Physician's Bike Advice Not Always Commissioned Locally
It is not true that physicians who urge patients to take up cycling for exercise always receive a commission from local bicycle dealers.
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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1896
Page
2
It is not true that physicians who urge patients to take up cycling for exercise always receive a commission from local bicycle dealers.
A report notes the marriage of Jean de Reszke to Countess de Mailly was very quiet implying no grand singing display at the ceremony. The remark Playfully suggests the tenor kept his high notes out of the event.
A Chicago man learned the meaning of an eye opener after paying $5, and the ordeal continues on an installment basis with additional costs to come.
A local young woman who plays the piano late at night five nights a week draws neighbor complaints. The piece notes the need to tune the old piano to ease disturbance and consider others who reside nearby.
The note says Editor Dana pays from one to five dollars for a poem. A joke about an editor flooded with submissions follows, depicting an old man buried beneath a mountain of manuscripts.
A St Louis husband discharged four shots at his wife in a jealous rage. Each bullet was deflected by her corset stays, sparing her life. The incident underscores risky dress habits and the danger of firearms in domestic disputes.
A moral tract urges understanding motives over harsh judgment. It argues that giving children the benefit of doubt fosters honesty while doubt breeds deceit.
Mrs. Schiller, a widow in Summerfield Ir, was clubbed into sensibility as burglars entered her house and stole all her money. Bloodhounds traced the trail to a leading citizen’s residence, but the marshal doubted the scent and tried again, drawing amusement from the citizen’s supporters.
Detroit unions led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers secured use of material from a union mill for the Wayne County building. Carnegie’s bid was rejected though lowest, and the contract awarded to a union-backed firm.
A vast two acre sky map project near completion in Paris promises an unprecedented astronomical scheme. Observatories worldwide including Rome, Paris Greenwich, Potsdam, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Oxford, Helsingford, San Fernando, Tacubaya, Santiago, La Plata, Rio de Janeiro, Cape of Good Hope, Sydney, and Melbourne will finance and install their portions at the Paris observatory grounds.
A severe November blizzard across Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota halts trains wires fail and crews battle heavy snow. Reports list several missing and dead including Thomas Anderson F M Burrows Frank Stack and two unidentified men near Fargo with cattle losses feared to be severe as rivers of snow ease service is slowly restored.
New York financiers report ongoing expansion in the banking sector. This week the Financier notes major growth among leading New York banks as they extend branches and services to meet rising demand.
Clearing house data show New York banks expanding loans by over 13 million in two weeks and deposits rising about 52 million since November 7. Gold in vaults gains exceed 10 million and cash totals approach 30 million with strong use of legal tender affecting exchange and treasury disbursements.
From Havana comes word that Weyler fails to quell the rebellion as a coppery bank note plan menaces money value. The Times warns of possible US intervention while Maceo’s forces grow desperate and suffer hunger illness and disease in encampments across Cuba.
A Baroda fatal accident last night is reported as the Earl of Elgin, viceroy of India, arriving in the city then. The dispatch from Baroda describes the squeezed death and surrounding circumstances, with the scene set in the capital during his visit.
A crowd at a Gaikwas public fireworks display overwhelmed park gates causing a fatal crush. Reports indicate at least twenty-nine dead and thirty five seriously injured as emergency crews cleared the area after the surge at the exit.
Washington dispatch says President and Mrs Cleveland arranged to buy a house in Princeton as a permanent residence after the administration ends. They toured several properties during a recent visit and selected one near the town, with moving plans likely in spring.
At Tonkawa Oklahoma masked gunsmen attacked the Brooke household killing Graham who aided others in planning Brooke and wife's murder. A second attempt followed a month later with several men cited under $500 bonds as officers pursued Brooke and associates.
In Chillicothe Ohio on November 2 Mrs F beth Donaldson widow of Theot oldson a veteran who aided capture of Jefferson Davis received notice her monthly pension was reduced by 12 dollars. Donaldson died at an unknown age and served in the CO Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The government offered a large reward for Davis’s capture but Donaldson’s heirs were paid 300 dollars for his share.
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