02 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1898
Page
1
Local notices advertise fabric, cosmetics, and bargains at fairs in Lamar. Parmenter's peach butter, mens corduroy pants, and cabinet sale specials are featured alongside hardware and blacksmith services. Community updates cover registration, church debt talks, a family wedding, and the death of Lige Henkwins with funeral details.
Two months of school have passed with new pupils entering most grades. A chemical lab is being fitted in the basement. Reports will be sent soon to inform parents of academic progress. The senior literary society held a notable program emphasizing patriotism and war era duties. The group plans another meeting in two weeks and invites many visitors, especially parents, to show support.
The Prowers County Teachers Association will meet in Lamar Colorado on November 12 1898 at 2 P M The program includes papers on mind body development and the bearing of mind development on education with discussions interspersed with music A profitable session is anticipated All are invited to attend.
Obituary note from Lamar Lodge Colorado dated October 25 1895 mourns Brother Elijah W Henkins loss to Prowers county and Lamar. minutes record praise and sympathy to his wife and children. publication ordered in the Lamar Sparks and Register.
In February 1897 in Bombay the native quarter hosted what newspapers called the largest prayer gathering on record, with about 50 000 Muslims assembling to plead to Allah for relief from a severe plague. The crowd formed lines, knelt, and prayed as muezzins called from a minaret while European observers watched.
A Maine sentry and an Arkansas guard trade taunts about reckoning and guessing in a Southern camp. The Maine guard retorts that they guess better, framing the quip as a light clash of wits between Yankees and Arkansans.
A distressed ship prompts an animated exchange as a life saver explains the crew has been ordered ashore. The scene captures public concern over rescue actions and informal expectations of formal procedures.
In some grasshoppers the hearing organ sits in the forelegs and appears on the wings of many insects. This shows that hearing is not limited to the head in all animals.
The article asserts comet temperatures are about 2,000 times hotter than red hot iron, a claim described as tentative pending further calculation.
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