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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1895
Page
6
A first person account from the Newburg area recounts a peculiar hat recovery aboard a paddle steamer. The speaker describes hat damage, repairs with a brick and broom, and the hat’s eventual return to a passenger who kept it for years. The tale blends humor with river travel lore and urban legend vibes from the era.
A quirky scene at Lawrenworth where a farmer named Joe Whitehead, known for wit, pressed Judge Laird to permit him to sit as judge. The jury allowed him a role in the knotty case, and Whitehead proclaimed from the back that he was ready to hear his own Knott versus Knott case.
The article recounts June Roses and Annin Toone en route to India for affairs involving Viscountess Velva Lochite and a wealthy Yanagawa-heritage father, with mentions of public figures such as General Howlinger and Mrs Capron. It notes Mrs Capron’s years in Lane Life in India and quotes S B Anthony reflecting on suffrage debates, with a Greeley-related exchange highlighting women’s voting rights.
The passage describes various creatures and their features, noting a skin like shell, a tail lip structure, and a creature with a special origin. It mentions a mechanism to prevent swallowing large amounts of water and references a torpedo or electrical fish with two galvanic batteries. When irritated the fish can deliver shocks. its power changes when removed from water.
The Rev Dr Parkhurst comments on the pulpit lacking statesmanship and moral fervor. J Calvin is labeled as violent in debates. A Nile Valley prayer meeting draws weekly crowds. A Springfield Mass preacher draws listeners from 100 miles. Black clothing and formal costume details are described for church dress. A German officer showcases gas engine experiments. A baby carriage design aids mothers in urban travel. An Australian invention adds pool table attachments. Cosmetic and cleaning tips with various products are briefly noted.
A disjointed reminiscence wanders through town scenes, trains, and a bookstall lecture. The narrator recalls a Dew, a Depew related transport anecdote, and a caricature of a Cheap Jack selling encyclopedias. Names and places mingle with comic vignettes about a typewriter and stenographer.
A mosaic of 19th century vignettes shows a Belgian presale dispute and art market rigors. It recounts a courtroom skirmish over a work priced at 121 francs, a Nassau court tale of favors and engagements aboard a ship, and a photographer lamenting a failed portrait session. The snippets sketch legal notices, social behavior, and merchant bravado amid urban life.
A fragment discusses ventilation in public buildings, noting windows opened after vacating to disperse exhalations and odors. It argues about air flow, keeping spaces cooler by opening windows for hours on hot days, and how air movement affects the upper atmosphere.
A garbled Victorian style passage references a shopgirl named Pinkiels as a fortune influence, comments on marriages, a New York Weekly blurb, and bizarre notes about a Bengal king with 200 wives. It then digresses into moral musings on power, superstition, and table tipping by a supposed spiritualist.
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