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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1892
Page
4
Fragmentary note from January 15 1892 by Brown and Everden referencing The Reon 4 at Lofton Almna and a comment by Mills to Crisp about sending an ark to school due to a potential shower, unclear context.
Washington correspondent Kent of the Grand Rapids Democrat notes Rep Youmans has earned a reputation as a shrewd and humorous member of Congress, citing numerous bon mots since arriving in Washington and recalling his county schoolhouse speeches from the last campaign.
The Detroit Tribune notes Rep O'Donnell's bill to fund free daily mail for farms, citing 46 experimental stations where most increased business outweighed costs. Burrows defends reciprocity and protection as compatible, arguing McKinley and Blaine policies each serve national welfare and expand Congress's trade powers.
The aim of democracy this winter is not to pass an entirely new tariff law but to modify protective features through a sequence of bills. So far introduced include Mr Springer’s wool free list bill and Mr Whiting’s free list bill for salt.
A series of House measures by multiple sponsors seeks to place cotton ties binder twine barbed wire tin plates and various hardware on the free list reduce duties on sugar mollasses coffee and tea admit raw wool coal iron ore and other goods free of duty and repeal several tariff provisions including McKinley era laws.
A fragment notes a promotional event or item titled Try Dunlam’s Great German Sí Conturd at H VanDen Berens, appearing in a historical newspaper fragment with limited readable details about the names and venue.
The leading American novelist Mr Howells is at work on a Western girl’s story set in New York. The Ladies Home Journal of Philadelphia has bought exclusive rights for 1802 publication. The book will be illustrated and centered on city life with a young heroine.
Farmers are reminded that Finn will begin cutting next week at low prices. Note the new ier house on the D L N oracle yards. KE N Chapwien.
A historical account describes Rudinie Ville, an Italian laborer settlement near Berwyn in Chester County. Eleven distinctive huts with sapling frames and thatched roofs cluster along a sunlit slope, housing mostly Italian men with a few Native Americans in a single shanty, and a newly married couple occupying the most elaborate dwelling.
A report describes gold dust leaking from the old Tabernacle roof near Broad and South FP. Paint once scraped yielded $1,000 in gold in earlier years. Officials drain and filter washings to recover gold, with much lost yearly as dust and debris slide through the mint roof.
A sprawling mishmash of fragments references Britain, America, and Europe. It notes forts on the Halifax coast, an ancient helmet found near the Tiber, a dog and duster anecdote, and a London newspaper’s take on hair length and intellect, with scattered cultural observations.
The Lima press reports the removal of Venado Phairea’s body from a vault under the cathedral altar. The body, reportedly around 70 years old at death, was examined and found three and a half centuries preserved. Disagreement exists over armor presence and burial details, with debates from multiple newspapers and scholars.
A garbled miscellany recalls postmasters, postage concerns, and curious anecdotes. Mentions Mary Cresswell overseeing Gibraltar branches with a $52,500 salary, an Indian lottery bank as a political footnote, and odd notes on mining wealth, education, and fashion in scattered places. Contains misread names, dates, and places, with stray references to racing, almond production, and a marine detail, all in a late 19th or early 20th century clipped style.
A comic scene in which Polly the gray parrot disrupts a minister during a bedside family prayer with a sharp outburst. Sister Robbins, her charge Sistus Robbins, and Polly watch as the minister leads a prayer, then Polly stealthily approaches and interrupts with a loud question, challenging the scene as the minister contends Polly’s evidence against family prayer.
A garbled OCR item cites scattered phrases about reflection and focus, mentioning clergymen, Washington Star, Baltimore Americas, and Boston Transcript. It appears as a collage of stray quotes and broken lines with no coherent narrative or clear event.
The piece surveys literacy levels in many countries and regions, noting low rates in India and various European states. It cites percentages of populations unable to read or write, highlighting Hungary Austria Ireland England Scotland the United States and several German-speaking regions, with Switzerland showing extreme rates.
Fragmentary report from New York Chronicle recalls a fete with Travie and Limby discussing royal figures. The text mentions a prince, the Prince of Wales, before the queen, and a remark about long reigns, but details are unclear and largely nonsensical.
A garbled snippet references the Sacant of the Congo region and tribal customs. It mentions an instrument designed for a particular purpose and a note about parting the pails. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear events or identities.
A jumble of clipped phrases from old newspapers, including comic snippets, domestic scenes, and light humorous lines. The text strings together stray dialogues and captions from Boston Courier, Harper's Bazar, and other periodicals, with scattered names and vignettes.
A testimonial from A B Spell of Hamilton Saibel dated April 11 1891 claims Duilman’s Great German Liniment cured stomach issues and neuralgia after 49 years of illness. The advertisement notes store availability through B Van Demorgen and a price of seventy cents per bottle.
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