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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1902
Page
8
A Washington Times essay argues that Native American face paint conveys heraldic meaning. Each pigment marks honors won, family rank, or tribal claims, with copper red for copper mines, fish imagery for fishing prowess, and pearl disks linking to lunar ancestry, reflecting a distinctive portrait art.
Three Philadelphia men debated pawn shop advances on clothes. One boasted a collar could fetch $2 from a $75 overcoat. The joker Blank wrote a dated check on linen claiming $2 to John Jones from the United States Trust Company. The collar became cash. Blank won the bet.
The Philadelphia Record notes a novel cornbread with bacon bits inserted into raw dough. The bacon fat melts during cooking producing a distinctive rich flavor that hunters praise as superior to ordinary cornbread. A restaurateur could attract plain tastes by serving this dish.
Rev Samuel Bettes known as the cowboy preacher builds a fifty foot steam yacht with a forty horse power engine in Morgantown West Virginia for a gospel voyage. The craft will launch next spring and travel down the Monongahela Ohio and Mississippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico. It then crosses to the Rio Negro where Bettes will oversee a 1000 acre grant from the Colombian government to build a school for Indian children. Religious services will be held at each stop along the voyage.
The piece notes Australia becoming increasingly cosmopolitan, with immigration surging. It highlights Bessarabians forming a settlement in Queensland, 900 Roumanian immigrants settling in Victoria, and a "New Italy" community on the Richmond River in New South Wales, signaling diverse settlement patterns across the nation.
The New York Tribune reports a tragic wager tale among sporting men. Two associates swindled a man of 1800 dollars at cards and the victim paid after a few days. A drugged visit to collect led to a pistol threat and the conspirator fled the city, while the cash was spent to aid the sport’s struggling numbers.
The piece notes England has only three snake species: the adder or viper, the grass snake, and the smooth snake. It cites Huxley on the serpent curse, mentions Ireland’s reptile-free status, and recalls legends about adders swallowing their young during stress.
The report lists hunter license fees by region: Florida charges non-residents $10 per county. Michigan residents pay 75 cents while non-residents pay $25 for hunting across the state. Canada collects $5 angler permits for three months and $10 for six months per person. British Columbia $50 for a season. Minnesota charges residents 25 cents and non-residents $25. Illinois $10.50. Wisconsin $25. New Brunswick $20 with a $100 bond. Manitoba $50. Ontario $25. South Carolina $25. Wyoming $0.40. North Dakota $25. South Dakota $10. West Virginia $25. The compilation reflects wide cross-border variance in hunting and fishing permit costs.
A New York Post item describes a patient under mental stress experiencing dream sleep loss and persistent fatigue despite early bed and straight sleep. The up town physician notes a psychic complication from sleepless nights and seeks remedies for the exhausted condition.
A Springfield Mass couple aimed to elope by riding separate trains and cars. The groom stayed in the smoker while the bride sat unseen in a coach. In a mix up she took the wrong train to Pittsfield, while he went to Northampton, exposing their ruse.
A tarantula aboard a fruit steamer arrived with bananas and was sent to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. It shed its skin to reveal a second specimen but fatal leg injury occurred during the molt. The giant spider died soon after despite hopes it would recover with a new leg.
Reports note a growing trade in human hair with dealers sending agents to Belgium and Brittany to recruit peasant girls. Many believe false hair sold high is often cunningly manufactured imitation rather than real hair. Marseilles is a hub exporting over forty thousand pounds yearly, with two thirds going to Italy and France as the second-largest buyer.
During the king of Italy's stay at Racconigi an automobile excursion to Col di Nava led to a meeting with an artillery captain. The captain asked probing questions about the fort, and the king, after initially declining, revealed his identity by removing his chauffeur spectacles. The officer and king exchanged satisfied smiles at the encounter.
On the island of Bute in 1808, Donald McArthur, a dissenting minister at Port Bannatyne, was arrested by magistrate John Campbell of Southall after Campbell learned McArthur had previously worked in the herring fishery. He was taken to Greenock and handed to an impressment officer, forced to serve several months in the navy.
Manila emerges as a popular destination for Australian travelers as the new regime attracts merchants and hoteliers who welcome the shift. The change marks a growing interest in Manila as a tourist objective under the updated order.
The kanoon is a favorite instrument among Turkish women. It resembles a flat harp and features seventy two strings arranged in three string sets. A small plectrum is used to play it.
Dear Sir I have received great benefit from your White Vine of Tar Syrup. I suffered a severe cough and doctors gave up hope of recovery pronouncing it Sona Paen. After using one and a half bottles I am cured entirely and recommend it to others. Doland South Dakota McLean Bros sell it.
J H Weber of Cascade Iowa praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a strong recommendation from a prominent local druggist. The ad urges readers to try the remedy for dullness after meals bad taste biliousness lack of appetite or constipation and promises prompt relief. Available from I H Myers, Druggist.
In San Francisco on August 30 1901 a landmark $112 500 transfer in coin and stock sealed for a cure of Bright s Disease and Diabetes after an investigative period starting November 15 1900. Trials on 87 percent of 38 cases showed progress with 13 percent failures. Details and clinical reports are mailed free upon request to Joan Furton Company 420 Montgomery Street San Francisco. C B Thoman offers fire insurance and farm risks. Tabler s Buckeye Pile Ointment backs claims with price 50 cents. I H Myres
A compact classified item offers a safe cheap three room dwelling house with a stable trees and a block of lots in a good location and reasonable terms. It instructs to see B Thoman for town lots and to consult Dr A W Seabury physician and surgeon with offices on the second floor of Irwin building East Main street.
Lamar Colo July 16 All year tourist rates to Grand Canyon of Arizona and to Phoenix and Prescott Arizona Dates of sale daily year round Limits 60 days to reach destination and nine months final return period Stop overs allowed within limits Rates 5840 to Grand Canyon 6340 to Phoenix or Prescott All year tourist rate to Hot Springs NM 1470 round trip Final limit 90 days From date of sale Holders can obtain low side trip rates from La Junta Round trip to Pueblo 260 Colorado Springs 435 Denver 725 These tickets may be used on going or return trip Carry 60 day limit Stop overs north of Pueblo For details inquire G J Garvin Agent
Ulysses S G Newman filed final proof for timber culture No 5067 at Lamar Colorado with witnesses Charles Maxwell Albert S Newman M J McMillin and Hugh Reeves. The testimony date is January 30 1902 in Township 23 S Range 45 W. The notice is signed by Register W A Merrill.
United States Land Office notices Joseph J. Mudd filing intent to make final proof to support his claim for the NW of Sec 13 Tp 21S R 48W. Proof set before the Register and Receiver at Lamar Colorado on February 6, 1902. Witnesses L L Froman H O Hainline J B Kellam and George F. Pearl, all of Lamar Colorado.
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