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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1898
Page
6
An old short piece extols women’s heroism supporting soldiers and notes selfless acts at home. It weaves in testimonials about medicines like Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and Caca Carets, presenting consumer claims and urging readers to trust these remedies through a period of wartime strain.
Spain regards Pascual de Cervera y Topete as her foremost naval man. Born in Jerez, he entered the naval academy at 13, saw action in Morocco and Cochin China, led ships in Peru and Cuba, and later commanded the battleship Pelayo. He served as secretary of the navy and head of the royal commission on marine matters, bearing fifteen medals.
The swanpan is a two compartment counting device used by Chinese merchants to compute sums rapidly. It uses crossed wires with balls on rods to represent units and higher places, doubling the lower values for quick calculation. An early version resembles the abacus used in Greek and Roman trade and still appears in schools for teaching basic arithmetic.
In Sherwood’s reminiscences Willis shines at dinners, with a famous Washington dinner quip recorded after Mrs Gales writes to her niece. Willis replies Dear aunt, don't attempt my young feelings to trammel, a line noted as perhaps the swiftest witted couplet on record.
On February 19 there were 106,098 paupers in London as reported in municipal figures, reflecting welfare rolls and relief pressures in the city.
A veteran recalls a famed Civil War horse in a battery tale. The mare learned feeds and drills, dodged duties, aided a captain, and even pulled a cannon during bombardment. The horse’s quick reflexes and clever tricks helped save a battery, prompting debate on whether beasts can be heroic as men.
A nostalgic sketch contrasts Arabella, a restrained nineteenth century ideal, with the modern girl who strives to be endlessly witty. It praises modesty and unspoiled manners, laments fading virtues, and cautions that constant self-display can exhaust the nerves and dull genuine charm.
A Boston Transcript account describes giant crabs feared by U S soldiers in Cuba. A colored trooper recalls night sounds like a man and a mule as crabs enter tents to steal meat and even threaten to carry off wounded men, prompting a doctor to joke about a six foot fence.
A fragment quotes Beeler criticizing opponents of pensioning government employees unable to work, noting a harsh remark about removing such workers. The Cincinnati Enquirer is cited as the source of the opposing view.
An article promotes home decorating and a limited offer by J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co. Buyers of three ten-cent Elastic Starch packages receive a free four inch plaque replica of Moville’s porcelain game plaques. The offer runs until October 1 and plaques are distributed in grocers rather than by mail.
The Mexico school system totals 11 512 institutions with 5 825 state run 3 212 city run and 2 442 private. Male schools number 6 027 female 3 104 mixed 2 381. Attendance reaches 490 746 with nearly percent of funds allotted. (Mexican Herald)
A collage of 1890s classifieds and notices includes beauty elixirs promising clear skin and clean blood, railroad lease news placing B&O offices in St Louis, mining district promotion to La Sal Mountains, tobacco quitters with No To-Bae, a Dairymen’s protection quip, a cure for consumption testimonial, and a plan for a Jerusalem daily paper.
An ad promises lasting relief from constipation with Cascarets candy. It includes a refund offer if not cured and ends with a jokey exchange about Kirby’s luck including a quip about groceries and cigars washing ashore after him.
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