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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
8
Hon H W Newkirk will speak at Riverdale on Monday evening October 19. The event is announced as a public address by the visiting official and will cover local concerns and civic matters. Residents are invited to attend and hear the remarks.
Louis Bryan expresses that some prophets are true while others are false. He cites Bible guidance that false prophets will die and argues how to distinguish them by their deeds and outcomes. The speech notes that character and results reveal truth.
In a March 16 address in the National House of Representatives, William J. Bessy warned that rising tenant farmers threaten a free government. He argued that nations fail when most citizens are tenants, referencing statistics across states on land ownership and tenancy.
The article argues tariffs harm farmers and cites rising grain prices and farm prosperity since Bryan's speech. It notes that Western lands have doubled in value, turning many tenant farmers into homeowners. It mentions the Natural Irrigation Act and a progressive conservation movement shaping the West into a major agricultural region.
A fragmentary speech attributed to William J. Bryan at Albany attacks the gold standard as a conspiracy against the human race and presses for its destruction. The text contrasts this with claims that the standard brings prosperity, education, and mortgage relief, portraying Americans as happier and wealthier today.
A 1900 letter argues the Fourth of July risks becoming a hollow date without the spirit of 1776. It voices concern that imperial sentiment could erode national pride and urges citizen involvement to preserve holiday meaning. The piece cites J Bevan of Tavoln Neb and calls readers to answer the question anew in 1908.
Speech fragment citing William J. Bryan and Theodore Roosevelt from 1904 on war spirit and public ownership. Mentions Roosevelts stance on war rhetoric, Taft policies, and railroad regulation debates. Highlights debate over government ownership of railroads and federal rate laws.
Heat your room with Brock heater and spend less fuel. Televan's delivers fresh vegetables and groceries, with prompt phone orders. A. W. Brock promises value and customer satisfaction on every purchase. Alma bread flour ensures top quality bread. Montigel just received cedar fence posts sold cheap.
Two years of operation show the postal savings plan in the Philippines is successful. Since opening in Manila and expanding to other cities, 2,076 accounts were opened with 347 closed, 2,220 still active, and deposits totaling 788,361.03 pesos. The program attracted growing Filipino participation, aided by stamps for small deposits, and funds are invested under a postal savings board with limits on loans to real estate and agricultural land.
Theodore Roosevelt criticizes Bryan for advocating radical but ineffective reforms against trusts. He argues targeted measures would fail and accuses Bryan and his party of wishing to place him in the presidency to shield powerful corporations.
The Philadelphia Press suggests Roosevelt will campaign strongly, while the St. Louis Globe Democrat notes Bryan stops calling Roosevelt his imitator and overstudy. Delavan’s offers select teas and coffee and promotes Montice sells the Adrian and Kokomo wire fence.
The high school class of 1909 has arranged an evening of real fun for next Monday October 26 at the Alma opera house. Clarence L Bargderfer an entertainer of high repute will be heard there.
The speaker is hailed as one of the few men who make an audience sit up and take notice. Attendees are urged to come for an evening of real enjoyment and to support the class benefiting from the entertainment. Date is mentioned but not specified in the fragment.
An article from a New York daily paper promotes a home brewed mix as a positive remedy for backache kidney and urinary troubles before the stage of Brights disease. The recipe combines dandelion compound karyon compound syrups and sarsaparilla shaken in a bottle and taken in teaspoonful doses after meals three times daily. A local druggist says ingredients are harmless and can be obtained from any good pharmacy though dose should be measured carefully. Readers urged to try it for relief and cleansing of the kidney and blood.
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