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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1894
Page
2
A classic laxative touting comfort and improvement through pure liquid principles. The advertisement claims it cleanses the system without weakening organs, neutralizes colds headaches and fevers, and is approved by doctors. Sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles, made by the California Fig Syrup Co. Only its name appears on packaging.
US consul in Auckland describes public works in New Zealand run on cooperative lines. Government engineers estimate costs, bids are advertised, and gangs of local workers secure the jobs instead of contractors. The system yields good wages, self reliance, and broad approval for reducing distress and vagrancy.
Don’t Offer a Reward For your Lost Appetite. All know that It is a valuable piece of personal property, but why go to the expense when Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will restore it to you. A course of that tonic not only induces a return of relish for food, but confers upon the stomach the power to gratify appetite without unpleasant sensations. For digestion, arousing a dormant liver or kidneys, and regularity of bowels, no medicine exceeds this genial family cordial. Avoid fiery stimulants and use the Bitters. This medicine remedies malarial and rheumatic ailments.
A clerk falsely proclaims to his princess that he is a happy father while the boss, busy with writing, misreads the date as the 21st. The clerk corrects that it is only the fifth and notes one of them recently died from the measles.
Readers see Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertised as a universal remedy with a $100 promise to cure all stages of catarrh. The pitch cites internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and asks readers to bend for testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Advertisement ends with a quip about a tree’s rings vs a woman’s age.
The St James hotel in Denver advertises perfect cooking and varied meals with a reliable, old established service. Rates are $2.00 per day for room and board, $1.50 for dinner, with rooms and breakfast at £1.00. Located opposite the Tabor Grand Opera House, near banks and street cars, it claims the best location in the city. A blue car begins its run in front of the hotel.
A historical snippet urges girls to walk with light steps and balanced posture to gain dignified carriage for life. It claims heaviness of step and downcast eyes spoil grace, advising girls to walk upright and avoid slouching.
Cornhill Magazine notes earthworms detect mole approach by soil heaving and rush to the surface. It says England harbors millions of worms, fields far denser than London, with worms thriving on decaying leaves and creating soil mold essential for cultivation.
A four-horse team hauling 3009 pounds of giant powder crossed a rickety bridge into a dry creek bed near Tillamook. The bridge gave way but the driver, horses, wagon and powder were hauled out unharmed after a few seconds of peril. The driver reports no sensation as the bridge fell and the load landed safely.
A narrator notes Mrs. Jones is among the happiest women they know. The source confirms she has a kind husband, yet the real source of happiness lies in a servant girl who allows Mrs. Jones to do as she pleases.
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