09 Nov 1894
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1894
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes show a banking business reference with scattered phrases about collections and weekly events. Names and places are garbled, making a coherent report impossible.
Rev Merton Smith and Rev W F Jones led chapel exercises. Miss Burns sparked political talk at speeches. High School pupils attended Teachers Association events with Irwin’s address praised. F J Strong challenges science with the sky rocket claim. Pupils on the second floor joined election excitement. voting followed Australian-style registration. Mrs Chas Root Cedar Springs Mich aided by Adironda before doctors advised no treatment. Sold by B S Webo.
A polemical piece argues the good roads agitation harms farmers by disrupting wagons and livelihoods. It mocks urban temptations, contemplates farm life, and ridicules the prospect of societal change, calling the movement a distraction from traditional "good old times." The Detroit Tribune markets a slice of political humor and poverty rhetoric with a note on national debt and Democratic policies.
A writer in The Farm Journal describes a homemade "farmer's friend" water system built from molasses hogaheads and wagon tire hoops, delivering water from roof runoff through a three-cask setup to the barn and house. Captain Sweeney notes Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Alma village council adjourns after approving various bills and appointments. Various local ads promise Clover Root, Dr King's products, and farm equipment.
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