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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
6
Poem recalling Forty-Nine era gold seekers roving from the Rockies to Santa Fe and California. The speaker marks vanished youth and labor, praising the enduring wealth of the West s soil and the men who went out West. Robert Mackay notes in Success.
A dialogue between a literary woman and a self made man explores fate versus personal agency. They debate marriage, divorce, and happiness for single versus married women while a torn letter and a row over a signature reveal tensions about trust, privacy, and "the Lord's doing" in life choices.
A fragment eddies with advice about resilience and cheerfulness. It invites walking against rough seas, gathering thistle down in wind, and not attempting cabbage on granite, using vivid maritime imagery to urge steadfast, hopeful living.
A writer finds beauty in a semi desert described by Werner Z Need in the August Atlantic. He portrays a landscape linked to mountains and sky, rich with wildflowers, sagebrush, yucca, and prairie life, seen as a path to growth, wisdom, and enduring effort.
Poem recalling families returning home to Meadow Lane as children come from far places. A mother welcomes sons and daughters, named Will, Mary, Dick, and Sue, with pride and enduring love, echoing community ties and faith.
In a rare Mississippi redistricting twist three Democratic incumbents faced one another in a single district. John Sharp Williams prevailed in the primary and remains in Congress. He toured Jackson in shirt sleeves, speaking English German and French to greet voters as his home county backed him solidly.
A testimonial from Margaret Lee of Lee Green Wis states that after years of muscular rheumatism and no relief from other remedies, she used St Jacobs Oil and experienced immediate pain and soreness relief with no recurrence. The advertisement notes St Jacobs Oil is sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes by all druggists.
A Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William's recent trips sparked lese majesty convictions across Germany. The Dusseldorf visit alone led to nineteen and three quarters years of imprisonment for insult to the emperor. In 1902 Berlin heard 643 lese majesty prosecutions with 186 dismissed as false, with sentences ranging from twelve months to five years.
An overview of California electricity transmission highlights the role of mountainous terrain and steep stream grades in power efficiency. The article notes proximity to the Sierra Nevada and rapid descent as key factors, comparing California to other regions and stressing the impact on electrical development. A Defiance Starch plug and a playful excerpt appear as side remarks.
A collage of retail tips and social vignettes featuring Putnam, DeFiance Starch, Dean's Ointment, Baxter's Bullhead cigars, and city country contrasts. Humorous exchanges about future roles, cosmetic parodies, and a note on a baby girl’s birth mark the collection as a snapshot of daily life and consumer culture.
A collage of product pitches and quips from a late 19th or early 20th era page. References include Baxter’s Bull Head cigars, Mrs Winslow’s Teething Remedy, Defiance Cold Water Starch, Burdock Blood Bitters, and humor about a deer and a kid. The item mix reflects era advertising and light satirical lines.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh in all stages. It claims the cure works by treating the blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 to anyone who it fails to cure. Also promotes Hull's Family Pills and other light notices and jokes.
Grand Duke Boris appeared as a striking spectacle at the Newport horse show function wearing a kaleidoscopic outfit. His ensemble featured gray Reid’s, a lemon shirt, silver gray tie, tan shoes, and a white straw hat with blue trim, plus a jeweled snake ring and renowned bracelet accompanying his gestures.
The Young Men's Christian Association of the Bowery New York has leased an 180 acre farm in New Jersey as a temporary home for unemployed men. Residents are not expected to stay beyond two weeks while they work in the upland. The Y M C A will run extensive employment efforts to assist them.
In cabinet circles a blunt public figure drew debate. Secretary Wilson noted he never pressures the department for promotions for friends, while Secretary Root quipped that he has none to promote.
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