Alma area news items mention local residents and college athletes
Local notes report Sackett of Grand Rapids visiting, Mra S A Foote staying with Cyris Brown for winter, and H Cody resuming work at the express office after illness. Mentions of Republic Motor Truck wives voting menu time, college athletes joining the Great Lakes training team, and Alma College contributing several men to the sailors’ football squad.
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Wanigas
Brunner
Wenigas
Alma
Addy. Ly
G. Sluyter
State Savings Bank
Sackett
Grand Rapids
Cody
Express Office
GW. Wright
S. A. Foote
Williamston
Cyris Brown
Thin City
Republic Motor Truck Company
Salt. C
Cheater W. Ellison
Erman Ace
Detroit
Paris Island
Marine Corps
Great Lakes
Great Lake
Ill
Alma College
Bill” Schultz
Richards
Hyde
Middlewest
Handley Writes From France A Former Alma Athlete
Verne Handley, once Alma high school star, serving in the U S Army in France, pens a letter to brother Howard from Sept 15 1914. He describes travel mishaps with trucks a graveyard detail led by Clark Wise, and mentions seeing rival Bob Durkee and old friend Paul Austin. He notes beauty of soldiers and a French barber encountered during a shave and a bath.
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Vern Handley
Alma High School
United States Army
France
Howard
Inet
Carel
Haris
Clark Wise
Bob" Durkee
St. Louis
Bir
Paul Austin
Vernett Handley
Sleep and Rest Advice Preserve Health in Odd Text
A fragment advises taking Chamberlain's Tatters after supper to improve rest and sleep. The garbled note suggests applying Kaleer with W. 5. 5 and promises better rest and sleep as a result. The source is unclear and contains multiple misprints.
Food Violations Bring Kitchen Police At Camps
Western recruit recounts first army ration experience and strict food conservation. Top sergeants seek infractions to assign kitchen police duties such as washing dishes, peeling potatoes, and sifting meals, with punishments including ten days on kitchen police for improper portions. Recruits endure cafeteria style service where all portions must be eaten or face penalties.
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Presidio
San Francisco
Sam
Thanksgiving raffling attacked by Food Administration
Lansing reports the United States Food Administration opposes raffles and games of chance offering fowl as prizes. Prescott, the Food Administrator, warns raffles and turkey lotteries violate law and undermine price standardization and fair dealing. He calls for stamping out irregular food traffic and for legal, ethical commerce nationwide.
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Lansing
United States Food Administration
Prescott
Turkey
Michigan
Compressed Air Clears Sewer Pipes by Bradford Kneland
A sewer blockage 70 feet deep faced multiple failures as crude tools failed to clear it. City engineers avoided pumping due to cost, using high pressure air to dislodge the clog. The method showed success but repeated difficulty suggests recurring issues with drainage.
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Bradford Kneland
Iit
Bad Virginia and Tobby in a troubling domestic scene
A fragmented account depicts Bad Virginia in the house with her friend Tobby. She and Tobby accuse another person of hitting her while her mother questions what happened. The text reveals a retaliatory response described as loving to hit back.
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Virginia
Tobby
Souk
Rejuvenation Through Exercise and Care in Modern Life
The piece discusses rejuvenation as possible through exercise and personal care, noting mental alertness and self-improvement. It asserts older individuals can regain vitality and references mechanical and material details in an airplane context, mentioning screws, stamps, forge logs, and various materials.
Heating and Ventilation Expert Rejoins War Work
R E B Downer, longtime Marshall Co representative, returns to handle all repairs planning and distribution changes for wartime air furnaces. Based in Alma, he invites visits via post card to Republic Ave.
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Marshall Furnace Co
R. E B. Downer
Marshall Co
Alma
RE. Downer
QU Republic Ave
Hele
Doubly Proven Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement Testimony
A grateful citizen testifies to long ago relief from kidney troubles and ongoing benefit from Doan's Kidney Pills. A Wendell Webster of Ithaca Michigan recalls back pain, nervousness, and fatigue, affirming six year continued use and strong recommendation. Water rents due November 11 with $1.00 late fee. Carl F. Gallagher, City Clerk.
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Webster
Center St
Ithaca
Mich
Dean
Mr. Webster
Down
Doan
Carl FE Gallagher
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Red Cross
Citizens Mutual Auto Ins. Co
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G. V. Wright
Auto Funeral Car
Urniture
Ealer
Handley
Verne Handley
Alma Boy
Food Administration
Sheriffs of the State
Enseim
Wal
Stoel
J. W. Prinst
Alma L
Brunner’s —Oatf
G. B. Porter
Optometrist
Ellison's Grocery
Miliary
Economy Shoe Store
Good Shoes
Davis’ Cigar Store
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