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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1895
Page
3
A jet of varied items covers village improvements and harvest scenes from Manchester to Traverse City. Reports mention a nine month old death during Conc, mild fires, factory repairs, and county activities including road work, a pickle plant milestone, farm trials, and local social events.
Pistoes CheveLAND and Mr Care liste discuss views on national debt as a blessing and the shift from rapid debt pay down to heavy bond issuance. They note bonds totaling 162,515,400 with 106,000,000 at five percent to ten year terms, and others at four percent over thirty years, highlighting the ongoing interest burden.
A fragmented political commentary discusses bonds, gold standard, and foreign policy. It mocks gold papers favoring Cleveland, contrasts Republican critiques, and praises a stern stance against foreign bankers and moralizing reformers. The piece reflects late 19th century partisan rhetoric about economy and leadership.
The Grand Rapids Herald reviews the Harvey versus Horr debate on the gold standard. Harvey strengthens supporters with dignified, informed discourse, while Horr offers clear points but fails to advance the single standard. The piece notes broad public interest from coast to coast and marks Harvey as gaining literary prominence.
Story recalls Hilt Poolan and Hilt Doolan in a border romance ending with a deadly confrontation involving Deputy Ballard. Miss Batley Ballard taught at a Purcell area school, pursued by outlaw Gill Doolan. Rumors claim she left her teaching post and vanished, while sensational reports about the outlaw's notoriety were later exposed as fakes.
A fragmented historical summary traces France’s military past from the ninth year of the republic through the Restoration, noting armies, battles, and mortality rates. It cites major conflicts including Austerlitz, Jena, Waterloo, Crimea, and Mexico, with population figures and casualty trends across recent centuries.
The article surveys how woodpeckers use tongues to capture prey and secrete sticky saliva, parrots’ tongues mimicking human speech, and hummingbirds’ double tongues. It then shifts to 16th century footwear fashions with long pointed shoes, garter chains, bells, and clergy censorship of such displays.
A catastrophic powder explosion at a magazine in Htthe around three in the afternoon destroyed a hexagonal gunpowder magazine. Fifteen to nineteen workers killed or fatally injured, with many others injured. The blast occurred when hot irons touched a tin cover causing a spark from a particle of dirt. Witnesses Green and Mersey perished, leaving few details of the exact quantity of powder.
An irregular narration details a theft from a local directory with pages torn out and mischief around a town directory. A man seeks a chip named Toberson, enters stores, and later visits a house, while others report missing names and torn sections. The piece notes widespread damage to the directories and concerns over publishing and replacement.
A violent Uf Insurance agent recounts a tale of three men who each applied for fifteen thousand dollars life insurance. He describes dinners theater outings and gifts to win commissions totaling about one thousand dollars while all three applicants were rejected for health issues.
Dr. Orsi uncovers a prebateria village from the prehisteria age on Punveltarid Mraway between Silly and the African coast, surrounded by a curonal wall. Dome-shaped Resi tombs and remains of a small Greek temple are also noted. The island is remote and used as a government cone wlet settlement.
Fragments describe a property sale led by proprietor Mr Tharld Che at 24 Hot Main Street Kotimaee near a barber shop. Read as a long, dated list of names, locations, and scattered actions with unclear outcomes or dates.
An excursion organized by the W M department offers a rare chance to visit Boston and New England. Tickets go on sale August 10 to September 2 with various departure points and return routes via New York. Passengers may extend their stay to September 8 and arrange deposits through local agents of the traveling presenter.
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