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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1891
Page
7
Jesse Barker of Humboldt Kansas writes that August Flower cured longstanding stomach pains and biliousness after other remedies failed. He praises the medicine as a benediction to humanity and urges broader awareness of its benefits for dyspepsia and bilious disorders. Printer, G. Green sole manager, Woodbury NJ.
The New York Sun questions the ration system for American Indians most of whom are described as paupers. It cites 70,000 in the plains tribes not receiving rations and notes many tribes abroad are self supporting while a large portion of the overall Indian population require aid. The piece critiques distribution delays and proposes regional sub-agencies managed by Indians, with payments in goods or money and more outside work to reduce dependence.
The piece explains elephants as indispensable to transport and heavy lifting in India. It notes animals carrying large stones and trees, aiding construction and forestry. Daily wages for an elephant's labor are cited, as well as a British expedition reference where forty four elephants were shipped from Bombay to Abyssinia with two men per animal, five dying.
The article discusses how U.S. newspapers preassemble biographical material for famous individuals. It notes the practice preserves memory, avoids delays at death, and explains why obituaries often appear tied to announcements of passing, keeping notable lives alive long after their biographies are written.
A fragment from the Washington Post presents a surreal chorus of mad figures. It mentions a darionet player a horn blower a fate tamer and a wretch who whistles in a dreamlike, rhythmic lingo.
A tall lean man enters a fashionable New York clinic and recalls past violence in Kansas in 1868. The doctor acknowledges the encounter and contemplates a large fee to fix the damage. The exchange hints at a violent incident and a request for repair.
A foreign textile journal records the invention of a looped fabric with a novel and beautiful effect and unprecedented durability. Worsted is used for the main design threads while apace or mohair forms the design ends, creating a strikingly novel pontrasteen with mohair and worsted threads.
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