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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1891
Page
7
A fragmentary monologue blends questions on optimism faith and love with jagged phrases. A speaker oscillates between wonder and despair as a childlike lyric voice navigates belief doubt and yearning amid a dreamlike reminiscence.
A first person narrator recounts meeting Richard Kerth a professional spender who avoids work while levying favors. Kerth spins a system of absence to raise cash, borrows from the narrator, and proclaims an elaborate scheme of exploiting relatives and letters to solicit money. The tale includes sample letters to uncles aunts and cousins seeking funds, revealing a pattern of charm and deceit within a web of family ties.
In an Eastern tale a rich man dies and divides his fortune between three supposed sons. Each receives a ring and must seek fortune, using the ring as proof of lineage. The elder two claim loyalty and wealth, but the youngest confesses he lost the ring. The judge awards him the thousand pieces of gold, declaring true paternity shown by how the ring was handled.
A chaotic river of lines recalls a train wreck and conductor Bradley's fatal warning. Passengers, bystanders, and lingering voices mourn the heroic act and the enduring call to safety echoed across the scene.
Civil engineer A J Louis cites the Globe-Democrat on how the St Louis bridge embankment stones and rails never stay stationary but creep eastward toward heavy traffic. He notes a yearly progress of about 10 feet if allowed, likening it to a hill with a turnpike where the road slides downhill, requiring removal of gravel and rebuilding as the stones gravitate and settle over time.
Vida Moore, driven by passion andclashing with Ruth Moore, confronts Basil Brandreth's potential wife while plotting to keep her love for him hidden. At Gordonfells the Moores host a tense gathering as Vida faces a looming clash with the gipsy camp and Bardol Dimsey who proclaims himself Randolph Dimsey's son, igniting a dangerous secret rivalry.
The New York Post notes the shift toward naturalness in dress and the rejection of exaggerated understructures. It explains how fashion slowly standardizes through consumer and mercantile pressure, transforming every garment to a single idea and shaping industry demand over many seasons.
The British and Germans in Africa face rising discontent as frontier lines remain undefined. Each nation has chartered an African company, and disputes threaten open conflict among African adventurers. England fears delays and seeks a frontier settlement with Germany to avert a broader clash.
A Bishop of Newcastle, famed temperance advocate, mingles with the people to learn their views. In a third class carriage a miner taunts his clerical garb and questions his status, prompting a brief exchange about poverty and judgment.
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