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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1898
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR lists names such as North Star county ticket members and individuals including Fleming Arcada Ithaca Arcada and Pompe Brom. Readable fragments suggest a political slate with local figures but no clear roles or outcomes.
The Republican Party of Michigan meets in Detroit on September 24 to nominate candidates for state offices. The convention will elect a chairman of the state central committee and two members from each congressional district. Delegates must reside in the county they represent. nonresidents do not vote.
The piece endorses C W GifiNns and B Wood as Gratiot County state and local representatives, praising attorney credentials, public service, and support for equal taxation. Delon Plmning is noted as sheriff candidate from Miverdale with lumber and mercantile background.
The document outlines Gratiot County Republican candidates for sheriff clerk register treasurer prosecuting attorney surveyor and county offices. It praises Fleming for economy, Adelman Plane for clerk, Chas Vandeventer for Register, Daniel J. Shamear for Treasurer, Julius Rigley for Prosecuting Attorney, B C Mall and L D Hull as doctors, J D Apisney and J G Kress for Sireait Court Commissioners with notes on experience and trust.
The Ladies Home Journal seeks twenty or more droll anecdotes about Mark Twain from his closest friends for its next issue. None have been printed yet, and the humorous tales, though quirky, will join a set of snapshots of Twain that friends treasure but have also not published.
Rube Band presents a burlesque farmer street parade here on Saturday September 17. The event mimics Mr Jo Lewis style but aims to outdo imitators with a spectacle likened to a carnival. Fans are urged to travel to see the unique procession.
A Sioux City ad from Sioux City Iowa advertises a thorough course in book-keeping and commercial arithmetic by mail at no charge, noting the offer equals accepting a stock of fifty dollars. Vermeulen's offers top cash for winter apples.
The Ann Arbor R A announces its thirteenth annual Ohio excursion on Wednesday October 5. Over 1006 people took part last year due to the low rate and long limit. Excursion tickets are valid for return until November 5 with fare to Toledo at 3 186 for the round trip. Apply to agent or write for full rates to many routes including Wheeling and Lake Erie, Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo, Big Four, Cincinnati, Ha and Dayton, and Detroit and Lakes. Children under 18 travel at half rate.
A long reading of Shakespeare relics and the window at Stratford celebrates the poet’s life through seven stages from infancy to old age. The essay ties childhood to faith, youth to courage, maturity to wisdom, and old age to reflection, praising the poet and the age of learning.
An advertisement urges readers to try Foley's Kidney Cure as a dependable remedy for vitality and strength. The promotion is placed by Bivins & Ropes and emphasizes guaranteed efficacy.
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