Gerrymander Talk and Tariff Debate Cited in 1891 Summary
In a July 10, 1891 issue the paper critiques political manipulation by the defunct Michigan legislature and reviews a Democratic argument on tariffs. It traces Hannibal Hamlin’s career from Maine farmer to U.S. Vice President, then examines tariff effects on sugar tea coffee and textiles, arguing domestic production changes pricing under free trade versus protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
Paris
Congress
United States Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Boston
United State Senate
United States
Liverpool
Plain Living and Form in English Verse and Prose
Excerpt surveys taste and form in literature through quotations from Christine Terhune Herrick and Scribner's, arguing that enduring value rests more on form than content. It contrasts historical standards of wit and elegance with modern plain living, recounting a California border ritual between Pomo and Chumaia tribes as a note on challenge and ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Johnson
England
Scotland
Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
Dryden
Adiston
Swift
Papa
Christine Terhune Herrick
California
Potter River
Origin of an Old Saying and Miscellaneous Facts
A historical note surveys sayings about spiders predicting gold and a mariner’s stone. It recounts Frobisher in 1577 finding stones with many spiders and cites a Brazilian parrot fooling a railway party. It touches on dog evolution, ice as a commodity, New York consumption, and a Nimrod palace bronze alloy with copper and tin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathay
Frobisher
Cornhill Magazine
New York City
Nimrod
Important Testimony Ends in Cure by Hibbard Syrup
Village of Alma council notes a July 4 special police appointment and routine financial claims. Entries include Henry Frosh highway work and water system costs, Brown & Everden printing, and Helen L Elwell costs, with motions to pay and refer one item to claims committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Miett
Jane
Hamlin
Brown
Montigel
Hannah
Hall
Young and
Arnold
Henry Frosh
B. R. Lane
Helen L. Elwell
Committee On
Smith & Glass
A. Wasi
Jas
G. Kress
Real Estate Transfers List Includes Wallace Bullock and James Wantell
Fragmentary transfer notes show Wallace Bullock and James F Wantell among numerous grantees and grantors. Entries reference properties in Washington and St Louis areas, with sums like 8000 and 5000 dollars, and trustees or associations such as Evangelical Association involved in land transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuera
Wallace Bullock
James F. Wantell
Hmurtiot
Kila
James K
Hedford
Perrin & Baluwin
Seoet
Washington
Minnie Town
Teton
Mary
Agee
Hatayetto
Howell
Inna
Seellon
North Shade
Holcomb
Jas Targoes
Bik Bee Louise Ek Job
Miller and
Shirmineham
Arcadit
Geo
J Acker
Jenne Bartholouew
Bik
Mary E
Giddings
Fulton
Wheeler
Samuel Merchant
Dela F. Strubbie
W. Wright
Anne Wright
Elijah Foree
Evangelical “Association
Hein
H. Bwedl
Millard Franks
Ewell’s Add
St. Lovis
James
Wuntington
Resolution of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor
The Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor mourns the loss of Len Hutts, a faithful active member and valued helper. The society extends heartfelt sympathy to her family and friends and resolves to publish these resolutions in the local paper as a tribute and comfort in their hour of sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiin Rodewoor
Lona Moline
Lake
Len Hutties
People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
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Brown & Everden, Proprietors
Michigan
South Carolina
Fair Mart
William Struthers
Detroit Free Press
Scribner’s
Sumner
MM. W. Tucker
OC. L. Sham
Keen
Ft. NantienBers
Mich
Bert Woodward
The
Western
Toronto
Granite State
MICII
Asi Meldonor
Geton
iHiewehiyy
Hulton
Ann Haunley
Ition Owanty
F. Sankh
Asnley
M. Kirby
Ebult
Evuaihy
Kitt Crete
OK Reliable
Oelones
Associated Collection Agency
R. D. Lemen
West End
NEW Age OF New and
Ana Alun
Drake
Graham & Morton Trans. CO
Daly Lind4y
Te Dunne
Vane Haag
Adta
Alin In
Ellavan’s
J M. Montigel & CO
Russell & Co
Oliver
Te Ako
Alma Sanitarium
Alma, Mien
Star Store
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