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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
4
State convention dates for the Democrats and Republicans are tentatively set for September 9 and 12 though subject to change. B B Brown elected Pueblo mayor by a wide margin, the first Republican in years. Merchants plan afternoon store closures August 28 and 20 during the fair week to let owners and clerks enjoy the event.
The Lamar baseball club returned home Monday with a strong season percentage, ahead of Pittsburg champions. They went 8 wins and 2 losses on the trip, beating Rocky Ford, Las Vegas, Trinidad, Raton, and Albuquerque Browns, with scores including 9 8 and 17 12. A game vs C F I champions at Pueblo is scheduled next Sunday. Local merchants announce August 28 and 29 closings from noon to 6 p.m. during the Fair, with evening hours maintained.
The Noble Dramatic Company and its celebrated band and orchestra will appear at the Lamar opera house next Saturday for both matinee and evening shows. The troupe is well known locally and promises first class actors and outstanding scenery, with musical programs worth multiple admissions.
The county teachers exam will be held August 15 and 16 at the Lamar courthouse and Granada schoolhouse, under County Superintendent J. A. Rosesrouen. Also notices of a water right in Fort Lyon Canal and commercial drug endorsements from Rocky Hill Station, Ky., plus testimonials for Herbine and Kodol from I. H. Myers Drug Store and local users.
An assortment of late 19th or early 20th century drug advertisements promote Cadwell's Syrup Pepsin One Minute Cough Cure Herdine and White's Cream Vermifuge along with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets and other patent medicines. Letters praise Chamberlain's remedy for dysentery and worms are noted with customer testimony. The copy urges purchase from I H Myers drug store and mentions distributors in Arkansas and Missouri.
W S Bailey of Texas credits Ballards Snow Liniment with curing his wifes five year paralysis and notes success on old sores frost bites and skin eruptions. DeWitts Little Early Risers are praised as a small vegetable tonic that never gripes and is sold by I H Myers Druggist.
A promotional column lists Chamberlains stomach and liver tablets and Mok Tea for complexion and health, with claims of cures and refunds. It includes testimonials from users like Henry L. Shattuck and Mrs. Curtis Baker, plus notes on blood purifiers from Acier’s Blood Elixir and local druggists offering products and free samples.
An excerpted ad blend warns appendicitis rising among Americans due to stress and constipation. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Acker's English Remedy as cures, claims of digestion improvement, lung healing, and a money back guarantee with offers to write for testimonials and free samples.
Lamar Colorado August 4 1902 Office of the Board of County Commissioners Prowers County approves the July 1902 County Clerk monthly report and allows the clerk’s services for July with a warrant drawn on the ordinary revenue fund for fifty dollars from the special contingent fund as stated.
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