Buy It At Home Promotes Local Prosperity In Alma
Alma newspaper urges residents to keep profits local by shopping at home and buying from local dealers. It argues that purchasing domestically sustains circulation, supports farming and town industry, and protects the city’s future, warning against sending money to distant stores. It notes advertising builds business and that persistent, regular ads create lasting consumer impressions.
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Alma
Grati- County
Nice
Snetons
Uetnr
New York City a Grater State Yet Lacks Fresh Air
A satirical portrait of New York City condemning its overcrowding noise and dirty tenements. It mocks Wall Street, Blackwell’s Island, and the urban elite while contrasting country life with the city’s perceived decay and scandal. The piece lampoons attire and manners, noting contrasts between the metropolis and rural living.
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New York
New York City
Aleo
Indiana
Wall Street
North Sound
Sherman
Blackwell's
Hell's Gate
Col. Mann
Old Pioneer Elijah Becker Dies in St Louis at 81
Elijah Allen Becker died at his St Louis home on Sunday October after heart failure. He was 81 years old and the father of Herbert Becker of this place. Born October 40, 1840, in Pillar Point New York, he lived in Wisconsin Michigan and Emerson township Gratiot county before moving to St Louis in 1884. A Civil War veteran and longtime St Louis Baptist deacon he helped pioneer Emerson township and was known for honesty and integrity.
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Elijah Allen Becker
Herbert Becker
St. Louis
Michigan
Emerson Township
Gratiot County
Mr. Becker
Wisconsin
St. Louis Baptist Church
Six Lakes rural carrier charged amid multiple obituaries
The report lists Frederick O'Brien a Six Lakes rural carrier arrested on a charge of taking 80 from a mail bag on October 12. He was held for trial in Grand Rapids after bail set at 500 dollars. The piece also notes a fatal car wreck near Palmer City involving Edward Buckman and references a Champaign County death and local obituaries.
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Frederick O'Brien
Six Lakes
United States
O'Brien
Grand Rapids
Rockman
Alma
Palmer City
Champaign County
Illinois
Edward Buckman
Mansfeld
Trenkle
Farmer City
Bert Woodworth
Mr. Ruckman
Headstones for Soldiers From Best American White Marble
Heads styled from American white marble thirty inches long and twelve inches wide will be supplied for unmarked graves of all soldiers sailors and marines who served in the U S armed forces in any war.
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United States
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Coats
Athena
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Dorset Department
OLD Pioneer
Poat G.A
SIX Lakes Rural Carrier
Wilow
Herbert A. Becker
Libbie Bailey
Lowell
Hattie Bailey
Breckenridge
Lydia Sheldon
Ithaca
Elizabeth Cummings
Gilroy
California
Lucenia Lambertson
Winona
Minnesota
Baptist Church
F. E. Gainder
Pont
Pine River Township
Mary Blough
W. A. Johnson
Ferne Smith
Golda Sonen
Daniel Sunday
V. P. Cash
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Wena
Paterson
Paterson Drug Co
Ss. L. Bennett the
Talking Machine Man
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