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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1894
Page
2
A domestic cookery note explains how to make buckwheat cakes using Royal Baking Powder to avoid sour batter. It praises lighter, sweeter cakes made daily with a simple receipt of buckwheat flour, wheat flour, Royal Baking Powder, salt, milk, and quick baking on a hot griddle.
A humorous anecdote from the Boston Advertiser describes two rival girls at school who boast about their dinner. One claims ham with champagne sauce, provoking a friend to retort that theirs was ham boiled in champagne, ending the rivalry for the moment.
Mrs Mary Lease prevailed in the Kansas Supreme Court which ruled the governor lacked authority to replace her as president of the State Board of Charities. The unanimous decision held Lease appointed for a term and Senate confirmed, while J W Freeborn occupying the seat was an usurper despite weeks of service.
Frank Close of Minnesota reports two acres of Marvel Spring Wheat producing 75 to 100 bushels per acre with potential for high yields in 1594. At 30c per bushel wheat could be profitable, Salter Seed Company markets related products, and a joke about a waiter’s remark follows.
A satirical list contrasts high royal annuities and top clerical salaries with modest earnings of average workers and professionals. It notes figures for archbishops, lawyers, judges, ministers, and editors, highlighting income disparities and social hierarchy in late 19th century Britain.
Advertisements mix travel deals with odd notices about rail fares from Santa Fe Route for Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Trinidad and Texas points at one fare good for thirty days with stop overs in Oklahoma or Texas. Includes contact J P Hall Colorado Passenger Agent 1700 Lawrence Street Denver and invites sample copies and maps.
Proceedings detail a trust deed securing a loan on real estate described as Lot One and other parcels. conditions include default, option to sell, and allocation of proceeds. The document notes resignations of trustees, powers of sale, and the rights of heirs and creditors under Colorado law. It references Chefan and other named parties, with dates around February 1996 and involvement of a bank and property owners.
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