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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1887

Page

3

Rose Slocum and Tom Come to Love on Aunt Patty’s Farm

In a small village tale, Rose Slocum, posing as a seminary girl, joins Miss Patty Slocum’s kitchen circle to help with butter making and chores. Tom, the novice suitor, schedules himself to win Rose’s hand as they bond over work, wit, and a lively house dynamic. Rose reveals her ruse and Tom proposes, blending romance with homey farm life and Aunt Patty’s mentorship.

Si Vantin Miss Patey Doane Patty Patsy Miss Putty Matty Dining Angle Dave Tate Hannah Butery Mrs. Danning Miss Slowwin Selina Rose J’ Dean Cora Ime Thal Xontlook Ag Rowe Mas Patty Tom Moe Thas Pattyck Rosa Breokel Ton Downe Toa Mindelton Miss Patty Tom Slocum Tim Toni Rosy Stoneleigh Rose Stoneleigh

Rose Stoneleigh and Other Tales Across Time and War

A collage of Adaaptive vignettes spans weddings among wild friends and a famed clockmaker tale. It recalls Rosy Stoneleigh’s quick marriage to Tom Slocum, the Emperor Charles VI’s clockwork monks, a Spanish cloak and shepherd dog scene, and a southern heroine, Margaret Lothrop, balancing literary craft with charity and home life.

Charles VI Spain St. Yuste Torriano Charles Geneseva Dror Oly Coblentz Coblenta Avery Longtullow Fleoiny Ware Mes Lothrop Margaret Sid Fey

Backwoods Wisdom and Community Manners

A fragment reflecting rural values and social norms from Goodwill's Sun. It notes that a nervous man misses chances, a log house is valued, and a kernel’s pride in jeans can be awkward. It emphasizes gaining neighbors’ goodwill and warns that silent contempt harms more than speech.

A Good Reason. A Short Laugh At Stories

A fragment from Arkansaw Traveler features a male character noting how Stuppin enjoys a tale and laughs at jokes. The exchange suggests a casual, humorous street conversation with one man admitting giving another five dollars recently.

Tom Stuppin Arkansaw

Too Honest for That. Tidbits from a 1897 Frenchiner note

In a fragmentary 1890s style citation, dialogue hints at polite propriety and masculine honor. The text lists scattered figures: 15,000 in Hayti, 3,900 in Chile, 1,000 in Argentina, and 14,000 in Brazil, alongside a reference to a Brazilian count variety.

Meorie Hayti Chil Argentine Republiq Brasil

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Halon Parker Ager Ros Stoneleigh Yard Deir Great Britain Althaus Berkshire Tamworth Mra Lothrop Hawthorne Cone Margaret Sidney Margaret Silanes Lothrop Tieston Giiough Lengi Margaret Sidne Lee Wilel Letrop England Minslatin Shackelford Eas de Garmo Bertier Bertie
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