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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1894
Page
5
Market notes from Chicago show cattle and wool prices, with ranges for common and better grades, plus mentions of native and lamb values. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana and other Plains states are listed, with New York money market and various produce quotations. Milwaukee reports worming and feed prices and commodity quotes for oats and pork futures.
Disjointed dispatches report towns destroyed 200 lives lost near Cyfey and Wawnee cyclone deaths, a whisky price fight. fires, strikes and political shifts ripple across nations. Reports from Shanghai to London mention battles, treaties, shortages, and policy reforms affecting vessels, railways, and markets worldwide.
A severe cyclone hit Little Rock Arkansas on Tuesday evening, devastating the business district. Many killed or injured, scores more injured, with widespread ruin and property losses likely totaling thousands. The storm demolished warehouses and stores, toppled structures, and caused extensive damage to a large block bounded by streets named in reports. One cabinet and several families were seriously affected, with at least one death reported shortly after.
Government charges of wrongdoing under the Interstate Commerce Act loom over troop transfers. Secretary Carlisle presses for a Senate return and Delaware seat contest. Embezzlement charges against Capt. Howgat spark Senate concerns. McPherson of New Jersey declines candidacy. Merritt Barber likely to face court martial for harsh Army matter. Customs receipts lag, treasury strain persists. Pardon issued for a Wisconsin prisoner near death from illness. Plans shift for Columbian exhibits to ship via Detroit to Europe. Anarchist records shared with ports for identification. Navy eyeing Asiatic station observer with China and Japan fleets. Mint completes fir metal blank, last medal due February. Portrait of Benjamin Harrison funded. President invited to select artist. Alaska governance reform urged. Dockery reforms push for department dismissals and salary savings. Farms and home ownership statistics by state. Battlefield commission group returns from Chattanooga to advance memorial sites. September dedication expected for park ceremonies. Lincoln and Louisville encampments to align dates for veterans’ attendance.
A Lewiston Journal excerpt recounts a frontier prank in which a New Brunswick girl’s striped stockings spark wide curiosity among Native Americans and cowboys. The narrator recalls stealing and proudly parading the garters, later wearing them in a run while traders and Indians react with astonishment and laughter.
In a fragmentary tale a woman, active in business dealings, keeps multiple suitors at bay while balancing affection with profit. A distressed lover pleads for tenderness but is rebuffed with a cold, businesslike response as the relationship unravels.
A fragment urges citizens to increase circulation of their local paper and subscribe to the American Prospect published by the American Protective Tarif League. An advocate claims no true American is without it and requests a free sample by mailing to Witbur F. Wann, General Secretary, 133 West 21st Street, New York.
An old advertisement promotes multiple cough cures from Van Den Bergh and partners. Products include Great German Liver Pills and 25 cent cough cures with various prices and package sizes. Detailing names like Dallam s and Alma Bay, it reads as a generic mid 20th century drug ad urging readers to buy pills.
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