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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1889
Page
7
A jumble of poetry lines and travel sketches recounts longing verses, a sailor’s flirtatious banter, and African village notes. It blends intimate sentiment with colonial travel observations, including jewelry, nudges at race and attire, and a humorous classroom exchange about Genesis.
A long communication extols the Rhine's voting recorder and counter and the Australian system as fixes for bribery and ballot corruption. It quotes Governor Hazlitt and President Harrison urging election law amendments to ensure secrecy and accurate tallies. Proponents claim the Rhines machine offers a perfect secret ballot and immediate vote totals, while critics note practical flaws and calls for legislative adoption.
Ned Grayling, the ship’s popular crewman, declares he loves Cora, skipper Marvin’s daughter engaged to Audley. After tension aboard and a threat to Ned, Captain Marvin learns Ned is Audley, the captain’s son, in disguise aboard the Vanguard. The two men negotiate terms as Calcutta nears and Ned’s future unfolds.
A fragmentary quotation piece from New York Weekly discusses philosophy, wealth, effort, and self knowledge. It reflects on fortune favoring those who act, envy and laziness as vices, true wealth as inner virtue, and the danger of vanity. It contrasts heart and judgment and warns against misreading modesty.
A farmer found a swallow nest with two young birds. One nestling's leg was badly broken and bound with horsehair. After careful removal of the hair over two weeks, the leg healed and the bird could again fly with its mate.
Fragmented OCR style text reflecting themes of worry and fate. Mentions misfortune, anticipatory grief, and moral reflection on human restlessness. Contains unclear passages and garbled phrases but centers on the idea of drawing trouble into life through worry.
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