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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
5
A Brooklyn accountant loses a gold repeater in a crowded cross-town car. In a Bowery pawnbroker, a thief arrives with the watch and claims a $40 purchase. The clerk calls police as the owner reveals the engraved inscription. the thief likely pocketed the item en transit and beat him by a minute.
The Goober or peanut from America is gaining fame in France. It crowds vaudeville theaters and opera houses, with shells littering restaurant floors and streets. Marseilles alone reportedly consumed 10 000 bags, while African peanuts challenge America’s peanut status.
The anonymous narrator recalls Russell Sage's sharp humor about J P Morgan's Europe trip and the sale of Park Avenue flats. He quips that Morgan may still own his Wall Street interests while leaving Park Avenue behind, echoing the New York Mail and Express comment.
An Armful of Joy celebrates a child amid trouble with bright colors and loving arms. The text moves from tender maternal imagery to a hopeful life with blue skies, roses, and lilies, ending with a heavenly call and a note about a child’s comfort.
Seasonal weakness from heat prompts use of Herbine a tonic laxative and restorative. H J Freegard Grand View Hotel Cheney Kansas reports twelve years of use with strong praise and recommends it via Dr Newton. Available for 60 cents at I H Myers.
A man unmasks mounting anxiety as he packs a box, hair like a stormy wheat field and a coatless frame. His sister quietly assists, microbes stifle, and the lid finally clicks. He leaps off proud, discovering under the bed two tennis shirts and socks.
Mrs. A. M. Minter of Petersburg Colorado has created a seam ripper a double edged knife with jagged edge and a hooked attachment to pull threads. She patents the tool and reports an offer of 10 000 for the patent, expecting a higher price. The device arose while ripping baby clothes and aims to ease a disliked sewing task.
In London Sir Henry Irving’s production of Dante on stage at Drury Lane the inferno scenes cause actors to feel cold. The fire illusion creates a drafty stage and several performers caught colds during rehearsals, with sneezes heard from their fiery graves.
Mayor Hiram M Summers of Ottawa Ohio offers prizes for the best kept gardens and lawns this summer. Citizens have registered as contestants. A committee will tour the city three times to determine prize winners.
Jaggers recalls a fall from a window during transit through the air he says made him reflect on every mean act he had committed. Jiggers quips that he must have fallen a long distance, highlighting the exchange as a darkly comic moment.
A reflective line noting that those who reach a major aim often find reassurance in knowing they can pursue another ambition, framing perseverance as a cycle of continued pursuit and self belief.
Ladies and children are urged to try the famous Little Early Risers laxative pills. They claim not to purge the system and will not gripe or sicken even at double doses. Endorsed by W. H. Howell of Houston and Bob Moore of Ette, with Myers Pharmacy selling the product.
A dense ad roundup promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets to boost appetite and digestion, White's Cream Vermifuge for babies, DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for skin and piles, Herbine for liver and bowels, Chamberlains Pain Balm, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, and a Bright's Disease and Diabetes specific being offered by the Fulton company. Includes testimonials and pharmacy mentions and a note on a $1,125,000 prescription deal in San Francisco dating Aug 1901.
Travel offers from Boston to National Educational Association events and from San Francisco to Grand Army of the Republic encampment detail dates and prices. Lamar Colorado excursion rates to Colorado Springs Manitou Palmer Lake Pueblo and more include limited sale periods and return limits. Also listed are Tent City Coronado Beach packages, San Diego tours, and a Independence Day celebration plan at Trinidad with races parades and events.
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