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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
4
A Guthrie Oklahoma ad mocking alfalfa farming circulates Western Oklahoma and is reprinted by rural newspapers. The piece lists the yearly alfalfa cycle from May through November and ends urging readers to list their alfalfa farm for sale, contrasting toil with easy money. It implicates Markham as the critic and frames alfalfa farming as a burdensome pursuit.
Fragmentary excerpt describes a farmer enjoying wealth and family contentment with fat livestock and a prosperous household, but lacks specific names, places, or events to identify.
O R Meacham editor of the Salida Record was seriously injured in a run away last night. He was thrown from a buggy after the horse panicked striking his head and causing a brain concussion. His wife kept hold of the reins and stopped the horses within three blocks.
Reports from Grand valley indicate a strong apple season with yield equal to or greater than last year. Palisade orchardists dispute a Denver claim of a slim crop, noting a larger harvest this year. Early varieties Yellow Transparent and Red June are already shipped in large quantities.
Currants have mostly been sold in the Canon City district though some were affected by spring frosts. Local gardeners continue bringing in home grown beans celery and other produce. Sweet corn has appeared and should stay available until frost. Tomatoes are ripening and abundant with a larger acreage than ever nearby, promising a prolific crop.
Arthur Jordan of Burlington Indiana missed a train at Canon City and hired a horse to reach Wet Mountain valley. Near Silver Cliffe he faced a brutal storm with flooding and lightning, taking shelter in an old shaft as water rose rapidly around him.
A miner barely resurfaces after being trapped in an unworked abandoned shaft during a storm. His harrowing experience leaves him cautious, warning against taking similar risks in the future.
A reader suggests bringing the Sidewalk and Street Mutterings columnist to the suburbs for perspective. He argues a day off to observe life beyond Main Street reveals human nature, including rural concerns, neighborly behaviors, and lingering crude traits.
A reflective column critiques drinking, gossip, and guessing while urging self examination. It notes misreads of others, warns against hard demands on friends, and praises old fashioned hospitality and genuine consideration. It contrasts sensational publicity with real reading matter and ends with praise for a large, well served supper.
National Commander J Edwin Browne and others from Washington and Virginias report Peruna cures catarrh and restores work, appetite, and sleep. They describe personal recoveries from head and bronchial catarrh, indigestion, and fatigue, praising the tonic’s broad internal antiseptic action and urging others to use it.
An old-fashioned hostess receives praise for modest tableware and simple hospitality. Guests, after leaving, praise her sensible approach to entertaining, in contrast to tasteless rumors about those striving for social status.
Miss Clara Huntoon visits aunt Mrs Gilbert Campbell on Greenwood avenue. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs J C Hussong at 503 College avenue. Mrs Davenport leaves for the Pacific coast for months. Miss Helen Shannon from Omaha visits sister Mrs W B Kenney at 423 College avenue. Mr and Mrs Albert Shank return from a western trip via Spokane. George Allison of McPherson, Kansas to visit Mr and Mrs G A Fisher at 406 Harrison avenue. Miss Elizabeth Bachman departs for Texico New Mexico to join Mendenshall & Co.
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