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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1889
Page
6
Alma Record notes Mrs. Gladstone wife of Wm K Gladstone heir to Hawarden Castle. It praises her robustness and modest dress, mentions her presidency of the Women’s Liberal Federation and her speeches in the Liberal party, especially in east London.
A New York Herald report says Huntington will invest $50,000 to plan a Congo railway from the lower Congo river to Stanley Pool. About £550,000 has been subscribed to build the line with Belgian and Dutch backing. surveys show roughly 2,000 miles of water routes above Stanley Pool and 262 miles of rail below.
The article argues that a clear conscience guides the pursuit of Cronin’s murderer and warns against prejudicial exploitation. It condemns declamatory rhetoric, calls for strong prosecution based on positive evidence, and cautions Irish and German factions about stoking ethnic tensions during the case.
A Washington Post story recounts Opie PC Real of the Arkansaw Traveler visiting a Chicago Press Club. He jokes about his large butcher, then learns the butcher is hidden beneath the shop floor, prompting a comic misperception and a surreal sight gag.
A traveler notes English female charm over American women, praising domestic idealism. The piece claims English wives blend submissive romance with devotion to family, inspiring men with the vision of a perfect home.
The New York Sun notes a large sun spot visible on the solar disk, about three Earth diameters in size with irregular outline. The feature features tongue like projections around the central basin and signals another sun-spot cycle, raising interest in possible links to weather.
A glories afternoon meeting organized the Anti Male Social Club with over fifty young ladies in attendance. The first event is next Monday with ladies only, featuring an address by Sam, Mise Highnote singing, the Mixed Ivory performing, Mire Lotter reciting, and art club members displaying works.
Cola Fowler, formerly with the Alaska Fur and Commercial Company, reports to a Philadelphia reporter from Kodine in Alaska. He describes encounters with giant "monsters" in interior Alaska, detailing a fossil ivory trade, a Taian hunter, and a tribe leader. He notes blood remains on tusks, a six tusked jaw, and reports from Governor Te Swineford confirming herds on high plateaus above the Snake River headwaters.
An old style detour on flies notes the nuisance of a single insect equaling many. It muses on timing and perception, hinting that a single fly can alter a scene and two can spread far, while giving a playful, marginal commentary on how a fly can affect daily life.
A fragmented, surreal fragment portrays a figure performing in a gymnasium and a sequence of dreamlike, uneasy images. It contrasts a baby's face smeared with molasses and a bald head with reactions to a fly and a ball, escalating to eerie reflections on sleep, repose, and a coroner’s fate amid nocturnal observations. The piece shifts to nocturnal stillness, describing how creatures settle, rise, and shift positions before finally returning to rest and the inexorable march toward labor.
A San Francisco Daily Report summary notes grim days for Charles Stewart Parnell amid Clan na Gael exposés. It suggests reform and tighter control of Irish funds after Cronin and related scandals, with England watching Chicago developments and the potential reorganization of Irish leadership to restore integrity and prevent leakage of contributions.
The New York Works reports a new four-wheel, one-horse victoria carriage gaining notice. Designed with a hidden panel, extending top, and waterproofing, it features a forward driver seat and a fold-down rear seat for a child. A New York firm operates an uptown track-stand and trials indicate growing interest. Carriages to be hired at standard public rates.
An uptown landlord recalls renting a Broadway house to the family head. after tenants moved in, a summons arrives and the wife demands urgent alterations. She questions the identity of the real head of the family, insisting on knowing who Tom is and who wants the changes.
A vivid account of gum chewing in Washington society and government circles. The piece notes gum use by notable figures from the White House to the Supreme Court, including judges and officials, and recounts a public incident in a doorway at Pennsylvania Avenue with several influential ladies chewing gum in unison.
A Boston port tale notes that fishermen rushing to take the earliest fare from Georges to Boston faced a storm. Three crewmen were washed overboard, one a Portuguese native, a severe blow to the captain after earning praise for the fare. The loss was a grim moment as owners learned aboard the warf.
A Georgia fishing method involves four to six men entering water with a log and a sheet stretched across it. As fish attempt to jump to deep water, they land on the cloth and are trapped, becoming victims of their own destruction.
A Detroit Free Press item portrays a pastor weighing a Boswn offer with a higher salary. The deacon urges staying due to the ungodliness of the other place, while the pastor argues the dilemma keeps him in Chicago.
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