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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1887
Page
2
A jumble of ethnographic remarks, legal references, and local notes, including mentions of dirt eating in Africans, illiteracy laws in Massachusetts, political figures, a broken wedding scene, church histories, and scattered anecdotes about Washington and Mississippi events. The text mixes sensational phrases with historical commentary.
A disparate, OCR corrupted text combines tales of a boy wounding a hawk in San Francisco, a Chinese envoy in a Parisian context, and a long narrative about wolves in northern Maine, with historical anecdotes of Canada East settlers and a traveler near Crown lands. The piece interleaves a dramatic pursuit by wolves, a horse rider fleeing a forest, and fragmented references to earthquakes of memory and frontier life.
A battered narrative describes a rider fleeing wolves who tear into his horse and carcass a pack of predators closes in. The rider tries pistols and finally uses rime to deter the wolves as the chase ends with the wolves scattering and a lone survivor left wary of the night.
A battered Yankee tramp story is told with local color as a Connecticut matron recalls a rough morning encounter. The speaker jokes about wood for breakfast and saving a penny, ending with a muddled reminiscence and odd phrases.
A garbled OCR passage quotes a speaker urging a boy to appeal for money. The dated dialect shows repetition and misspellings, with unclear names and actions. The readable portion centers on resistance to a request and a pledge to “pow ever give the omnteoa” to the boys.
The Withington Notice reports a startling reply regarding Daniel, a prophet, and his business as a waterstander. It states that Hone dwt hort Danie aquired Ue Sunday, soon teacher of the tengh title boy, prompting questions about his intentions and the timing of the acquisition.
A reflective essay questions whether women alone or with men converse with equal depth during evenings at home. It contrasts past and present gatherings on porches, verandas, and drawing rooms, exploring whether female discourse remains vibrant or slides toward trivial topics like fashion and domestic detail.
A brief entry highlights two intriguing names, Charnes Dudley Warner and durper a Mayacine, as notable mentions in a historical context. The piece sketches their prominence without delving into actions or dates, inviting curiosity about their origins and roles.
A vivid, if expansive, late 19th century fashion column surveys Balkan male attire. It describes Bulgarian, Magyar, Albanian, and Turkish capital city styles with ornate pantaloons, jackets, sashes, and headwear. The piece notes the striking variety and theatrical dress of men seen in Constanti nople and elsewhere, with detailed imagery of fabrics, colors, and accessories.
A mother notes her ten year old daughter Mina shows signs of future trouble and self satisfaction at school. She recalls a daily exchange prompting a question about a water bottle for school and flowers given by boys, highlighting social teasing by peers including Jimmy Smith. An entry from Chicago Ledge records the scene.
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