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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1889
Page
7
A fragmentary poem fragment depicts a mother praying for her child’s safety on a narrow path through frost and thorn. The verse traces a blessing invoked in dawn prayers, a vigilant guardian, and a quiet, sorrowful burial with a white bier and waxen hands. The setting references Winconain Milwauken as locales.
In a rural tale, widow Palmont rents a cottage to Jotham Hardcastle and Mr Wiggleton plots to propose. Jotham wavers about marriage while the widow’s charm shifts plans. After a humorous exchange, Wiggleton offers, then steps aside as Jotham weds the widow, leaving Wiggleton to regret his caution and reflect on luck.
An account by Charles Somerville Bateman describes the Benw-Riamba or Sons of Hemp, a hemp smoking society hailed as friends yet accused of fraud and coercion. Some authorities view hemp culture as a sign of polite society while others warn it enables cruel traders and harmful influences.
The New York Weekly quotes a dialogue about a college sophomore who has become a graduate and now tries to cure his own lying. The fragment hints at family remark and concerns about truthfulness amid a nostalgic fondness for the past.
An extensive interview with Mr Tanasill discusses the origin and growth of the cigar business, including distribution networks, exclusive agency plans, and advertising strategies that boosted profits across the United States. The piece cites sales data, retail pricing, and the impact of agency terms on retailers and regional markets.
The text is garbled with numerous misspellings and disconnected fragments about a figure named Sandan Sit Aster Cooper, mentions of a crime scene with a firearm, and scattered surreal phrases. It lacks a coherent event or clear entities beyond vague references to people and locations.
Mrs Thurman and Mrs Allen Thurman recall Lucy Hayes known since childhood praising her charm and devotion as First Lady. An Akron, Ohio clockmakers unveil an electric clock praised for its simple sealed design, promising to transform clockmaking with a childlike ease of understanding.
Advice to act now with a humorous fallback about milking the cow and writing to H. F. Johnson Co. Richmond Va for ideas. Mentions semi displan fashion items for mourning like wool fabrics, imitation cloth, a surah Antoinette with diagonal lines, and foundation slips. Notes new black bite fillets in shot six color fashion.
A garbled 19th century item reports Carnet testing dust from tuberculous dwellings for bacilli, noting virulence linked to door pitting. trial mentions Dr Pieren and Sage Remedy marketing. It also references Mr. Doty and the “beautiful Prinee in Polona” marriage lure, cheap soaps, and fashion notes on Parisian white woolens and dyed colors, with odd advert-like blurbs about tonics and remedies.
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