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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1892
Page
2
A patriotic editorial extols independence, praising Washington, Valley Forge, and the enduring light of liberty. It contrasts American progress with tyrannies, recalls Civic heroes and Traitors, and urges continued celebration of the nation’s founding ideals from Yorktown to Independence Hall. AMERICUS.
A New York mission area planned political reform speech on the Fourth of July faced threats of rotten eggs from rowdy locals. A boy advised placing the American flag behind the speaker, creating a visible symbol that deterred projectiles. The piece then contemplates Freedoms cost, estimating ten million dollars yearly for fireworks and flags by America’s sixty five million population.
The Fourth of July in Paris draws about 300000 Americans who mark the day with flags hunting and fireworks. The celebration ends with a banquet at the American Minister's residence and speeches by patriotic groups including French statesmen.
The piece notes long-standing friendly ties between the United States and other nations. It contrasts English observances with smaller nobility presence, while Germany Austria and Italy show festive legations on July 4. In Canada American flags appear on many rooftops and storefronts, especially in Montreal and Windsor, where royalists object to the display. Windsor elected an annexationist to the provincial parliament.
The original ivory miniature of George Washington by Ramage, painted for Mrs. Washington, is held in Lynchburg by Harry S. Stabler. The piece, with a hair lock in the back, has never left Lynchburg and traces through Stabler family lines. National holidays evolved from religious observances to celebrate collective achievements, noting the Fourth of July as a key example since the Republic’s start.
A San Francisco owner on Bush street details his black cat Nig which adores vegetables especially asparagus and baked beans. The cat began at six months eating peas and now craves green beans cauliflower and corn while also enjoying raw and cooked meats. If readers know of similar vegetable loving cats they may be directed to a dime museum.
Discussion in St Louis about integrating colored students at Washington University and the Tousaint School for colored youths. Public School Board plans equipping Tousaint with proper apparatus, while university faculty note colored boys prove capable in skilled trades. Also coverage of new urban building techniques, night horse racing, and assorted local notices and advertisements.
An advert contrasts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with other tonics. It claims swift teething relief and gum soothing from Winslow’s syrup, then asserts a money back guarantee if the medicine fails. It emphasizes permanent cure of diseases from torpid liver and impure blood, as a superior blood purifier.
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