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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1915
Page
8
A call for a capable woman to serve as organizer in this area. For further details contact Mrs. Alberta V. Droelle, Grand Commander for Michigan, at 411 St. Aubio Ave, Detroit, Michigan.
The bulletin lists church group activities, visits, and family news. Meetings include The Presbyterian Fortnightly Society on Tuesday afternoon November 7 with Mrs. A P Cook and Miss Bertha Stickney, and a W U meeting at Mrs. Frosch. Various residents are noted traveling, visiting, or hosting, such as Frank Clark’s marriage to Eleanor Link of Sumner, Edna Kelly’s entertainment at 427 West Superior, and funeral preparations for Geraldine Dalrymple. Additional items cover visits among the Veounds, Pineh purchasing the W H Shepherd house, and many local calls and social engagements across Alma and nearby towns.
County correspondence details visits and movements of residents across Riverdale Alma Stanton Remus and surrounding areas. Families travel for relatives and work and move to Shepherd St. Louis Marquette Lakeview and Vestaburg. Social calls, church services and lodge meetings are noted with several residents visiting friends and family.
Classified text explains that advertisements placed under this heading are charged five cents per line per insertion with a minimum charge of fifteen cents, and payment is required in advance.
The article criticizes teachers' spelling and writing, questions education outcomes, notes Rhodes scholars' critique, and cites concerns about long vacations and lack of drill. It argues that students between six and fourteen face mediocrity, excess leisure, and insufficient drill, with parental discipline weakening as wealth rises.
SAWKINS PIANO CO moves to temporary offices at S. L. Bennett store, allowing payments and transactions. Mr Sawkins notes continued big bargains on pianos not arriving in time for the sale. Those seeking a piano for Christmas should write or call Sawkins in Alma or St. Louis to secure one.
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