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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1891
Page
6
A dense reflective piece argues self improvement as life’s aim and extols virtue in daily conduct, while warning against social nuisances and promoting kindness in marriage. It discusses willpower, domestic harmony, and critiques investment swindles by English promoters and broader social folly. The text also notes education gaps and self-reliance as keys to progress.
Dr. Talmage delivers an eloquent sermon urging readers to cast burdens on the Lord. He discusses burdens from business trials, personal betrayal, bereavement, and sin, and cites biblical figures to illustrate reliance on divine sustenance. He reassures that God knows every peril and will sustain believers through hardships and sorrow.
A dialogue shows Mrs Wheedle advising tough choices for travel and crossing the channel. Mrs Wiolest questions usefulness after days in parks, while the speaker notes the need for money after a short stay.
A stranger asks Tody Hamilton how he moves large elephants with ease. Hamilton replies in his trademark lively slang noting the elephants have trunks the horses have parishes and the dears have grips, a bit of playful misunderstanding about circus gear and animal movement.
Tom Heavysides of Chicago and Dick Western of St Louis discuss transport costs to New York. The exchange notes Chicago traffic pressure and asks about affordable routes or options for crossing the Midwest to the East Coast.
A fragmented clipping notes a large increase in sugar cultivation in France and Germany. It mentions a cloak review and hints at broader agricultural shifts affecting supply and trade. No clear dates or organizations are identified in the readable text.
Chambers Journal advises regular watch care to maintain accuracy. Winding at the same time daily, storing when not worn, and avoiding open double cases prevent dust entry. Temperature and humidity affect timekeeping, with lever watches best resisting these changes. Regular cleaning every two to three years preserves oils and gears, avoiding costly damage.
While chatting in a winter hotel a guest boasts of travels across Florida and lists a string of complex native river and place names. He says he spent days attempting to pronounce them, recounting a voyage up and down rivers with exotic spellings, and mentions hunting alligators along the way before returning to rest.
A garbled excerpt sketches a royal speaker musing on propriety and appearances among young women. It notes concerns about ladylike conduct, mothers’ kindness, and the pressure on girls to maintain smooth foreheads and tidy appearances, hinting at social judgments.
A Bath Maine backman known as Premature Chackin tried to pass a Canadian quarter as a 20 cent piece. He traded with a woman in darkness, then swapped coins and realized his mistake when a lamp revealed the coin was a Canadian half dollar.
An odd blend of reports covers cattle eye wear from Linawense Gomgios devices aiding thousands of Antrim herds and a Vienna London supply issue. The piece adds long weather and science blurbs about earth crust changes and a stray schools to public speaking notes. It closes with a quip about abnormal weather and a joke about a doctor and a patient.
A London letter notes that while an Englishman invented the grostaure slimy a global plan to print the vente plated stanite was devised by an Alledlonn. The British government chose a beitieh option for a 2,600 qipening deel clarifying the wartime printing arrangement.
An old advertisement touts Shilohs Cure as a universal remedy for coughs colds and consumption with patients urged to buy from druggists. It claims quick relief for chest complaints and recommends Shilohs Plaster for sore lungs. Prices listed 10 50 cents and 1 dollar for the cure and 25 cents for the plaster.
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