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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1896
Page
6
The text describes a dramatic confrontation where a colossal statue is drawn from a pit, rising as a ritual weapon is exposed. Nemesis appears as a mighty figure wielding influence over a doomed victim, with references to an unseen force and a fatal, ceremonial process led by George Eilut.
A Glasgow firm publishes a tiny Bible and Testament measuring about three-quarters of an inch square. The Bible weighs 180 grains with 956 pages, while the Testament is one and three quarters by one and one eighth inches. Claims say they are the smallest Bibles in the world. Also notes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a soothing antiseptic.
A fragmentary report hints at a noirish tale where a cunning man orchestrates killings through forged orders and wine gifts. The device turns funerals into traps as relatives gather at a hotel, and a loyal messenger carries the deceit to its grim finale.
The piece recalls Mrs Billington, famed in late eighteenth century musical history, praised by critics like Sir Dostus and Michiel Kelly, while noting scandalous rumors surrounding her life. It contrasts public adoration with moral gossip, painting her as a beloved yet controversial figure. An accompanying anecdote about a dog’s understanding jokes highlights human-animal bonds.
An article in this paper cites Justin McCarthy and Francie Expinase noting Carlyle’s remark that Ireland’s 27 million countrymen are mostly fools. The reference appears in the Latter Day Pamphlets chapter on Parliament, with Carlyle imagining 658 miscellaneous advisers to 27 million listeners in Parliament. Westminster Gazette is quoted.
A garbled 19th century style ad extols Mercer's Golden Medical Discoveries claiming strong bodies resist disease by pure rich blood. It argues impurities enter weak bodies via entry points and that the remedy purifies and enriches blood to prevent illnesses and boost digestion and nutrition. It asserts blood purification cures many ailments.
A Philadelphia Tim article contrasts Chinese laundry labor in Shanghai with Western methods. It describes washmen at ponds near treaty port settlement, ice breaking, soaking clothes in muddy ponds, and the hardships of winter work, noting cost and efficiency differences between Chinese and European laundries.
A fragment from the San Francisco Argonaut and American Wheel recounts a dying painter and a humor piece about a stylish beggar with a pasted plea for money. It contrasts pride and charity while describing a wheeled contraption that elicits praise and comic dialogue about riding ease.
An 19th century parliamentary scene shows a narrow vote split with Whalley as teller and Major Ottormint in the aye lobby. The piece also advertises a “One Minute Cough Cure” and a tonic by W H Kennels and Webb Alma, illustrating period political and commercial prose.
In a crowded sleeping car a sharp old man asks for a corkscrew while others boast. A jumble of misheard lines, brand names and odd phrases follows, mentioning providence, poets, temperance pledges, and a claimed one minute cough cure from W H Rennela of St Louis and BS Webb.
The statesman notes his work needs a private secretary to manage correspondence so he can devote more time to public affairs. A supporter argues his letters should be better written, urging him to attend to correspondence with care and accuracy. The exchange reflects concerns over eloquence and effective communication.
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