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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
8
Alma College notes detail campus events and staff changes. Reports include football planning, new faculty roles, student enrollments, and local church and temperance meetings. Also covered are town notices on sanitarium activities, local visits, and student housing, with brief personal notices of residents and guests.
Mrs Beverly traveled to Saginaw last Tuesday while Mrs Hichands returned to Ohio recently. Mrs Bigg from ducknow visited her brother Will Beverly. School opens for fall term next Monday. Miss Harlock will handle the diet. The Estoy family and friends enjoyed Crystal Lake breezes. On Monday Aug 1, Mrs Eckert celebrated a surprise birthday. John Wolfe marked his birthday with 49 relatives and friends on Aug 27. A nice amusement was left as a memento.
Religious notes list Sunday sermons and studies across Presbyterian and Methodist congregations. The Gospel of Aloiat by the pastor. Sunday School at 145a mn Y. POS. C. EB. 640 Union Tempore new meeting at 7a. Methodist topics include Christian Departure toward unbelievers and The W. P.M. meeting with Mrs. McAllister. Epworth League at 640 pe discusses The enemies through Passion and Appetite. Quarterly meetings of Thy Unpet Brethren Sowiety at Wright Chateb near this place with services Saturday and Sunday. Everyone is invited.
Excursion tickets available for Detroit Grand Rapids Lansing Muskegon and Saginaw Labor Day weekend. One way and round trip fares published for September travel within reasonable distance. Details include fare structure and participating lines.
Classified notice seeking multiple help positions in Michigan for January 60 with weekly pay and benefits. Permanent roles offered. Respondents should enclose self addressed stamped envelopes to The National Star Building Chicago. 9 124m0
A fragmented reminiscence traces Mrs Billing ton’s fame as a leading eighteenth century singer. It notes Sir Joshua’s homage and Michael Kelly’s praise, contrasting her brilliance with the era’s gossip and accusations. The piece also touches on anecdotes about dogs and memory in a tangential aside.
A garbled summary from an old paper references Carlyle and his critics, including a discussion of a pamphlet and a presumed parliamentary context. It mentions Lord John Russell and a figure described as a major political commentator, with a note about a controversial, wide ranging accusation of folly and misrule.
A Pravtival Jokes Nuno of the Gatto theater in Paris ends with a staged fire joke gone wrong as a powder swap causes coal dust to explode in viewers faces. Libre Parole warns of revenge in days to come amid the uproar. A chafing dish outfit and a new two candle power bed lamp with an under bed accumulator are described as fashionable yet practical items.
A damaged fragment mentions coal dust burning, German experiments, and a chemical torch that glows when wet. It notes fruit preservation via vapors, multiple bark species for paper, and farm byproducts used in production. Classifieds seek reliable traveling agents for hoaxes with a $750 salary in Michigan.
An advertisement for a summer resort on Bois Blanc Island near Mackinac Island offers the Select Family Hotel with cottages, steamship connections, and reasonable rates. It promises sweet sleep induced by forest breezes and beachside lapping, inviting readers to request a folder from The Pines, Pointe aux Pins, Mackinaw Go.
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