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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1891
Page
2
A garbled tirade touches on gout cures by electricity, New York executions, English church revenues, sermons, money circulation, and a wary view of wealth. It muses on pardons, governance, and the danger of powerful influences, with scattered remarks on Australian land registries and property certificates, ending with a lament on progress and weapons.
Cirf-Engineer Peary described Greenland as a land of contrasts with inland ice and a high ice dam. He detailed a 1885 expedition from Disco Bay across ice crevasses, storms, and near-fatal climbs, reaching 6,000 feet above sea level before retreating to a tent after twenty days.
A historical sketch praises creole buoyancy and love of dance music and opera. It describes physical traits of creole men and women, including the brunette beauty, olive skin, and Andalusian whitening. It notes chaperonage limits freedom and that engagements are taken seriously. It highlights feminine fashion and domestic modesty.
Oliver Wendell Holmes compares rhyming to blacksmithing. He notes fervent inspiration cools when put to words, producing dull verses after the passion burns out, unless the initial heat is captured in strong expression.
Mrs Mary E Bryan writer of the largest entry by any women editor in the United States has produced a comedy titled His Society Play. The piece reflects a Georgia background and a vivid, lively heroine. A New York doctor links gum chewing to weak minds in fourteen cases under treatment, noting the girls were weak minded before chewing.
Mr Bowser insists a clothes hamper and cotton materials threaten a fire and calls for caution. The couple act out a staged disaster as a kettle of burning cotton threatens the hall. Fire crews, guests, and a fleeing baby add chaos before quiet returns and Bowser resumes sleep.
In Woodbury's book, Emerson argues newspapers shape expression by brevity and directness. He says papers banish ornate rhetoric, educate through concise prose, and now serve as society's chief informants, guiding readers and elevating writers toward scholarship and clear thought.
A fragmentary guide offers household tricks for removing rust, preserving gilt frames, cleaning lamps, and polishing glass. It covers soaking wicks in vinegar, dampening tools, and using wash products to clean canines and frames, advising careful handling and avoiding excess washing.
A fragmentary tale describes a horse named Sugé in Danesville during a recent event. The animal behaves oddly, with its keeper reacting to comfort and a scene of feeding and movement. A separate note mentions the Russian government plan to substitute railway soldiers for engineers on strategic lines.
A London Standard excerpt surveys popular beliefs about bees. It notes quarrelsome or dishonest households invite misfortune, selling bees is unlucky, and bees sense death or illness, with tales from Hampshire and Sussex of bees reacting to conflict or a cottage death. The piece cites an apprentice returning home and Dover farmers spreading rites to calm the hive.
Fragmentary report notes fruit tree laws in California with imperfect figures. Mentions Patel at Wreath and Just winter and references estimates about thousands of trees and large numbers, though details are unclear due to garbled text.
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