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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
8
A London restaurant scene recalls a Manila visitor with a boy, a missionary spectator, and a dramatic macaroons incident. The Filipino boy eats with zeal while Aguinaldo's likeness is noted, the missionary theatrically scolds, and the hall erupts as a server intervenes.
The Philadelphia Record notes city waste yields from $100 to $700 yearly. Public Buildings Commission and city property chief oversee cleaning, with 630 rooms and a waste shaft system feeding a basement waste yard. Paper waste, worn Bibles, ballots, drawings, and other items are sold, profits passed to the city treasurer.
A fisherman cites fish intelligence when two fish chase a shared prey and one yields, suggesting strategic behavior. A discussion notes potato alkaloids, warning that poison can concentrate in old seed potatoes. The brief lists former states seeking admission, with New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma as candidates for statehood.
A Chicago tutor recounts a black clad woman who cries on cue to beg for money. Eyewitness accounts describe her as able to shed tears naturally, drawing sympathy at stations and streets. A doctor offered vague notes on tear glands while the confessor notes many grant her cash, while some doubt the authenticity of her acts.
The article praises Christian missionary women in China for medical aid and hospital care serving 345,439 patients from 105 hospitals. It notes anti footbinding efforts, Girls education expansion in Canton, and young Chinese women teaching rudiments to boys. It cites Archibald Little’s secular fund and ends with a reflection on missionary impact amid local backlash.
In a fragmentary exchange, buyers boast small bargains on eggs and goods. One mentions paying 18 cents a dozen for Fowler items, another 12 cents, while a digression about a dog appears before the dialogue trails off.
A New York broker Henry Clews advised a Philippine officer's wife who had lost her husband’s savings in a market swoon to avoid further speculation. She offered to show him how to recover funds, but Clews refused to invest and urged her to stay out of stocks. A Waldorf-Astoria broker noted the irony and a newspaper reader claimed a gift of 400 for a successful flyer.
The article describes ice harvesting in Norway with blocks cut from high mountain lakes. Workers slide blocks down to be loaded aboard ice ships, guided by syndicate control. Shortages arise from delays or cutting excess ice, making ice a luxury even in winter.
A historical note says ten years ago drought horses flooded markets with trolley cars and prices collapsed. Since then electric elevated railways and cars reduced workhorse demand, yet higher quality horses are scarce and valued at around 150 dollars, while common plugs vanish and driver cruelty declines due to pocketbook interests.
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