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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1895
Page
2
A damaged notice warns correspondents to send regular letters to the Grillot County papers by Tuesday. It requests direct submissions to home offices and states late matter should reach all three papers separately and promptly.
Arthur Mire Howell died on the 2nd after his mother hastened to his bedside and sent for his father. The family mourns the loss of their oldest daughter a year earlier and the eldest son Jowning attends the Normal School. Local updates mention Postmaster Kiefer sick, Frank Shifts confined, John Salisbury running the store, Mr White leaving a restaurant, and Vanderhoot shipping two carloads of lock while McCarthy sent poultry. A hotel change is discussed as McCarty leases for another six months. A shooting match occurred with the boys defeated. distance 1 rods, top shots within 10 feet. Geese have migrated north and may return soon. Dufalo misplaced a pocketbook with 24.
Report of horses and owners in Bannister with Wooley team purchasing, Jones involved in a buggy collision with Bilder Young, minor damage. Hallowe'en events noted with Walter Moore trade of horses and Mary and Annie Greenlind visiting friends in Baton County.
A chaotic scene unfolds as residents report frozen ground and potatos buried under ice while a violent disturbance at a church leads to eviction. Uncle Westover’s family faces danger, and Aunt Tanner Shaffer returns from South Ta Hot s amid dry weather and strong winds.
Community notes detail family visits from Niapars Falls and St Johns, moves to Mayville and Kareka, and local hunting and house changes. Mentions arrests of Jackson boys for setting Andrew Dolly’s woods afire, burials at county line church, and highway commissioner updates.
In a rural scene residents complain of drought delaying plastering and corn tasks. Mr Booth's pew house gains attention as Eh Gee and rest of crew work on the plaster. Riley Patterson moves into his new home while locals hope for rain to finish harvest.
Warren Hageete reports id lot issues at the center and a school closure last week. Typhoid fever claims Athiy Howell’s life. Byron Naldrett remains ill with the disease as residents face cold weather and water concerns. local moves include Barnett relocating to Maple Rapids and Woodcock moving to the Brannon house.
Elwela and nearby towns show a flurry of small moves and visits. Mrs. John Byard travels to Lansing for a sister’s illness while Walter Sheldon covers J B Chapman’s store. others relocate trades, jobs, and family events across Ohio and Michigan.
Mrs Hookerpent visited relatives in Ethaca on Saturday and Sunday to care for a nephew ill with a dangerous condition. T. Tatton Co. is erecting a tent addition for feed at the west end of the store, now covered for general merchandise. There is concern over a dam affecting river shipping, mill plans, and property sales, with references to local uncertainty about mill relocation and river damming impacting the town.
In Southwest Newark a farmer reports corn about half grown while H. Outt is very ill after two years ill. Mrs. Carnes also sick. G. Carnes is building a potato collar. Wreatha Dalgleish and Ema Lawrence planned the teachers association meeting in Ithaca Friday and Saturday.
Sunday gatherings and neighbor visits fill a rural week with farm life and church notes. A long election roundup estimates results across states with party gains and city wins, highlighting Detroit and Chicago as key battlegrounds.
A scanned weekly roundup lists property transfers and conveyances in Gratiot County. Several deeds show transfers between individuals such as George No Green, Lois Wilber, and William A Knickerbocker, with locations including Ithaca Hastings Perrinton and Pine River. Monetary amounts appear in scattered entries, while lines indicate tract descriptions and parcel references across townships like Perry, Seville, New Haven, and Elba.
A fragmentary article mentions De ovate Norway Pine Syrup as a cough remedy and describes an incident where a man hugged several women on a Chicago street before being tackled by Miss Leonard, who defended herself. The piece weaves medical advice with a sensational street crime note from the Times Herald.
Governor Culberson’s action to convene the legislature aims to end prize fighting in Texas. Reactions praise his resolve and view the move as a moral stand against the sport, while noting the high political costs and urging broader prohibition across the country. Austin and Dallas figures are cited in support of his stand.
An advertisement touts a Pyramid Pile Cure claiming painless, certain relief lasting for years. It asserts instant benefits and can be purchased at drugstores, with a claim of universal accessibility for those suffering from piles.
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