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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1899
Page
6
A nineteenth century text extols Dutch society, art, and landscape. It praises historic churches, river towns, and reclamation projects around Haarlem and Purmer, noting agriculture, fisheries, and the polite nature of Dutch women who teach English to locals.
Adna Adams Treat, aged 100, surrounded by three generations, celebrated his centennial in Denver on April 100. A renowned Master Mason and patriarch, he recalled events from 60 years past while receiving friends at his daughter Mrs. N G Burnham’s residence at 1537 California street. Born in Hartford in 1825, he later lived in Troy and Ohio before moving to Denver ten years ago to live with his daughter.
London’s London Telegraph notes a new Lazy Society in the metropolis. Mr Reason, a member, refused to work or wash, saying labor violated his principles. The Westminster magistrate sentenced him to twenty one days hard labor after he offered no explanation, leaving the dock with a calm smile.
The late Vermont Governor Fuller amassed 307 tuning forks at his death. Among the lot is a fork used by John Shore who invented the instrument in 1711. Also included are forks once used by Handel and by Patti who later gifted one to Fuller.
Ellen Stuyvesant Granfield and her husband Ernest Granfield face destitution in a damp three room New York City tenement. Once nurses, they have pawned nearly all belongings including Ellen’s wedding ring to buy bread, while hope fades and eviction looms. Their story traces lineage from the Stuyvesant and Olmstead families and a life once spent caring for others at the Reception hospital.
A brief Stray Stories item features a humorous exchange between Mr. and Mrs. Jollyboy. Mrs Jollyboy claims she can tell a lie when she hears one, while Mr. Jollyboy admits he cannot tell a lie about his whereabouts. The quip plays on truth and deception in a domestic vignette.
The French navy reports that not more than 8 to 10 percent of sailors chew tobacco while 50 percent smoke. Thus at least 40 percent of sailors are total abstainers from tobacco, indicating a shift toward non use among crews.
A Newfoundland reader recalls young Theodore Roosevelt attempting Marco Bozzaris in class. The poem faltered at the critical line causing blushes and a teacher quip about Greece kneeling. Other town anecdotes follow on humor and memories reflecting on silences with loved ones.
A reader asks if Mrs Pinkham's Compound can cure severe cases, doubting the effectiveness of the famous remedy and urging trial by any suffering person who believes it may work. The letter reflects public skepticism and the era's medicinal faith.
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