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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1894
Page
2
A fragmented poem evokes bells of memory and distant shores while an unrelated dental article discusses electric light, machinery, and painless tooth extraction innovations. The piece pairs nostalgic imagery with a stray dental instructional passage, highlighting early 20th century concerns about technology in daily life.
In Garden and Form the piece describes the caricature plant with white petals marked by dark lines and dots resembling an antelope in motion. It notes two pot forms and an imitatively carved Duke of Wellington likeness on one specimen, while other orchids imitate flowers, insects, worms, and creatures.
Passenger asks what the fare will be and the conductor replies five cents. The passenger insists on a price, while the conductor explains the fare is set by the company and declines further negotiation.
Fragmentary OCR style note references glycerin windows and a Wall Hook event, mentions jewelry worth 28d0 and a burglar site, plus stray lines about a Sunday school in Woeldngton and the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati funding war of the era. Contains many garbled terms and misplaced phrases.
Roy Stone of the United States Department of Agriculture urged forming a per art commission to study road construction, proposing stone roads costing about 50 per mile in Southern states with paid labor. The plan would distribute costs among benefit districts, counties, and the state, with lands assessed for one third of the cost and annual installments over ten years. The idea includes bonds, state aid, and tax value increases as returns.
New York Governor Flower argues for better roads and fair road taxes. He cites state funds spent on ponds outside villages and cities and calls for highway commissioners and superintendents to collaborate. He emphasizes practical, honest labor and using existing laws to lead in good roads nationwide.
Amateur orthographic text hints at widespread reform and civic effort from coast to coast. The writer argues agitation over a subject called good rearix spurs communities to clear benefits from Senate action and foresees a nation awakening to the issue fueling rapid, Armenianly thorough development.
A wandering correspondent recounts crossing through Zulu country toward Etahiowo, enduring extreme heat with little shade. After reaching a kraal at Talnitiy, they are offered water, hospitality, beer, and meat by a local chief and his people. The writer praises Zulu courtesy and notes similar kindness encountered elsewhere.
A New York Ledger report explains that cholera deaths come from a toxin formed inside the human body when cholera bacilli metabolize intestinal materials. Diet and vegetables influence toxin production, with meat and grains safer during cholera seasons.
The text describes Kabyle society in Algeria where vendetta guides clan actions. It notes retaliation norms, family justice, and blood money practices tied to murder, with emphasis on kinship bonds and tribal codes observed year round.
A Philadelphia Call excerpt recalls how a tiny velvet button and a stern joking reception at Twelfth Street schools steered a boy toward the ministry. The narrator credits a childhood moment with shaping a lifelong calling, noting family influence and school misfit as pivotal factors.
In Pearson's Weekly a professor of elocution and a student Dulle discuss finishing a lecture and leaving the platform quietly so as not to wake the audience. The exchange highlights classroom etiquette and stage presence in a periodical noted for literary reportage.
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