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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1897
Page
2
A Lamar Colorado feature reflects on national conscience, holidays, writing, ambition, and public sentiment. It contrasts popular clamor with public mood, warns against complaining with danger, and notes fame stems from personal effort despite others’ errors. The passage offers broad musings on life, perception, and resilience.
He remarks that entertaining the world with tales of hard luck shows odd notions of amusement and that human nature expects large favors in return for small favors, a view on worldly comforts and future contentment.
A playful note on proverbs, contrasting common wisdom with a formal paraphrase that expands a simple saying into ornate diction. The line suggests delaying judgments until outcomes are certain, using a humorous academic tone.
A French physician announces a cure for insanity based on injecting somatic serum drawn from a person recently recovered from madness. The method, tested on patients, involves transfusion into the veins to restore mental stability.
The world's largest street railway company operates in Philadelphia. Chartered in September 1895, it has absorbed all city street railways except one small concern. The firm is capitalized at $116,395,910, reflecting its vast growth and dominance in the regional transit network.
New York plans a college for the instruction of firemen led by Simon Bretano and several prominent citizens. The proposed institution will thoroughly train men in the art of fighting fires.
An 11 year old blind pupil at the Institute for the Blind at Ghrlin near Mons has written a Mass with organ accompaniment. Of middle class parentage and nearly blind from birth, he entered the institute three years ago with little music education and has since progressed to compose the mass while at the piano and dictating to a brother. The complete work will soon be performed at Verviers.
Freshmen at Brown and Tufts debate 1900 naming. Brown adopts The Century Class while Tufts suggests playful options such as Naughty Naught and Fin de Siecle. Princeton halves settle on Nitty Nit as its campus label.
A detailed session overview shows Senate debates on prohibiting pass acceptance, Wheeler's contest seat decision in Aspen, and calls to abolish the Board of Pardons. House discussions cover Cripple Creek county creation, wage exemptions, Sunday amusements, and Denver School District No. 1 formation. Several bills advance or fail, including tax, election, and road measures, with committee reports and adjournments interwoven.
A noted professor declares that women with long attire are bound to face limits, arguing the issue concerns social norms rather than individual merit. The remark notes no equivalence with women wearing short garments or differing attire.
A fragment notes spinach juice, when boiled briefly, imparts a green tint to icing. The observation suggests a simple kitchen trick using fresh greens to color desserts.
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