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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
6
In Natal a narrator recalls a night hunt from a pit near a pool, aided by a native friend Khodlah. Two lions quarrel while a rhinoceros guards the water. a joint rifle shot ends the contest, the survivor fleeing as the other is felled. The tale ends with the survivor skin taken and a vow not to repeat such hunts.
The narrator recalls joining an English regiment in Natal and the uphill, wild country full of game. He describes a desire to see distant parts of the world, and notes the area as a rich field for hunting large game with untamed landscapes and early career moments in Her Majesty’s service.
A decree in Spain orders counting hours from one to twenty four daily starting January first. Government offices and major transit services will observe the 24 hour system. The continent already glimpses it in railroad timetables and discussions note past reluctance to switch.
Two French aeronauts attempted a balloon ascent from Vinecomes aiming to set a height record. They experienced severe fatigue and numbness as altitude climbed from 18 000 to 22 409 feet with headaches, frozen beards, and impaired speech before recovering with oxygen. Other explorers reached 27 000 and 33 000 feet with at least one traveler losing consciousness.
Brooklyn man Tonathan Reed has inhabited his wife’s tomb for five years in Evergreen Cemetery. He keeps vigil over her coffin, rebuilt a red granite tomb into a habitable suite, and places her trinkets on the walls. Reed vowed to watch over her body as long as he lived and now spends his days near her resting place.
The piece notes Maine marketmen blocked game meat sales after a new law restricted shipment of game and birds, causing a venison famine. It highlights hunters and markets in Bangor and other towns, with impacts on prices and patronage, plus anecdotes on related trades and international curiosity.
Fragmentary text discusses animal welfare and legal view of pets as living beings. It mentions attempts to prevent slaughter of dogs and references vessels in motion or distress. The overall coherence and specifics are too damaged to identify clear events, dates, or proper entities.
Passenger schedule excerpt shows No 1 12e and No 3 service from Alma Toledo via Ashiey Saginaw Muskegon. Detour connections noted with times around 2:10 am and mentions of domino lines and agent contacts.
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