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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1891
Page
2
A fragmentary column reviews social burdens under central state policies, notes on tuberculosis and diphtheria, and musings on public figures, cranks, and progress. It references De Koohl and a Chicago Eiffel Tower dream, plus moral exhortations about right living and civic duty.
A reminiscence on loons, their plumage and voices, ventriloquism, and near tales of night shores. The narrator recounts a camping memory on Lake Kevin with a native guide describing a loon’s dramatic calls and daring water escapes.
A man in Wichita described consulting a partner to sell 40 000 dollars of town lots built on a 2 acre tract 35 miles from any town. Six weeks later the partner meets him in an Omaha bank where 227 000 dollars is deposited and the swindler boasts of successful manipulation, exposing the con as an elaborate fraud and moral intimidation.
Fragmentary lines portray a playful courtship between lovers with garbled spelling and archaic diction. The piece invokes romantic pursuit and the tension between love and pride, ending with a dramatic plea for affection. The voice resembles a practiced poet dramatizing flirtation and heartbreak through erratic speech patterns.
A fragmentary historical notice shows a dialogue where John confronts Rev. Goodman about a debt for thawing a water pipe. Goodman questions the honesty of the talk while John admits being cheerless. the scene ends with a suggestion to settle the bill.
The report alleges risk mismanagement toward China and mentions potential violence against Christians and Native Chinese. It references government stances on legal claims and wages, with implications of underreported abuses.
A fragmented travelogue of observations on skylark and nightingale songs with alternating praise and critique. The author recounts encounters in Switzerland and near Vincennes describing birds, tones, and the nightingale’s elusive performance. It also includes an aside on rattlesnakes and related cautions.
A Covonta New York firm reports a remarkable swamp find at twelve feet deep with blue clay layers and four forest strata. Beneath lie deer species remains, then swamp alder and basswood, followed by conifers. Plumbe trees at the bottom yield leaves and nuts in preservation. A five foot square stone and ancient ashes suggest primitive cooking, with no utensils or food remains found.
At a Sunday School event Rev X Horter asks children who want to go away with “honest men and women,” prompting a puzzled remark from audience member Renvo Bill. The exchange suggests confusion about the section and travel, with comments about West not being the worst place after all.
An account records a tense election day near Libertyville with pro slavery crowds, rough guards, and John Clark voting amid hostility. The scene ends with Clark seized and carried to the cabin roof as chants decry Yankee votes. The piece also notes debates on land distribution shaping politics in England and France and Morley’s claim about pauper rates.
A fond mother recalls a quaint scene where a daughter blindfolded dances amid eggs arranged in odd rows without breaking any. The exchange shifts to marriage, with a father noting the village’s big man as an autocrat who would command respect and boot-licking.
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