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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1890
Page
3
An engineer named Lowrey, chief engineer on the Anchor line in Providence, drew a $5,000 prize in a Louisiana State Lottery. He and his wife discussed investing in more tickets, and he plans to use the winnings to improve their home. Mrs. Lowrey said she has purchased many tickets and hopes for further fortune, while urging prudence.
Recounted is a perilous convoy of six inmates from an asylum, a physician’s forceful restraint on a violent patient, and the tense journey by train to Auburn, with the doctor’s fear of harm outweighing brutal methods. The piece shifts to notes on Elkins west Virginia estate plans, a dramatic wedding tragedy, eye care tips, and miscellany about fashion and proverbs.
A grand New York residence on a premier avenue, built by a wealthy Pastel family patriarch for the woman he loved, is described as a palace of beauty. The article promises a tale connected to the house with vivid color and jeweled decor.
James L. Pennypacker of Philadelphia displays a curious clover collection mounted on a board forming a four leaf clover. One leaf uses eleven four-leaved clovers, two leaves use nine and nine six-leaved clovers, and the fourth uses six nine-leaved clovers. The stem shows clovers with cup leaves and ends with a nine-leaf cup clover and a thirteen-leaf clover.
A historical note explains water as a gas absorbent. Fresh water placed under beds and changed often purifies air in sick rooms. Open salted water vessels purify London aldermen’s chamber. Water left standing in a closed room is unfit to drink. Placing water near the head of the bed aids sleep.
Mark Twain recalls a Washington visit where a drunken friend arranged a Lincoln Hall lecture on The Sandwich Islands forcing Twain to improvise a one day write and deliver a witty talk while keeping notes nearby. The piece then lists rare gems including the Imperial Diamond, a giant ruby, and a vast cat's eye, followed by oil painting methods, Australian buffalo stories, and Cardinal Gibbons' rise from humble origins to church primacy.
Encouragement for the feeble notes that renewed vigor is possible through potent tonics like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It claims to re kindle appetite, sleep, flesh, color, and digestion, promises safe vegetable composition, and urges use to regain vigor. Also mentions other ads and travel notes in period voice.
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