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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1903
Page
7
The Alma Record covers diverse items from political notes to society events. It reports on President Wheeler and his forthcoming annual message, potential topics like the canal and currency, land laws, and naval buildup, and mentions public proclamations, charity services, legal cases, and social gatherings in various communities.
The piece surveys a string of items from a Baker Adams breach case in Grand Rapids to a curfew proposal in Ithaca amid a broad political snapshot. It notes Michigan Minnesota football implications, reflects on state election results, praises Hanna’s Ohio vote gains, and hints at Tammany’s return to power.
An advertising claim from Thompsons and Sanpenthalt of Aton Mica outlines the success of a Record ad placed at store season opening. They report three direct customers for heating stores and three steel ranges sold to locals, praising the ad’s effectiveness and value.
A Rash Order for Lamps in McClure's stirs with a clever business tale of a forty dollar stenographer proving nerve and pluck. The November Woman's Home Companion features a prize contest serial The Trilemma of Albertine and fashion notes by Grace Margaret Gould. Lippincott's Magazine unveils Ella Middleton Tybout's A House Divided a tender love story set on the Delaware shore with a dramatic climax.
St Johns church notes music improvements with an enlarged choir now eighteen voices. The Episcopal service offers opportunities for high order sacred music and well rendered sanctuary music. Miss Jennie Smith directed the choir this summer during Miss McLaren's illness, and Mr George Timby has been hired due to continued inability to lead.
Seventh Day Adventist services continue nightly at 7 30 with topics on The Word of God its Comprehensiveness and Power to Save from Sin The Plan of Redemption and What will you do with Jesus The Second Coming of Christ also noted All other church services across Baptist Presbyterian Methodist and United Brethren communities are listed with sermon titles meetings and rummage or charity sales including dates November 4 15 16 17 and 80.
The Wabash Railroad launches a Chicago to Galveston first class Pullman line leaving Chicago nightly at 11 08 p m and arriving Galveston the next morning at 7 30. The route uses Wabash to St Louis Iron Mountain to Texarkana T and P to Longview then I GN kh R with connections to reach Galveston. For reservations contact the ticket agent or F A Palmer A G P A Chicago.
N W Harris of Chicago led about 190 financiers in bidding 1 100 000 for the Michigan Telephone Co. property on the Detroit county building steps. McMillan says the firm will reorganize to serve Detroit and Michigan with top national service. Alma exchange reports over nine Bell phones connected recently and expects more subscribers soon.
Ithaca Grange plans to entertain Pomona Grange on November 4 with a full day program. The agenda includes elec tion of delegates reports of officers and a fifth degree session at 1 pm followed by singing and papers. Ithaca Grange will exemplify the fourth degree during the evening session.
A classroom excerpt shows a teacher guiding a pupil through a memory system to recall historical dates. The dialogue emphasizes calculating 1800 and 1810 by manipulating the twelve apostles and fractions, illustrating a mnemonic method for remembering years.
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