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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
2
The Ithaca Driving Club announces races on the grounds this Saturday. Nearby residents Sayles and wife visit relatives in the west while others attend a local encampment. Ed Altenbere shipped a load of goods, and updates from the town reflect a growing running club.
Rathbone and Johnson discuss opening a new store here while a granary dance last Friday drew a wide crowd. Miss Cora Patton tests district boundaries and Harry Coleman plans a St Johns visit. Mrs Henry Parker notes locals eye Yerington college in St Louis next year. An Ohio oil expert says conditions are favorable for a test well here.
Frost tints the township hurting some corn. No Republican convention candidates expected to attend this fall. Farmers hope for good Nour at Sumner. A. Strickland and wife welcomed a baby last week. John Berry moved onto his farm and will hesitate before leaving again. Grain is nearly all threshed and tariffs have kept prices low. L. D. Howe plans a barn addition. Local women discuss a quilting bee with a chicken pie supper. Merit in medicine is praised as curing power. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is touted as unequaled.
In Wheeler progress appears on roads with some work, while a protest against road work is noted as well. J A Pawley plans a future discard of cratches and elders reportedly boost surplus apples. Improvements on the 4 Echaret and a new photograph mallecy are reported as popular. A pumpkin pie social is discussed by the old society, with local clubs and teams mentioned. A hawking cough is noted as bronchitis risk, with Ayers Cherry Pectoral recommended as remedy.
Breckentidge reports contractors pressuring workers and debates over preferred furniture and Alfa products. Rasberries enter second crop, and correspondent Thissel notes rising produce. Local business changes include King buying Porbert’s store. hotel thriving. Grain market steady, farmers patronizing sales. early week weather issues noted.
A garbled report notes Teison Witeon from Wyandotte facing a clash with Ander on. Lesa and others were involved as a scuffle erupted when a witness claimed a deadly outcome. The text references De Wood's Norway Pine Syrup and asserts soothing effects with medicinal claims amid the confusion.
The AO lodge in Emerson, area 240, started last week with one member and is quickly growing, planning to double in two months. Jess Newton threshing well, Abner Rataney regaining strength, Allen not seeking the Republican nomination due to farm repairs, Hugh Daily’s late marriage, Will Hendershott returning from Lansing, Albert Smith moving to Ithaca, Mussith Soper teaching, Beebe farming, and Bessie Osborne to teach the Hios school. Corn is progressing with some frosts noted. BurrWA meeting in St Louis discussed at length.
An OCR fragment touts Dean Ointment as a universal cure with bold claims of permanent relief for any body ailment. The text fragment mentions mutantly relieved supposed benefits and severe but unclear ailments.
A fragment reports a lively Friday event with basket games speeches horse racing and foot races plus a balloon ascent with parachute drag. Mentions Prof. Martin of St. Johns, a letter from B Wooley, and general good times. Births noted for Will Schuman’s fifth child, a boy, and a new infant at Joan Wiseman’s. Ed Mepohats 184 candidate for Sheriff and visits by Miss Clara Houseman and Miss Etta Meets.
Fragmented OCR lists shifting land and real estate actions including transfers and parcel notes. Names such as Chadwick Abram Terwittier and Anne Abram, Alta Hlorigan, Clark Kinney, Walter Meacemaker, William Weaver, Daniles, and Caroline Teachworth appear among lot numbers and monetary amounts, indicating a sequence of deeds and property dealings across multiple parcels and parties.
An old medical advertisement extols Leond'h Sariap villa as the best nerve tonic to strengthen nerves and improve overall health. It endorses Hood's Pills as an easy to take family remedy that supports vitality and resilience.
An orator trails off amid audience laughter and heckling as the crowd responds with a taunting remark about “Bratae nad Cara,” captured in a Washington Times excerpt. The exchange shows tension during a public address.
A crowded, partly garbled recount notes Cornell and wife leaving for St Paul on Monday noon. It mentions a medical operation, various relatives visiting, and travel plans to Minneapolis Rapids and Lakeview with tickets offered by an agent. Also references Rev Wilson’s trip and a historical anecdote about an ancestor from Londonderry, Ireland, with friction around wartime exemptions.
Francisco Miranda, a bold adventurer linked to Venezuela’s struggle for independence, fled Spain’s rule, served in America, and formed early revolutionary plans with Bolivar. After leading forces and founding a provisional government, he faced internal betrayal, was captured, and died in 1816 while a political prisoner in Spain.
A fragment describes vegetable ivory derived from a palm nut, its origin in Central and South America, and notes that white appears to be preferred in New Granada and Peru. It explains the ripe nuts are brown-skinned beans with a perfectly white, hard interior and mentions the cocoanut fruit as another palm product.
A mass meeting of the National Party was held in the city at 2380 per the agenda. Loyd Thatins of New York, former secretary of the organization, spoke as did other party leaders. The gathering focused on party goals and upcoming campaigns with attendees urged to support party candidates and activities.
Frightening horse incidents last Thursday and Sunday left Miss Nettie Hogenvid and Miss Wooley injured after being knocked to the ground by a spooked horse during drives near the village. A second runaway near the schoolhouse caused minor injuries to bystanders. one horse bolted and the cart damaged.
A column argues that good roads benefit farmers little and may harm horse-related trades, then shifts to a historical note about England's slavery and a DC federal judge ruling on Italian naturalization. The piece blends opinion on infrastructure with immutable concerns about social change and citizenship.
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