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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1899
Page
5
A Zurich civil engineer unveils Papyristite, a light stone made from purified paper pulp and other ingredients. Marketed as a nonconductor of sound, it aims to please residents in apartments by reducing noise and offering a lighter, seemingly inert floor material. The report hints at limited practical details and skeptical reception among tenants.
A group of city youths hosted by the Fresh Air Fund spent a summer week in the country at a farm. Passersby chatted with the children as a flock of chickens wandered the lawn. One child claimed they had seen a chicken before, adding a humorous remark about its peeling.
The report lists regions by thunder day counts with Javea and Sumatra among the highest. It notes Europe leads in thunder days, citing France, Kern Russia, Great Britain, and Switzerland with single digit days, while Cairo sees only two days and Northern Turkestan and polar regions are extremely quiet.
Saltert Lake in Persia lies more than 4000 feet above sea level with 32 percent salt content. It spans about 5 miles long with a northern shore crusted by white salt litter. No life thrives except a tiny jellyfish species in the saline waters.
A fragment from a Richmond Dispatch piece contrasts business enterprise with romance. It notes Miss Florence and Miles Florence praising business acumen while mentioning Rushtaag courting Miss Sparks, who are reportedly engaged.
In a 1900 era cartoon voice scribbles Aguinzaldo as a troublesome character. Wicks suggests government action to silence him. The dialogue hints at aspirations for a vice presidency and political manipulation.
In the Leston Transcript Quinby questions Medleys anti imperial stance. Pomber replies uncertainty as Quirty notes Medleys daughter was silenced over singing Up in a Ballon for alleged expansion implications.
A European lad nicknamed The Crown Vince of Siam is recognized as a promising boy author. He has written several stories for Jidren's magazines, with publications listed in Lugland.
In a fragmentary note from the Syracuse Herald the Pasha says trouble brews in Armenia. A wry observer muses on airy machinations moving through palace halls, hinting at political scheming and hidden loyalties within the harem.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a humorous scene as a landlady attempts to carve a chicken while a boarder rises for a clearer view. The landlady replies with a sarcastic question about rubber, capturing a domestic moment with sharp wit.
A calculation suggests the total salt in the ocean would fill a layer one mile thick over about five million square miles, illustrating the vast scale of Earth's seas.
A photograph by Charles Lewis Huson captures two meteors colliding at Fort Hamilton New York on Tuesday November 15 at 1 40 am after a camera set at 1 00 am. The image shows a dramatic meteor display triggering public notice and scientific curiosity.
The article notes Japanese practice of straw shoeing for horses. Straw shoes are tied around the ankles with straw rope and crafted from rice straw braided to form a sole about half a foot thick, used on even the clumsiest cart horses.
Editor Mr A Fuckler of the Mic anopy Hustier and his family suffered from La Grippe until they used One Minute Cough Cure. The remedy acted quickly and thousands of others report it as a specific for La Grippe and its exhausting after effects.
A Chicago News item reports that a daughter ended an engagement with a count after learning she could wed a duke for the same price. Meanwhile an advertisement promotes De Witt's Little Early Risers pills for digestion and bowel relief, as endorsed by IH. Myers.
The writer cites Sir Robert Ball on a doomsday scenario where seas breach a brittle spot in the globe and meet internal fires. He recalls a past Indian Ocean eruption that sent a global wave and swamped islands. Then brief medical note extols De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles burns and skin diseases.
A yearly sermon near Ledbury Kentucky condemns dueling in line with a will of a damsel whose rivals died for her. The note reflects on small causes with large effects and cites patent remedies such as De Witt’s Early Rovers and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for liver troubles and indigestion.
Limitations on tree growth by altitude list fir pine ash and oak with maximum elevations. Pine ceases around 2,300 feet. La Grippe epidemic noted with a call to precautions. Advertisement for One Minute Cough Cure by A J Shepherd of Biden Missouri claims quick relief and pleasant use.
The Song Writer acknowledges growing popularity of a tune titled Friend-That as more listeners report strong reactions. A performer notes many people swear at the song, indicating surprise and broad attention.
An advertisement touts Dr Penner Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic claiming to cure liver complaints and nervousness. It promises a refund by I H Myers if not satisfied after use.
United States land office notice states Susonet David Ridlerbar has filed a land entry for the southeast quarter of section 3 in township 215, range 46 west, Colorado. The applicant requests a patent for timber and stone and sets witnesses W. Z. Watking, A. Ketsham, C. D. Stockwell, and R. W. Tredlem of Kemnays, Colorado, with R. A. Macxin as Register.
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