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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1895
Page
2
Governor Altgeld condemns the Supreme Court decision on the income tax as biased toward goldbugs and Wall Street millionaires. He argues the ruling nullifies large real estate owners and bondholders, claims it exempts wealth from taxation, and aligns with Eastern interests and Republican Mugwump theory.
The state department has not abandoned ex Consul Waller detained in Madagascar. Upon compiling data from US consuls Tamatave and Port Louis, Ambassador Eustis will urge French authorities for his release and seek an explanation. The case argues citizenship, lack of fair trial, improper interference claims, and persecution for opposing concessions.
London dispatch reports AP correspondent alleging imminent Armenian crisis with funds and weapons flowing from Batoum Tiflis Baku Erivan Etchmiadzin and Persian cities. Plan calls for a May uprising across the Turkish empire led from Constantinople with Armenians in the capital likely to bear the main assault.
Washington officials of the department of agriculture pursue a formal investigation into the recent big rise in beef prices. A department embargo on Mexican cattle is expected to curb further increases while a West cattle shortage helps explain part of the higher dressed-beef costs. Dr. Salmon notes the scarcity supports the price rise.
Numerous items of national news appear including a mass strike of one hundred tailors in Duluth demanding wage advances, Britain’s stance on Nicaragua, and tensions between cattlemen and homesteaders in Beaver County Oklahoma.
Ouida argues that birds are essential for agriculture and laments Europe wide slaying of birds. She condemns lark trapping and consumption, calls for heavy penalties on trappers and eaters, and warns Europe may lose numerous species if protections are not enacted. Ornithological societies urge protective action to prevent extinction.
In Waldeck a late German principality a new law forbids granting marriage licenses to habitual drinkers and requires proof of reformation from applicants who have been drunkards.
In a Canary Islands locality a laurel family tree drops water from its tufted foliage in the early morning creating a small pond beneath. Neighbors collect this natural rainwater to drink a fresh and pure beverage.
In Roumania rituals of courtship the moon is the maidens confidante and the new moon is hailed with a quavering charm. The invocation asks health for the woman and a husband by her side, marking a rite of unwed seeking marriage.
Dr. Robert Young spent thirty years compiling a Bible concordance but discovered missing citations under Holy Ghost. The Louisville Western Recorder notes this oversight underscores broader issues in biblical study when the Holy Spirit term is excluded.
One hundred million tons of water pour over Niagara Falls each hour, equating to about 16 million horsepower. The comparison notes that global coal production could not produce enough steam to drive a stream of equal size.
California is described as being squeezed for gold with old diggings in Calaveras and other regions exhausted while the coastline near San Francisco is also searched for gold. The piece highlights widespread mineral fever and alluvial efforts along the coast.
A fragmentary note describes 80 Lowes line of measures kept in order and contrasts with Tul’s inference of disorder. It mentions Hosteller's Stomach as a mild elective remedy for dyspepsia malaria rheumatic and kidney troubles, reflecting a historic medical practice.
A Utah report notes the Viking mine in blue hills area sees gold samples from a two foot vein averaging over $400 per ounce. The mine is said to be extracting ore along the vein based on tests from the full vein.
A local claim asserts deafness is curable only by constitutional remedies, due to inflammation of the ear’s mucous lining. It argues that clearing the obstructed auditory tube restores hearing and offers a free circular via F. J. Cheney of Toledo and Hall's Pills, with a promotional tone.
An advertorial touts a vegetable preparation claimed to remove tropical symptoms rapidly and cure more patients. It promises ten treatments mailed to every sufferer and emphasizes a worldwide reach across the land.
A garbled ad style note describes a book titled Short Journeys on a Road and a longer work with over pages of charming content. It promises free delivery to readers choosing the previous copy and lists H. Heafford as publisher in Milwaukee and St. Louis with a somber line about a man mourning his wife.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a valued laxative remedy improving health and comfort. It claims gentle cleansing of the liver and bowels, non objectionable ingredients, and wide professional approval. Sold in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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