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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1897
Page
7
On the Chattoooochee river the steamer Griggs struck a snag ripping her bottom. The pilot steered to a sandbar as water flooded the deck. Engineer Jim Bladso stayed at his post in the engine room and lost his life, a scene echoing John Hay's tale of Bladso and the Prairie Belle.
An anonymous plea claims a long life of drunkenness ended by a wife’s secret remedy called Anti Jag. The note offers to mail the remedy or full directions for a dollar, citing a conversion to a sober, respected citizen. It also includes quips about hat wearers, milkmen, and whist players.
Lord Bacon’s vision cited as rail transport key to national wealth. The piece notes 1894 railway stocks show 70 of 100 dollars paid in none and warns that high rates threaten commerce. It argues a proposed bill on freedom of contract would protect customers, fix rates, and restore solvency, boosting workshops and employment.
The piece defends thoughtful dining for busy minds, arguing that even great thinkers like Tennyson and Johnson benefit from well prepared, nourishing meals. It counters careless eating as a waste of energy and criticizes ignoring better cooking for lack of attention.
Gap Creek lodge No. 72 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows meets in a large cave eight miles east of Johnson City. Dr Nathaniel Hyder rents the subterranean chamber as a meeting hall with 75 members. The cave features a two-chamber layout with natural daylight revealing an eight foot high wall and a 60 foot long lodge room.
Advertising feature describes hysteria linked to uterine nerves and urges use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Includes testimonial from Mrs Levi F Pearr of Wemleysburg Pa praising renewed health, color, and strength after taking the remedy.
Fragmentary club chatter describes whist at a ladies and gentlemen gathering. A Western Correspondent notes marriages and fashion inquiries, with a preference for discreet descriptions. The dialogue references Charles building in Denver and a ladylike novelist, hinting at social scrutiny and propriety.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascareta Candy Cathartic as a cure with money back guarantee. The piece ends with a quip about a family horse, describing it as an ancient beast that requires the whole family to move it.
An assortment of old remedies and quack cures is advertised with prices and appeals. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed as a constitutional remedy priced at 73a, along with Simpkins tonics and Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Additional items include Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, Piso's Cure for Consumption, No-To-Bac tobacco cure, and assorted quack testimonials.
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