Lodge No 101 the following resolutions note the death of their esteemed sister and member Tda Medler. It states the belief that a higher power called her to eternal rest and acknowledges her long residence and welfare within the lodge.
The motion notes that sisterhood remains paramount and extends deepest sympathies to the husband and mother of our late sister Alice Carmer. The resolution will be inscribed in the memorial book, published in the Alma Record and Alma Journal, and a copy sent to the bereaved family by Nina Williams and Myrtle Miller.
Grady departs Alma College after a storied tenure as captain and coach across football basketball track and baseball. Under his leadership from 1910 onward Alma claimed multiple championships and rose to prominence in the M I A A while reducing debt and improving schedules. The college laments his departure noting his high standard and hard-to-fill role.
A new library addition at Alma College is underway after a year of demand. John W. S. Pierson secured funds for space expansion, adding a second floor room spanning the building. Enlarged north windows admit more light, and relocated stacks will hold ten to fifteen thousand volumes within easier reach.
Alumni notes highlight Dan and Indy Duncanson as key players in Alma College’s first MAA championship baseball team. Dan excels in base stealing runs scored and fielding, bats over .300, and is praised as an all round star. The brothers are slated to lead in the alumni game June 12 while awaiting commencement. Public sale notice and probate orders also fragment the page.
The flood devastated streets and businesses along the river with water two feet deep in barns and basements. Dams and bridges faced strain as wood and logs surged downstream, boat houses flooded, and high water forced work stoppages at the new high school and local factories. Across rural areas two, four, and five sheep drowned while Mapes saved four by alerting handlers. the flood was described as the worst in the city’s history. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society plans a twenty-five cent tea at M E church Friday evening May 1.
A roundup of visits and business calls around Alma Michigan and nearby towns. Notables include A P Gorham Mt Pleasant, Charles Powers Ithaca, W T Knowlton Saginaw, Attorney John T Mathews Track, and Miss Katherine Boothe among many others with weekend stops, callers, and social visits. The Mt Pleasant Indians defeated St Louis high school 2 at St Louis.
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