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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1895
Page
2
An excursion train departs Detroit heading to Florida inviting travelers seeking better prospects to join. The trip promises rich scenery and an opportunity for improved fortune in the sunny south.
Unclear OCR notes warn against cold waves harming crops. Mentions fuel absence in winter and land near Maui associated with Southern Florida Land Co and Agent Lacie. Details are fragmentary but emphasize crop risk and land activity in the region.
A Gratiot County newspaper note directs correspondents to send communications by specified deadlines to each paper. Late items should be sent to all three papers separately, as outside pages are prepared at home.
Grant Monsdes' late boy died on the 1th and was buried in Falton cemetery amid much local excitement last week. Jessie Silebary, 17, elected to all appearances on the 12th vnet. arrangements were made for the funeral. In attendance hoping for signs of life, the girl’s chooks turned pink and she Logan toe went. the ice was taken at her and every effort made to revive but she died Monday in Falton cemetery. Jobo La Richards had a tanaway one day last week. He was latching up a colt which became caved and broke away from him. A few days ago aabile Jiusttile Morrow ated ble best girl were etdrning trans Casson City their horwn began to kick mud they were at Jett to get home the beat way they eval. D. Cure Ustine Gouuenced his school in district no. Ebay Burneet Gearheart drives pro Horm to has actions near Pompelia Bent Manson goes to Hibje seen to dwet with his md aplow comredes.
Ashley Brangetist Topping of Oworno was injured at work when a tree fell on the Wood Jay Charter track area. No bones were broken. she is resting, while her condition improves. Nearby, Jinnaford family visits Lansigeecoodamer Holt and Wan. preparations begin for Fortress Monroe, Virginia. Reverend Kiew delivered a farewell sermon at MB church before embarking on new duties. Two people have recovered from the past month’s illness, and Wallace Butlock plans study in commercial law at De sentt.cooodacob Hamp, with his daughter Mes Maturin traveling to Lanning for Seventh Day Adventist activities.
Farmers in S. W. Newark urge sowing wheat expected to finish this week while fields see threshing activity. Frank Lawrence killed a large rattlesnake, rare for years, as Car nes and Wright move to new tasks. J. G. Carnes reports strong peach orders. attendance noted at the district meeting led by Fras Lawrence. Rev Dateher delivers sermon, Grandma Richart regains health after illness, Delbert Thumm suffers a hand injury, Walter Jewitt’s friends visit from Mison.
Reported at the M B church phonograph concert Rev Tubbs remarks and community chatter. Mrs B Lockman ill, Mins M Peters to Fow jer suit case, Willie Andrews visiting Poramo, Mr Dick Chapman ill, Johnny Chick visiting grandparents, Mes EB Eck in Portland guest of Miss M Peters, wheat sowing and corn cutting among farmers.
Elm Hall reports steady progress with Miss Wrigley and Mr Stead teaching while Rev E E Wood travels to a conference at Albion on the 14th and may not return as goods are ready for shipment. Bennet will host a phonograph entertainment at the M E church on Sept 27 featuring Edison’s latest inventions. Forest fires cause damage nearby but a house was saved by prompt action. Tad and Elwell progress with a very sick child.
Dr and Mead A Morey miss Edith Morey of Detroit. son Linnand Morey to visit before entering Michigan University pharmacy cadet. Town suffers foul odors from refuse near vacant lot by blacksmith shop. calls for board of health to curb pollution. Three more physicians expected to move in. cholera infantum sickens children. plea for cleaner streets and town improvements.
Breckinridge details show artesian well near Us plowing mill with water and fodder noted. A man from Newark delivered wheat to town and sold it to Crawford & Co. Reports mention matchmaking new market prospects and a cometary incident with a pursuit after theft detected.
In Merrill John Chisholm bears burns to both feet after a grave robbing incident. Miss King, visiting relatives for two months, has returned home. Mrs. Danve Han kine and Mrs. Clarence Hopkins left Monday for Alabama to join husbands. Mrs. Conklie returned from Charlotte after weeks away. Watson family spent Sunday with relatives as school prospects improve. Foo preached a farewell sermon at McE church ahead of conference and will not return.
Binny Cortin and wife visited friends at St Johns and Sandsyn. Mrs Gay Jord Helin visited friends in Potesley. Walter Phillips and his mother of Portland are guests of Mr and Mrs Wai. Ed My grantty returned from Grand Rapids. Married by Herd E Long on Thursday inet Mr Glen Helms and Miss Lillie Mygrant. A surprise at Mr Marzelfs in honor of their daughter Mrs Zimmerman. Killown preached farewell next Sabbath. Free Union church conferred last Saturday and Sunday. Attendees included Hawae of Mt Pieneant and Koons of Milbrook.
The Grand Rapids, Flint, Angirds, and St Louis teams opened a ball tournament with strong turnout. In a close opener St Louis beat Argards 7 to 4 after ten innings. Alma umpire Clurever Awarch officiated, delivering sharp calls.
A reform platform advocates direct legislation through initiative and referendums at all levels, the imperative mandate and proportional representation, direct election of President, Vice President, and U S Senators, equal suffrage for women, and monopolies taken for public use. It calls for land use rights, prohibition of liquor as a beverage, and government control of monetary standards with free coinage of gold and silver.
Witnesses describe a nighttime raid where a loud hammering attack frightened residents, with some believing experts were at work. Amelia Swords notes the event and mentions a quick electric relief device claimed to relieve pain in minutes.
Reports from the United States courts in New York detail decisions upholding the Delaval Alpha patent for centrifugal cream separators. In Canandaigua, Judge Cove issued a perpetual injunction against Samuel Hotchkiss for infringing the Alpha design. In Syracuse, Judge Wallace issued a temporary injunction against John Houston restraining further use of a Hotchkiss separator. The rulings affect manufacturers and buyers, signaling broader liability for infringing devices and urging caution in purchases amid ongoing litigation.
A Sunday morning heist in the Fenton business district saw robbers force a screen door, pry a steel chest, and remove a lucrative safe weighed at around 100 pounds. They dragged the chest to a truck, cutting a path near several homes as witnesses heard wheels. The thieves, using a sledge hammer and bars, escaped with money and numerous stamps after entering via the back and taking a lower steel chest and the blank money orders.
News items report a deadly accident with an exploded car on the Th and O line near Galesburg, many injured and several fatally. The Louisville disaster follows, with four dead and several injured as an evening railway accident prompts investigations and calls for aid. Separate notes cite U S aid to Cuban revolutionaries and pension reform debates in Louisville. A patent remedy for diarrhea is briefly mentioned.
Property listing describes a Demante residence for sale near Netingy Avenue in St Lacis. Includes a house with twelve rooms, a barn, four acres of tilled land and vineyard, cisterns, closets, and stone features. Auction negotiable with part payment and balance at a later date. contact D. Masrines or SLU Ap WW Harte for details.
An Arizona correspondent for the San Diego Union lists tribal names and territories across the region. The write up mentions Apivehe and Atoma groups, Tontis and Majeyes, Miscalures, Dias along Grille River, Murtongies near Prune, Papageate, Venue, Mojaves, Meguls near Buffalo City, and other bands in Ya xhpaiesnnty territory with references to Salt Lake and Welsh Morning. Northern areas mention Hialapats, Sante Martag Husupats, Caloris waterways, and Navajo thriversine in eastern Elwin and Moxtew regions.
Thies to Polly presents a collage of observations on social conduct and misfired tact. It mocks self help rhetoric and lampoons disruptive behavior, while contrasting petty rudeness with dignity and restraint in everyday urban life across several places.
A mangled passage blends a rumored new theory for Ment and a scene with Mary instructing a servant. Submerged dialog hints at a mysterious book, urban gossip, and a disrupted narrative voice, with clipped exchanges about work, departure, and unusual references to energy and life.
A fragmented old advertisement touts a patent medicine claimed to treat a wide range of ailments from fevers to chest conditions. It promises superior cures, free samples by mail, and requests readers send for a circular detailing multiple remedies and prices.
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