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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
4
A reflective poem imagines a final rest at a solitary inn where the speaker avoids future toils and worldly duties. The speaker longs for an untroubled afterlife free of unfinished songs, kings, or journeys, dreaming of quiet, eternal peace beyond political divides.
A tranquil brook narrates a summer scene in a green wood. A child arrives with forest flowers for her drowned father and asks the brook to carry the gifts to the sea, where the brook’s path ends with the child’s farewell and its own voyage to the vast water.
Frederick Kost recalls old innkeeper Crawford on South Beach who kept two dachshund pups named Cocoa. Crawford jokes one name serves both dogs as they always move together, avoiding the effort of naming them individually. The piece ends noting mosquitoes lack modesty.
A historical piece defends cock-fighting as a noble pastime and recalls the Earl of Derby near death ordering his groom to fetch game cocks. The tale depicts the old man betting on his favorite bird, dying with the cocks crowing, and coins scattered on his bed.
A New York World excerpt relays Col. Harry Hall recalling his 1896 McKinley campaign in Indiana. In Greencastle a lunch counter conversation claims strong Republican support, noting three locally moved Republicans and no sick Republican households, signaling a Democratic loss forecast.
The Outlook reports that progressive Mormonism educates the people with relentless precision. It notes that two-thirds of Utah’s Mormons were born into the system and have never known another faith, a shift from twenty years ago when newcomers faced abuses. Leaders’ power is said to have boosted tithing and political influence, while emissaries are sent abroad and at home to proselytize, signaling vigor not decline.
Former congressman Adams recounts a law partner tale from the New York Times. Assistant district attorney McIntyre defended a man through two or three courts, won the conviction, and billed $1,000. The convicted man balked at the charge, and McIntyre expressed annoyance. Adams agrees the services were worth the sum though the case could have been pursued for less.
An anecdote on Mary Queen of Scots at her Beheading, noting her final word and the world’s judgments. She claims she is judged as a witch and degenerate, yet finds consolation that no one called her Mamie as she faced the axe.
A pigeon box at Weston-super-Mare, England shelters five kittens, their mother and two young pigeons living in harmony amid the urban wild. Defiance starch promises flexible, lasting hold and greater value, preventing shakeouts and blowouts compared with rival brands.
Justice Vaughlin in Buffalo issues a permanent injunction with costs and full accounting of sales against Paul B. Hudson producer of Dr. Clark's Foot Powder and a Brooklyn retailer. Court rules Dr. Clarks Foot Powder imitates and infringes Foot-Ease. Allen S. Olmsted owner of Foot-Ease trademark. Other suits planned. Rapid growth noted as Japan has 900 newspapers now from 1 thirty years ago.
A new summer book from the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway lists eastern resorts with routes and rates. Inquiries for copies should be sent to C. F. Daly, Chief A. G. P. A., Chicago. A separate note mentions a Essex merchant declaring bankruptcy due to rat damage. Other items advertise Defiance Starch and a Cripple Creek trip with reduced fares and scenic claims. Also includes a humorous exchange about managing a wife.
An old promotional claim touts a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug sellers promise refunds if the remedy fails. The ad also broadens humor with a quip about a man and his daughter’s husband.
A collage of quaint ad copy and wry lines from an early 20th century issue. It features N W Samuel praising Pico's Cure for consumption, a note on courage and waking the baby, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething pain with a 25 cent price.
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