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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1903
Page
6
An angry mob in Lopatchevo in the Kiev government of Russia executed horse thieves in a brutal lynch campaign. They attacked in three columns, beating several to death and leaving dozens wounded, while the law's harsh penalties and ritual punishments are described as the regnant horror of rural Russia.
A detailed note on Rhodesia as a major ancient gold region. The study by Hall and Neal suggests vast ancient workings, with 75,000 old mines per 10 square miles and gold still visible in furnaces, debris, and ornaments. Evidence includes hammer tools, burnishing stones, and large-scale ornament manufacture. $35,000 worth of gold ornaments were collected from Manion ruins in five years.
A police veteran notes women are advancing in crimes including safe-blowing in Tennessee where a gang robbed a bank near Nashville of 1700 dollars. The piece argues women excel in pickpocketing and forgery, using appearance and demeanor to avoid scrutiny, and warns law enforcement will face novel female offenders.
The aging showman P T Barnum asks his lawyer whether peacocks laying eggs in his yard would let him keep them or if the neighbor could claim possession. The exchange turns into a joke about a potential landmark test case. A German scientist, Prof Zimmer, links female employment to higher insanity rates, noting double the insanity among women teachers and citing telegraph, sales, and watchmaking sectors.
Thomas W. Lawson stands among finance leaders with a big heart for friends. A former sugar drive incident shows his unostentatious generosity when he warned a broker to short 300 shares for a skeptical acquaintance, earning a quick $1,500 profit and gifting it back. This is described as a pleasant Lawson eccentricity.
A. S. Marden argues that a decisive belief in oneself is essential for achievement. A vacillating, external influences driven person cannot succeed, as he echoes others and loses direction. True progress comes from inner authority, self reliance, and personal efficacy.
A tale from Washington features two bears at a Gridiron club dinner, one real and one impersonator, who claim Mississippi origins. Roosevelt jokes that if called, he can offer the real bear a cabinet post after stuffing him. The anecdote appears amid other curiosities and social whimsy.
A long advertisement links Peruna to relief from la grippe through letters from readers across the U S. Mrs T Schmitt from Chicago Mrs C Covell of Aurora Ill and others praise Peruna noting cures and improved health after several bottles. The piece ends with an invitation to contact Dr Hartman for guidance free of charge.
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