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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1886
Page
4
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A humorous monologue on running a newspaper, satirizing editors, readers, and creditors. It recalls a printer jailed for prison penance and jokes about weather, advertising, and the perils of the trade, ending with a fatal gun accident linked to a miner.
The July issue of Brainard's Musical World offers music pieces and editorials, includes songs by Rodney Stuart and Wellings, and advertises a $1.40 yearly subscription. It notes Gladstone's speech at Bonden urging prudence and freedom, and promotes a Kid Toe Stir for ladies at $14 per pair by Stark BE.
The note describes good weather aiding farm work and upcoming events. It mentions a planned arrival of several parties, a well attended concert, and travel arrangements involving Misses Belle Obata, Thattie Moody, and Benel visiting Ohio, with tickets arranged via Wellington, Ohio. A late night train schedule and potential storm impacts are noted, along with depots and passenger arrivals.
Correspondence notes youths traveling by train to Tennia with friends and sisters, plus social visits by Miss Kittie Chapin and Mrs Dyn Meds. Local farming shifts hint at harvest soon, builders report a new blacksmith shop, and weather suggests harvest is near.
A New York Mail press interview reports on the experiment of employing women as shoe store clerks. The store owner argues women clerks draw steady business and may replace men in some shops, while noting some customers prefer male attendants for fittings. He says policy depends on customer preference and business sense.
The Irvington estate of Jay Gould on the east bank of the Hudson spans about 410 acres with 200 acres of woodland and large cultivated portions. Gould has invested heavily since 1880, creating a grand Gothic house with a famed art gallery and extensive grounds including a 95 acre lawn, several greenhouses and numerous outbuildings. The household staffs many workers and horses, with continuous improvements, drainage projects, and a self supporting stock operation amid ongoing bustling activity at the site.
Local advertisement notes multiple farm listings, sales, and notices. Mentions six 80 acre tracts for sale near Alma with partial improvements, a Shiloh's product promotional claim, a dentist listing in St. Louis Michigan, a horse or cattle animal reward notice, and various small business prompts. Includes sale and rental mentions around Maple Rapids and nearby areas.
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