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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1889
Page
2
A fragment from Alma Record quotes a letter by Mrs Harricon condemning public exposure and a desire for privacy amid a Detroit era tone. It discusses German colonial policy under Bismarck, Oklahoma boomers, and social views, interwoven with historical allusions and a note on Buckingham Palace revamps. The piece also touches U S commercial interests in Samoa and references the Eweyrbogundia Sillaunica.
A Philadelphia Press correspondent describes a Mexican dance at a dusty Grants church hall where women in varied attire watch dancers. The scene features dim lighting from candles, green cedar decorations, and two musicians on a dry goods box. Dancers mix modest and flirtatious moves as guests sip liquor and fruit at the refreshment stand before the crowd disperses into the night.
Whittier and Holmes are described visiting friends in Toston last week. The note mentions aging mates and a mix of years and gems, with references to caution and prudence in conduct. The passage reads like a distorted news fragment from a local note page.
Private Fort Supply letter recounts a sad tale of a baby and its dog lost in the wilderness near a ranching woman’s dairy post. A two year old girl and her little dog also vanish, prompting a large search by about 150 men across rough terrain. The infant was found later near a trail but died. the faithful dog had guided them to water before its end. The Pink Lady dog was the only companion for the baby throughout the ordeal.
A fragmentary local news item describes a dialogue about a mother needing a home and bread provisions. The piece mentions Harper’s Town Rep Martin of Texas and a reporter confrontation over a political claim. It reflects rural 19th century concerns with family support and political bravado.
A detailed tour of a large Pittsburgh axe works describes vast machinery, the 42 inch flywheel, and four hundred horse power. It follows the production from heated bars to forged pieces, welding, tempering, and testing. Workers perform many steps, with two crews producing 1,600 axes daily, then grinding, polishing, engraving, painting, and packing for shipment.
A Dallas News report recounts Col Dick Wintersmith entertaining guests at Chamberlain’s with tall tales including a Texas rattlesnake encounter. He describes riding a pony past a sleeping snake, leaping over it, and breaking its head with a sapling, then reveals the snake’s mate was nearby and killed by the same blow.
The article surveys cliff dwellings across a six thousand square mile region spanning Colorado and adjacent territories. It notes stone and adobe remains, cliff houses built on niches, labor-intensive quarrying and cementing, and a possibly more recent occupation than valley remains. It concludes that archivists may uncover clues about the race’s history, though origins remain uncertain.
A fragmentary poem by M. E. L. translated from the German laments an empty home with no children. Descriptions list missing playthings, stripped rooms, and quiet scenes of absence. The voice notes no prayers or lessons, no voices, and no stories, conveying a hushed domestic void.
The editor scolds author for a trivial fault in the fiction, noting the heroine's canary drinks water oddly with its tongue then suggests a more plausible method such as sipping with a spoon. The exchange reveals curtness and concern about reader perception in publication.
A long tale from New York detailing a white rat kept at City Hall Station by a doorman. Officers, annoyed by nightly raids, formed a secret plan but the rat outsmarted them, including an encounter where Officer Ganley found the rat in his coat pocket. The story notes the rodent’s daring, communal crowds, and odd affection for the peacekeepers.
A Presbyterian Review piece urges young women to resist expensive gifts from men and to restrict presents to marryable bounds. It recalls a mother’s advice to daughters to avoid costly expenditures and personal gifts, promoting dignity, modesty, and eventual moderation for marriage.
An anxious church deacon asks a bank cashier how to dispose of plugged nickels. The cashier jokily suggests dropping them into the church contribution box to be viewed by the deacon, who admits he has half a bushel to get rid of.
Drako's Magazine presents a witty exchange about a comic misinterpretation where a character asserts biting a drummer in the mouth while denying a strike on a spinster, highlighting playful banter and mistaken identity.
In Drake's Magazine a dialogue references Frommer running away from home to California. The line plays on a Pacific slope motif as a wry aside within a broader humorous exchange.
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