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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1889
Page
7
A fragmented verse laments parting from loved ones and distant kin across land and sea. The speaker asks for divine aid to ease sorrow, while revealing a restrained, somber mood and a wish to remain indifferent. The text hints at enduring loss and quiet mourning in New Orleans.
In a war torn scene Dorothy Beauchamp and Eberhard Leigh cling to hope as ammunition runs short and a shelling siege rages. A rescue arrives as British forces break through, saving Dorothy and Elvira while Lady Ruskin dies.
A man named John Dow addresses his adult wards and young ladies with homely virtues and harsh contrast. He praises the buxom industrious type who can manage frocks, kitchen tasks, and cattle, then scolds the fashionable, idle daughter for lacking liberty and domestic skill seeking a balanced life with more freedom and cheer.
The text discusses United States population trends from January, noting an approximate 64,000,000 population and annual migration rates. It projects long term growth if immigration and births continue, estimating future population milestones and per person activity such as a barber making about 140 motions while shaving and a talkative mouth producing a million utterances.
Capt Daniel M Taylor reported to the secretary of war that militia assembled in New York for a continental celebration without trouble. About 70,000 men could be in the city within 15 hours if needed, with 16 hour averages from home. The fourth New York brigade landed at Weehawken, ferried across, and marched to Madison Square Garden, crowding ferry houses and streets. The piece notes public enthusiasm for militia uniforms and cites medical ads and periodical quotes on remedies.
A garbled notice extols Salvation GI Iron and various remedies claiming relief for sufferers, while mentioning unrelated damage from cyclones in Arkansas and odd references to cures and products, all wrapped in an unclear, error-laden text.
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