Alma Record highlights land laws and imports in 1846 1856
The item surveys Michigan and national topics including a proposed alien land ownership bill restricting land purchases to natives and limiting holdings by alien-owned stock. It notes 1846 import data for tax on jute glassware iron and leather, 1856 export values, and remarks on various public notices, sermons, and historical ads. It also mentions a Michigan legislature bill for farmers against oats swindlers and a Denver evangelist's views.
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Michigan Legislature Deliberates on State Matters
Reports from Lansing describe legislative activity on soldier home management investigations, county creations Gogebic and Luce, court and judiciary changes, and debates over veterans wives at Grand Rapids. Bills seek road, labor, and insurance reforms, with protests and political maneuvering amid a busy session.
From the Capital News Roundup 1867
In Washington reports, the senate advances a maritime canal bill for Nicaragua plus U S control under treaty, the Detroit federal building conference to the house and senate, and land forfeiture debates over the Ontensgan rail line. Political talk covers pensions, reciprocity, and naval defense while Cleveland era events draw crowds and note Logan’s death and reflections on patriotism.
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Nicaragua
Maritine Canal Company
Nicayagua
New York City
United States
Caval
Detroit
House
Maybury
Maliner
The Portents of Comets and Historic Cataclysms
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The Breakfast in Society A Breakfast for Popularity
A Washington Letter notes a social breakfast blends enticement and routine to attract crowds. The piece observes appetite and opportunity, likening tea and breakfast fare to bait that draws attendees and signals social bonds.
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Arkanean Legislative Fracas Over Tariff and State Rights
A garbled transcript shows a chaotic Arkanean legislature session with a motion on tariff policy, a dispute over congressional powers, and interruptions about state involvement. Members debate abolishing a measure as the speaker and others try to restore order.
Aptly Odd Exchange on Plains and Bees
A terse dialogue contrasts life on the plains with isolated retreat. The cowboy recalls ten years away from civilization while the other asks what is missed most, answering simply oysters in a stark, surreal moment.
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Giving the Business Man Chance
A short editorial reflects on honoring a businessman with a monument in Boston. It notes he was not a speaker or warrior but an honest man of affairs. The piece laments the decline of literature and art under modern "nineteenth century wisdom" as echoed by the Blite News.
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Sheridan
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A Wise Provision and Old Men Discuss Change
Two seniors speak of aging and altered appetites as a poet writes lines about debt and engagement to verse. The fragmentary dialect hints at reflection on time, saltless meals, and shifting desires, attributed to Arkansaw Dragsler and Norri.
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