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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
2
A column fragment presents odd items including a poem sung long ago about a Highland bride and voyage. The verse lines describe a voyage across deep seas to tropical shores, a wedding in a sunlit paradise, and guardianship by brothers of a buccaneer’s bride, with refrain echoes of the air’s beauty and nostalgia.
The Zola sale in France recalls astonishing bids from history including Zola's table fetching pounds 1,280 against a £4 16s valuation, Cicero's table at £750, Cato's purple robe for £6,800, Charles XII’s habit at £22,090, Napoleon’s cup at thirty seven guineas, and Napoleon’s hat strong at £75. Notable records include Quaritch books at £10,250 and prior bids of £4,900 for a Latin Psalter and £3,900 for a Mazarin Bible.
A colonial-era piece outlines elaborate Chinese and Japanese wedding rites with gifts, astrological talk, and delicate etiquette. It describes the bride and groom’s processions, sacred torches, and the parents’ courteous but pointed exchanges as symbols of cultural manners. It also touches Persian and Arab traditions, noting a torchlit groom’s procession and a celebratory cry by onlookers.
The passage describes various wedding traditions. In Turkey the bride hides behind a screen and appears at the end. A Moorish wedding spans seven days. Persian custom involves a crowd capturing guests and paying ransom to release them, adding to the bride’s dowry. Catching the bride as a courtship scene remains in some wedding games.
A Harper's Bazar piece argues that modern children are highly informed and eager to share knowledge. Parents should welcome their input, value youthful criticism, and avoid suppressing curious youngsters who can teach as well as learn.
Prof. G Frederick Wright reported at a Boston meeting that Niagara Gorge erosion proceeds faster than once thought. He estimates Niagara shale disintegration at one to two inches per year, placing gorge formation within about 10 000 years, far younger than prior 30 000 to 40 000 year estimates.
A top floor lodger declares pride in writing for fame and posterity while the landlady retorts that poetry rarely pays. Ally Sloper stands by as the exchange reveals sharp wit and social satire in a domestic scene.
English law allows damages of 40 dollars per person when no life is lost and 75 dollars when a loss occurs. French law does not recognize any liability on the part of steam ship companies.
Our soldiers in Hawaii may contract leprosy and bring it to this country. While leprosy is to be dreaded, there are a thousand times as many victims to stomach disorders, but there is a cure In Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Other ailments that the Bitters are specific for are malaria, fever and ague. Sold at all drug stores, Eight United States senators were born in Ohio Allen, Allison, Baker, Carter, Elkins, Fairbanks, Uatna and Turple
The Baltimore and Ohio receivers order 1000 steel coal cars from Schoen Pressed Steel of Pittsburg, each with 100,000 pounds capacity, to serve the seaboard trade and expect service early 1899. They also order 50 consolidated locomotives from Pittsburg Locomotive Works, with 22x2 inch cylinders. The Joslin Dry Goods Company of Denver bids for the western mail order market, highlighting twenty six years in business and reliability.
Writing in the January Century, Captain Crowntoxhlell highlights that Lake Nicaragua will become a grand reservoir at the summit level as waters shift from east to west, nearly opening a water route to the Pacific. He argues nature has nearly opened an interoceanic canal via Nicaragua and that human effort needed will be less than for other routes.
A Dayton Ohio observation reports electrolysis of water pipes where stones and pebbles adjacent to the pipes appear electroplated with pipe metal. An expert notes this may be a previously unobserved phenomenon and calls for further study.
Paris observers note five American commissioners appeared in evening dress at the peace commission meeting. Western reports blamed bad manners and lack of servants on the delegation, but officials say they dressed for a dinner invitation that same night.
An old advertisement cites a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It features testimonials and endorsements from J Cheney and associates, asserting the remedy works. The copy explains internal action on blood and mucous membranes and touts Hall's Pills as complementary.
A vintage ad touts Dr Kitme's Great Nerve Restorer claiming cure for fits and nerve issues. It offers a free $2 trial bottle and a treatise, with a Philadelphia address for Da R M Kise. The fragment mentions neighborly remarks and cats, suggesting humor or side note.
An event marking President Souther's trip showcases strong patriotism with a ceremonial reception. Officials praise renewed relations between the two nations, praising the president and urging unity. A mayor's welcome speech sparks widespread enthusiasm as speakers honor soldiers and express pride.
The state board and officers completed examination of va nt cases for the first year under a new truancy law. About 387 cases reviewed show the state moved to enforce attendance while many districts report cooperation. Officials note defects in the act but expect remedies as schools adapt to the new requirements.
A damaged OCR fragment references individuals and items but lacks clear context or complete names. The readable bits point to people and a possible event without concrete details, making full identification and summary difficult from the available text.
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