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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1888
Page
7
A fragmentary, allegorical poem recalls the nursery figure Little Boy Blue in dust and rust, with a boy soldier and a grim collection of memories. The speaker ponders what has become of the boy since he placed them there and awaits a future reckoning.
Horace Temple visits an art exhibition where a captivating portrait of a young girl, Gertrude Sevellon, ignites his fascination. He tutors his aunt and pursues Miss Sevellon, while a folkloric artist Carlo Guizi lurks in memory. Temples buys the painting, then marries Gertrude who remains oddly jealous of the portrait.
Leol's Sun reports Barret, a Pinkerton man, shot in the back at his home in daylight. The account questions suicide and suggests a friend may have killed him, detailing a chaotic, disputed sequence of events and a bullet’s path through floor, ceiling, and stove.
A fragmentary dialogue scene features a character questioning an applicant under a chestnut shade. The exchange shows tensions around identity and urgency as the applicant claims American news leverage while preparing for a decisive moment.
A farmer challenges a boy Dan to mail a letter with a stamp. Dan contemplates honesty, refuses two cents gained by cheating, and burns the stamp’s unmarked second letter test. He honors his conscience, joins his mother’s advice, and earns a quiet victory over temptation.
A humorous Victorian era fragment follows a family plagued by a pantry ghost that eats and hides dishes, prompting a late night vigil. A farm boy with a sly appetite is discovered hidden in a trap door and employed as a useful worker, ending the haunting and saving the pantry.
Uncle Alex notices a huge spider as Neddie plays soldier on duty. Neddie refuses to leave his post, insisting soldiers never quit their duties. The scene shifts to a parent calling for sugar while a toy-gun battle unfolds nearby with other boys and cows watching.
A noisy, fragmented text mixes oblique ambition with garbled names and phrases. Weatherby, Jimson, and Juha Perkiel appear amid rambling exchanges about debts, allowances, and dubious cures. The piece sketches a distant scene of social talk, money requests, and odd expressions without a clear narrative arc.
An article details a major forgery and broker fraud involving a New York based operation and a Петербург linked suspect, with potential long prison terms in Siberia and France. It warns that such financial crime harms the community and calls for stricter pursuit of rogue brokers to protect market integrity.
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