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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1888
Page
6
The piece references C F T W editor and publisher, a Norwegian writer Jon Livie, Justice Stanley Mathews to deliver Yale law commencement, and various cultural notes. It mentions Brinew Bismarck relatives arrested on the Pacific coast, remarks on MarkTwain and other famous persons, and statements about empress visits and Danish royalty. It includes anecdotes on poverty, voyages, and a Jenny Lind anecdote in Edinburgh.
Fragmentary lines shift between memories of youth and affection. The speaker recalls playful acts, gifts, and a kite, then notes a final exchange of kindness. The text reads like a lyrical reminiscence with partial dialogue and scattered imagery.
In a grimy October vignette, Eliskim Bilis secretly delivers pumpkins to Widow Hopsy Hall. A tin peddler swaps a dollar coupon for the pumpkins and later returns the coupon, averting ruin for the widow’s family. Meanwhile tales of courtship, improvised weddings, and domestic tensions unfold with vivid but chaotic dialogue among farmers, wives, and neighbors.
Fragmented dialogue depicts a rural speaker recalling failed romance and flirtations. The speaker notes a girl named Kimmy and a manly taunt about quitting foolin and courting, with scattered misheard phrases and suggestive tension amid social pressure.
An English visitor touring the capital expressed surprise at the absence of military guards and wigs in the supreme court chamber calling the scene democratic. He noted there were no sentries at the White House and speculated on what Victoria would think of the building.
A New York Express reflection argues that soldiers earned glory through courage in battle while literary figures shaped the myth. The piece notes many regiments faced greater dangers yet remain unheard as poetry and prose frame the Light Brigade as national legend, praising both martial and literary contributions.
The text describes Mrs. Randall Bragg expressing herself on any topic and a phrenologist examining her head. It includes quips about spirited women and a character named Sam with a defiant remark reflecting local color from Texas Siftings.
A Sunday school lesson on Matthew's Great Commission and the Ascension outlines Jesus’ command to baptize and teach all nations. It emphasizes Christ's universal authority, his enduring presence, and the missionary mission of the church, urging believers to witness, disciple, and live holy lives until the end of the world.
A sprawling, fragmentary collection of sensational and humorous blurbs cites Lely Dike drawings, Mrs Aver’s fortune, Jenny Flitd, Wade Hampton’s daughter, Senator Morrill, Senator Payne, Bishop Wilson, Mrs Hamilton Douglas, Sir Charles Dijke, Saulsbury, Congressman Kelly, Rin Janeiro, Queen Christina, Dan Rice, Emperor Frevely Joseph, Rev Robert Collver, King Hawbert, and many more. The piece strings anecdotes on wealth, politics, nobility, travel, and oddities with little cohesive narrative.
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