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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1896
Page
3
The narrator joins a plantation guide for a night alligator hunt in southern bayous. A lamped approach leads to a side shot at the reptile, the boat struggles, and the alligator is towed ashore for its hide. The guide notes market realities and general alligator behavior.
A French chemist describes a method to produce a cheap substitute for whalebone. He removes hair from animal skins, baths them in bichromate or potash, stretches the skins to dry, then treats them in bisulfide of soda or time until an olive green color is achieved, then dries and cuts into strips.
A Washington Star dialogue features a kind hearted girl questioning octopus of an oyster stew. Her escort counters with a stance on cruelty and solitary confinement as the harshness of confinement is debated.
A fragment describes a wooden hen nursery item 10 by 35 by 8 inches and urges Mr Geo H Stahl to mail a copy of Sit booklet and Woolen Hen catalog, both sent free. A line references a sad woman remarking she is disappointed with a paste diamond ring.
A dog and a cat are depicted quarreling over a pan as they drink. The dog boasts about leading the pace while the cat retorts she is far ahead, humorously claiming a long lead with seventy laps.
An advertisement touts Salzer seeds claiming 4 to 6 tons of hay per acre and large corn, barley, potatoes, and oats yields. It urges readers to mail 10 cents to John A. Salzer Seed Co. for a mammoth catalogue and $10 worth of seed samples, with catalogue priced at 5 cents postage.
Howe notes that when a girl uses coded phrases indicating abe is jong 2 bee ea tt she is signaling a recent marriage proposal seen with favorable regard.
The ad extols Syrup of Figs as a universal laxative that cleanses the system without weakening organs. It emphasizes buying only the California Fig Syrup Co. product and notes genuine ingredients and widespread satisfaction among users seeking regularity.
The Greeley Nurseries run by Mr. G. J. Speag Fal publish a large fruit farm line. They specialize in Colorado grown trees and maintain one of the oldest nurseries in the state. They release several varieties annually for experimental purposes to advance the fruit interests.
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