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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1895
Page
6
Train robbers in the Kentucky mountains were killed or dispersed after they warned railway company officers in advance of the planned attack, a rare warning that led to swift, decisive action by authorities.
The article claims Oscar Wilde is putting on weight and becoming untidy with advancing years. It alleges his physique is ungainly, his attire neglected, and notes that his trousers may bag at the knees while his fingers wear rings and his lace-bordered handkerchief signals affectation.
Consul Tingle at Brunswick Germany advises Americans to export meat to Germany where demand is high and prices good. He notes Germans use meat in many small cities, but says the advice won’t be followed. He compares horses and cattle, stating Americans prefer horses as pets and treat the horse as a companion rather than a food product.
Under Col. Charles E. Hasbrook the Boston Traveler shows progress and improvement as its new publisher revives the venerable paper. The change begins with the name update removing an extra I, signaling renewed vitality and forward movement for the historic journal.
Mayor Hugh Grant of New York objects to papers associating his name with other women in alleged matrimonial alliances. He argues such gossip is not legitimate news and violates privacy with no consent from involved parties.
General Booth, after touring the United States, praised American religiosity and church attendance. He noted astonishment at a 25 000 strong audience at one of his meetings, concluding Americans show greater religious participation than Britons.
Chronicle notes Chauncey M Lepew’s lax phrasing in a University of Chicago graduation address. He claimed there is nothing so conservative as the college, omitting the needed monosyllable and prompting critique of his rhetoric.
The speaker recalls Bishop Brooks keeping a phonograph in his study for weeks and finding it revealing. He says the device let him hear himself as others do and that the experience was “lots of fun” while teaching him things no one had been able to before.
Rabbi Schindler of Boston dismisses biblical story and whale tale as fiction. He compares the tale to Trilby calling it a novel and says he knows nothing about Jonah or the whale.
General J B Weaver visits Denver. Single Tax banquet held. Fire in Florence causes $8000 loss. Denver artists exhibit. Governor McIntire signs legislative bills. Greeley and Las Animas face scarlet fever outbreaks. Fruit trees planted near Grind Junction. oil discovery near Coal Creek promising. Hunting seasons announce. new fish commissioner vows strict enforcement. Ty en case moved to county jail. a Louisville death by suicide. Denver building boom and cattlemen tensions.
The California state board of health orders a four physician committee to coordinate with the state university departments to begin anti-toxine production to meet anticipated demand. Salt Lake reports a new gold rush toward Harkers Canon with claims claiming $250 a yard in dirt. Representative Patterson travels to Washington to advocate sound money for a Memphis convention on May 23 with Carlisle set to attend. Prince Komatan leaves with three warships for Shimoneseki to assume command of Japanese troops in China.
Common salt is described as a valuable remedial agent. It wards off mouth issues by whitening teeth, strengthens gums, soothes sore throats, stops mouth bleeding, and can act as an emetic. It is claimed to counter diphtheria if used early and aids sore feet, hands, and eyes though application is painful.
The author argues against treating electricity as a substance and calls it a mode of motion. Electric fluid is dismissed as obsolete among professionals. Until the electric mode of motion is discovered, the true nature of electricity remains unknown.
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