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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
2
The Canon City Record announces a subscription policy and notices of discontinuance. It states the publisher will not stop the paper until arrears are paid and subscribers are responsible for all issues received up to date.
A catalog-like record shows various newspaper titles with individual prices. Included are Record and Chicago Inter Ocean priced at 2.00, Toledo Blade 2.00, Manasas City Star 2.00, and several others such as Farm Journal five years 2.00 Cosmpolitan 2.75 and Recreation 2.25.
A promotional offer urges readers to renew and attract 500 new subscribers by New Year. The combined Record and Farm Journal deal costs $2 for five years, with old subscribers urged to pay four arrearages plus one year in advance. The note praises the Farm Journal as practical and reputable to boost appeal.
A fragmentary note discusses forthcoming Farm Journal sample and various Colorado topics. References include rail lines, citrus and sugar beet industry notes, Cripple Creek gold output, Pueblo payroll growth, and regional newspaper comparisons, with mentions of towns like Denver, Grand Junction, Rocky Ford and Pueblo.
The year 1899 closed with Colorado posting about 26 million dollars in gold and 31.2 million in silver, leading the nation in precious metals. California follows in gold with about 14.95 million, while Montana tops silver with near 20 million. Laboring under a Republican administration, the state highlights Fremont county as a premier fruit region and notes
A busy town column notes a barber shop on Sixth and Main drawing steady customers due to good location and satisfaction with services and reasonable rates. The piece also lists various daily activities, visits, sales, and local notices including piano for sale, room rentals, and community events.
The Knight Campbell Music Co is represented in Fremont county by W S Dupee at 415 Main St. The page also notes a local practice of wrapping coins tossed to organ grinders in paper to prevent loss.
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