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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1891
Page
2
A passage on monkey behavior cites Harper’s Weekly and Prince Kropotkine to discuss altruism and cruelty among primates. It notes monkeys protect weaker mates yet hoard food, and healthy individuals may smother or hasten the death of ill peers. The piece calls for more study of this curious instinct.
The article notes that England drives on the left with drivers on the right side of the car watching oncoming traffic. It describes cab etiquette and signaling by arm extension, plus a London street clash where pedestrians are at risk. It also mentions increased London accidents despite vigilant policing. The piece then shifts to Jane as an unlucky royal name with a string of historical associations and misfortunes.
Regions most favorable for tornadoes include the Mississippi Missouri and Ohio valleys and Gulf and South Atlantic states. They occur mainly in summer with peak frequencies in May and span April to July. Tornadoes rarely occur west of the hundredth meridian and are nearly unknown in California. They form funnel shaped clouds with the apex near the ground.
A patient pleads for help as a doctor quips about his health. In another quirky tale, a lightning strike in New Hamsashire town uproots twenty hens on a roost and leaves a rooster unable to grow.
Public notice lists properties in Prowers County Colorado for tax years 1889 and 1890 to be offered at public sale starting September 22 1891 at 10 o clock a m. The list includes multiple owners and parcels described by lot block and street along with surrounding property descriptions and references to the railroad right of way and various plats.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of unknown lots for 1890 with entries including Lot Kik and additions in Lamar, each valued at amounts such as $100 and $653. The text references owning and selling city additions and notes numbers leading to unspecified parcel identifiers.
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