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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1895
Page
6
A dining etiquette anecdote recounts a young lady at a social table who misuses utensils, tries to hide the missteps by sliding items beneath the cloth, and leaves greasy stains, prompting scrutiny from the host at the end of the gathering.
The De Kalb Fence Company of De Kalb Illinois operates the most extensive U S wire fencing plant with over 40 machines and capacity of more than 22 miles daily Their Cable Steel and Hog Fence Meld fencing Cable Poultry Fence Steel Web Picket Fence and Park and Cemetery Fence are made along with wooden or steel framed gates and posts They offer a 44 page catalogue and advertise in the paper to consult for fencing needs
Mrs. Coulter describes a 14 year Dover residence torn by medical bills and paralysis. After exhausting doctors and medicines, Dr Williams Pink Pills allegedly restored her facial control and relieved paralysis, with her son’s St Vitus dance also cured. She endorses the pills as life restoring and offers to affidavit to her claims.
Dr Alice Marston, acting medical missionary, mails a long tour account from Chinese count districts to the Society for Promoting Knowledge. She describes reception of Miss Parsons and local responses, noting villages with few converts and crowded churches on Sundays. She urges more missionaries to gain real access to inhabitants.
Advertising copy promotes a remedy book titled Don’t Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away. It claims a No-To-Hac cure for tobacco use with a guarantee and offers a free book by mailing to Sterling Remedy in New York City or Chicago.
A Kansas City Journal item notes Geo Matthews of Wichita claims to operate a device using thirty six electric batteries two jars of hydrogen gas and two jars of compound to create a vortex and form a storm center during a public demonstration near Wichita.
A rustic storyteller recalls a Kansas settler with remarkable whiskers and a cyclone tale. The ginger bearded man explains the curious fate of the man’s facial hair after the storm, contrasting Sarcasm and pride with practical jokes and local superstition. The tale ends as the Potato Creek narrator rides home pondering the odd anecdote.
Commander Booth rejects stained glass for the new Salvation Army building saying the aim is to stay close to the lower strata of society. He states they welcome rich patrons but seek to remain plain and near the people, with no stained glass ever.
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