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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
9
Westaburg locals recount visits and travels among neighbors from Saginaw Portage Bowling Green Lima Flint Alma and Edmore. Community members attend dinners, school duties, and family visits while letters and notices list unclaimed mail and upcoming advertisements.
The text presents distorted thoughts on cynicism and resentment. It reflects confusion about how sorrow and doubt influence people and society, suggesting growth in worldliness may mask bitterness rather than true wisdom.
A fragmented note traces the origin of a song titled The White and Blue and its claimed connection to an American melody. It mentions Themes A. Becket as author of an early version after settling in America and hints at earlier UK versions from around 1800, though the text is unclear.
Fragments discuss the republic of Montiveas and a minter from Seearce Hallion. Notes reference old practices and the preparation of coins, mentioning separate portions and old proportions before general minting methods.
A damaged fragment outlines cleaning wallpaper use aermonin mixed with water and wipedown with flannel. It then suggests a second wash with turpentine and water and a final dry wipe.
War Department grenades are repurposed as personal savings banks by the Government Savings Society. Industrial workers may purchase three War Savings Stamps at a time or one monthly stamp to receive a grenade bank, which will hold coins and be used for War Savings purchases or future Treasury Savings Certificates. Distribution targets include 20,000 industrial organizations initially, expanding to at least 100,000.
New certificates titled Treasury Service Certificates in deformations of S200 and S10 are distributed in five states of the Seventh Federal Reserve district. They may be bought in September for 84 and 840 respectively and start January 1, 1924. They are discount bonds, registered to deter theft or taxes, paying 4 percent interest compounded quarterly, and may be exchanged for War Savings Stamps. Purchasers’ names are recorded by the Treasury in Washington. Each month prices rise. July began at 84 for the 100 certificate and 806 for the 100 value. The notes question the utility of Savings stamps and reference varied uses.
Mrs Volta Hankson of Chiles cothe Mo writes that Chamberlains Tablets relieved indigestion and backache and toneda up her system. She praises the remedy and says she will always speak a good word for them. Nazimova in The Red Lantern Mdlehour Tues Wed adv.
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