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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1892
Page
5
A playful verse critiques candidates by pairing flowers with foods. It riffs on patriotic imagery and seasonal cravings, praising buckwheat as a national flower or flour while joking about breakfast delays and a rhymster’s appetite. The tone blends whimsy with folk verse.
A British private recalls marching from Arcot to Vellore during a cholera outbreak in the Carnatic. After his comrade Atkins dies suddenly, he himself contracts cholera and nears death in a pandal hospital. Desperate for water, he secretly drinks from a coolie’s water and survives while others perish, later emigrating and building a new life on land.
The article warns of deceptions in theater, noting managers and actors face tricks. A New York alleged comedy company solicits $5 for a manuscript with promise of return upon joining, but many victims never receive the script or hear from the company.
A mosaic of maxims and witticisms on gender roles, manners, and marriage. It muses on constancy, responsibility, and social vanity while sketching vivid anecdotes from Victorian life such as a Swedish gentleman’s rib-linked chain and an editor’s railroad boycott.
A plan to publish a 12 lesson course teaching Pitman shorthand via newspaper columns. Professor Moran will edit and lead the classes, with mail lessons and local clubs forming to practice. Membership 2 dollars. details next week. Also includes unrelated notes and ads about health and Catholic affairs.
A sweeping University Extension plan aims to bring college education to every home through lectures examinations home study and correspondence. A shorthand class is highlighted as part of this movement and readers are urged to see the full announcement in another column.
A fragmented 8 inch display puzzle ad notes that no two words match except one, from Dr Harter Medicine Co. A Crescent mark appears on every product. Read for the hidden word, mail it, and receive a book. Also mentions dog property when stolen, and Bryant's College Buffalo ad.
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