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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1891
Page
8
Theodore Child argues that true blessings lie in good conversation and attentive listening, not wealth or status. He contrasts the "old man" who values fine dinners with the ideal conversationalist and notes the scarcity of capable servants and the social challenges in American life.
Charles Dudley Warner remarks on California’s landscape and houses. He contrasts modern fruit groves and picturesque cottages with old adobe and Mexican ranch homes, praising historical associations and the blend of Spanish influence with American adaptation in climate suited dwellings.
A survey of etiquette condemns private grooming on public display, urging modesty at table and in rooms. It notes Caracas imposing a 1 percent tax on bachelors earning up to 5000 and hints at matrimony as a remedy. Also mentions a Babylonian bronze doorstep inscription linked to Nebuchadnezzar and a rudimentary note on the complexity of the optic nerve and cell counting.
The Alma sanitarium advertises a therapeutic mineral water resort at Cherte claiming artesian wells, electric baths, and a 3000 foot well. Water reportedly contains sodium lithium cater magnesium and drom for rheumatism skin diseases and chronic ailments. Managers seek to provide treatment for invalids and a pleasant resort for pleasure seekers. For further particulars apply to
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