This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
6
A verse piece from the Philadelphia Press about a child noting sunshine at Aunt Priscilla’s and gloom at Aunt Keturah’s, contrasting cheerful mornings with stern visits. The speaker resolves to grow up, hoping to reveal happiness in daily life through a simple bright outlook.
In a late season social swirl a young heir, Mat Sherman, pursues a high society intrigue amid clubs and debutantes. He seeks quiet sympathy from Miss Dean as she conceals her own discontent with the era’s rigid roles while a web of relationships unfolds among the Dean household and the city’s elite.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item recalls a young matron who Dreamt of approaching storm with rain and thunder Then saw falling droplets and a cloud burnt Then imagined gathering fruit and wore a wrap but woke unable to speak and vented disappointment from an audience member
An aged mare named Patay is sent to the countryside for a peaceful retirement and dies after a frightful incident on a train through a meadow. The scene involves children and a veterinary officer, with a dramatic, anecdotal tone from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A New York exposition segment shows a so called fainting room in the women's building. Mrs De Forest explains the room's purpose while visitors tour upstairs. The scene includes green wallpaper, carpets, and a display of fashion and travel items as attendees observe the space.
Report states two white donkeys once owned by the late Queen Victoria have been deeded by the King to assist with driving her carriages through the crocade of royal residences. They are now in the royal paddocks at Hampton Court.
In a Detroit Free Press piece a druggist jokes with a customer about a lost note and a request for thyme. The quirky exchange ends with the response chloride of lime and a playful mishearing about a Hessian horse and kitchen water, reflecting lighthearted neighborhood chatter.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Washington Star page mixes fashion notes about shirtwaists with disjointed social chatter. It references Mr Schermerhorn, Miss Kittieh, and a political strand about engagements and public figures, all tangled in erroneous names and stray phrases.
A jumble of misread phrases from several articles features remarks about satisfaction, a lighthearted line on a clumsy trade, and scattered dialog snippets. Names and places blur into a collage of misprints and stray quotes, resembling a noisy page wrap from a town column.
A fragmented column discusses spiders as common insects, their bites compared to mosquitoes, and tales of tarantulas. It cites experiences with bites, mentions doctors and home remedies, and references products such as Bleedrits Hitters and DeonWite's Little Pills, with local druggists Sho Sarrar and Mulholland.
Broken OCR shows a timetable noting trains between Frankfort and Alma, Ohio. References include numbers and times around noon and 1 pm, with routing via North Lima and Winchell. Details are fragmented but indicate a scheduled service between Frankfort and Alma.
Fragmentary OCR data references Pere Marquette and rail service terms with scattered names and places including North, May, Michigan, and agents. The legible content suggests a transit or agency note, but specifics are unreadable. The readable bits hint at schedules or notices without clear dates, actions, or outcomes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.