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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
6
A Russian visitor at the Commercial Museum tried to find Russian newspapers. An attendant recalled the Hobo paper, leading to confusion with Novoje Vremya meaning The New Time. The visitor learned Hoboe is how Novoje is pronounced in Russian, hence the misnaming.
Dr Naugier of Paris told the Academy of Medicine that two hours aloft increases red blood cells and the effect lasts ten days. He urged a daily balloon for fifty poor patients, claiming five ascensions in six to seven weeks surpass a three month mountain stay. Immediate benefits appear, longer air time may cause nervous irritation.
A British soldier reports daily trips to a hilltop block house in the Transvaal to guard against troublesome monkeys. He recalls monkeys throwing stones at tin huts and a night raid that led to a killed animal and a watchdog’s death, prompting fears of further visits.
Heligoland remains under German rule and preserves its Gretna Green character. Lutheran clergy are elected by Frisian custom, and outsiders travel to marry, with a music teacher acting as the father of many runaway brides and receiving a modest honorarium for officiating marriages between strangers.
In a Belgian town cats are trained to carry messages on foot, mirroring carrier pigeons but with the feline pursuing the task. The piece suggests a benevolent, curious project to curb cat mischief and urges kind treatment of cats by boys to maintain trust in the system.
In a St Paul wedding friends instead of giving many gifts handed out checks for sums from one dollar upward. The idea eases the bride’s burden of choosing and spares givers from overthinking and duplication.
A large pike caught at Gondor in the Netherlands was sent to Paris packed in ice and arrived still alive. It revived when plunged into water and was placed in the Trocadero aquarium. The tale highlights notable life persistence, though I, a fisherman, note
In a Boston trial Rufus H. Choate defended two burglary suspects. After a witness testified against them, Choate pressed him to say how his client would have helped join the crime. The witness admitted that the men were told a Boston lawyer named Choate could get them off even with the money in their boots.
A confidential clerk for twenty two years sneaked a morning glass of rum. To hide it he chewed caraway seeds. When seeds ran out he used a spring onion as a substitute. His employer finally confronted him, declaring he draws the line at rum and onions.
The New York Sun explains miner slang at Thunder Mountain labeling a novice as a musher. It traces mushers to Yukon Indian usage and French Canadian dog commands, noting how Marchons morphed into mush on and the verb to mush with the noun musher accompanying it.
The new Zanzibar Sultan Ali bin Hamour, age 17, educated at Harrow, is traveling home with Gen. Raikes and Basil Cave. His father’s death and succession are expected to be learned in Jibatil. Ali bin Hamour recently wed his royal cousin, aged 11 to 12.
W S Gilbert, dining at a country hotel, sits with three touring clergymen who treat him as a curiosity. Asked how he feels among churchmen he replies I feel like a lion in a den of Daniels.
Norwegian attention turns to large coal fields on Spitzbergen southwest coast after fishermen report coastal coal outcrops. Companies form to mine the promising fields, with high confidence that the Arctic enterprise will be profitable.
Cheap iron padlocks from South Staffordshire reach India and serve as the only door fastenings for native huts. A past trade in japanned cast padlocks in red or blue hues was said to be for ornament rather than utility. Black beauties of Africa reportedly wore them as a decorative necklace.
A mixed collage of 19th century health ads and quips extols kidney pills, boasts a Freeport doctor endorsement for Dean’s Kidney Pills, offers a free trial from Foster-Milburn Co, and features various products from coal pins to child powders. Ends with humorous vignettes and cigar promotions.
A new plant in India uses Cauvery river water to generate power carried ninety miles for gold mining. Construction and transmission faced enormous challenges with materials shipped by elephants and pack animals. Workers fought through jungle dangers while overcoming native superstitions about the sacred river.
A collage of short items from a 1900 era page: Dr Eastman’s Indian Boyhood book review. cigar ads and quips. remedies for coughs and looseness. proverbs and jokes about love and stuttering. a rental quip about a roof seat. Contains multiple人物 eponyms and brands. no single cohesive narrative.
In letters from Louis J. Sherrinsky of Atlantic Iowa and Nannie Wallace of Tulare California, Peruna is extolled as a universal remedy. They credit it with curing severe coughs stomach issues and strengthening overall health. The testimonials claim Peruna protects against coughs colds catarrh bronchitis and other ailments in the home.
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