09 Nov 1888
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1888
Page
1
Local notices report political campaigning, social events, business moves, and personal updates across Alma and nearby areas. Mentions campaigns, elections, store openings, marriages, travel, health, and community happenings with numerous names and places.
On Wednesday morning Republicans gathered at Webb's drug store around five for a march through Superior street. At the Wright House in front of the crowd, Senator Green was escorted to the wagon and proclaimed town, receiving cheers as he spoke briefly before Jane Clark.
The November meeting of Gratiot County Pioneer Grange will be held with Pioneer Grange on Wednesday at 2 p m in the afternoon session. Topics include women voters, farm value assessments, and farm profit amid low prices. Lectures by W J Moffatt Mrs Griffith and others, degree conferrals after evening discussions. All are invited.
Special notices advertise books and stationery stores, watches, leather goods, sewing machines, rubbers, and gloves with low prices. Also listed are a brown terrier named Crank stolen on election day with a reward, and oboes, oysters, boarding options, and a Morse for sale. Includes store names like W. Rineli, G. B. Porters, and S.G. Hopkins with locations and contact hints.
Sealed proposals will be received to deliver 150 cords of solid body wood including beech, maple and oak. Wood to be ten cords logs feet long. Located on school grounds in the village. Proposals due by the tenth day of May in 1880 to Geo. W. Brown, Director, Alina. November 1st, 1s.
The Bee Hive advertises heavy prints and shirtings with 1 to 5 percent savings on fabrics. It promotes cottons, flannels, black goods, undergarments, hosiery, gloves, and shoes at reduced prices, claiming up to 25 percent off and noting substitutes like rubber boots and gowns.
An advertisement touts felts knit boots and lumbermen's socks plus a wide range of coats suits pants and hats. It promises discounts on derbies caps fur hats and mens wear and asserts cheaper prices than competing carpet houses while inviting readers to visit The Dew Temple for the latest styles.
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