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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1895
Page
8
An apparently miraculous rescue story from Louisiana recounts a hunter, Koener, finding a stray partridge nest and saving a young boy named Mary from a deadly encounter. The tale intertwines a dramatic chase, a family tragedy with a near miss, and a curious aside about a sparrow and a writer’s caterpillar infestation.
An oration to a business academy graduates extols wealth as a form of public good. It argues civilization derives from national labor across farms and fleets, with the country feeding cities, powering industry, and expanding global reach through trade and exploration.
A damaged, OCR like note discusses limestone road surfaces and drainage along Chray Darshie routes, detailing 10 feet wide planks, stone layers, and costs. It outlines a surface treatment by sprinkling limestone, maintenance cadence, and annual material additions to sustain traffic, with mentions of a quarry, river town, and general cost estimates.
A discussion of water rights and state borders in the arid West centers on W P Donaldson's plan to repartition the region into 96 states based on natural drainage. Experts warn current divisions threaten water supplies, urging divisions align with river systems, with only Missouri Rio Grande Colorado Columbia and two smaller rivers crossing multiple states.
A fragment discusses lifting a heavy load with a horse and the mechanics of traction. It notes that load is lifted upward via draft, with the easiest path along the line of traction perpendicular to the shoulder. Mentions shoulder pressure and galling as concerns.
The text describes top dressing, ballast, and materials to avoid for surface roads. It lists items like clay white and granite, and mentions rollers and tires affecting compaction. No clear dates, places, or persons are identified.
The notice warns that corn smut will reproduce if sown with current weather patterns, urging farmers to clean fields and eradicate spores. It cautions that the disease could infect other crops if not controlled, recommending removal of contaminated material and crop rotation to prevent spread.
A Spring Time Magazine review highlights Zou Whorst and May Ladies' Home Journal coverage of Dr Darkhurst. Florence Nightingale’s 75th birthday is celebrated with a sketch and home view. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps reflects on her father. The Parade honors The Man Who Meets, with fashion pieces by Matson and Hooper. Cover art by Albert Lynch. Published by Curtis Publishing Company.
Fragmented OCR reveals a probate notice about the estate of Mary Tignian with references to cratint ox and several locations. It mentions the county, court proceedings, and notices to heirs or interested parties, with legal actions and dates implied in the text. The document appears to be a formal notice of estate administration and related proceedings.
Notice declares dissolution of Hayt and Vilet with mutual agreement and ongoing settlement of all bills. Persons owing the firm are asked to email or settle debts by a specified date.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a trust in W ima and Mieburan with unclear organization initials FOEEAM AL Tha ltt. No identifiable events, dates, or persons beyond these garbled terms.
A circuit court in Gratiot County orders the sale of real estate of Simeon Silher and others. The process requires advertisement and sale to the highest bidder at the court house door in Gratiot, Michigan, on a specified day in the fall term, with public auction and required notices to interested parties.
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