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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1897
Page
7
A man unveils a steam powered jumping bicycle with air cylinder and levers as a neighbor observes. The machine tears along at Chalk Hill and through a village where a constable is knocked aside. The bicycle ends its dramatic jump atop a wall, colliding with a procession of fourteen young ladies. the inventor is injured but expected to recover in a week.
At the Elysee banquet the asparagus cost 3 francs per piece or 90 francs per bundle and fed 200 guests. October harvests were rare, as growers produced only poor December crops with hot houses and great care. The Carpentras garden supplied the delicacy, famed for Parisian produce, sparking horticultural interest and pride in the growers.
During a funeral for J. Frank Williams of Seaford Delaware the floor collapsed sending the entire pallbearers and mourners eight feet into the cellar. The casket shattered and the corpse rolled out. Several women fainted amid great excitement but no serious injuries were reported.
The marriage rate in Great Britain, which has fallen in recent years, is again increasing. The trend reversal shows couples returning to wed after a prolonged downturn.
A humorous exchange from Saint Pauls borrows a Truth joke about crops not turning out as well as hoped. The quip features a farmer and a polite inquire, capturing a light moment in old newspaper humor.
An arid land commissioner's report says irrigation could render over 1,000,000 acres fertile in Washington. About 850,000 acres are withdrawn from public domain at cost around 7.06 per acre for personal services. Water would come from the Natchez river with reservoirs and a 1.5 mile canal. total fertilizing cost not yet estimated. Present land value is cited as $641,000 with capacity to support 5,500 families at 100 acres each.
Those anxious to prolong this rapid transitory existence of ours beyond the average span should foster digestion by abstaining from indiscretions in diet and by using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters when indigestion symptoms arise. The impairment of the drive function is fatal to vigor. Subdue fever and ague biliousness and constipation with the Bitters.
A speaker denounces regulating life by astrological signs while naming a plan influenced by his wife and daughters. The remark highlights family guidance shaping personal choices. The quote contrasts superstition with domestic counsel in a reflective tone.
Dorchester Massachusetts firm Walter Baker and Co promotes cocoa and chocolate as pure nutrient rich foods backed by medical and domestic endorsements. The piece emphasizes purity, quality, and versatile use in households with trusted treatment methods and machinery claimed to preserve nutrients. It includes a stray quote about children believing in Santa Claus and parental gifts.
Advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a money back guarantee to all druggists. The remainder contains garbled text about Mme Blavatsky and unrelated quotes and characters.
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