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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1896
Page
6
The article explains a space telegraphing method demonstrated by W. H. Preece, now used to connect the mainland with the Fastnet lighthouse. A cable on exposed rock was hard to maintain, but the non continuous system works well with currents traveling from shore to two wires dipping into the sea sixty yards offshore.
A vintage advertisement urges travelers to carry Syrup of Figs to aid kidneys liver and bowels preventing fevers headaches and sickness. Sold in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles by leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company only.
Text shows a lodged exchange where a landlady and a resident discuss taking meds after meals or on an empty stomach. The fragment hints at improvised health remarks and a disagreement over medical instruction.
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh cure case not remedied by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F F. Cheney & Co. of Toledo are praised by Walding Kinnan & Marvin as honorable and able to fulfill obligations. The cure is described as internal and affecting blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials are available free, with price one dollar per bottle and Hall's Family Pills sold as well.
A fragmentary quip contrasts a natural network ideal with a sharp jab about preferences and calls. The line hints at a social tease where one party dismisses dependency on a certain method.
An advertisement from Katnow Bros of New York touts Anti-Asthmatic Powder or Cigarettes as a cure for Colds and Catarrh and for preventing bronchial troubles. It offers a sample package by mail for 2 cents to prove their value, addressing readers at 52-54 Lafayette Place, New York City.
Fragmentary notes discuss dictionaries and Webster as the leading name in the battle for public favor. Mentions posters as accidental designs and cites Piso's Cure for Consumption as a remedy. A line lists Beltz at 459 5th Ave, Denver, with a date of Nov 8, 95.
The article touts Union Pacific through palace sleepers with vestibuled cars dining a la carte free reclining chair cars steam heat and other amenities. It notes a price rise and mentions various advertised brand items and humorous asides about meals and comfort.
A sprawling, satirical list mocks fatal incidents and newspaper phrasing with brisk anecdotes. It mentions a Texas man poisoning beer with jalapeño, deaths in Maryland Louisville New York and Canada, a trunk smasher named Richard Strongarm, a Brooklyn circus boy and a Canada skating rule breach, ending with solemn funeral services.
The article recounts the legendary Atlantis as a vast early continent in the Atlantic opposite the pillars of Hercules. Plato is cited as the earliest source through Egyptian priests. It describes Atlantis larger than Asia and Africa with western islands guiding to a further continent believed to be South America.
An old custom says the lord mayor alone knows the password to the Tower of London besides the queen and the constable. The password is sent to the Mansion House quarterly, signed by her majesty.
A collection of aphorisms linking outward signs to inner movement, condemning drunkenness and hypocrisy while urging personal reform. It compares spiritual life to a clock and sun, notes charity to the poor, and asserts that lasting change starts within the individual. It urges crowning Christ, with views on grace, responsibility, and timeless gospel claims.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch quips that Paris cabmen collect insurance and suffer only the company bears the loss in crashes. It recalls a roguish cabman who courted English tourists, feigned ruin, and begged help while charming a benevolent traveler.
A man near Newkirk Oklahoma took his neighbor's cat and set its tail ablaze with kerosene to drive it home. The cat instead leapt to the man's barn, catching and burning it down, causing property loss and legal concerns.
A study notes that individuals may involuntarily raise their arms above water during distress, challenging common beliefs about drowning signals. Researchers caution observers not to assume panic posture always indicates drowning and urge viewing behavior in context.
President Isaac Lewis of Sabina endorses Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a reliable medicine and blood purifier. He asserts it has aided his mental and bodily health for years and helped with digestive issues.
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