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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1895
Page
4
Fragmentary 1805 Almanac era items note the New York convention, Levi Morton as a presidential pick, and Cleveland’s stance on Cuba. Commentary belabors farmers in Massachusetts and a jab at the legal profession as representatives, with scattered remarks on whiskey law and party changes.
Tris claims Utah is arranged for November when a Gentile and a winner will reach Congress regardless of party. All parties back free silver, aiming to elect silverites. though Utah isn’t formally a state yet, conditions are met and a proclamation is expected with the century.
A state law enables school districts to provide free seat books by purchasing from publishers at the same price as retailers, yielding 20 to 50 percent savings. Owning books reduces total purchases over three years, cutting costs 60 to 75 percent. The district can supply tablets, pencils, and pens, avoiding inferior quality and improving pupil work. The Kindergarten already has public funds for supplies. the same should apply to all grades.
Local notes report a band practice this evening in Alma at E Mahan's showroom, various residents visiting Alma friends, and a fall line of perfumes and toilet articles at Webb's. Waccamaw area updates include school dining, new staff at Wright House, a new generator for a fountain, land sales, fair plans, and multiple society events with social and cultural notes.
An old ad warns that dread of fall illnesses spoils summer outings. It promotes Dr Humphrey's Specie 77 as a preventive and cure for Colds Grip Pnanythonia Diphtheria and Consumption, claiming it guards against winter sickness and chest sores. Available through druggists from Canada to Cape How.
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