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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1895
Page
2
A humorous look at Alfonso XIII, nine-year-old king of Spain, who endures constant guarding, dress codes, and lack of outdoor play. The piece notes his strict attention from nurses and instructors, limited playmates, and the duties of monarchy, contrasted with a typical boy’s desire for freedom and fun.
A doorstep encounter unfolds as a hungry tramp reads aloud from a torn novel describing social woes and personal ruin caused by a single word. He laments real life tragedy while asking the lady for fried eggs and tea before walking away without her consent.
London papers after the Seaford disaster claim American travel is superior to English medieval methods. They cite the preference for "floating palaces" over short boat routes and question why better Channel crossings are not built, noting the ease of travel between New York and Boston versus England and France.
Mrs Bland lights up the day with kind words for all. She encounters the ugliest man in town, a curio with a nose boil and a harsh voice. Yet she recovers quickly, smiles warmly, and compliments his immaculate linen, uplifting the moment.
Excavations at Pompeii under Italian supervision uncover a modest house with eighteen fluted columns in a central hall. Seven columns are nearly perfect after restoration. walls display frescoes of fruit fish and game with bright color. A cock-fight painting hints at the owner's sporting tastes. air exposure soon could ruin the ancient artworks.
The Bien du Peuple reports from a trusted source that Major Lothaire found letters from Mr. Stokes to Kibonge, the Kibonge assassin of Emin Pasha, showing Stokes aided in resisting the Independent state and supplied arms. Stokes confessed at court martial and was condemned to be hanged. London Daily News cites the account.
The Moorings cast off and steams downriver bound for sea. Advert says Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters helps travelers avoid sea sickness and soothe nausea, dyspepsia, rheumatic pains, and tired kidneys for emigrants, tourists, mariners.
A Glasgow minister noted a congregant who stared around the church during prayers. The parishioner replied that Scripture bids us watch as well as pray, wondering how a body can watch with eyes closed, and insisting on glowering about as he has always done.
A collage of old ads and notices includes patent medicines promising teeth relief ear remedies and nerve restorers. Other items tout hosiery products grocers ginger cures and a bonds and warrants solicitation from Morris Whiteh Denver with a stray carpentry quip and a cautionary note about judging by appearances.
A traditional advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health by cleansing the system. It claims relief from colds headaches fevers and constipation through action on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. The California Fig Syrup Co manufactures it in 50c and 1 bottles and prints its name on every package.
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