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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1902
Page
6
An OCR mishmash shows scattered names, dates, and places with missing context. The text hints at a formal meeting or competition schedule but lacks coherent details, making precise identification difficult.
The readable items describe Sugar Heets at Kalamazoo with a record crop outlook and beet purchase terms, plus scattered notes on prices, local tribulations, and various unrelated names and events. The passage lacks a coherent single event, presenting assorted 1800s era references and fragmented reports.
The city school board enforces a late attendance rule for students remaining out after 11 PM. Violations incur a penalty described as a medical consequence, with officials citing safety concerns and social activities as reasons for the restriction.
Ponting Sept 15 reports a surge in demand as experts examine the memory of settlers and the impact on local departments. Superintendent and engineers note major improvements, with over 500 feet of frontage to be evaluated. Deprivations persist, and winter conditions threaten continued contamination concerns.
Farmers in Berrien County plan to reduce a large peach crop for England next year to fetch high prices, while California shippers face returns that justify the extra labor. In Marshall, Eva Smith is acquitted of murder after a six minute jury deliberation following a June incident where her estranged husband entered her Burlington, Michigan room leading to a gun discharge and his death the next day. Separate notes mention laborers on an electric railroad near Niles gaining work as land values rise and a mix of local legal cases, health remedies, and personal notices from the period.
Fragmented text describes Judge Gray in Roaton facing misread details about his education at Tired and Lave schools, admission to bar, and service as associate justice on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and later U.S. Supreme Court commission around December 1573.
A fragmentary ad laments lingering summer colds and endorses Gough’s Cure for coughs colds and throat troubles. It cites "Bivins & Rhodes" and references Bishop of Agnew Michigan. Uses suggests Poley’s Throwey and Tar as remedies with questionable results.
Secretary Shaw announces measures to free 3.2 million dollars of treasury holdings for immediate circulation. Four million will go to national banks via free bonds in vaults. An additional 4.2 million funds forthcoming through anticipated October interest.
Trains depart Alma as listed with Detroit routes and connections. Details appear garbled but indicate scheduled departures toward Detroit and Grand Rapids with various stops and times.
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