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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1899
Page
3
Readers are informed of Navy Pay Corps applicants, census appointment rumors, and shifts in army reorganization. The article discusses proposed retiree recall powers, building appropriations, Schley Sampson fallout, and presidential plans on volunteer forces, plus implications for Cuba and the Philippines.
Denver dispatch reports Charles Reuss and Bert Frey trapped 400 feet down in the Bon Air mine after a cave in that sent 460 tons of dirt into the shaft. Despite brave attempts, it may take days to reach them as Star drift and a new shaft are opened with pumps moving large volumes of water. Shepherd survived the fall but is safe at the top. Reuss and Frey remain isolated and communications are limited through water pipes.
An article describes using electrolyzed seawater from a Rikers Island plant to purify polluted waters and streets. It details how electricity frees disinfectants from sea water to destroy microbes, transforming rotting areas into healthy spaces. The method is proposed to clean Havana harbor and improve the Cuban capital's habitability.
A playful verse describes a note tucked in a library book returned to a girl and picked up by another, highlighting a mistaken reader and a shared library moment.
In a period ad style the copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring medicine that cleanses sins and heals a range of ailments from scrofula to kidney and liver troubles. Testimonials from Michae Borie J B Ewentoy and Anni e Resert claim relief, strength, appetite, sleep, and recovery from sores and disability.
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