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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
8
Sunday and Monday social visits mark the week with residents from Saginaw Alma Mt. Pleasant and Toledo. A stave mill carload shipment and a stereopticon lecture highlight community activity as fruit berries sell for four cents a quart and a public ice cream social funds the minister's salary.
The pastor will preach morning and evening with Sunday School at noon Epworth League sessions and evening prayers. A United Brethren meeting on John Rush farm begins Saturday July 5 with baptismal service and ministers expected to attend. Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Medicine ad block ends.
A Viennese artist painted Empress Elizabeth in Imperial purple for Ludwig I of Bavaria, producing a celebrated shade called the “historical violet.” The color, once popular with middle aged women, now draws young women in Vienna and is predicted to become a summer staple, while critics debate whether violet signals degeneracy or style.
A North American Review piece notes South Africa could reach self sufficiency through agriculture and pastoral development, but real growth relies on lowal markets spurred by mining. It highlights iron near coal fields, but most non gold, diamond, coal minerals remain underexploited. The Transvaal is likely to stay prominent amid potential new discoveries elsewhere.
A long recounting from the St Louis Globes Democrat describes James G. Blaine using a brief five minute speech to pass a $12,000 relief resolution for President Zachary Taylor's destitute daughter in Washington. Sherman is cited as a friend in need who prompted Blaine to act. The Missouri river piece by Spearman whimsically critiques river politics and mud as silliness, noting shifting boundaries near the Gulf and riverbed muddiness affecting fish and fishing.
A garbled passage describes a writer claiming spiders can be docile pets and details a girl who keeps a spider under a glass for weeks. The text then muses on whether the spider, a household performer or beauty, is a suitable pet, but the fragment ends mid thought with uncertain notions.
Astronomers of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey with foreign representatives measure the globe using distant peak signals. Uncompahgre Colorado stands at 14 200 feet and Mount Ellen at 14 400 feet, while Pacific coast signals stretch up to 190 miles. The project uses star timing and cross observations to convert time differences into distance. Greenwich and Washington log rising stars to verify Earth’s width, with cross checks by the Link telescope in California and Tokyo’s Imperial University.
A dialogue recounts a barroom scene where a man named Dick explains a bargain involving a politician’s insurer policy. The tale revolves around a ten thousand dollar policy and a trust in delayed repayment. Del, a character in the scene, challenges another’s perception, insisting he’s not blind to consequences.
The English dramatist Colman, before a Commons committee on theatrical questions, acknowledged variability in his plays. Asked if he counted oaths in Heir at Law and John Tul, he admitted likely many, and said omitting them would have been better as they disfigure scenes. He defended his work, saying he does not regret creating the plays.
In Herrick Pennsylvania, Perry fattened a 21 pound snapping turtle all winter. A Sunday morning the turtle sprang from a barrel and clung to a fox’s nose as the animal tried to reach hens. The fox struggled and retreated toward the next yard before Perry shot it. The turtle held firm until its tusk-like bite forced the fox to yield, then returned home with the trophy.
An explorer states the Somali people’s source lies at the Rockies crest just within Montana. The two foot wide stream runs two melten deep from melted snow. The river measures 4,921 miles to the Gulf of Mexico and 2,045 miles to its can thence with the Miceleopyl, claimed as the world’s longest unbroken current.
An 19th century advertisement extols Chamberlain remedies for stomach cramps and dysentery claiming instant relief, universal cure, and safety. It touts repeat dosing for cholera infantum and notes sizes for sale by Rhodes and Bivins. The text also promotes the July issue of Vanity Fair with colorful plates and stories.
For years TE had indigestion and poor appetite. After taking three bottles of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin he could eat again and his appetite returned, as stated by Eli Bowers in New York.
An ad touts Allen's Foot Base to ease swollen hot feet and tired walking, claiming quick relief from corn, bunion, and callous pain with a 2 cent package. also includes testimonials and local sales references. The muddled text also mentions travel schedules and signals a miscellany of unrelated notices.
An advertisement claims Allen's Poot-Base relieves swollen feet, stings from corns and bunions, improves comfort in new shoes, and reduces sweating and callouses. Also mentions Ely's Cream Balm and other products, with varied pricing and distributors across multiple towns.
Try Grain-O a new drink that replaces coffee and can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. It promises rich flavor similar to mocha or java but is gentler on the stomach, with a price per package sold by grocers.
Special rates via Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Co. advertise round trips to Mackinac including eight dollars from Cleveland, seven from Toledo, six from Detroit with Detroit and Cleveland steamers. Frustrated pamphlet request directs mail to AA Waste in Detroit.
Graham & Morton Transportation Co operates steamers from Benton Harbor and St Joseph to Chicago and Milwaukee with connections at St Joseph to Chicago & West Michigan Ry. Varying names include City of Chicago and City of Milwaukee. Two daily trips to Ohio in midsummer and seasonal weekly trips to Milwaukee with lower fares than rail. Offices listed at Chicago and Milwaukee for more information.
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