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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1888
Page
8
A collage of household guidance and cooking tips from The Alma Record. Includes instructions on egg storage, stall cleanliness for animal health, and a variety of recipes such as mint sauce for fish, boiled pudding, broiled kidneys, oysters on the griddle, red cabbage and celery salad, and several desserts.
A garbled, readable fragment mixes a lyric tale of longing and imprisonment with a newspaper prose exchange. It references lovers, a marriage chain, escaping to freedom, and a death’s shadow, then shifts to a conversation about poetry versus prose and an editor's remark on a manuscript.
Capt Day presents a long lecture on rifle trajectories and the role of spin, friction, and forces in bullet deviation at a Polytechnic section meeting. He cites historical grooving without twist, top-like stability of projectiles, and Carver's corner-shooting demonstrations, followed by a discussion with experts and officials.
For Sale a Jackson lumber wagon with double box and spring seat complete. One pair of first class mules about 1100 pounds each. Also stock from Wright & Hooper including young bulls ready for service calf welfers and Leifer calves on reasonable terms. Additional items include a steel milk cow, cash terms on sheep, a 10 month old red heifer calf and other enclosures near Alma. Contact Jos Walker southeast of Alma or owner at Jarninges for details.
A notice from a Milo B. Steven & Co representative in Washington DC seeks pension and bounty claims to be prosecuted by sand attorneys. The text mentions arrangements with Bert Woodward for collections, removed mind, and business for sale including a store with goods and shipping stock. Applications for building materials and supplies are requested at 472-1. 7 Apply to W. O. dotinsar.
The report notes that 680 Africans, brought to Colon to work on the Panama Canal, died by December 20 from deadly climate conditions. The text compares their fate to Gulf States workers and suggests unfamiliar harsh surroundings, indulgences, and a vast gathering of laborers.
A garbled OCR note lists numerous rail lines and routes including Stanton, Alma, Ithaca, St. Louis, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Plymouth, Marquette, Grand Rapids, and Chicago. It mentions connections among Michigan lines and other hubs, with scattered dates and segment notes. The fragmentary text hints at regional rail logistics or timetable references without coherent narrative.
Fragmentary rail line dispatch from Toledo to Manhatten Junction and Milan Junction listing stations and operators. Mentions local train service, branch lines, and personnel initials with several unreadable fragments.
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