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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1891
Page
3
Fragment from Harper's Magazine presents a poetic call for courage and justice under divine will. It envisions endurance against tyranny and oppression, urging strength, resistance, and moral resolve while invoking faith and steadfastness.
A comic tale sketches a trampology scenario near Hudson River residences. Two tramps, Red and Bil, vary from sharp wit to questionable ethics as they meet a wine philanthropist uncle and a cautious maid. A midnight burglary ruse unfolds into a twist where the owner is revealed and the plan backfires, exposing motives and character checks.
An old article explains that convent hair, prized by lay trade, sees young women visit the Kermne Catholic church to have tresses cut and sold for convent income. Long, glossy hair is valued for its utility in wig making and charitable use, reflecting a historic peroid practice.
A long column traces how chance altered famous fates from Wallenstein to Dickens and Disraeli. It cites Thorvaldsen, Galileo, Montgolfier, and others whose paths shifted by a single moment, a stray sight, or a rainy day, shaping art, science, and politics. Also recounted is a Canadian woman who grew rich in stocks and travels, and light anecdotes about Swift and a horse that ate oysters.
A short statement recounts a complaint where a man insults a stranger on Austin Avenue with a donkey remark. The offended party asks for meaning as the other apologizes, noting a resemblance to a donkey. The note is attributed to Texne Sithings.
A long, critical portrait of Prince Francis Ferdinand and the Habsburg succession. The text warns the next ruler’s frailties could threaten the dynasty and trigger a European war after Francis Joseph’s death. It mentions Charles II of Roumania, Queen Elisabeth, and Ferdinand’s betrothal complications with Milovacavesco, noting imperial reliance on foreign alliances.
In an old tale from Land of the Lion and the Sw, a large four foot snake in a house distracts sparrows by buzzing and cawing noises. A Brit narrator describes the incident, the snake biting no one until a fatal dose ends the episode, and locals’ reactions amid ridicule.
A sensational, fragmentary tale describes the Duke of Manchester also Viscount Mandeville as marrying Anne Yranga of New York. It notes his public sporting ways and friendships with high society figures, mixed with caricatured anecdotes about grand dames and courtroom bravado.
A summer thunderbolt struck a Holloway County district schoolhouse in Connecticut, tearing up floors and destroying desks. The event disrupted the curriculum and damaged the classroom, while the windows were blown out and part of the building was left unusable.
A farmer reports an unusual hen from Portemonth laid an egg containing a ten cent piece. The owner discovered the coin while inspecting the egg and notes the incident has drawn curious attention as the case prompts speculation about the mechanism of value within poultry.
A preacher at a Methodist church faced enmity from local criminal elements who plotted a trick. They planted explosives to blow up the church bell, and when the bell rang both the bell and the church were blown apart.
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