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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1898
Page
2
The column covers college department activities including Bible and missionary classes, a Halloween party with cake walk and outside professionals, and updates on student clubs. It notes military muster details, illness recoveries, theatrical dress issues, and various local social events, visits, sports plans, and family news across Alma and nearby towns.
The schedule outlines a Levite town convention with singing by a duo and readings by various speakers including Mr Herbert Hayes, Mr Bain, and Mr Mebvaehna. Devotional services and public remarks are listed, with gatherings at a local home and Sunday meetings scheduled around October.
The executive committee of the Alma Anti-Saloon League met in the meeting room of the ME church on Werle day evening December 19 and organized the league. JW Hales was chosen president and other officers named, outlining neutrality toward political parties and inviting all good people to join. A meeting in the Presbyterian church lecture room next Wednesday at 8:30 will outline work and appoint committees.
A man lodging at Wright Houge identified as Philip Gaukler from Pontine caused a disturbance at about 3 AM on Wednesday. He was restrained by the marshal and later returned to Pontiac. An earlier fire alarm was traced to him pulling a straw from his cell mattress and setting it ablaze, causing minor damage.
The Boston Transcript argues war reveals soldiers as generous and kind, not brutal. It notes soldiers share what they hate with others, shelter comrades, and officers maintain high manliness and sympathy even in harsh campaigns, yet war should not be invited for moral outcomes.
A Chorley borough quarterly health report by Dr. A Harris warns against the sale of counterfeit headache powders sold under fanciful names. Police analysis of active ingredients from local shops reveals dangerous doses and harmful effects on heart action, urging caution and avoidance of mislabelled poisons.
A fragmented discussion touches on suicide myths from ancient epidemics and a brief critique of religious dress codes. It cites Moreau on subsided epide mics, notes Greek city legends, and mocks Bishop Willis of Honolulu over cassock and cotta laws, questioning broader dress regulation.
A tabloid note describes a large tin factory in the world located near Salo Deon Bay of Singapore with monthly production about 1200 tons, surpassing Cornwall and Australia. It cites tin from Selangor and Perak, with Malacca and Malacca’s exchange, and mentions a regular price and wartime-era usage details. The text also oddly references a swimmer and a separate resistance, implying garbled OCR.
Presbyterian Rev P B Nichol of Toronto will preach next Sabbath at the local church with morning sermon on The attractive principle in the Gospel and evening sermon on The Invisible Kingdom. Additionally, a public notice advertises a refund policy for Baxter's Mandrake Bitters and Downs' Elixir for improper cures, with trial bottles offered to prove satisfaction.
An advertisement promotes Moleys Honey and Tar for severe coughs and throat soreness. It promises immediate relief and a warm healing sensation, claiming guaranteed results and urging readers to try the product from Bivins & Ruopus.
J T Hall and G S Ward recently bought the Elwell property in the village north part, now Park Place, plotting it into village lets for sale on easy terms. Inquiries to G S Ward Alma Michigan. Also includes a panoply of unrelated medical and legal notices and ad-like items.
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