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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1897
Page
7
A humorous survey of brides and grooms facing wedding nerves. Numerous stories recount grooms fleeing, freezing, or fainting at the altar, while brides rarely share public jitters. Instances include a groom fleeing into a tree, a tongue tied groom, and multiple swoons before marriage.
The Mosque of Omar site in Jerusalem, also called the Dome of the Rock, sits on a fifth of the city and marks the ancient Solomon temple area. A traveler praises its blaze of color, intricate arabesques, and stained glass, noting the Holy Rock center guarded within the shrine.
Engineers and contractors show interest in a new pavement strip in Fourth Avenue above Tenth Street. London engineer A Burness Breig oversees the project. The surface uses asphalt with beveled wood strips every two inches to reduce slipping for horses and bicycles and allow softer asphalt. If successful, it could lead to wider use in New York.
The column humorously surveys fashionable life and women’s concerns from the era. It notes aging, self image, and social preoccupations with wit, including comments on elegance, seriousness, and summer behavior. It playfully sketches how women react to trends and public notices.
F W Vaille assistant superintendent Pacific coast mail division returned from Dyea where he studied feasibility of a Canadian backed interior Alaska route. He recommends a post office and postmaster at Skaguay, noting 1500 residents ready to winter there and current gaps in US and Canadian mail service.
Halifax Nova Scotia October 17 a massive fire destroyed Windsor once famed for its beauty. Fanned by a northwest gale it raged for six hours overwhelming the local fire department and drawing in outside help. By noon nearly a mile square was burned leaving only a handful of structures standing and forcing thousands to seek shelter with surrounding residents Halifax locals and British troops provided tents and aid to the displaced.
The Peoria conference of the four railroad brotherhoods adjourned sine die at 11 10 p m agreeing on a federation plan to be submitted to Trainmen Telegraphers Conductors and Firemen lodges in the US Canada and Mexico. Grand Master Arthur of the Engineers had no voice and played no part in the federation conference.
In Mexico City on October 16 the public prosecutor called for the death penalty for ten defendants in the Anifo Arroyo murder case. Among the accused are Police Inspector Villavicenzio accused of perjury and deceiving investigators and Miguel Cabrera former second assistant inspector of detectives.
The trial trip of the new submarine boat Columbia was successful. Five hundred miles of Russian rail road through Siberia has been completed.
Reports describe a Birmingham invention as an infernal lead bullet with a flat top and cup like receptacle. Upon entry it acts like a punch creating an open wound that expands to a jagged three to four inch hole after six inches. The gimmick may breach international conventions.
A condensed ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the sure preventive and remedy for malaria and related afflictions such as dyspepsia biliousness and kidney complaints. The copy urges systematic use to banish discomfort and improve health.
Governor Robert B. Smith of Montana direct attacks on Tammany Halls deputy John C. Sheehan. Smith urged silver state governors to oppose national issues in a municipal campaign and to back Tammany. Several complied while others declined. He mocked the Chicago platform and urged Democrats to vote for Henry George, sending a telegram reading Collect $6.50.
Little tablets in an enameled box labeled C C C promise a mild fast acting purifying effect. Eat one like candy and it purifies the digestive canal, helps the stomach, stirs the liver, and strengthens the bowels for natural action. Widely advertised, yet the product speaks for itself.
Jenkins compares bicycle danger to trolley cars amid four noted mishaps. He recalls nearly being struck by a trolley while distracted by a woman riding a wheel, illustrating his point about risk in urban transit.
A plain envelope offer promises ten years of fruitless doctoring ended by a method that restores vigor and manhood. No C. O. D. fraud or medical ties. Free to send. Address Lock Box 288 Chicago NL. Send a 2-cent stamp.
A speaker reassures relatives about a son away at Kiondike, notingletters arriving home reveal his spelling remains poor, indicating no dramatic change despite distance.
A clipped quote from a Colorado printed paper ponders why the late Mr Jubbs ordered banjo music at his funeral. The exchange hints at humor about love interest and the girl next door in a sparse, letterspecified excerpt.
An ad claims Cascarets Candy Cathartic cures constipation, priced 10c or 3 for a dollar, with a money back guarantee if CO C C fails. It notes Grand Duke Michael of Russia touring northern regions and adopting Great Britain as his ome.
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