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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1891
Page
6
An editorially toned extract discusses patience in American life, insurance limits, and social bias, examining crime in public houses, negro character, horse racing, and the Derby, with reflections on exploration, science, and maritime labor abuses. The piece blends social critique, travel anecdote, and historical musing on ships and sailors.
A long artifact report details the seamless garment claimed by Argenteuil and Treves as a relic of Christ’s passion. It describes layered fabrics, origins, and historic expositions, noting expert analyses, seals, and repeated pilgrim veneration across centuries.
A writer recalls meeting humorist Bill Nye in Denver in 1882 and obtaining a manuscript from 1870. The tale centers on Nye’s playful influence, the author’s failed attempt to finish a poem begun to honor Nye, and the vivid, dreamlike memories of summer under Nye’s spell.
An Outlooks graphic depicts dorm rooms at Bryn Mawr with four bare white walls softened by warm colors and elegant furnishings. The description highlights windows, curtains, a high fireplace mirror, tea tables, desks, and a sunlit high door, evoking a “Paradise” of feminine study and leisure with portraits, cushions, and china.
A reader reports on the Spanish fly lore and the papabote, a plover family bird prized by Louisiana epicures. The piece explains the bird’s behavior, hunting methods with horses and wagons, and the market for Fattened papabotes. It also notes water as a disinfectant and a brief anecdote about ex-president Hayes observed by a New York reporter.
An old boarding house anecdote reveals superstitions shaping daily routines and fate. A fashionably anxious resident clings to lucky rituals like right foot stepping and eyeing green symbols, while a doctor recounts grim outcomes linked to belief and fortune. The piece threads superstition with medical tragedy and political intrigue surrounding emerald jewelry.
A chaotic tale follows a German professor born 1764 in Frankfort on the Main who becomes entangled with a pretend barber. A window interruption leads to a staged haircut scene amid frantic antics and a mysterious demand, ending with awkward, tense exchanges.
An advertisement touts Shilok's Consumption Cure as a century defining cough remedy. It claims universal authorization for sale with a positive guarantee and promises relief for coughs sore throats bronchitis croup and whooping cough. The ad urges asking pharmacists for Shiloil's Cure and lists prices 10 cents 59 cents and 1 dollar plus Sluluk's Porous Plaster at 20 cents.
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