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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1895
Page
3
A retrospective tale on child prodigies like Christopher Wren and Dugald Stewart remarking on precocious talents. It cites Wren’s early inventions and a famed mapmaking child praised for astonishing mental feats, noting uncertain later fortunes and historical skepticism.
In Jackson county Oregon a woman who remarried after a divorce is linked to a long-ago romance. Hard fled after Arnold was killed when the new husband confronted him for taking the wife. Hard served prison time, returned, was released after appeals, and recently renewed the relationship with his former wife near their old home.
The article discusses air tight compartments in nature, citing nautilus as a model. It explains how the nautilus shell with forty or fifty chambers controls buoyancy, allowing its occupant to sink or float as needed.
An odd Boston Home Journal snippet describes Trathfal and a girl fleeing to marry “way out west.” The text hints at deception and a clerk’s inquiry about her intentions, with the event framed as an escape versus formal marriage.
The passage notes that the most elaborate pipes come from Turks and Persians with large heavy bowls not built for elabo ration. stems are long and flexible and some pieces fetch up to $1,000 each.
Warden Mees says a large portion of inmates are opium eaters and poring in to treat the smuggling of the drug into the prison proves nearly impossible at Charlestown Massachusetts facility.
Mrs Toplady recalls Florida weather disappointment while an old campaigner compares it to the winter of 1864 spent in a log hut with dirt floor and slim rations. He notes harsher weather then when Sherman’s army was nearby and travel was impossible.
A veteran photographer debunks color photography breakthroughs saying true living colors remain a dream. He argues discoveries have no practical value and likens pursuit to alchemy or the philosopher’s stone, despite frequent press claims.
The piece examines the phrase a green old age and its misapplication to a nonagenarian. It contrasts Virgil describing Charon with modern use, arguing the notion of green old age for very old people is nonsensical.
The czar has received four large volumes with 12 000 extracts about his father illness death and his own marriage. One volume is red and gold while the others have funeral blush and silver covers. They will be stored in the Imperial archives at St Petersburg.
The text notes how natural history has advanced over the last century, making the science nearly a product of modern times. It mentions Linnaeus as an example of past beliefs that seem absurd today regarding swallows wintering under ice.
The peacock's corona is a feathered crest above the tail. Its true tail consists of eighteen visible feathers beneath the corona. A set of muscles allows the corona to be erected at will.
In 1572 a box of powdered tobacco leaves reached Catherine de Medici who developed a taste for chewing and snuffing the herb. The French nicknamed it herbe de la reine in her honor, reflecting her influence on tobacco's popularity.
In St. Petersburg a fashion among the gilded youth features eccentric beard cuts. Styles include heart shaped, scalloped, saw edged, and other shapes chosen by the wearer.
A house in Capellen Strasse at Leipzic, once Napoleon's headquarters for four days during the 1813 fighting, is being demolished. The demolition marks the end of a landmark tied to the Napoleonic campaign in the city.
A historical piece contrasts old seamanship with modern engineering, noting sailors becoming engineers and the need for shorter sea experiences. The Lightning Press by Lightning Press and Kansas City Hay Pr Co. is highlighted for its steel construction, high power, large feed opening, and reliable warranty.
A humorous coin lending quip contrasts marriage and deception. A line claims to be a testimonial from Mary Thompson of Allegheny Pennsylvania dated March 19 4, with a playful jab at honesty and marriage and mentioning Piso's Cure.
A jumble of old time remedies and curious notes include Teething cures like Mex Wixstow's Soorixe Sym for Children and Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee. A child’s parrot death and a family poll are mentioned amid rail news about M K and I lines at St Louis New Union Station and references to kerosene dangers.
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