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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
7
The Alma Record lists subscription prices: one year $1.00, six months $0.50, three months $0.25. Advertising rates are described but not fully legible. Obituary word charges apply after two free words, with obit poetry rising per line. The paper is mailed from Alma Michigan and proclaims a patriotic line about the land of the free and home of the brave.
In Alma a council dispute centers on how to obtain bid prices for printing the city charter and pamphlets. The majority on the printing committee allegedly acted without full council approval, prompting calls for closer council oversight and a potential shift toward a commission form of government. Also noted is Genesta planning a cheap movie house in Alma and updates from WWI era letters about life in France and local business.
Colonel Roosevelt earnestly appeals to Newberry voters to back the nomination of a lieutenant commander, urging all patriotic Americans to lend their voices and support.
Kansas City editorials urge a full inquiry into Senate campaign spending, naming Truman Newberry and Ford opponents. The piece ties pacifist funding to German influence, argues for impartial probes before elections, and calls for national unity to win the war.
A muddled entry notes an admission and a defendant denying calling another a thick headed fool. Uncle Eben remarks that many a man sees monkeys with the buzz saw when he ought to chop wood.
The letter denounces Newberry Republicans over pacifist views and wartime patriotism, contrasting a pacifist with a pro war defender for the U S Senate. It accuses the party of unpatriotic rhetoric and insults to soldiers and Lincoln era patriotism.
Massachusetts Rep Gillett denounces the Democratic war record in a speech, contrasting it with Republican line. He criticizes Speaker Clark and leaders Kitchin and Dent, claims preparedness favored by Republicans, and argues postwar problems suit a Republican majority to solve.
An excerpt from the Kansas City Star summarizes a Bill Howell era guidebook titled Instructions for Porraine Travel published in 142 describing Palestine as a small country. The text paints Hermon as a towering source for rivers Dan and others, noting 4800 square mile Connecticut size and sparse neighboring lands. The passage includes vivid traveler anecdotes and historical framing from geography to local banter.
A Newark subscriber asked an operator to ring his bell three times, then hung up after a brief exchange. He later called back to thank the operator, saying he had both boiling tea and plans to dine, as the caller noted the operator had heard their peculiar request. The Youth's Companion.
Letters from residents of Ohio Michigan and Benton Harbor tout San-Yak as a miracle remedy for nephritis heart liver kidneys and rheumatism. Testimonies describe improved energy appetite and health after using the product with several praising recovery in months. Local mention includes J White and L Am Univ endorsements and a Benton Harbor Michigan address.
The government gears for a major WWI effort with the War Industrial Training Institute in Grand Rapids expanding its scope. Registered men aged 18 to 45 will be trained for industrial and military roles, with factories opening for day work and night study. Directors Verne H Smiley and Roland De Witt invite inquiries at 207 M. C. A. building.
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