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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1886
Page
4
A collection of brief items covers Michigan events and state statistics, including rail line progress from Saginaw to Muskegon, church recruitment in a humorous national notice, and agricultural reports. It notes Michigan and South Carolina legal peculiarities, a postal card design update, and earnings from October grain markets alongside census pension data and naval express commentary.
Rival Prens company sues The pugnacious Beentang Vive for damages of 50004 alleging a Thursday article branded it a failure and near bankruptcy. The piece defends The Free Jews as solid and reputable while attacking Beentang Vive and Scripps driven Nowe’s alleged vilification without regard to truth.
The Alma Ladies Lending Library Association has grown to five hundred twelve books. Membership costs form a yearly fee with different tiers and borrowing rules. Readers may draw one book at a time for two weeks, with fines for late returns. the list includes titles such as A Daughter of Heth and Alton Locke.
A list of authors and titles including Waverley by Walter Scott Mark Twain and Jane Otis works, Mary Thillock Foote, Louise M Alcott, and Frank Stockton. Mentions span Robinson Crusoe era per multiple literary names and early American and British authors.
A humorous fragment recounts a two day mule ride totaling 83 miles with misadventures including raucous borrowing of a mule and a bogey, noisy consumption of a hat made from new material, failed collecting rounds, and a plan to print office propaganda while seeking a night clerk job in Arkansas. The narrator hints at grand promises and asks for information.
A fragmented critique probes women as symbols of hypocrisy and theater while contrasting a steadfast domestic ideal. The piece blends Shakespearean flourishes with Moral essay, weaving references to social roles, gender performance, and a call to sincerity, all set against a wandering Southward lecture tour.
A garbled transcript shows a heated exchange as a defendant insists on a $50 wager and accuses the other party of coercion. The judge or jury is not fully recorded, and the speaker claims the other side never mentioned payment terms.
A quirky tale describes a parrot corrupted by early life, whose owner tried to curb profane utterances by dunking him in hot water. The bird repeatedly drenched during the ordeal, then finally blurted out plain speech to the master while observing wet chickens and the scene.
Public health writer George B. Waring argues that sanitary reform is essential, noting widespread mortality and illness from poor drainage and housing. He contends cost and effort are justified to prevent recurring domestic calamities and the loss of life, happiness, and productivity.
A bold recruitment notice from Michigan urges workers to join a nationwide labor movement. It claims no sect or party favors, seeks men and women for factory roles, and promises steady wage work in Detroit area plants.
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