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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1896
Page
7
Dairy, Grand Haven and Milwaukee travel connection details at Detroit. References to Grand Trunk and evening schedules, pricing notes, and exemptions appear amid garbled text. Key entities include Grand Haven and Milwaukee daily services and Detroit transfer point.
A fragmented account describes a gopher stake incident and a naturalist watching a snake seemingly hypnotize a rabbit. The snake coils tighten over ten minutes until the rabbit dies, then the prey is carried away, raising debate among naturalists about a snake’s power to fascinate. Some argue such effects exist, others dismiss them as misinterpretation or sensational belief.
A century old account recalls Barnum era wonders and the living skeleton Sprague, his wife, and their skeletal offspring toured with Tony Pastor shows. Manager Sackett and contemporaries described the marriage of two living skeletons at St James Hall in London and the birth of skeletal children, a sensational tale that drew crowds and influenced medical notes. The narrative ties to Stone and Murray and other showmen, highlighting the era’s fascination with freaks and rare diseases.
Jeannette Gilder surveys the rise of the new woman in fiction, contrasting independent female protagonists with the hysterical literature she decries. She praises English writers like Kipling and Ward while noting American tastes favor power and clear moral voices in fiction.
A portrait of a Jesuit priest in China detailing a day’s routine from pre dawn to evening. He studies religious readings, counsels locals, and travels with a satchel and improvised gear. He endures isolation, manages chores, and fits in with native helpers while delaying homebound letters and relics.
An article argues electricity pervades soil to three feet and supplies life. it describes blue lightning in polluted water, the unseen current from rocks and air, and a future epoch where Earth’s energy could ignite and consume the world.
Miss Edith Rockefeller, daughter of John D Rockefeller, visited a New York shop with classmates and asked for a desk at a special price. The dealer refused but offered a path via a favor from a Rockefeller contact. The girl suggested asking her father, and the dealer finally relented, packing the desk after the exchange.
An online mention of Todd's Sarsaparitia suggests a spring plan to improve health and beauty products. The notice hints at renewed marketing and potential consumer interest in a sarsaparilla based remedy.
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