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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1891
Page
2
A playful verse presents a worldly egg bearer and chanticleer amid egg related puns. The hens, roosters, and narrator revel in eggy wordplay, counting chickens and declaring egg centered whimsy, all ending with a lighthearted domestic tableau.
A group of editors recalls how a sensational scoop came to be with Dunnigan claiming accidental origin. Patterson narrates a long tale of chasing a story via a street encounter with a newsboy named Pete, his poverty, and a pawnbroker linked chain, ending in a coffee house telling of Glasgow Jack and a slogging den in a rough neighborhood.
A lurid reminiscence from The Argonaut recounts Pete the newsboy facing violence in a Glasgow Jack’s hangout. A confrontation ends with Pete killed by a gunman and Jack exacting revenge, then stating Pete’s killer acted only after Pete was disarmed. The narrator notes Pete’s rise among late-night news buyers and the brutal code of the street.
A Berlin solicitor Dr R Eisemann debuts an electric piano at the Frankfort electrical exhibition. The instrument uses a row of electromagnets aligned with the strings and pedals to control current, producing prolonged notes and organ like tones. Bass sounds blend cello and bassoon, with center notes remaining stable in intonation.
An enthusiast explains that each clover head holds about sixty tubes and each tube contains sugar up to a 500th part of a grain. The bee’s proboscis would need insertion into 500 clover tubes to obtain a grain of sugar. With 7,000 grains per pound, no honey equals about 2,500,000 clover heads per pound of sugar, highlighting the improbable efficiency of nectar collection.
Soapstone or steatite a soft mineral rich in silica and magnesia is quarried in New England midwest and Pennsylvania Its uses span furnace linings lubricants cooking utensils and the making of a fireproof waterproof paint In 1839 American production reached 12718 tons valued at 231708 Native American origins and Gouverneur New York fibrous talc filler for paper noted with refining by buhr stones and friction
Sousa notes French Republicaine band leads Europe in artistry with 80 players while German and English groups trail in vigor and color. He praises The Thomas orchestra and Wagner insight but laments English vocal ruins at Crystal Palace. Reading the Nisqually River crossers pay fifty cents fare for a five street crossing.
A recent Iowa feature highlights a woman who has welcomed triplets, assuming full responsibility as a mother. The article includes assorted ads and anecdotes on remedies, family advice, and health tonics, reflecting the era’s medical beliefs and moral guidance. It mentions Dr. E Cough Op and various patent medicines, with scattered notices on visits, cures, and household tips.
Advert claims Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery purifies blood and cures diseases from torpid liver to scrofulous and skin conditions. It asserts the medicine works in all seasons and cases, offers real value for money, and warns other remedies are not truly equal though some dealers profit.
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