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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1899
Page
6
Local shoppers are told about ladies shoes at The Fair and various sales including carpets and linen skirts. Several residents and visitors are noted for appointments, land claims and insurance discussions. The piece mentions a May 5 elocution event, a new police judge, and a school levy vote of fifteen mills.
Frank J Holmes and Co introduce a large stock of new queensware in latest patterns. A hay rack party last Thursday drew many young folks. A gale spoiled Sunday weather but improved later. A East Thompson dying of consumption at Maxwell residence. brother R I Thompson present. Catholic services held at J J O Donnel residence and church funds growing. Holmes and Co grocery refreshed. Farles smile highlights store. An ordinance to require a silk to be built on west side Fifth Street passes after resident petition. Methodist sermons set for Sunday with Everlasting Word and Prodigal Son themes.
A rural update notes delayed rain desired to ease wind damage to fruit bloom and variable tree conditions with peach wood healthier than seedlings. Lambing begins, Reiley Bros. oversee many sheep. Uncle Abe Rhodes offers Hickory King corn seed. Annual school meeting reelects G. A. Bishop for a third term. Local ads promote fabrics, shoes, corduroy pants, and services at nearby shops. Travel ads list fares from Los Angeles to San Diego with stopovers and return rules.
Readings and music recital features Miss Macorm Picken Miss Mexare BuLtinesca MusiC Recitation Miss AGNES MOURNING Recitation Miss Laura FoxTune Mustw. Admission 35 cents, children under 12 15 cents. Also notices about ranch work and boarding house inquiries. N.N. McLEAN sells half store interest to D A McLean. accounts payable invited.
In Japan, children of the poor are often labeled to monitor if they wander from home while their mothers attend to domestic duties. This practice highlights social controls attached to poverty and family life in the period.
The Santa Fe Route lists excursions including G A R Encampment in Denver May 3 to 3 with one fare round trip and tickets on sale May 2 and 3. Baptist Anniversary in San Francisco May 25 at one fare round trip with tickets on sale May 4 and 15 and final return July 25. Lemar excursion at $57.10. Medical Association in Salt Lake July 25 to 24 with one and one fifth fare on certificate plan. Inquire of agent.
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