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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1895
Page
4
A compilation of various notes on industry and world events discusses corn exports, railroads, the Monroe doctrine, Jay Gould estate, Uncle Sam postal receipts, and notable trials including Holmes and Durant. It reflects optimism about postwar business, with mentions of British naval strength, European grain demand, and market expectations.
A jumble of community items from Alma covers church renovations, lunch hours, events, classes, visits, and civic notes. Vendors and organists, social gatherings, baptist painting, a copper corner-stone box, divorces, accidents, and club meetings are mentioned with names and places like Ithaca, Toledo, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, and Schenck's Bible class.
A fragmentary 19th century newspaper page preserves relics from a local church era, including a corte stone and a Bible, with rusted contents damaged in a lid break. The issue lists pastors, trustees, and a death attempt story, along with notes on contributors and Sunday services across congregations.
The Alma Union regular meeting is set for Wednesday November 13 at 3 00 p m in the Presbyterian church The program titled The Pool of Temperance will be led by Mrs Holmes with Miss Winnie Griffin reading and Miss Caldwell reciting An important business session will follow and a prepared program will be presented Delegates for the Eighth District Convention to be held November 1 2 and 3 at First Methodist in Oworse should be appointed at next weeks meeting Alma Tentun auxiliary to the District Union invites members and friends to attend
A 1815 letter to Rev J W McAllister from Starker Mico An Lansing requests arrival on Sunday the 24th and a stop at the sanitarium. He asks a special invitation for city officials and saloon keepers, noting temperance concerns and union meeting arrangements in the village opera house.
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