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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1894
Page
8
An account describes a dangerous seal hunting expedition where O Brien uses music to lure seals and a gun is avoided. A bearded seal bites the author as he is grabbed, but Brien strikes with a bludgeon and saves him from a deadly attack during a close encounter on the rocks.
The piece discusses doorkeepers in wholesale rings and their power over customers and peddlers. It notes strict duties to prevent theft, inform on shop conditions, and enforce fees while maintaining authority to deter petty criminals and protect store integrity. It highlights a fearsome image of one messenger and the perceived influence of door keepers on customers and merchants.
A rapid improvisation by famed seascape artist T J Barry impressed critics at a London exhibition. On a four by one foot canvas, he rapidly produced The Pool under London Bridge, with river traffic and tower in the background. The piece, completed in about ten minutes, showcased aerial and wave effects by swift rubbing with the hand, eliciting praise from fellow artists and actors, and selling quickly for a brisk price.
An odd Sicilian style tale recounts a belief that men who eat a certain root transform into creatures with no tail, while others become tailed. The Sarimant of Deork relays the Rambles and Revelations anecdote, noting fear and laughter among locals as a singular tale about hair and transformation spreads from Sagar to Deork.
A Southern institution reports remarkable snail endurance. In digs and experiments from Lower California to Egypt and Paris, snails survived months without water or food, sealing shells and membranes to endure dry, cold, and heat. Some specimens remained alive after years sealed in dryness, while others revived after exposure to water. Experts note uncertain limits of their vitality as researchers study their adaptive sleep and prolific reproduction.
The Lenlon Spectator argues any breach of promise case should require written, stamped proof of intent to marry. It contends such a rule would deter frivolous suits, reveal true suitors, save reputations, and shift focus to genuine engagement while acknowledging potential harm to romance and courtship.
The Triaitian Mower nicknamed renning antelope features white petals with dark lines forming a fleeing antelope image. The car icature plant includes petals and leaves imitating animals and insects, including a Wellington lookalike named Arthur and Ken Nose. Some flowers mimic bees caterpillars worms and beetles, while others resemble lizards and spiders.
The piece argues modern hospitals emerged with Christianity, noting earlier forms in Egypt India and Gujarat. It cites Aspha of Paton in 3rd century B C establishing hospitals in four gates, Asoka’s later era, and the uncertain temple clinics in Egypt. It suggests barbarian conquests erased these precedents and popular belief credits Christian care as first.
A Washington Starwriter quotes a firm manager describing his desk as a hub of devices. A phonograph dictates letters, an amanuensis copies them, a portable telephone links distant rooms, and wires power lights and a fan. A clock is electrocuted daily from a naval observatory, and a telegraph sounder enables transatlantic, intercontinental communication, illustrating the era of mechanical civilization.
A historical note traces the practice of leasing wives in England, citing a Birmingham 1788 Gentlemen’s Magazine correspondent and a later 1850s court document. The accounts describe wives bound to husbands by lease terms, with phrases pledging mutual effort, support, and shared livelihood, yet raise questions about legality and social acceptance.
The newlyweds, the Duke of York and Princess May, visit Snodringham where a farmer deputation seeks their happiness. The duke, lost in thought, replies with a quirky note about wanting red polled cattle and Berkshire pigs for his estate. The moment leaves the audience amused and gratified.
A street vendor hawks cheap paper backed novels under cover, touting a “suppressed edition” at fifteen cents. He evades police, urging bystanders to take copies as others discreetly pocket titles, while onlookers react to the questionable literature.
Foreign consuls report on the tallow tree native to China a plant yielding oil from its root bark rice paper from its bark and tallow from its berries. Berries resemble coffee beans in size and color and are processed by steaming pounding and pressing to yield oil used for lamps stoves and lighting while the tree exudes oil from damaged bark and limbs.
The piece surveys Roman ideas on hair color and character, linking straight hair to cowardice and remarking that auburn or light brown hair signified intelligence and amiability. It notes red hair as highly aversive, with a proverb about donkeys, and mentions Copts performing red donkey sacrifices.
Six to eight dogs pull a sledge in cold regions. They receive about four pounds of frozen fish at dawn and once harnessed they race instantly. Drivers avoid feeding until in harness to prevent scattering. A long rein leads the leader with a whip, though dogs rush for food and warmth ahead.
The court at Ithaca Village in Gratiot County issues orders in the matter of the estate of a deceased person named Pendle. A hearing is set for April 1 at ten o’clock to consider the last will and testament and the appointment of executors, with notice to all interested parties. A true copy is issued by the Probate Judge.
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