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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1889
Page
7
The piece speaks of a longing to join souls and join in steadfast union. It names images of wind, sea, storm, and distant flowers as a plea to clasp hands and hearts. It echoes a lyric call to unite with a beloved across trials and heavenly horizons.
A man named William Sprague drifts into drinking after mortgage coercion by a tavern landlord. After nearly destroying his family, he overhears a plot to seize his home, renounces liquor, and, with his uncle's wary aid, repays debts and rejects the mortgage to reclaim his life and marriage.
A diver on a voyage from a Navy vessel discovered a sea creature in the water near the shore. The animal proved to be a sea horse, measuring about three and a half feet in length with a long head and ears. The witness reported sea creatures with evasive behavior and noted the find for the Mobile Telegraph Company.
A New York Evening Sun piece describes Mrs Burnett's life and lavish wardrobe as she earns a weekly $1000 from her play. It details her stage costumes, the intense focus on the performance, and plans for a grand setting and furnishings. It notes her secretary Miss Losette Chieltina and companion Lionel live with her in a fashionable milieu.
An account of Robert Beecher's Liverpool talk interrupted by loud crowd outbursts. Buckley and others report players in the audience shouting insults while police maneuvered. Beecher persisted, attempting to read and answer questions, noting the riotous response and the strain on delivering his manuscript.
In Drake's Magazine a dialogue shows Quimby surprised by praise for a “godl tick” and Beggs affirming the deed. Pine and ives debate the nature of the strike while a St. Louis drummer is mentioned, leaving the scene framed as witty exchange amid unnamed events.
The account recalls Mr. Riley Haggard and Nye with elephant hunting near Winnipeg, amid dry cold in Minnesota, with a dog, a bird keeper Yiang Yiang, and a lion encounter described in a vivid frontier tone. The narrative blends travel, camp life, and peril as they pursue elephants and evade danger.
A rambling, comic travelogue aboard a passenger train recounts a beleaguered bet noir who refuses to pay ten cents, prompting hijinks with conductors and car passengers. The narrator describes chaotic scenes, rowdy passengers, and the peculiar fate of the reluctant fare dodger as the train nears St. Louis.
A reflective piece urges resilience amid hardship, praising friendship and faith while acknowledging sorrow and poverty. It contrasts easy bravado with enduring courage, urging steady hope and strength through daily trials and unseen support.
A historical note traces how Chinese immigrants took up laundry work after railroad labor disruptions. It describes the shift of laundrymen from the West to the East, creating widespread Chinese laundries in many towns and cities as they pursued work and profits in a new economy.
A young woman pitches a striking original story to a literary magazine editor. The editor warns against reading it aloud while the narrator insists on preserving the tale’s secrecy. A bizarre plot about a hat factory worker and a baby unfolds amid feigned certainty of the author’s grand future.
Fragmentary dialogue shows character Esmerelda and Mis Esmerelda debating manners and Work on Sunday. A citizen bristles at changing talk, while references drift to positions under government, a death or move to Kentucky, and an appearance of Jones.
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