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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1889
Page
3
The Grant County grand jury returns seven indictments amid unsettled cases including suspects linked to murder and fraud. Authorities plan continued proceedings, with potential Sullivan trial delays and ongoing investigations shaping forthcoming court action.
The Michigan crop bulletin reports aphids infesting wheat across counties from the south to the northern region, with heavy concentrations in St. Joseph Kalamazoo Mason Hilldale and Van Buren. Many heads are ruined though some are undamaged. Weather summary notes cooler temperatures below normal and light rainfall with insufficient sunshine delaying crops.
A housework guide argues against overloading daily tasks and warns that rigid plans waste effort. By allotting three to four hours for daily special chores and maintaining rest, a well managed schedule prevents burnout and unfinished duties.
A Indianapolis druggist claims differing dosing needs by race and recounts a racist theory. A colored domestic accidentally ingests corrosive sublimate poison. the druggist provides mustard antidote. The woman recovers and returns to work, though she suffers throat and stomach pain.
Maggie Sullivan of Valeria Street near Sixteenth narrowly escaped death from tightly laced corsets. She fainted on Spring Garden Street, was carried home unconscious, and after loosening the laces she revived. Doctor GM Braddeld diagnosed brain and heart congestion from total lacing. After about half an hour she recovered enough to go home.
A Washington-Ohio dialogue piece depicts a young man seeking to marry a daughter amid family objections. The exchange hints at financial and social bargaining as gatekeeping in marriage.
Several Chicago residents claimed luck in the May drawing of the Lowislina State Lavery Company. A Traveler representative reported on winners including Mr. Hain and Mr. Neither, with tickets paid via United States Express and collected through local bankers. Others like Mr. Wandelio and Mr. Adier also held tickets and shared in the winnings.
The article discusses the decline of a traditional occupation due to machinery and new processes. It notes movable horseshoes and other innovations threaten skilled smith work, with English baracshoeing cited as harsh on horses. It cites estimates of horse mortality linked to shoeing and predicts rapid adoption of alternatives in America if cost savings and labor efficiency prove compelling. It also touches on patent medicines and consumer guarantees.
Read fragments describe a peasant bride’s handkerchief as a rite linking marriage, motherhood, and lineage across generations. The tale follows the “war handkerchief” passed from mother to daughter, then from grandmother to granddaughter, ending with the cloth resting on the deceased. Includes assorted items on railmen, Brigham Young, and various miscel lines.
A garbled collection mentions Dr Talmage banjo players, Virginia governor race ambitions, Italy visit news gathering, France Carnot apprenticeship, Hiddieberger political aims, and a Florida 11 million investment. It notes London telephones, Honolulu system, 1008 telephones in use, and a young Griffin Georgia mayor. Other items include electric light oxide zirconium, ex governor Foster of Ohio and Indian language efforts, and Helen Hingleford’s sewing machine fortune.
A Michigan Central Railroad employee recounts a seven year contest ending with a recovery after using Hibbard Rheumatic Syrup. The testimonial, dated December 20, 1847, claims Helempt’s disease and related suffering were cured, praising the remedy and agent Laramie of Michigan City Augusta. The page also notes a sheriff sale and unrelated notes on Havana cigars and a science claim about the sun’s heat.
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