Local notes from Alma and surrounding towns
Local items chronicle visits and movements of residents including Ernest Scott in Lansing, Mrs J W McAllister of Kalamazoo in Alma, M B Pucker of Loule, and others in Bay City and Caro. A fire department gift, passenger freight updates, a nickel mint gadget, and a hunting accident near Mt Pleasant are noted alongside social visits, employment, and a Soldiers and Suits reunion reference.
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Ernest Scott
Lansing
J. W. McAllister
Kalamazoo
Alma Froy
M. B. Pucker
Loulé
Alma Wothenay Wight
J. B. Taker.Mer
Mra
J. M. Moutiger
Bay City
Mie
Anna McKay
Trier
Mins
J. C
Athrop
Ariil Wery
M. Scallon
J. W. Beilby
Caro
Sioux City Business College Offers Free Mail In Bookkeeping Course
Advertisement seeks to enroll a limited number of students in a forty lesson course covering double and single entry bookkeeping and commercial arithmetic. No diploma charge, free text books, and half price compared to other schools. Apply at once via the Sioux City Business College in Sioux City Iowa.
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Feeshan
Sioux City Business College
Sioux City
Iowa
Plunkard Rewritten Seeks Patrons At Opera House
Si Plunkard a new edition farce at the opera house Saturday night features Mr C Lewis and a strong company of comedians. Tickets on sale at Webb's. Also announces refunds on Baxter Massdrake Bitters and Downs Elixir if medicines fail to cure listed conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunkard
C. Lewis Bux
Si Plankard
Opera House
Webb's
Andereigneas
Baxter
Grand Trunk Great Autumn Fare to Boston Listed
The Grand Trunk Railway offers a single fare round trip to Boston from Detroit, with routes via Niagara Falls or Montreal, on sale Sept 1 to 18 and return by Sept 99. Agents in Detroit Mich advertise this cheap travel plus a property trade note for a forty acre farm near Big Hapidis with improvements and fruit trees.
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Boston
Grand Trunk Railway System
Moston
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Ell
Detroit
St. Clair
Port Huron
Niagara Falls
Weat Shore
Fietchbarge Ry
Toronto
Montreal
Green Mountains
Vermont
New Hampshire
New England
Grand Tronk Railway
Grand Tronk Railway, Connecting Nines
Trav
Pass
Mich
Big Hapids
Mae Pd
Gian
Big Hapidis
Atich
On the Outekirte of Public Life in Slavery Era Oratory
Higginson reflects on public speaking and reform in a series of autobiographical sketches for The Atlantic Monthly. He credits sincerity, participation in urgent causes, and a strong stance on reform for effective eloquence, citing anti slavery platforms and Emerson on live speech.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Athetic Monthly
Emerson
The Self-Possessed Lad Who Outsmarted a Merchant
A 14 year old boy enters a Detroit wholesale house on Larned street east and corrects the head of the firm. The merchant, in a bad mood, insists he does not want a boy. The boy points out the merchant’s misstatement and departs, leaving the staff astonished by his wit.
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Detroit
Larned Street
Tam
Tie
Glass Skates Offer New Ice Rink Feature For Winter
In New York rinks glass runners, hidden by colored coverings, outperform metal blades for speed and ease. The glass is tempered to resist hard ice while remaining tough when struck. The design includes a jade shoe with a back lacing, enhancing stability and safety for skaters. Also noted is a Spain anecdote about executioner punishment in a Dutch-like legal custom.
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New York
Fhe
Venter
Reminiscences of Prof Schaff mention Park and Columbus
The late Prof Schaff recalls introducing Prof Park to German colleagues in 1842. He recounts Park’s relentless questioning provoking Katnny to exclaim, God forgive Christopher Columbus for discovering America, amid a pelt ing of questions.
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Columbus
Park
Andover
Schaff
Schaf
Terlin
Raknis
Katnny
Christopher Columbus
Alanka Traveling Extraordinary Klondike Route Recount
An Australian paper retells the proper route to the Klondike. It states the traveler starts at a real point then takes a canoe to Vanomiger, then a vessel directly to Dawygo City, outlining the steps to reach the Klondile.
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Alanka
Klonitike
Klondile
Epokone
Vanomiger, Bt
Wessel
Dawygo City
Dunning Letters Move Poor Accounts Humorously
A Cleveland writer recalls collections by polite letters over threats. In Michigan a clerk mailed playful verses to William Rowe about a $12 bill, provoking a repayment and showing softer persuasion can work where harsher methods fail.
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Cleveland
Michigan
William Rowe
Taxtclerk
Rowe
A Curious Appointment in Servian Army
A report notes the appointment of ex King Milan as general in chief of the Servian army. The move is traced to a curious cause involving tensions with King Alvaander and the royal family. The article hints at intrigues to keep Natal out of power using marriage and court politics.
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Milan
Alvaander
Qoden
Natalie
Quarrel over kidney cures and Foley’s remedies advertised
Found a quarrelsome drug store claim promoting Foley’s Kidney Cure for kidney complaints and nervous exhaustion. The College News from Sioux City Business College advertises testimonials. Various drug ads urge Foley’s Money and Tar as a cough remedy and Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh with patient endorsements from W J Hitchcock and others.
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Ar Bivins & Khorle
Foley
Harry
Ely Broa
ELY Bros
Warren St
N.Y
Ely
W. J. Hitchcock
A. A. Gon
Buffalo
Foley’s Honey and Tur for Kidney Trouble Relief
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tur for kidney discomfort and sore lungs. It promises quick relief, a grateful feeling, and a guaranteed satisfaction or money back, with claims by Bivins & Ritone.
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Trix
Bivins & Riones
New Triumph Promises Free Cures For Consumption
Howard era advertisement from The Alma Recorder touts T A Slocum AM of New York City offering three free bottles of a new remedy for consumption and bronchial diseases. It claims a universal cure, stresses philanthropy, and urges readers to inform the doctor they saw the notice in the Alma Recorder.
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Slocum
Suffers
T.a.slocum
New York City
Iain Hest
C. Ya Vineatiett
New York
Alata Recor
Desirable house to rent and mortgage notice in Gratiot County
A modern thirteen room house for rent with furnace laundry bath and closets in a desirable location offers term options to the right party. The document also details a high stakes mortgage sale by Lith Lathrop and Ethel Me Lathrop and a county drain project with bids sought for multiple sections including five bridges or culverts in Gratiot County Michigan.
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Mites C. Lathrop
Ethel Me Lathrop
Joby
Pao Aldeews & Company
Graviot County
Michigan
de Dames Lith Ieee
Neuer
Gratiot
Ethaed
Publi
Montenge
Lac Twentytour
Binek
Adams
Riverdal
Gratiot County
Lily Hee
Keaton Fly
Chatng Town
Runge
Hanger
Kane
Titan Hanon
Alea
Anne Sera Farah
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N. H. Ravis
Raton Rapids
A. O. Davin
Gertrude Dunhum
May Lei
Gram Rapids
St. Louis
Bennett
Eafe
Henna Morey
Lake Forest
Hollenbeck
A. A. HR
Dean & Hollentuck
Alma Pire
Theodore Dreiwt
Hobson
H. G Bonners
Harry Donce
Mt Pleasant
Mr. Jones
Piatnorlpy
Joe Bay
Spain
Vertura
Goll
Court of Justice
Dun
College News
Town
B. Q
Trangetl
Yuats
Higexs & Reaonis
Atpics
Alma
L. H. Hay
Taras
Brunxs & Rupples
Sivins & Ritonne
PE Orlasky
Alma, Mich
Pharos
Scholtz
Bohs
Mwiyare
Abe
Cote St Mahe
Eerie Sw
Cha
Cies
Thenen
Rose
SUNY
Shane Miaudary
Melibe
Watley
Merton
Renee Cou Kinin
Aml Eerdan
Aalil
Poston North
Kim
Ty Post
West AL Ie
Jonathan Turpe Ly
Ria M
Dme
Bermer Moyer
Iee, M. Delavan
Reo
Delavan
Ralston Annies
Jones
Miller
David Miller
Jamon Crisnel
Sionel Smith
Squire
Oakley
AlLin
Chamue
Perry
Haven
Walter Parvios Rae
CH. Clark
Clark
Gutee
Urtoown
Ley
Acpening Bey
Hert Woodward
Bile Tietie Husted
Clark Daofveyofne
Aym Dingman
Avery
Ornne Bates
Lampras Ey Oraw
West
J. Shader
Sapervivor
Thomas Lang
Wlehway
Sumner
Horton Perry Cone & Mant
Mary Bigview Delavan
Woorney
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