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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1899
Page
5
A collection of proverbs and musings on human nature wealth and work with wry observations on honesty public opinion and character. The excerpt contrasts idleness with industry and comments on judgment money time and temptation through short sharp maxims.
The passage argues that a cause needs both truth and a man to lead it. It asserts people crave truth even when resisted and will admire the leader who dares to preach it once the truth is accepted.
The Mississippi valley Farmers' federation or Farmers' Trust is organized with officers and a business manager. It aims to cut marketing costs for farmers, claiming commissions total $21 million, and that the manager can do the work for $1 million, saving farmers about $20.3 million.
The Western Union Telegraph company hires many girls for filing dispatches and basic office tasks. Applicants are questioned on age education and residence and kept on file for reference. If no reply arrives, most do not return after four months, as in person presence tests perseverance, a valued trait for engagement.
A Denver dispatch reports army worms wreaking havoc in Kit Carson county near Burlington Colorado. They invade farm homes, with residents like Mr Chapman and the Crawfords abandoning houses after days of fighting. Worms climbed walls and tenants fled until removal by smoke and brimstone. William Clough also vacated his residence north of Burlington.
Denver officials report August post receipts at $31,561 up from $29,797. The state drafts a parade of events for the Festival of Mountain and Plain with rail service gearing to haul thousands, a rock drill contest, and a royal pageant including a queen’s parade and state ball.
The President extends his Chicago trip to include Minneapolis and St Paul as Navy plans expand the South Atlantic station to five or six ships with Admiral Sehley in command. Attorney General to defend Captain Carter and public hearings for Mr MacVeigh are anticipated. General Brooke’s recall from Cuba is debated by officials. Discussion touches Manila mission for General Miles and US mediation in Dreyfus and Transvaal disputes.
A fast train on the Lackawanna system carried Sunday papers and three baggage cars from New Buffalo to Buffalo, covering miles in 7 hours 23 minutes. The route included stretches west of Bingham and climbs through Stroudsburg mountains with speeds exceeding an hour of travel.
A daytime fire in Lincoln Nebraska Sept 18 caused extensive damage to the North block printing firms including Jaci book and job printer and a brand Western Newspaper Union stock valued around 150000. The blaze spread to the Maser Methodist Church and other buildings, leaving the block totally destroyed.
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