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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1903
Page
3
In a boardinghouse begets a wanderer’s carefree evening. Uncle Phineas guides Eleanor and Struthers through casual meals and urban escapades to a rooftop lab where a battery and sparks fascinate her. The scene ends with moonlit steps and lingering mystery.
A professor and his ward Eleanor accompany Mr. Struthers on errands ending with a festive dinner. The uncle jokes about experiments in electricity and potential lightning, while Struthers contemplates a future powered by electricity and a new home.
A young man offers to go first but a woman insists she can find her way. She claims familiarity with ladders from country life and steps lightly down after the final rung of a trap-door.
Eleanor and Uncle Phineas share a cool rooftop moment above a river glow in Roof Park. Mr Struthers strums a mournful tune as the hammock sways and a cat dies, while the city’s distant rumble softens the night. The scene ends with Eleanor swinging again as the story pauses.
A Brooklyn mothers group recalls Edith a six year old girl who fears the dark. Her mother tells her God and angels watch over her. Edith softly declares the angels are beautiful yet confesses fear of the old Nick.
A narrator recalls a snowy sidewalk encounter in Caribou near the Burleigh hotel on Sweden street. A young woman prompts a playful waltz style pass along a two foot deep snow path, concluding with the line that everything is easy if you know how.
A Dover correspondent reports a rural clergyman vouches for the tale of the Archbishop visiting a village school. After declaring that all have a besetting sin he adds even archbishops. A child answers drunkenness, prompting curiosity over the archbishop's thoughts given Dr Temple's temperance advocacy.
In Washington a well fixed Westerner in a hotel spree announced plans to buy a steamship for his family. He counted out 84000 in cash and exchange before the astonished cashier, then required hospitalization to separate him from his wealth. He later recalled nothing of the incident.
An excerpt reflecting on lasting ideals and human kindness. It contrasts enduring virtues with harsh words and neglect. The poem urges action through compassion and justice, ending with an invocation of steadfast faith and angelic counsel.
An Englishman recalls a harsh tool of czarist rule in Vladivostok where the governor can deport anyone on 24 hours notice. A Russian official later threatened Jones & Co with a 1000 ruble contribution toward a czar bust, forcing payment before the promised bust appeared.
The New York Mail and Express recalls Russell Sage joking about J P Morgan leaving for Europe and his Park Avenue flats, claiming Morgan may still hold his Wall Street interests rather than his Park Avenue properties.
A 200 year old copper bell cast in Spain 1708 found in a New York warehouse barrel and shipped from the Philippines. It will be used to summon workers and provide lunch in government gardens south of the Washington monument. The bell previously tolled monastery hours in the Philippines before being taken as a government possession at Manila.
A humorous piece describes a boy who avoids vices and New Year's resolutions, then shifts to a classroom puzzle. It explains a five-rub trick using twenty marks, challenging onlookers to start from the top and end on an odd number, with hints of clever misdirection.
A collage of trivia and at home tricks from a vintage page. It includes wordplay on pies and animals, a brain teaser about dividing a square into four identical rings, an edge of science magic with five toothpicks and a cork figure, plus notes on a left hand scissors display in East Side shops and the foreign-born left handed population.
A dry day trick guide shows a thin paper becoming electrified and sticking to skin, face, or coat. It also explains attracting light objects with a sealed card like wax. A cane balance stunt is described using rubbing a card and bringing it near the cane to cause movement without touching.
Dr. Alexander Hill of Downing College Cambridge reports an intelligent fox terrier trained to lift a box latch. When meat is placed inside without observers the dog does not open the latch on its own, suggesting it did not act from self generated reasoning. Dr. Hill invites replication by others in animal psychology studies.
A magician describes a feather show using a handkerchief. The trick begins by promising feathers in a handkerchief and ends with revealing feathers purchased from suppliers. The performer camouflages feathers by squeezing them into a compact form under a concealed coat before displaying them.
A novel aerial transportation concept features an elevated track with a central rail side rails and cables. A boat travels along the track propelled by manually operated mechanisms connected to the cables, claimed to offer excellent speed though its future popularity remains uncertain.
The New York Herald notes that enthusiasts who love boating but lack time for water can enjoy aerial boats. It suggests air travel as a substitute for water and urges imagination to feel at home aboard these flying craft.
Drops of wax fall from a candle onto cold water forming cup like shapes resembling lilies of the valley Each cup is pierced in the center by a thin wire threaded through to the opposite side creating a delicate arrangement
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