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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1903
Page
6
The article guides converting a spare room into a gym with a rug, affordable mats, and minimal equipment. It recommends wall pulls dumbbells lightweight Indian clubs for basic exercises and emphasizes solo independent use as the room's main purpose.
An irascible diner orders a chicken and demands extreme weapons to carve it. The chicken escapes, the waiter explains it flew away and was shot at the weathercock top of a house. The diner realizes the mix up and forgives John.
A new bride reveals she used cough syrup in place of syrup for the pudding after an successful dinner at home. She and Fred share relieved laughter as they discuss the humorous mishap and the novelty of cooking for themselves.
A passenger claimed he paid his fare, while the conductor asserted he was in charge and requested payment. The passenger insisted he would not be beaten by “the con ductor,” and finally produced the 5 cents. The exchange was noted by the New York Press.
A Belgian magazine named Robbery will debut quarterly chronicling historic thefts and modern thief methods. It promises accounts of famous crimes and illustrations of tools used for nocturnal crime, but it is not intended as a trade organ.
Leo L Loeb a Colorado figure calling himself the Paul Revere of Colorado travels to Washington to seek a government post. He cites his Aug 5 ride from Green Mountain Falls to Manitou on a mustang covering five miles in seventeen and a half minutes to warn locals of a dam burst danger.
A French poodle dashed through flames on Rue Monsigny to reach a shivering family. The dog raced up the burning stairs and returned with the baby's doll firmly clenched in its jaws, demonstrating the heroic animal behavior observed in Paris.
In a Sandusky public school a primary grade teacher used the word dogma for a sentence-building exercise. She stressed the second syllable to aid pronunciation, but the children could not respond. A quick-witted girl then read a light verse: Our dogma has three little puppies.
A French paper recounts how nuns began wearing their head coverings after a pretty nun at the Paris king's Ash Wednesday dinner received a napkin folded and placed on her head by the king, concealing her blushes. Since then the veil-like headdress became common among nuns.
Esther Howland of Worcester Massachusetts created the modern valentine in 1849. A Mount Holyoke Seminary graduate who never married she launched a business after designing heart shaped cards with fringed edges colored pictures and hand painted verses that farmers merchants and others ordered in New York and beyond.
The article reports on Boveri's critique of Loeb’s sea urchin work and similar experiments. It states parthenogenetic tendency disappears via centrosome degeneration, and that Loeb merely stimulated bisexual generation without creating life. It notes implications for the study of life’s cause.
The text argues running is an art requiring learning and practice. It contrasts tutored free style with ungraceful unassisted running. Proper technique uses full muscles and reduces effort, while improves carriage and grace in all movements.
A War Department bulletin from the Philippine Bureau of Agriculture highlights cacao as a high quality export with strong buyer demand and potential for growth. It notes thriving growth in Mindanao and Negros, regional suitability across Luzon and other islands, and a world demand of about 200 million pounds worth over 30 million dollars, with limited risk of overproduction.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy with a $100 reward for failure to cure. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to obtain testimonials and trial vials from F. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with additional product notes and unrelated ad snippets interspersed.
An old newspaper fragment houses an advertisement for Bromo Quinine cough tablets at 25 cents and includes testimonials about Piso’s Cure for Consumption and a coal dealer purchase claim. The snippet also mentions a Maple Street Norwich New York dated February 17 1900 and casual comments about cigars and fortune.
Letters from Hon. Dan A. Grosvenor Deputy Auditor War Department and others praise Peruna as a spring tonic and catarrh remedy. John Williams Duluth and H W Ogden Louisiana congressman share testimonials claiming immediate relief and strong endorsement for Peruna’s effectiveness.
A fragmentary page note mentions Putnam Faceless Dyes and per package pricing while alternating lines reference deaf mute speakers and a noisy son. Baxter’s Bullyhew Little Johnnie scene appears as a stray caption about a child and a dog, ending with a question from a mother.
Judge John H. Reagan complains against the planned duplicate of Gen Sam Houston statue by Elizabeth Ney to be installed in the Washington capitol. The sculpture portrays Houston as an Indian among the Cherokee during his self banishment from Tennessee, mirroring the Austin capitol statue finished and placed.
The piece notes Cortelyou among few public figures still favoring the pompadour. It recalls the craze years ago when "Pompadour Jim" popularized the look and vouches that the style suits Cortelyou, aiding his habit of thoughtful, sweeping hair strokes.
The first margarine was produced in Poissy France in 1869 using cattle fat from kidneys and loins. Subsequent butterines are made with tallow lard and oils including olive and cottonseed, while coconut butter features largely in Northern Europe.
In Judge Galloway's Memphis court a Beal street pawn broker failed to state his name and business. He produced a worn pasteboard card from his coat pocket and said here was mine card. The judge called for order amid the chuckles of spectators.
Readers are urged to try Peruna as a reliable catarrh cure and tonic. Endorsements from H W Ogden, W E Griffith, H Bowen, Fred D Scott, Ira C Abbott, and Mrs Elmer Fleming praise its effectiveness for catarrh, lung trouble, colds, and general vitality. Spring use recommended for best results.
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