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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1891
Page
3
A fragmentary poem praises a true poet who writes daily and cherishes many imagined loves. The speaker contemplates shifting dawns and warns against merely pretending affection, insisting on genuine, fervent love for each imagined beloved.
Don Miguel, a Cuban rebel leader, fled through forests with 15 followers as Spanish forces hunted him. A New England brigantine named Foam, captained by Standish, aided by Grace Standish, carried him to the coast. A fisherman's note triggered a reunion in Santiago harbor as Don Miguel and Grace sailed to New Orleans for a quiet life.
A Reading Railroad official rebuffs a request for his given name while reacting to an etiquette cue. Separately, Swedes Norwegians and Danes lobby the Italian queen to protect northern migratory chiefs harmed in Italy during winter, urging intervention.
Time thins the list of veterans who fought under Napoleon and now receive yearly pensions. The pension amount shifted from 140 to 112 pounds, reducing relief for those aged veterans.
A six horsepower electric rotor will operate the draw of the new Harvart bridge in Boston. Reportedly the first use of electricity for this type of mechanism.
In Bearth Abbot a remote Cumberland village, the famed Dark Darrells lineage attracts attention as Miss Costello a Canadian arrival from the Durnford clan visits the Larches. The costumed stranger, cousin to Miss Durnford, meets the Sabine sisters and Rose, with hints of a family curse and legends surrounding the Darrells while townsfolk marvel at the outsider’s presence and the long shadow of the manor.
A collage of quirky quotes and snippets from papers like Washington Star Elmira Gazette and Kansas City Star. It notes humorous mishearings court remarks and everyday muddled phrases, framing them as a lighthearted literary miscellany.
An assortment of scratched OCR fragments from newspapers includes snippets of social chatter, dating mischief, admonitions, and questions about a bank examiner. The jumbled lines reference romance, lawsuits, and stray quotes, reflecting a collage of late 19th to early 20th century column blurbs across Detroit Free Press, Washington Post, Harper's Bazar, New York Sun, and Brooklyn Life.
A garbledTex text discusses honesty and effort, social behavior, and authority with scattered aphorisms. It references moral conduct, popularity, fire as life’s sunshine, and the alleged benefits of hard work. The piece includes ad-like lines about Hires Root, European rail standards, and Castoria references, plus a note on a Royal Navy ship’s construction time and shipbuilding innovations.
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