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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1911
Page
6
A reflective inscription by John Ruskin champions self-improvement and service. It urges raising oneself daily to higher duty and happiness, not through rivalry but to aid and honor others, seeking joy and peace in life.
Dr. Harry Hickman of Philadelphia recovered his pocketbook and $120 after it sank in Delaware Bay three years ago. A girl collecting a drifting cow on a marsh found it. part of the money was redeemed locally and the rest sent to Washington for redemption. The owner’s card had faded by the time it was returned. Frederick Henshaw of Tarrytown, N Y will be blind in his left eye after a hen peck from Clara the blue ribbon fowl.
The Youth's Companion urges early subscriptions as a budget friendly gift. It pitches a $1.75 offer for 52 weekly issues with a free 1912 calendar for subscribers and a calendar copy for the giver. The promotion notes prices rise to $2.00 on January 1, 2012 and provides the Boston address for new subscriptions.
Misery from indigestion is pictured as a gloom-filled view of the world. A sales pitch urges readers to visit Charles Rhodes today to buy MI-DNA stomach tablets for 50 cents, with a money-back guarantee if relief is not achieved. The ad also claims MI-O-NA tablets end distress and related symptoms.
The First Commercial and Savings Bank of Durand shut its doors at noon Thursday. A notice pinned on a curtain stated the bank is now in the hands of EF H Doyle, banking commissioner of Michigan.
A historical note praises Grange leadership in small towns for civic gains. Projects include forming committees with churches and groups to spur general improvements, painting an asbestos curtain with a woodland scene, and securing halls. In New England, a torn-down center became a Grange home funded by grateful residents. Grange backed weekly band concerts, funding a bandstand after a mock town hall trial.
Dr Harvey W Wiley of Washington will address the Massachusetts State Grange in Worcester on Wednesday December 13. The event, held at Mechanics Ball, will host Worcester city officials state health board members local health boards and agricultural groups alongside Grange members. The talk highlights Wiley work against food adulteration and dishonesty and the Grange backs his efforts.
Intensive agriculture is urged as the modern farm watchword with Granges across the country integrating it into nearly every meeting and program to emphasize its importance.
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