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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
10
A cautionary piece on bunglers who boast of deeds they cannot perform. It describes George’s collapse after claiming to defeat his wife and laments the broader damage of talkative incompetents who ruin reputations and fail to finish what they start.
French astronomer Emile Belot posits a hypothetical ride aboard a light beam traveling 186,000 miles per second. A four minute two second voyage would reach Mars, with Jupiter in 35 minutes and Neptune in four hours, placing Alpha Centauri about four years away and a journey of roughly 25 quintillion miles.
Describes a brutal ritual game called Sogypine among Phipplies natives. Two players, nude, determine who is It by shell toss, then one spins into a feigned air of bravado and a brutal thigh slap, producing a pistolshot-like sound and potential bleeding test to decide who may retaliate.
A compact reminiscence on derbies and notable hats worn by figures such as Mark Twain Roosevelt and Emerson. The narrator recalls various styles from broad brimmed felt hats to stovepipe hats seen in photographs and public appearances.
A statistical note reports men average height around five foot five inches and women about five feet, with chestnut hair seen in 85.10 percent of the French populace. Hairs described as pure thick occur 183 percent of cases, red hair 6.72 percent, and the Ilonles group forms 1.92 percent. Pure fine hair remains rare in France, more common in some Mediterranean regions such as Spain.
A fragmentary piece quotes lines about a prank involving four great artists and their prices. It mentions a salesman praised as mighty, with stray phrases about dreams, chickens, and warnings of cowardly acts. The text hints at fateful interpretations of chicken dreams.
A fragmented 1929 overview of John Quincy Adams noting his 1825 inauguration at age fifty seven, service in Congress, and petition against slavery. It summarizes the 1820s to 1848 era with references to the election of 1824, the House decision, and Adams’s solitary, restrained presidency, ending with a note on his personal routine in the White House.
The article recalls John Quincy Adams facing opposition in Congress after leaving the White House. Despite political attacks, he continued public service, dying after a stroke in Boston and being remembered for lifelong dedication. The note ends with an ad for Cannian coal and a comedy show announcement.
Notice records a special Alma City Commission hearing on April 11 1921 to consider vacating and abolishing an alley in Block 1 of the Michigan Heights subdivision. The resolution notes petition by property owners and sets a hearing for May 27 1921 at 7 pm. Clerks and officials listed include Mayor Murphy and Clerk Hayward.
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