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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1886
Page
5
A damaged newspaper fragment from The Alma Record dated Friday September 10 shows unreadable text about notices and names. The visible lines mention a number, a name, and a page order but exact actions or recipients are unclear.
A fragmented excerpt discusses reader notices on payment and subscription terms under postal law. It mentions publishers possibly sending notices to delinquent subscribers and the requirement to collect all arrears before continuing service, along with references to a suppression law framework and compulsory readership restitution.
Fragments note farm and town activity including visits by Mr. Frank Scott and A. C. Adams, weather changes causing sickness in children, travel plans of Jas. A. Bruttz, millinery purchases in Detroit, and local letters requesting patterns and crochet guidance. Mentions Mr. Betboys at Sanatorium, lighting tragedy on a colt, and improvements on State Street property.
Herald reporter notes Alma's location on the Pine River furnishes ample water power and predicts rapid growth. Cites W Wright of Saginaw City as a major investor in many enterprises. Describes a thriving farming area, timber, water works, Wright's Hotel, Sanitarium, factories, mills, school, opera house and churches as features of the progressive village.
A reflective meditation on how kindness and sympathetic care ease grief. The author contrasts beauty and smiling faces with tragedy, urging readers to share gentle deeds to lift sorrow and affirm human gentleness amid loss.
A fragmentary letter recalls Stirling memories and old friends. The writer laments distance from familiar supporters while praising Felix and lamenting changes since past gatherings. References to BD Ved and Alo Riscom hint at lost brothers and gathering plans amid nostalgia and fading connections.
For sickness and death have been unwelcome visitors to the old home over the past year. Still the writer hopes they can attend this year and be glad to meet all surviving members.
A reflective piece urges readers to know people better to reduce conflicts and prejudices. It argues harmony comes from common sense and understanding, noting virtues and faults vary by temperament and that genuine familiarity can lessen fault-finding. It ends with a plea for a plan to escape social irritation.
A garbled letter list names numerous individuals and roles with inconsistent spelling. Readable items include references to a meeting ending August 10 and various titles such as professors, governors, and residents, but content remains fragmentary and opaque.
Local notices show sale of five horses and nine rows of land north of the village with improvements. A tavern line mentions five acres and a barley, beer sales at a Move Bar, and various items like bottles and beverages. Charges include individuals named Silleh and Bos.
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