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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
4
A fragmented Alma Record column debates farm finance after drought, noting Western bank deposits and low rates, and forecasts the 1896 campaign issues. It discusses free trade, protection, and party fusion talks, with Bryan and UK policy referenced amid global wheat conditions.
The piece notes rising prospective potato prices this fall due to likely below average crops, with prices around a dollar per bushel in Alma and higher in New York. It suggests Canada and Europe may influence supply, and warns that continued high prices could push more people to eat beans and pork with potatoes.
On Wednesday August 2 the Grand Trunk Railway will run a low rate excursion to the Michigan Agricultural College in Lansing. The trip follows D and M Vision routes from Detroit to St Johns, with direct service to and from the college grounds. For information and rates inquire of agents.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a mixed stream of words and names. It references places, dates, and possible events in a jumbled sequence, but no clear subject or outcome emerges from the legible material. The item reads like a partial transcription with numerous misspellings and missing context.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a voyage aboard the Mary Ann, with school maams aboard and a raucous crew. The narrator recalls shipboard life from departure through a lively night sea scene, detailing passengers, music, and the chaotic yet vivid atmosphere before turning toward the voyage’s northbound leg.
In a Chicago Record Herald account, a captain recalls a daring voyage on the Mary Ann of Charlevaix. The crew battled white waters, a wreck, and loss as passengers fled danger and a teacher earned wages to survive. The tale centers on a brave woman and the ship’s peril on Goose Island streets.
A London Answers item recounts a country church gathering where a sexton guides guests through two playful questions about decorum and permission. The party wraps with smiles and a modest tip for the host as guests depart.
An American woman of high social standing met the Kaiser at a non ceremonial dinner. While speaking to him, a famed German salad was presented on her right and the Kaiser sat to her left. She could not turn away from the emperor to serve herself, and the moment proved comical as the Kaiser laughed and quipped that a salad cannot wait.
The oath traces to divine authority in ancient narratives. Early Hebrews used phrases like By the God of Abraham and God knoweth, while Greek myths recount swearing by the Styx and Jehovah is depicted swearing by himself in some biblical passages.
An American college era account describes students advancing through work, clerical service, and scrap- sorting roles, with a superintendent's praise for dependable labor. It also notes amateur swimmers switching AAU clubs due to new rules and a Kansas ranch purchase by Captain Tough aiming to build a premier horse breeding operation across 19 000 acres in Gove County Kansas.
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