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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
6
A Chambers' Journal discussion examines belief in luck and its traders. It argues lucky omens shape lives, noting symbols like the eighth month and royal bloodlines as signs of fortune, while warning such superstition invites peril and envy among families and possessors of wealth.
The account discusses ancient civilizations and their crafts, noting advanced loom work and textile quality. It contrasts early weaving with modern standards, citing Neolithic and pre-Christian eras. The piece reflects on time, progress, and the perceived superiority of ancient weavers in certain fabrics.
The Chicago Tribune notes a rising tide of counterfeit one cent coins flooding the system with remarkable likeness to genuine cents. Treasury and Secret Service struggle to locate culprits as 373,870 coins reported with 1,198 counterfeit cents in April alone. In value, bogus cents equal 17 cents each, while real cents trade for $1.20 per pound. Also included are brief items on a York Pa boy’s eight year disappearance and growth in cotton seed use boosting production in Russia and Central Asia.
A muddled OCR style passage notes a New York printer preserving a copy of Burke's Peerage. A vendor in Harlem discusses stock designs and an odd interest in heraldry, crest plates, and Latin mottos, while a passerby muses on the value of the volume and its venerable names. The scene blends curiosity about aristocratic records with local shop chatter and imagined uses.
A chaotic scene described as cats spoiled the hunting at Ebuppe, with observers noting extensive damage and disrupted plans. Reports mention disrupted traps, exhausted gear, and the need to reassess strategies after the dramatic incident.
A stranded Missouri Pacific passenger refused to pay fare and Walsh, the porter, removed him to a truck on the station platform. The man returned to the train, stating he was still riding, and Walsh later helped him back onto the original train car to avoid damages.
A long distance telephone transmitter with a megaphone attachment installed at the Cave of the Winds at Niagara Falls sends the thunder of the falls to subscribers in New York Buffalo and at the Pan American exposition. The roar is captured and injected into the Bell system and heard with striking realism, illustrating the dramatic power of the falls.
A garbled report discusses a problem play and a lion in Philadelphia Zoo reacting to a mirror. It cites The Press and New York Commercial Advertiser on public reception and social costs of theatergoing, debating moral concerns and family expenses.
A lengthy, opinion style piece surveys qualities women supposedly admire in men. It emphasizes polish, reliability, calmness, and attentiveness as decisive, linking them to overall impression and trust. The author discusses demeanor, presentation, and practical actions that signal capability and steadiness, noting small, consistent acts create a strong effect.
A column mixes a city hazards piece about umbrellas in street electric slots and a fashion note on London pearls. It recalls near misses with sticks and hats the author’d warn readers to avoid the dangerous slots while highlighting Mrs. Claud Wattney and Mrs. Potter Palmer's famed pearls.
A peculiar tale narrates a extraordinary leap by a feline across obstacles and strained scenes. The narrative blends quirky imagery with vivid drama, invoking a stageful of names and places while highlighting the dramatic leap and its public reception.
In the Operasional Magazine an article lists historic white horse figures across Berkshire and Wiltshire with notes on famous examples. It mentions the Westbury hill white horse near Wilton, others at Bledlow Whiteleaf Chilterns, Calne downs, Wilmington near Eastbourne, Tysoe, Osmington Down, and Mor mond Hill, plus a stag in Aberdeenshire and a Dorset figure on downs.
After dipping in boiling brine to draw sugar and aid drying, figs are dried on trays for two to four days by weather. Dried fruit goes into sweat boxes of 200 pounds for two weeks and is weeded in cold water to remove dirt. Women and girls pack in half, one, and ten pound sizes, split with a short blade knife. An ancient sepulcher in Lincoln county reveals 500 skeletons linked to tribes exterminated by Iroquois in the seventeenth century.
Provo rider W E Samuelson shattered the world unpaced bike record in Salt Lake City on Thursday night, covering the distance to 11255.2 5.
A reader guide on horse care during dry weather covers feeding, water, and dental care. It advises avoiding bottens, using water as the safest option, inspecting teeth, floating sharp points, and attending to teeth if hay is held to the mouth.
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