20 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1891
Page
1
The page lists church services for several denominations with dates and pastors, local obituaries and social events, community meetings and society notes, plus porch and school board correspondence, pension news, and small local business ads and classifieds. It mixes promotional items with town updates and a school contract dispute excerpt.
A collage of short comic and cautionary vignettes from life in America and abroad. Tales include a San Francisco ad about sixteen “knowing persons” who may secure prized lots, a nervous American on a fast English railway, a Seattle hotel guest perplexed by electric light, a farmer’s awkward lamp mishap, and a sharp farewell from a plain-spoken pastor with mordant jabs at love and money.
A Detroit priced showcase invites customers to purchase Alma Mercantile silk and felt items locally instead of traveling to Grand Rapids or Detroit. The notice promotes a broad stock of fine goods with an emphasis on favorable pricing and accessible location.
Choice Meats of all kinds advertises ready on hand meats and appeals for hides tallow pelts and game. Potential sellers are urged to call for inquiries.
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