West Excels East in Energy and Enterprise Says Roosevelt Echo
The Denver Republican quotes President Roosevelt praising the West’s energy and pioneer spirit. It argues the Far West outpaces the East in opportunity, development, and hopeful progress as settlers migrate from Europe and the old world. The piece frames continental advantage, bold risk, and ongoing growth in western expansion.
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Congress
Roosevelt
United States
West
Europe
Far West
East
Rocky Mountains
Union
Denver Republican
Still Stealing Elections. Colorado politics and the plan to alter House seats
The Colorado Springs Telegraph reports a post election struggle as Democrats seek to overturn returns. Canvassing boards allegedly discard precincts with Republican majorities and toss votes on technicalities. Attorney Hersey obtains court order from Judge Palmer to force certification of original returns, arguing state board duties are ministerial. If allowed, elections would be meaningless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Colorado
House
Hersey
Returning Board
Denver
Palmer
State Board
Colorado Springs
For Sale 15 Head Young Stock Cows
J. K. Stevenson offers 15 head good young stock cows for sale. Information on location and contact not provided in the readable text.
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J. K. Stevenson
Laurant’s three part magic program at the opera house
A historic review extols Laurant’s season program with three parts. First, a palace of mystery with rapid sleight of hand and astonishing appearances. Second, A Night in India showcasing Hindoo fakirs in a lavish, original staging. Third, the grand closing illusion The Witch of the Flame. December 15 at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurant
India
Opera House
Ward's Minstersis at the Opera House December 11
Harry Ward's Magnificent Minstrels, one of the road's largest troupes, perform at the opera house on December 11 with a 40 member lineup of star artists led by Ward and George Wade. A noon parade will precede the show and seat sales open December 10. advance sales are expected to be strong.
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Harry Ward
Opera House
Ward
Geo. Wade
Fisk and
Rogers
Adrians
Harmonic
Harry van Fossen
Monroe
Attractive Corners and Dressmaking Notes in Social Journal
A column features Mary Kilsyth's Attractive Corners and Josephine's Busy Fingers segment, Ira Earle Fowler's guidance on stocking care, plus Pencil and Paper Games by Mrs. S. P. Carusi offering affordable entertainments for all ages. Also included are Dressmaking, Fashins and Fabrics, Etiquette Hints, Book Notes, Floriculture, In Motherland, and The Kitchen Kingdom with verse by Florence Gertrude Ruthven. The Presbyterian Social Circle met at Mrs. D. A. McLean's, Dec. Std, with 23 members and two new additions. They planned a Christmas sale for Dec. 16 and adjourned to meet Dec. 19 following tributes to the late president Marion Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dawson
Mary Kilsyth
Josephine
Ira Earle Fowler
S. P. Carusi
Motherland
Florence Gertrude Ruthven
Presbyterian Church
D. A. McLean
Marion Arnold
New Laurels for Pepso Quinine from Lamar
A Lamar based Pepso Quinine plant gains attention as it markets widely. Denver druggist says it is good medicine used by himself and family, praising its origin in Lamar. Positive testimonials spread, drawing state wide notice to the small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Denver
County teachers examination set for Lamar and Granado halls
The regular county examination of teachers will be held in the court house at Lamar and in the Town Hall at Granado on December 19 and 20, 1902. The academic examination for admission to the Colorado Bar will be held in connection with this examination by order of the state superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Granada
Bar of
Colorado
Pepso-Quinine Production Hits 18 510 Boxes
Up-to-date Drug Company reports manufacturing and selling 18 510 boxes of Pepso-Quinine since October 10 this year. At a rate of over 370 boxes daily, the strong output prompts inquiry into the factors driving the high performance.
International Live Stock Exposition travel and holiday fares
Tickets and rates for the International Live Stock Exposition Chicago November 29 to December 6 1902 and related Christmas holiday offers. Includes excursion fares from Lamar Colorado to Chicago and back 29 dollars with sale dates November 30 December 1 2 and return by December 8 1902. Separate deals for students teachers and the National Live Stock Association convention in Kansas City January 13 16 1903 with return limits and extensions. Includes various regional fares west of Missouri one fare round trip and east of Missouri one fare plus 4 for round trip, plus certificate notices and agent details by G J Garvin Agent Lamar Colo.
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International Live Stock Exposition
Chicago
Ill
G. J. Garvin
Agt
Lamar
Colo
Missouri River
National Live Stock Association
Kansas City
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Colorado State Teachers’ Assn
Butler's ads offer varied goods and services at the Market
Market ads list window shades from 25c, carpets by the yard at 25 to 75c, paints oils and glass, chairs priced from 50c to 814, and cheap town lots with O B Thoman for insurance and farm risks as well as rental rooms at the Union hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Thoman
the Market Lumber Co
Butler's
O. B Thoman
Coal Price Increase Announcement by Lamar Seed Co
The Lamar Seed Co announces a 50 cent per ton increase in retail prices for all kinds of soft coal effective November 5, 1902, due to a general rise in wholesale coal prices at the mines.
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Lamar Seed CO
Mok Tea Cures Sick Headache Indigestion and Constipation
The advertisement touts Mok Tea as a pleasant herb drink that eliminates headaches indigestion and constipation and promises improved complexion or a refund. Priced at 25 and 50 cents it invites readers to request a free sample from W H Hooker Co Buffalo N H Myers Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
W. H. Hooker & Co
Buffalo
N. H. Myers
Bitter fight foretold for those ignoring Dr King aid
Beall of Beall Miss relates his wife’s fall and recovery with Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. After others failed, four bottles cured her and trial bottles were offered free, with a guarantee by Myers’ Pharmacy at 50 cents and 81 cents. The ad warns of a long battle with illness if the remedy is ignored.
One Minute Cough Cure Promised For Cold Wave
A cold wave warning leads to home health tips urging One Minute Cough Cure for coughs colds and lung troubles. Madison Georgia resident E O Wise credits the remedy for health and life. Claim cites cure for bronchitis pneumonia and la grippe with phlegm relief and lung strengthening. Offices listed for Dr I H Myers and A W Seabury on East Main Street.
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E. O. Wise
Madison
I. H. Myers
A. W. Seabury
Irwin Building
East Main Street
For Rent The Herbert building and rooms in Land Office block
Property rental note advertising spaces in The Herbert building and rooms in the Land Office block. Inquiries directed to Gransy Hiliver.
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Herbert
Gransy Hiliver
Purported Cures and Remedies Parade in Ad Fragments
A clutter of claims promotes Acker's Bioop Exixik as a cure for chronic blood poisoning and scrofulous affections with a money back guarantee. Debates over DeWitt's Early Risers and other pills appear alongside testimonials from I H Myers and W H Howell of Houston. Advice favors light purgatives and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as mild laxatives, with broad druggist availability implied.
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Acker
Exixik
I.h.myers
DeWitt
W.H. Howell
Houston
Tex
I. H. Myers
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Gains Genuine Name Status
An old Chicago firm E C DeWitt & Co markets DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a specific treatment for piles and skin ailments. The ad warns that many counterfeit versions exist and urges customers to ask for the genuine DeWitt's, as promoted by I H Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.C. DeWitt & Co. of
Chicago
DeWitt
I. H. Myers
A Frightened Horse Warns of Street Perils
A frightened horse races down the street with riders thrown, illustrating everyday accidents. The notice promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick remedy for burns, cuts, sores, eczema and piles, available for 25c at Myers'.
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Bucklen
Myers
Electric Bitters Promise Quick Relief for Troubled Systems
A promotional notice proclaims Electric Bitters as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets signaling revolt. It claims the tonic tones the stomach and kidneys cleanses the blood and boosts liver function, with general aches fading. Priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by Myers Pharmacy with a money back offer.
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Myers’Pharmacy
Farm Loan Offer With Ten Year Term No Commission
Union Central Life Insurance Company presents farm loan terms of ten years with no commission. A. E. Bent acts as financial correspondent in Lamar Colorado to facilitate the loan arrangement for local farmers seeking favorable financing through the insurer.
Costly Mistakes and Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad
A vintage advertisement notes blunders can be costly and even life threatening. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver and bowel troubles with a gentle yet thorough effect priced at 25 cents at Myers' Pharmacy.
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Dr. King
New Life
Myers’ Pharmacy
Notice of Final Proof for Lizzie Crane in Colorado Land Claim
United States Land Office in Lamar Colorado on November 20 1902 publishes that Lizzie widow of Mark D Crane deceased has filed for final proof on the sw nei senwiy nessw and nwse in section 10 township range 45 W and will present proof before the Clerk of the District Court in Las Animas Colorado January 19 1903. Witnesses Benigo Santestevan John Heinen John Oven and William Purvis all of Las Animas Colorado are named to prove continuous residence and cultivation. Joan A Williams Register
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United States Land Office
Lamar
Colo
District Court
Las Animas
Col
Lizzie
Mark D. Crane
Senwiy
Stationery Proposals for Prowers County 1903
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids to supply county stationery and office items for 1903. Proposals due by noon January 6 1903 in Lamar include various records paper, bound books, blanks, and standard Colorado forms with specified bindings inks and ledgers. The county reserves the right to reject all or part of bids and to substitute standard items at prior prices.
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Ninth
Penerst Assembly
Colorado
Boards of
Board of County Commissioners
Prowers County
Lamar
Byron
Weston
L. L. Brown
Russia
Towit
Arnolds
Sanford
Faber
Dixon
Spencerian
Esterbrook
John F. Curry
Lamar Colo
Lamar, Colo
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Lamar Register
Postoffice
Ho. B. Merrill
Palace de Magique
Ward's Minstersis
The
Sarah A. French
Battey
Heron’s Crag
Elizabeth Roberts Macdonald
Mr. Coyote
L. O Lennart
White House
Walden Fawcett
G. W. Jacobs
Butler’s
Union Hotel
Chamberlain
Union Central Life Insurance
A. E. Bent, Financial
TDR
King's
First National Bank
Covorano
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Total
Strate Or
Conss
Prowers
W.C. Gould
W. C. Goulp
James K. Dovncury
B. B. Brown
A. N. Pargisu
T. M. Brown
Ctors
Marker Lumber Co
Comedy Innovations
Macnifigent
Lodge of Merriment
Yissy
Cchuddesion
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