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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1887
Page
6
The September Harper's article on the Isle of Man argues Mona's long self rule has grown into full autonomy with local justice and a crown governor as liaison. It notes Manx laws remain quiet yet prosperous, and foresees widespread influence of responsible governance across its small state.
Supreme Court ruling in Utes New York reverses Surrogate Court of Tompkins County decision that awarded Cornell University land valued at about 61,000 to Mrs Jennie Metiraw Piske from the late John Metiraw estate. Details describe the will, the Fiske marriage contract, and contested trusts benefiting Cornell.
The United Labor State convention of New York in Syracuse nominated Henry George for state comptroller Victor A Wilder for state treasurer HD Cummunigty for attorney general Lennis U Keeley for state engineer and others. The platform endorses postal banks telegraph expansion and public works while opposing broad socialist opposition, and calls for eight hour work for letter carriers and extended school age.
A north bound cyclone struck Republican City Nebraska in the afternoon wrecking every brick building. The brick schoolhouse collapsed burying seven workers, five injured, two dead including J. J. Lanning and Allen. H. H. Wetherell’s house was blown away burying his wife and two children. many injured and some likely to die. Hailstones an inch in diameter added to the damage.
The New York Graphic contrasts Dr Buckley on mind cure with Miss Gordon Cummings on strange medicines. The piece describes mind cure as promising relief from suffering and even death, notes hypnotic influence, and cites a prominent New York practitioner. It critiques the practice, noting many are women and that the method profits from healing hopes, while urging regular doctors to adopt patient talk management.
A quotation from the Hoston Courier notes that a man’s aim is to gain a wife to change her name, that a man who drinks himself out of good society values his stomach over social standing, and that neighbors often fail to recognize what is best for them.
Arabian horses are bred to Dakota to keep just ahead of an approaching blizzard, as Seals Lake Herald reports. The crossbreeding aims to sustain speed and survivability in harsh winter conditions.
In a letter from Chief Friday's camp Gen Trishin describes Friday offering fifty ponies for his young men to ride. The display lasts about two hours as warriors perform extraordinary horsemanship including leaping, standing, and shooting while galloping. Friday praises the performers and the young men, whose fatigue is soothed by care from women in the lodges that evening.
A fragment about a supposed Schiller quote on wit and self. notes posthumous attributions and publishers, hinting at the pleasure a witty remark brings to its possessor while others infer amusement from the misattributed line.
An oddly phrased note from the Buffalo Express discusses safety concerns involving children and a public safety item. It contrasts leaving a child in a room with danger to leaving a home with workers, reflecting dated language and problematic comparisons.
A middle aged woman confronts Col. Von Scott of the Sioux Falls Turf Association about next week's racing, fearing betting pools, intoxicated judges, and possible cheating by owners or drivers. The dialogue hints at wagering, crowding, and illegal practices, while she seeks guidance on which horse may win.
The article paints The Old Beau as a charming host at dinner, always pleasant and witty, with keen conversational sense. He avoids delicate topics about relatives’ misfortunes, steering clear of lunacy commissions divorces and tragedies to prevent social blunders.
A reader notes fashion columns push a uniform waist size of 22 inches, while occasional reports claim 23 inches. They argue nature shows varied body shapes and warn against forcing extreme reductions as beauty. The piece critiques narrow beauty standards and the secrecy around intermediate waist measurements.
A fragmented historical note recounts Solomon avoiding a Texas red ant tale and condemns sluggards, hinting at a colonial-era fable tone. The text suggests cruelty tied to ants and a colonel figure, with sparse readable details.
A scanned domestic hints page lists multiple old fashioned recipes including apple dumplings cream with nutmeg and cinnamon, potato yeasted cakes, lemon cream pudding, mushroom and veal gravy, bread and onion dishes, puff pastry eggs, and spiced fruit desserts. It offers ingredients and steps, with measurements and cooking times typical of vintage home cookery columns.
A well dressed young woman entered a livery stable and asked for several warts. The liveryman exclaimed he had no warts to spare, then she clarified she meant warts on horses legs. She left disappointed, noting beliefs that horse warts cure fever and charm disease.
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