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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1894
Page
3
A Chicago Tribune excerpt depicts a Denver bound mother disputing custody with her ex, confessing fear of the children’s future under another wife. The scene unfolds in a restaurant as bystanders react, voices tremble, and sympathetic chatter turns to stark judgment about motherhood and loyalty.
An old tavern tale recounts a mock belief in special providence for drunken men. A speaker narrates several men who escape harm only to suffer comic fates, including being crushed by coal, plunging into a cellar, or enduring a six hour harbor ride after a nap on a scow.
scattered notes report Croswell annexation talk, 47 inmates in asylums, Algunse fishermen report distress, Centerville lighted streets, Gladwin electrified, Copemish Adventist tents, Quincy water works vote upcoming, Leonidas pioneer Esra Roberts dies at 83, Kinle brick house ordered, Thompsonville fire destroys Conkling home, no insurance, Peek cheese factory closed, Sparta divorce case, Sault saloons licensing, Ottawa Muskegon blackberry harvest boosts local youth, Newberry Inn construction, Aspen weather record set, St Clair farmers seek rain, Rattle Creek Adventists issue tract, Daggett man finds long-lost daughter, Cass City Carefaire date clash, Fairfield pioneer Jon Switch dies, Sanilac Y P S C E convenes, Union City cement for sidewalks, Thompsonville forest fires, Moore township woman struck by lightning, Coldwater milk wagon accident, Bad Axe harness scam, Sherwood grocers deliver by cart, Detroit Paris Green case Jose Bryant hospitalized, Otsego shock death of Mrs Leighton, Hugh Sommers Implements wood cutting, Branch County fair threshing demo, grasshoppers delay harvest, deer sightings by Star Island, fishing with lime nets near the Soo, Schoolcraft man blinded by cow accident, Otsego brick block progress, prohibition debt repayment, Otsego trout fishing thriving, Minden City beef club, John Spry mystery solved by bone heap discovery.
The account traces 1894 1895 Pullman layoffs from 6000 to 2000 workers amid a price war on wages and rising rents. Debs forms the American Railway Union prompting a strike that halted car building and damaged rail service. It argues the boycott harmed the company not workers, noting shifts in labor and the return of many workers after the dispute.
A census style estimate notes about 164 000 Negro Catholics in the United States with discussion of growth and distribution across cities and regions, reflecting minority religious community dynamics within American Catholicism.
The Washington letter notes free traders bluster over raw materials while Senate Democratic allies resist. It claims Mr. Cleveland regrets deferring to Don Dickinson over Secretary Carlisle on a policy affecting thousands. It hints at tensions involving Whitney syndicate and Carnegie interests.
House and Senate conferees clash over immigration provisions as Democrats push a bill requiring consular inspection before travel while Republicans and Cleveland allies fear stopping immigration. Key figures Stump, Stone, Gresham, Carlisle and Manderson figure in the deadlock amid investigations into sugar trust stock.
An advertisement touts Britton's Tobacco Thief as a permanent remedy for tobacco use and nicotine habit. The copy asserts quick cures, bottle-based treatment, and testimonials from users across Michigan, claiming years of chewing cessation after limited doses and promising money back guarantees.
Teachers examination dates listed for Ithaca Ostehy Alion and TAM with grade specifics and times. Detroit Grand Haven and Min announce summer time steamship trains to Grand Haven and Milwaukee connections, with No 1 east and No 15 west, rail alternatives less favored due to heat. Goodrich line offers parlor and sleeper services with favorable fares and free berths, linking Muskegon and Wapo to Chicago, underscoring night travel options and daily departures (Sundays excepted).
Fragmentary 19th century ad promises Tackinn Armies Salve to treat ulcers fever boils corns eruptions and related conditions. It states money refund guarantee and a price of 24 cents per box, with sale by B. H. Webb.
A vintage testimonial touts Dr King’s New Discovery for throat chest and lung ailments claiming a quarter century of tested relief. It promises money back if no improvement and notes free trial bottles at B S Webb’s drug store with large size options.
It May Do as Much for You Mr Fred Millen of Leving IL writes that he hid a severe kidney trouble for many years with back pain and bladder infection. After trying many so called kidney cures without benefit about a year of Electric Bitters gave relief. Electric Bitters are advertised as good for kidney and liver troubles and provide near instant relief at a price. One bottle may prove helpful and is offered today.
In Inter Ocean prose the piece notes a query about the Gidley family’s summer ree sorter. Pooh denies it. Madge writes home describing meeting three pleasant gentlemen on the first day here, revealing social contacts during the trip.
Good Authority questions proper wear of a scarf pin in a four in hand tie. Plankington admits lack of knowledge and suggests asking his wife for guidance.
A cryptic note discusses a guide titled How to Tie a Necktie. The fragment mentions someone named Beaver questioning it and Merton referencing a prior tie technique. The text reads as a brief, quirky aside on learning knotting methods.
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