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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1893
Page
3
A historical account recalls pirates and hangings in Boston linking to schooner Fairy, executions on the scaffold, and a series of condemned pirates including Francisco u fer and Manuello Montenerro. The narrative notes public scenes, medical opinions, reprieves, and the harsh discipline of colonial justice.
Walter Besant notes a remarkable figure named Edward Wortly Montagu born 1715 in London. He led a roaming, volatile life from chimney sweep to sailor while mastering Arabic Servian Italian and wearing oriental dress. He married a washerwoman and died at 63 while seeking a wife, leaving a legend of a wild independent career.
Deplorable Ixzncranc remarks on Samfire’s luck after he builds a $5,000 house on a $3,000 lot and sells the combined property for $12,009, sparking a debate over a $4,000 profit as Snooper and Skidmore quibble over the math in a Life clipping.
Peter Simonton testifies about O'Rourke selling a fake traveling show on Mission Street. The crowd paid two bits each for a non existent ring of wonders. O'Rourke pleads nothings but admits a baseball opening night outing with McCue and a dwindled menagerie remains.
Anecdote from Don C. Seitz recounts Artemus Ward and companions singing in New York. A metropolitan policeman orders them to stop, Ward embraces the officer and tears flow, claiming the policeman is the noblest work of God. The moment helps their escape and continued singing. A jewelry loss note follows.
An eclectic ad set suggests travel health tips and remedies. It mentions Syrup of Figs for kidneys and bowels, teething remedies for babies, and practical notes for a World’s Fair business excursion. It also includes a quip about a pistol and a wounded duelist.
A philosopher notes that love and wine are two distinct intoxicants. The listener asks for a clarification and the reply says love swells the heart while wine swells the head, reflecting a poetic, sharp aside from the Chicago Record.
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