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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1901
Page
3
Accidents on Russian Railways cited as the world’s most dangerous with thirty per million harmed or killed. Lawmakers wrangle over abolishing the whipping post, while ads promote Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and other remedies. Various product pitches and social notices intermingle in a fragmented 19th century newspaper collage.
The Rocke feller Morgan Hill syndicate gains control of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line linking the Great Northern with the east and completing a transcontinental route. Earling sells stock for ten million dollars. Marshall Field Alexander Mitchell estate and George T. Smith heirs also divest. Syndicate now controls west coast common stock while East of Chicago Morgan influences several roads.
Harvard plans a new Semitic Bible Museum funded by Jacob Schiff to illustrate life and thought of Semitic peoples from Babylonian to Ethiopian, with the Hebrew Palestinian nucleus, serving scholars and students worldwide as a comprehensive, exclusive collection. The note also mentions Australian federation and Judge Deemer declining a university post.
Henry Duke of Hol land has left Holland in a sulk over unapproved $80 000 annual grant and the rejected title of Prince Consort He is soon to marry Queen Wilhelmina who reportedly loves him If he sulks too long she may cancel the union and spark a rush of other potential princes A New Yorker secured the Washington Justice building contract after bid openings by major firms
Two state commissions for New York and New Jersey have secured an option on quarrying sites along the Palisades opposite upper New York City. They plan an interstate park including the bluffs, a goal pursued for years led by The Society for the Preservation.
A fragment references Scenic and Historic Places and Objects in New York likely part of a broader list or designation. The readable text hints at preservation or recognition themes tied to locations or items within the state.
William Wallace Campbell, elected to succeed the late James E. Keeler as director of the Lick Observatory, was born in Hancock County Ohio in 1862 and studied at the University of Michigan. He later taught mathematics and astronomy at Colorado and at Ann Arbor and authored several text books. A Chicago founder leads a newly organized "School of Prophets" meeting in Chicago to prepare for the prophesied end of the world.
A collage of early 20th century advertisements and quack cures. Notes promote Allen's Foot-Ease free samples, Garfield Tea benefits, Hall's Catarrh Cure, laxatives, beauty products, and a byline about hazing and a jokey cartoon dialogue. Also mentions coal heat, light, and fake testimonials.
A discussion on mothers guiding daughters and seeking advice from Lydia E. Pinkham. A Wisconsin mother reports her daughter’s two year battle with irregular menstruation and pain, and Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is cited as relieving symptoms. The piece urges mothers to obtain help and share experiences openly.
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