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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1891
Page
6
An array of observations on early 20th century society and progress. The piece discusses Jewish integration in Germany, the rise of spinsterdom in America, and calls for labor and productive use of land. It also notes woodlands stewardship, college endowments, migratory patterns of males, and the shrinking English critique of American family size. It reflects optimism about farming, settlement, and urban housing developments.
The article extols Helen Keller Bridgman, noting remarkable speech progress under Anagnos, detailing how she learns to articulate, spell, and converse. It highlights her piano study, memory of events, and strong determination, crediting teachers and early efforts with Sullivan. The piece compares her growth to Laura Bridgman as a landmark in disability education.
A San Francisco Examiner tale recounts G B Marsh dealer in Japanese curiosities at Market Street aiding his drowning infant via carrier pigeon. A message with symptoms and medicine was delivered in ten minutes, saving the child before a doctor could reach home.
A jumble of clipping fragments recounts a variety of quirky notes and mistakes. It mentions an aged grinder in Michigan City with an estate valued at 21000, curious letter handling tricks, a broken engagement over a cocked hat, a typographical error in Gambetta, and a donkey tale in Texas. It also cites a French scientist tracing insect power, Ukrainian election antics, a parable about a church
A compilation of aphorisms and witticisms from various papers including Puck Ram's Horn Boston Star Chicago Post and Indianapolis Journal. Topics range from bigotry hypocrisy and economics to fashion and politics with humorous asides about teachers debtors and the orthodoxy of tomorrow.
A Maine farmer, Guilford rooster, and a Boston dog rescue feature in a jumble of tall tales. A Life-like slagewalker trek is recounted near Algona, while a dentist tale and a sea rescue with a Newfoundland cap a day’s oddities.
An assortment of quirky phrases mentions Assam bills, rainfall figures, goods sent to South America, and a Boston railroad accident note. It also touches on cocoa ground rumors, oil substitutes, antique photography patents in London, and a reference to violent thunderstorms in French Guiana, all in a fragmented, garbled 19th century style.
An advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure as a universal remedy for coughs, bronchitis, croup, and consumption with claims of a free sample bottle mailed to every home in the U S and Canada. It urges buyers to ask their druggist for Shiloh's Cure at 16 cents, See’s, and a dollar, along with Shiloh's Porous Plaster at 25 cents.
The fragment mentions women and menstrual irregularities urging pacing and discussion of symptoms such as painful, profuse, scanty, suppressed, or irregular menstruation and the need for medical guidance.
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