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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1902
Page
4
A compact survey notes J. P. Morgan's acquisition of major British and German steamship lines, European rulers retreating from power, and a mudslinging clash between Senator Patterson and General Funston. It also recalls General Wade Hampton's death, beet sugar gains in Congress, and cautions on Cuban reciprocity affecting farmers and industry.
A manager announces a single April 24 performance of Other People s Money at Lamar Opera House. He guarantees the show is the finest this season and offers a refund after the second act if not as represented. Frep Lez signs as manager.
Mrs Masser and Mrs Finke returned Sunday from a visit to their mother Mrs Lester in Boone Colorado. Higbee and Masser employ a force widening and cleaning the Manuel for Keen ditch. George Baxter P A Eberle and A E Jontz went to Lamar on jury duty. H Murphy planted beets fruit trees and strawberries to improve his North side Amity farm. Samuel Lawrence has teams on the Koen ditch.
A Denver Republicahn excerpt argues republican revolt in the House over tariff and Cuban imports should warn the Roosevelt administration. It says Congress must originate legislation, while the president may veto or sign. praises protectionist policy and beet sugar protection as key to American industry. The piece predicts party unity and warns against free trade shifts. It also profiles Hennessy Leroyle as a rising American comedian with a south tour set for Lamar on April 24.
The sixth and final meeting of the Prowers County Teachers Association for the year will be held at the Presbyterian church in Lamar on Saturday afternoon April 26. Due to the I O O F anniversary, meeting time is moved from one to three. East end teachers may use the reduced fare of one and one fifth, and west end teachers plan to entertain visiting teachers and school boards. A Good Comedy. Hennessy Leroyle has scored major success with Other People’s Money to be staged at the opera house on April 24.
Auction blurbs and ads list window shades carpets and hats at Butler’s, farm gear and two teams for sale, cheap town lots, RJ Thoman fire insurance, W H Cox garden seeds and onion sets, school shoes, cheap dishes, and pasture rental near Lamar. Campbell Bros circus May 8 at Lamar advertised with Behemoth of Holy Writ feature. Medical notices tout Chamberlain’s tablets and Warner’s Tar Syrup with testimonials. Herbine and Moxitga promoted for digestion and complexion. druggists I H Myers and McLean Bros named.
Spring coughs and colds risk serious outcomes if neglected. A dose of One Minute Cough Cure is urged as a safe remedy for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat or lung troubles. Postmaster C. O. Dawson Barr Ill praises its effectiveness after years of use. The product is marketed as children's favorite.
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a universal cure for sores burns bruises and skin diseases. It cites claims from A S Fuller and I H Myers about a gunshot wound left leg and general healings after using the product, warning against counterfeits.
A bundle of old time ads tout purifiers like Accer s BLoop Exix1r with a money back guarantee at 50 cents and 81.00 and claims to cure blood poisons eruptions and pallor. Also Warner s White Wine of Tar for coughs 25 and 50 cents. Local listings include Colorado plum trees water rights horses and Herbine Cures Fever and Ague with testimonials dated May 31 1899 from Midlothian Texas.
Readers report health improvements from DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for biliousness and constipation with claims of no gripe or nausea. Testimonials include M D Smith of Butternut Michigan praising the pills, and Mary Haller of Mt. Crawford Virginia crediting Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for rapid recovery in a child. The notice promotes sales by I H Myers, local druggist.
Edw Mehler of Union Bottling Works in Pa says stomach trouble plagued him until using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He reports great satisfaction and urges others to try it. The ad claims Kodol cures stomach troubles and digests what you eat as a non dieting remedy. I H Myers
Mrs. Mary A. Vliet of Newcastle Colorado endorses Ballard's Horehound Syrup as superior for coughs and pulmonary ailments. She notes her child willingly takes it and claims it is pleasant to use. Available at I H Myers for 50 and 1.00.
Ed C Nud of Iowaville Sedgwick Co Kansas reports sciatica relief after using three 50 cent bottles of Ballards Snow Liniment. He now walks without crutches and can perform light farm work. Also Sallie Harris of Salam New Jersey recovered from muscular rheumatism after two applications and one bottle of Chamberlains Pain Balm. Sold by I H Myers.
On August 30 1901 a group of San Francisco business men paid 112500 in coin and stock for a drug claimed to cure Brights disease and diabetes. Investigations began November 15 1900 with scores of cured patients and over three dozen cases tested. Eighty seven percent improved while thirteen percent failed. Details and clinical reports were published and mailed free on request from Joan J Farron Company 420 Montgomery St San Francisco CA.
An advertisement touts Acker's English Remedy as a quick cure for coughs and lung diseases including consumption asthma bronchitis and pneumonia. It claims a one day cough relief and a guaranteed refund if not satisfied with a free sample from W H Hooker & Co. Buffalo NY and I H Myers.
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