Alma College cheer and plans before state championship game
Alma College prepares for the next football clash with M. A. C. amid village civic support. Fifty to sixty rooters travel to Alma to back the team as preparations include a bonfire celebration after the Olivet victory and a Zeta Sigma Society anniversary banquet at the sanitarium with ladies invited.
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M. A
Alma
Siedler
Mason Steps
Olivet
Zeta Sigma Society
Four Schools Add New Pupils And Visitors
The article lists many new and returning students across grades one to eight at local schools. It notes Jane McNutt reentering first grade, York in third grade, Susie Edwards visiting high school, Mabel Wynne in fourth grade, Julie Wynne in eighth, Norman Thompson in seventh, and Barbara Wynne Kay and Leo Bullock in sixth. Visitors include Rev. J. N. Chesnutt of Henrietta, Mrs. Axtell, and Mrs. Hayes. It mentions high school newcomers Kate Wynne Sarah Gee and Earl Ballock, and illness recoveries Agnes Lamborn and Delos Shiner. The scrubs beat their high school team in St. Louis with a low score, and the debating club announces officers led by President George Myers. A note about ineligibility of Ann Arbor high school full-back Butler follows, plus an ad for Perry Davis Painkiller against toothache.
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Julie Wynne
Norman Thompson
J. N. Chesnutt
Henrietta
Agnes Lamborn
Delos Shiner
Scrubs
St. Louis
George Myers
Hoe Hutchings
Seo'y
Roy Lockwood
Stanley Boughton
Hanson
Pattengill
U. of M
Butler
Ann Arbor High School
Alma High School
Umit
Arcada Farmers Club Thanksgiving meeting notice
Arcada Farmers Club sets its November gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wheaton on Thanksgiving Day. Members are asked for strong attendance and to come prepared to give a voluntary program. secretary is Mrs. E J Atuts. Card of Thanks extends public gratitude to Mr Stevens for donating church hall usage.
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Arcada Farmers’ Club
Ray Wheaton
E. J. Atuts
Seo'y
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Stevens
Sage’ Wale
Brick for Sale From Alma Area Brick Yard Ads
Chimney brick, standing brick, foundation brick, well brick, etc offered in large or small quantities at right prices. Brick yards located two and one half miles north of Alma. Union phone 197, 2238 41 W. H. H. Sorry and Sons, Props.
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Art of
Alma
Union
W. H. H. Sorry & Sons
Flags on the Capitol and Half Mast Traditions
The article explains the ritual of flying flags at half mast at the Capitol in response to deaths of prominent government officials and the presidential proclamations behind these acts. It discusses who authorizes the act, the roles of the Senate and House officers, customary adjournments, and questions about presidential authority over Capitol flag orders.
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Mt Hale
Senate
House of Representabh
Olie
Senate Chamber
Ball of Representatives
Congress
House
Capitol
Bin 60
Rapital Bis
Expt
Sacred thumb nail pictures from distant lands on view
Oddly described sacred thumb nail pictures, carved in vermilion or blue ink, are shown in a department of high art. Artists from distant regions fashion pen shaped points to outline delicate images, with bold strokes reflecting master etudie techniques. Mounted and rolled for display, the sacred works intrigue collectors.
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Thinn
Japan
Orient
Language shifts in early English spelling and sound
From the London Chronicle via Late Richard A. Proctor, notes show how words like it wis and quem bow transformed English usage. The piece cites changes in g and w sounds, with examples such as gunedinn ward fen euard ward guichet wicket, reflecting uneven preservation in America and Britain.
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Richard A. Proctor
London Chronicle
England
America
Joose
Conversation from a Dickensian scene in a lobster salad scene
In a clipped dialogue Mr. Micawber and Mrs. Micawber banter over love and meaning. The excerpt hints at miscommunication and social weariness, with a humorous tone and a hint of domestic tension.
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Conarrence Jnr
Mr. Micawber
Micawber
Reckoner of Compliments from Maud to Ma
A short quip from the Atchison Globe notes Maud speaks of maternal claims in a playful exchange about grocery debts. The piece then broadens to advise each reader to act so well that even enemies cannot top it.
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Maud
Marie
Persistent wooing across eras and polite defiance
A compendium of anecdotes on steadfast suitors Jacob Halliday Sheridan Disraeli and others who wooed against odds and social norms. The tales recount repeated proposals duels threats and bold elopements or refusals culminating in marriage or continued persistence across generations.
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Voltaire
Jacob Halliday
England
Jacob
Nicholson
Mr. Halliday
Sheridan
Linley
Bath
Miss Linley
Beaconsfield
Lewin
Disraeli
Jane
Lewis
Dierneff
Mia
Lfe
Bobby's Comment and Parrot Analogy From The Tribune
A whimsical exchange frames a child named Bobby inspecting a new item and declaring it nice enough yet not a parrot. The dialogue includes a philosopher and a wine seller noting a draft prompts a chill when accounts are overdrawn, reflecting light humor in a Cin t! Commercial Tribune feature.
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Commercial Tribune
Bobby
Religious Services and Events for Coming Sunday
Rev Harry Higgins to preach at the Baptist church Sunday both services. U B church hosts temperance entertainment Sunday Nov 23 at noon. Presbyterian morning sermon The Seeker's Promise and evening Lessons from the Life of Frances Willard. Now 2nd is World’s Temperance Sunday. M A church pastor to preach on village Alma and liquor traffic in the morning and day of judgment revelations in the evening. Bay View club meets with Mrs Timby Monday evening.
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Harry Higgins
The
Baptist Church
U. B
Presbyterian Church
Frances Willard
Alma
Pere Marquette Excursions for Homeseekers to Northwest and South
Advertises Pere Marquette homeseekers excursions to the northwest southwest and south at low fare with dates to be announced by agents. Tickets good for November 2 and 27 with return by November 24, one and one third fare round trip. Also notes an extra Sunday excursion to Toledo by the Ann Arbor Railroad with a special train leaving Alma at 6 42 8 m and round trip fare for twelve years and under.
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Polite
Pere Marquette Hicket
Ask Sponte
Ann Arbor
Palm of Cough Relief with Allen's Long Balsam
A fragmentary ad style snippet urges taking Allen's Long Balsam before a cold tightens its grip. It claims easier recovery and a complete cure with timely use, praising the remedy as a simple path to relief from throat irritation and lingering cough.
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Allen
Thanksgiving excursion fares advertised by Ann Arbor Railroad
A newspaper snippet notes exclusion tickets sold on November 2 and 27 with return by November 25 at a fare of one and one third. The ad also markets Major Neu-Ral Pills as a remedy for stomach trouble with a guarantee from Bivins & Rhodes.
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Bivins & Rhodes
Nerve Pills Praised by Alma Resident
Mr. George McClellen of Alma Michigan reports he bought Dr A W Uhnan s Nerve Pills at Sharrar Mulholland drug store last spring and found them tonic and strengthening with overall health benefits He recommends them to others Dr A W Chase s Nerve Pills sold at 50 cents a box by dealers nationwide Portrait and signature of A W Chase M D appear on every package
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George McClellen
Alma, Mich
A. W. Uhnan
Sharrar & Mulholland’+ drug
A. W. Chase
Drury's Pile Ointment Advertised Testimonials
A fragmentary advertisement touts Drury's Pile Ointment as highly effective for piles. Scattered testimonials from residents in Michigan claim cure after limited use, with dates spanning 1900 to 1908 and names or occupations attached.
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Detroit
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Beloit
Bohool
Jane McNutt
York
Susie Edwards
Ne High School
Mabel Wynne
Kate Wynne
Sarah Gee
Earl Ballock
Perry Davis
Sama Frigetee
Esas
Old Stager
Chicago Tribune
Diueliter
Eileabeth
Prince Bismarck
Ib Tuch
Vermeulen’s Dept
Michigan
Gratiot County
cucRon
Bay View Club
Pere Marquette
Eserkers Eactrrons
Cent
Itm
Toledo
Drury
C.e. Drury & CO
St. Louis, Mich
F M
Vanderrook
Register of Deeds, Gratiot Co
Pleasant Valley
Gee, Brown
Grover
Louis
Mich
Mae Parte
Tone Rutty
Rome
Gores
Leos
Terinli Fuperabn Steel
Moyer
Tees
Biraones
Jaen
Mallory
Vennsalen
Shir
Anii
Peevien
Asim
United States
Bharrar
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