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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1888
Page
7
A devotional poem expressing that earthly joys and riches are fleeting while true gratitude to God resides in penitence and faith. It laments sorrow and death yet proclaims that offerings of tears and devotion please the Father, whose listening depth honors humble praise across ages and seasons.
Joe, a poor urchin with torn clothes and no bread, visits a door seeking help on Thanksgiving. A woman with kindly brown eyes invites him in, shares a Thanksgiving dinner, and comforts him with warmth and a simple meal before he leaves grateful for the mercy shown.
A rambled scene follows Jack the sailor and a penniless child rescued after a storm. Aunt Josy and Mrs Miller help, Thanksgiving brings a street crew together, and Mickey the “bricky,” Teddy, and a squad of Bowery kids host a grateful feast for a foundling boy. The tale ends with Teddy’s parents arriving to bless the party.
Fragmentary OCR verse reflects Old Harvest Hymn themes with references to bounty, Eden, and northern towns. Included are lines praising abundance, nature’s gifts, and a few dated touches like Whittier and cremation rates, suggesting a mixed, imperfect historical clipping.
A Chicago Herald report condemns money-lenders who use harsh mortgage clauses to seize property and torment debtors. Cases detail distressing seizures of furniture, storage removal, and threats to enter homes. Brokers operate in syndicates, forcing new, higher loans to extend payments, with five percent rates and no mercy for families.
A historical notice describes early acupuncture practices with gold and silver needles and iron or copper poles linked to a voltage source. It notes varied needle shapes, a method to apply varnish to the needle, and the belief that electric current aided absorption and destruction of unhealthy fluids in the body.
An Ansonia lawyer on the Central House steps in Newtown witnesses a witty flirtation as a pretty young woman from Belt wears wealth behind a new light attire. She charms a young man at a table, asks if he is married, and he confesses money issues. He later reunites with her, with her father’s consent, and they wed in Bridgeport. The case prompts thoughts on chances for young men in the country.
The piece discusses the recurring motif of seven across biblical narratives. It cites examples such as seven days of creation, Sabbath rest, seven years for Jacob, Samson’s feats, Nebuchadnezzar’s seven years, and Shadrachs furnace. In the New Testament, seven candlesticks seven spirits and seven plagues appear, illustrating the ancients belief in the number seven as a universal sacred symbol per Christian Observer.
A fragment reflects a debate over life insurance salesmanship with a jokey claim that policies are paid on death, including a remark about paying even if hanged, highlighting advocacy and sly rhetoric in posturing.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a waiter in a hotel, warnings about food like mince pie and wheat, and stray phrases about mountains and doctors. Names and clear facts are scarce, with obscured titles and misplaced words from Rochester Post and other sources.
Panther Knob Letter to Cincinnati Gabber recounts a near fatal confrontation by Lum Williams while hunting on a mountain. A rotten log concealed three big bears that sprang out, mauling him as two dogs fought the beasts. Williams saved by a decisive blow, though grievously wounded, and credits lacking a knife or pistol for the narrow escape.
Seraphine Roth of 396 Ext Fitts Seven Street became betrothed to Louis Lowenthal, a downtown clothing clerk, after a long friendship turned to love. On Tuesday afternoon they were engaged, but two hours later she fainted and died in her room. Deputy Coroner Conway ruled heart disease as the cause. New York Work.
A fragmented dialogue shows an older man requesting trip help, with a sharp exchange about care for age. The lines mention payment of nine dollars and fifty cents and reference to Metters II in a cryptic context.
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