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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1888
Page
7
A fragmented poem reflecting yearning for rest and peace in old age. It contrasts warm memories of youth with approaching decline and the solace found in quiet rest as time grows short. The speaker, Heles B. Starveit, contemplates fate, fears, and enduring comfort in rest.
Scenes unfold around Ignatia Perrine and Ignatian Perrine in Rutledge Square as a hospital nurse audition turns into a social melodrama. Dr Milliman's marriage to Olivia Sedley shocks Mrs Granville, revealing hidden loyalties, jealousy, and a nurse's fate amid a wealthy household.
A new town named Rock Center has been platted a half mile west of Newport along the F E B M V Railroad. A post office is petitioned for a bank and telegraph office have started, signaling local enterprise. Rock Center sits in central Rock county and expects growth after the November election as the county leans toward division on the present proposed line. The Nebraska State Journal notes Rock Center is among booming county towns along the Nickhorn Corridor.
A fragmented Milwaukee item records overheard comments about heat and a creature, with voices attributed to De Broke and De Blonts as observers. The brief garbled exchange notes extreme warmth and a surprised reaction amid a noisy scene.
A narrator recalls a solitary Christmas Day scene in Warwick, spotting a Bluecoat boy in blue gown and bright yellow stockings rushing through the Square of St Nicholas. The memory links to Charles Lamb Coleridge and Thackeray as famous Bluecoat alumni, blending personal reflection with literary history.
Aldmet G Lawson reviews Deuteronomy's law on a stubborn son and elders' trial, linking parental discipline to civic order. He cites Proverbs on drunkenness and gluttony, notes Moses as author of Deuteronomy, and warns that disobedience harms family and state, with consequences from harsh punishment to social ruin.
A damaged 19th century missive reflects a BASE ATTEMPT TO ROB and discusses memory lectures by Dr D M Huckiny and Professor Lotest. The writer defends Julius M Hucking editor and praises originality in his memory improvement system, noting endorsements and a wary stance toward politics. The text includes names and addresses and hints of lecture acceptance.
An advertisement touts The Great Lake Island Route offering low rates for excursions to Kansas Nebraska Northwestern Iowa Minnesota and Dakota with dates in September and October. One fare for the round trip, first class tickets and return passage guaranteed, details from travel agents in Davenport Iowa and Chicago. Also notes a local political satire on Sine die and a health quack medical pitch echoing late 19th century medicine with Pills and Castoria endorsements.
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