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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1898
Page
7
A Kansas City Star piece profiles a man learning to ride a bicycle late, fearing fad status while facing ridicule and awkward tumbles. He hides the bike, tests timidly on side streets, and endures pranks and slips as onlookers watch his awkward progress.
The Strand Magazine describes pliable glass plates woven from spun glass and colored vividly. The piece recalls a Pliny era tale in which a glass plate bends under an artificer’s hammer and is said to restore itself, with Tiberius fearing such art could outvalue gold and silver.
Two masked assailants hustled a saloonkeeper into his own refrigerator in a Cleveland Plain Dealer item. One thief whispered a terse tip to stay cool as the door slammed shut.
A Somerville Journal item notes a young man’s respectful confession of love to a stern father who responds with a terse remark, reflecting social tensions over propriety and parental authority.
Special correspondence reports Capt. I. S. Cole recalling a daring ruse to override a higher order near Richmond. He and Gen. Smith manipulated to attack, yielding a Confederate rout and a victory. The tale includes references to Gen. Gregg, the First Maine Cavalry, and wartime bravado amid hotel talk.
An assortment of old time ads and quips mix slang product pitches for Cascarets Higby and Digby tobacco cures and Mrs Winslow soothing syrup. Jokes about wives and ladders punctuate the page as a collage of 19th century commercial lines and wry one liners.
The letter from Dr. Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to use the terms Castoria and Pitchers Castoria, claiming originator status and signature on wrappers. It states The Centaur Company is the authorized holder and cautions against unauthorized use. The text also includes notes on advertising value and a Cascarets promotional anecdote.
A mix of health claims and humorous quips appears about deafness treatment with Hall's Catarrh Cure, a medical pitch, and various jokes and notices. The page also includes snippets about marriage, a Frances Willard biography offer, a Denver agency flyer, and a parade of humorous dialogues and product ads.
A testimonial advertises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for fibroid tumors in the womb. The letter from Mus. B. A. Lompanrp of Westdale Mass credits the product with stopping heavy flow and ending pain after doctors failed. The writer says the tumor disappeared and the dull ache vanished.
The excerpt contrasts alabastine as a durable, cement-based paint that dries hard and can be recoated without stripping, with kinsoamines made from chalks and clays bound by glue that peel under moisture. It discusses how alabastine cures through setting, while kinsoamines rely on adhesion vulnerable to air moisture.
The notice promotes Alabastine as a pure, porous, permanent wall coating that sanitizes rooms and resists moisture. It warns against cheap kalsomines and wallpaper, arguing old coverings deteriorate walls and harm health. The Alabastine Company of Grand Rapids, Mich claims patent rights and urges dealers to avoid infringement.
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