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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1897
Page
7
A bachelor recalls a prank filled friendship with Tom and their shared athletic life. After a Christmas wreck he saves a woman who later learns she will marry Tom. The narrator loves her but stays silent to attend the wedding, leaving his wealth to Tom and their children.
Charles Hughes of Red Bluff California devised a method to photograph a wild deer at night on a Coast Range trail. He set a camera near the path and wired the shutter to a flashlight so that the deer triggered the device and the flash. The resulting negative shows the startled animal in mid step with a bright flash illuminating the scene.
A Kentucky judge reportedly ended his charge to the jury with a quip about not believing either side. The jury retired briefly before returning a verdict for the defendant. In separate notes, mice died after exposure to microbes in German school inks once developed.
A 19th century prospect argues olive cultivation will rapidly grow on the Pacific slope and beyond. It notes US olive oil imports of about 1 million gallons annually from Italy and Spain, potential for US to become a large exporter, and California’s 600 000 to 700 000 trees with prime yields of 250 gallons per tree per year.
An editorial argues for meticulous wheat cleaning to remove rye cockle and docks before harvest. It notes rye grows taller, cockle blooms visibly, and single passes can clip pests. fanning mills miss heavy cockle. prevention saves cost and improves seed quality.
A mine explorer near Marquette discovers a lead southwest of Mount Mesnard in spring. Assay results show ore worth 10.33 dollars per ton in gold with accompanying silver and copper.
Denver chamber seeks from county commissioners full statistics on resources and productions. Data requested cover geography, population, rail connections, mining output, ore types, tonnage, values, wages, mills, and irrigation farming figures for 1897 and six months of 1897. Emphasizes mining wealth and agricultural potential to attract immigration and promote Colorado.
The Boston Herald reports a sextuplex telegraphic wire operated last night in a local office with New York and Boston paper representatives watching. The circuit ran to New Haven and back, covering about three hundred miles. Three messages were sent simultaneously and received accurately. Inventor Thomas B. Dixon of Kentucky, son of the late Senator Archibald Dixon, is a practical telegraph operator who has pursued sextuplex since 1891.
A brief Chicago Post vignette centers on a witty exchange about a duel and social dining. A participant asks to dine with his opponent and seconds, proposing after the duel and suggesting both parties attend. The playful tone frames an imagined clash within a social setting.
Maitland Missouri cattle dealer Goodpasture is identified in the record. The brief note names a local dealer by surname and ties him to Maitland. No additional details accompany the fragment.
John L. Sullivan announced a mayoral bid and projected polling 8000 to 12000 votes. His platform would license gambling parlors and disorderly houses as part of his reform agenda.
A March 31 feature on Henry Clay recalls his 36 years in public life and presents a vivid, praise filled portrait from John F. Le. It describes Clay in 1842 at age sixty two as tall slender and dignified with a powerful resonant voice and dramatic presence.
Inquiries warn against stomach and bowel irritants from careless use of evacuants. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as invigorating, gentle, and effective, said to banish dyspepsia, malaria, rheumatism, and kidney troubles.
A brief quotation discusses the word economy, noting mixed social judgments. It contrasts condemnation for nonpractice with disdain for those who do engage, reflecting public ambivalence about economic virtue.
A vintage ad promotes No tobac a miracle cure to quit tobacco with a money back guarantee. It claims easy lifelong cessation and offers a booklet sample from Sterling Remedy Company in Chicago or New York.
A cabinet with a complete outfit for qualitative testing for gold and silver is offered. It is simple to assemble by following the directions. Price five dollars plus express charges, sent on receipt. Address C. BE. De Forest, Lee Street, Denver, Colorado. P. O. x No.
In a quirky item a man boasts of buying a half interest in an Alaskan dog. The exchange shows a playful mood as a reply to a wealth claim. The clipping ends with odd notes about Russia and czariana, indicating a miscellany page.
The monument to Marshal S. Robert in Saint-Cere, France will be dedicated on October 3 with General Billot, minister of war, presiding. The ceremony will honor his memory and mark the unveiling by local officials.
A fragmentary page notes a Bagley family celebration and an anniversary remark. It also includes ad copy touting Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a nerve restorer from Dr R H Kure with a free trial bottle offer.
A vintage advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a tobacco habit cure promising strength and purity of blood. It claims guaranteed results for a price of fifty cents and lists all druggists as sellers.
A Roxbury man complains about the national debt while a humorous exchange about a parrot provokes amused commentary in the Roxbury Gazette and Enquirer style snippets. The dealer jokes Polly only wants a biscuit, not English or U S talk.
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