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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1894
Page
4
The piece reviews Republican conventions in various counties, endorses Rich delegates, and urges caucus turnout. It notes labor and AFL issues, debates House composition and southern influence, and highlights a federal deficit of about 71 million with rising interest costs and growing expenditures under Democratic rule.
A reminiscence recalls childhood in a print shop with factory bells at dawn, six o'clock start, long hours, low wages, and a tariff for revenue only. Families pooled earnings, taught thrift at meals, and children worked from ten years old to support bare necessities under strict parental leadership.
The article argues the wheat price decline reflects global overproduction and labor cost advantages abroad, citing India Russia and Argentina and railway expansion. It endorses Gov. John T. Rich for renomination, defending his record and opposing the “one term” cry as untimely while urging the Republican party to support his continued leadership.
A flowing prose piece from Cassler's Magazine paints a dramatic ascent into imagined highlands. Rich imagery contrasts cloud curtains with granite cliffs, rivers, and violet plains, celebrating awe at nature's stripped-back grandeur and the majestic panorama from lofty heights.
Napoleon seeks a ballet proof undergarment from a clever artisan after paying 15 000 francs. The emperor orders two pistol tests on the artifact, first at the brow then at the back, proving the piece’s strength before paying more. The craftsman earns high praise and a second audience as the emperor completes the evaluation. The Philadelphia story also recalls a social scene where a young couple’s engagement is tested at cards.
A chronicler in New York recalls a failed portrait of the handsome actor Wallack as he quotes a hissed refusal to pose and a photographer’s regret over a crude, bungled image. The tale quotes the New York Advertiser describing Wallack’s agitation and pride in a royal pose.
A jumbled OCR mix mentions a shopgirl, a wealthy young man, and misread names. It notes a New York Weekly excerpt, a sign for Blank & Co wholesale druggists, and curious facts about the king of Assam with 200 wives. The text includes garbled phrases about mistaken self-importance and a spiritualist joke.
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