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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1895
Page
8
A garbled excerpt presents fragmented phrases about a country maid, her laughter, and movement. The text is partially unreadable, with references to violets, a kite, and a playful scene, but lacks coherent context or clear events to report. The readable fragments resemble a poem or lyric rather than a news item.
A first person recounts a tense late night chess duel, detailing a psychological battle between players, the moment of mate in six, and the haunting memory of a doctor and a study visit that followed. The narrative blends memory, fear, and lingering guilt as the game ends and the author recalls the eerie consequences.
A fragmentary item discusses a published telegraphic vocabulary prepared at Mern. It notes words built from two-letter elements, starting from 000,000, with three figures on the page header. The aim is to ease universal telegraph coding and reduce arbitrariness in letter selection for cross border usage.
A discussion imitates a Victorian column praising wide tires for road smoothness on soft ground. Mr H W Moore notes experiments and cost savings from wider tires, recounting early trials and practical outcomes in rural settings. The piece reflects local interest and speculative results with historical context.
The document presents a plan for widening narrow roads to a six to twelve foot standard and the use of a weighted roller to grade and compact surfaces. It argues roads bind communities and argues for a regulated standard of road width, tire sizes, and maintenance practices to improve travel and safety across rural areas.
Fragmented report lists actors and productions amid theatre chatter. Arthur Forrest and Wilton Lackaye are linked with plans for Philo Genes and a comedy test. References to New York venues, Marys Halles duces and Daly intrigues reveal audition moves and cast changes across major houses.
A discussion on female modesty and the persistence of bodily complaints prompts advice to consult a physician or read the Zoa-Phera Medical Book on Diseases of Women and Children. The book and medicine are advertised as available from the Zoa-Phere Medicine Co. in Kalamazoo and through druggists, with confidential correspondence.
Visit this historic island grandest summer resort in Great Lakes region. Round trips from Toledo Cleveland Detroit Alpena Machi Co St Ignace Petoskey Chicago Duluth with two new royal steamers costing 200 000 each. Modern conveniences electric lighting guaranteed safety. Four weekly trips plus daily Cleveland to Detroit and Cleveland to Bay. Send for illustrated brochure to A G Ainsworth Detroit Mich.
Legal notices from Michigan Gratiot County include a mortgagee action in chancery with Wyatt A. Ducentury and solicitor D. Spinney, ordering defendant to enter an appeal within four months and publication in the Atta Record weekly. Also notice of the estate of Mary Bigelow filed for probate with Judge John M. R. Reed in Gratiot County on July 19.
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