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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1895
Page
7
The report describes overcrowded Armenian prisoners in a damp Van prison under European siege. It details chained inmates in six narrow cells, torture by fetters, and dire conditions. It also reports widespread rape and violence against Armenian women in villages, with authorities selling tax rights over women as property, triggering executions for resistance.
P Alex Peterson chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific reports rich yields and rapid development in Pacific coast mining. Mines at Slocan Star War Eagle La Roy Trail Creek Josey O K and Silver King show strong production with sizable dividends and new smelter capacity. ore grades reach highsilver and copper content and 100000 tons ore in sight. capital and demand drive optimism for a major productive district.
Mrs Dolan laments neighbors the Rafferties borrow items seasonally. She notes they borrow the stove in winter and the voice chest in summer, insisting the only way to get the best of borrowing is to move away.
Two sons of Erin watch the tall Jackson building and joke about preferring to fall up rather than down. One quips about landing location if he fell down, the other jokes about unknown fate if he fell up.
Menier of Paris reportedly buys Le Ante island in Quebec for 1 million dollars to stock with game fur-bearing animals and fish. Locals say summer life is harsh with numerous mosquitoes and venomous threats. A bishop reportedly fainted three times from bites during a long journey between settlements.
In a Washington report a tall broad woman in a tight gown with large diamond earrings sits unmoved in a car. A mouse-colored passenger asks politely if two seats were paid and requests space, noting the stout woman’s silence.
Advertisements and quips tout remedies like Howtet ters Stomach Bitters Syrup of Figs and Hall's Catarrh Cure alongside social anecdotes about resilience beauty and men’s arguments. The fragmentary text blends product pitches with moralizing lines and anecdotal endorsements from readers.
Fragmented ad text cites The Lancet embalming claim and questions who could identify the preserved remains. Includes notices from Morris & Whitehead Denver and a Portland branch, plus assorted ads for tonics, newspapers, and a war romance aside.
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