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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1885
Page
2
The piece discusses trial options for Riel and his followers, debates over capital punishment in Michigan, and concerns about sensational crime reporting. It includes commentary on lotteries laws, legislative delay, and a plea to curb lurid crime stories while noting historical figures and events in religion and science.
A grab bag of stray passages covers political tension in Britain, Gordon's Soudan campaign, and a long anecdote about a persistent book seller and a tale of Tecumseh. The column blends opined critique of leadership with light local color and a moralized street scene.
A fragment discusses a Peruvian senerita tied to beauty and sleep like spellbound charm. The piece suggests a flirtatious enchantress who talks elegantly yet cannot express clearly, leading to a rapid yet unreliable outcome amid witchery and persistence amid travel north.
The excerpt reflects on readers who dislike being read to, tracing attitudes to childhood and memory. It contrasts past and present leisure, noting fewer books and slower movement, with the domestic sphere shaping taste. It cites contemplation of literature from Milton and Shakespeare and laments declining oral culture.
A well known scientific van is said to have ordered 100 specimens of electric fish from a Liver dealer to study their power to deliver shocks when handled. TheLondon Standard guesses future sea and lake exploration may reveal more potent biological batteries. a theory notes evolution limits and reserves a purer power for select families.
A vivid street scene shows old Jon Dempsey and neighbors debating politics and daily life as Abe Potter and others share jokes. The evening gathers warmth with talk of weather, luck, and a tour through the neighborhood.
Fragmentary text discusses a legendary figure called the Mahdi or Mahdi-like savior in Islamic prophecy. It mentions the concept evolving from early signification to a “second agent” destined to revive Islam, with references to Abdul-Son Mohamed and dynastic prophecies tied to Africa, Arabia, and Beyond.
A laboring man offers a young fox to a ferreting party on the Wirral. frost and cold impede the hunt and the fox is saved by a timely intervention. Master Rey, famed for his vanity and lack of trustworthiness, ultimately keeps the fox as a family pet after the animals are restrained and the hunt is abandoned.
A damaged fragment discusses Vet Petroleum and cramer or lest inone waiy nt i examining daily averages of 66 barrels per day and the country’s likely oil supply. It mentions a large hole by the earth’s interior, limited regional consumption, and potential future electricity and wind impacts, with isolated and poor adhesion noted in the context of energy capacity.
A collage of agricultural tips and curiosities covering cattle care, breeding notes for Herefords and Devon cattle, disease in cattle and trees, oxygen effects on butter, and a range of farm anecdotes. Also mentions tobacco remedies, woodland disease, and market notes on breeds, prices, and irrigation ideas.
A dealer touts a Fifth Avenue coat as stylish though ill fitted, while a customer exits with the item praised as Father Hubbard style. Whitehall Times notes Mr. Codd seeks a divorce in Brooklyn after a disputed reconciliation tale, with legal pages complicating the matter.
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