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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1891
Page
2
A narrator recalls a rainy day that brought charm and cheer. Love meets them in the rain as streets turn gray to sparkle with droplets, and the heart remains happy on any rainy day.
Mr and Mrs Thwaite, once Haff and Tiff after a rushed marriage in New Lancaster, face money woes and social pressure. A quarrel over funds leads to small adventures, a revelation of a dying father, and a dramatic shift as Esther reveals a Chicago letter prompting a grand reconciliation and a forthcoming reception.
A collection of pointed quips about men and women from various social clashes. Jokes cite a hunter boasting of accuracy, an insect remark about a religious opponent, Madame de Stael’s retort to a rival, and an Oriental anecdote on a woman’s tart tongue.
A Russian journal reports a Moscow dentist has supposedly devised a method to plant artificial teeth that will grow into the gums and function like real teeth with no nerves. The process requires drilling into the jaw, a painful preliminary step, but promises a third set of painless, permanent teeth.
When a man carries a secret and external eyes are absent, his true character shows. Conscience and self-respect are tested, measured by the self alone, yet the moment the secret surfaces others may learn what he concealed. The will to act reveals long-suppressed conduct and the real self becomes known.
The article traces the origins of dances and music from Germany to France then England Hung ary to Poland and quotes a Paris court ruling on when night begins. It notes a discovery near Wooster Ohio where a prehistoric mound yielded a mouth organ like instrument, suggesting ancient music.
Boston ex mayor Cobb suffers a lifelong illness blamed on arsenical poison absorbed from wallpaper in his home. The report warns that poisonous wallpaper remains a health risk in the city.
An elderly woman criticizes a sermon and recalls a girlhood read tale Bradland. The clergyman replies with interest. The anecdote highlights public speaking and notes Charles Bradlaugh’s noted stage presence and tall stature as a factor in his oratorical success.
From Menlo Park comes Edison’s fusion of phonograph and camera into the Kinetograph. Aims to project sound with continuous motion pictures, enabling operas and public speakers to be seen and heard in the home. Forty-six photographs per second produce smooth motion for up to thirty minutes, capturing performers’ every move. The device records 2,760 frames per minute and 62,800 per half hour, all powered by an electric motor.
An 1880s style treatise extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach troubles constipation and biliousness. It claims early use prevents chronic illness and cites physician endorsements. The piece shifts to Monte Carlo gambling lore noting massive fortunes and a Bavarian banker’s self ruin amid casino excesses.
A dubious naval test on the Vesuvius to prove dynamite in warfare ends in failure as gunners miss moving targets. The report, quoted from the Chicago Herald, notes the overall ineffectiveness and questions whether such agents truly shorten war. Also included are misc items: a Browns Town jail escape, a plea for Dobbins Electric Soap, Mrs. Winslow's Teething Syrup, a warning against man who kicks a dog, Major's Leather cement, and various advertising snippets.
Harrisburg Kentucky resident B P McAllister writes that Swift's Specific 8.8.8 cured his catarrh and endorses the remedy. He claims it will cure any catarrh when used as directed and offers a free book on blood and skin diseases from The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta.
Advertises Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for tired run down nerves skin liver and lung diseases claiming it purifies blood and offers a money back guarantee. Also mentions Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets and Thompson s Eye Water as related products.
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