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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
3
A party including Mr and Mrs Little Chauncey Hatch Edward Wills and Clarkson Faulk will visit Marble Cave about 15 miles away. They will travel by carriage, take lunch en route, and expect an enjoyable outing.
New homes built in Cafion City over the past year leave the rental market short of available houses. Real estate dealers with funds to invest are urged to consider Cafion City as a high earning area, as rents remain reasonable and new houses are leased even before completion.
The Cafson Brick and Tile company held its annual officer election at Main street offices. Charles Panis was chosen president, P. P. Steinwander vice president, and W. H. Trout secretary treasurer and general manager. The firm employs sixteen men and produces 20 000 bricks daily, including pressed brick and drain tile.
Last Sunday brought a festive day as streets filled with autos and carriages. Pedestrians flocked to the soda springs, considered a mecca for all Cafion folk, with parties traveling to the hills and photographers capturing clear mountain scenes.
Cary Adams has recovered from a serious illness. County Treasurer C. J. Fredrickson has been indisposed recently but is improving. Maude Campbell has recovered from an illness. Gretchen Harding, once ill with typhoid fever, has completely recovered. Robert Cameron has been slightly indisposed for the past week or two.
The Arcoxp building notes correct the name from W. H. Trout to Geo. E. Trout. Mr. Trout built the Parker residence for 1500 dollars the Huston residence for 1500 and an office building for the Brick and Tile Co for 1500. The Record corrections fix two decimal misreadings by noting 275 and 350 dollars per ton for G. D. Kaye specimens.
Eastern buyers took 60 000 barrels of apples last year chiefly through Carion growers with one man selling his crop for 30 000 dollars. Principal varieties are Ben Davis Winesap and Missouri Pippin. Strawberries smaller due to May rains but good. Overall fruit output listed includes 140 000 barrels apples 80 00 baskets grapes 12 000 crates strawberries 16 000 crates other fruits. Hay oats potatoes chickens eggs butter prices given for market.
Readable text notes a claim that the genuine native Bromo Quinine Terie cures a cold in one day and bears a signature on every box. The wording resembles a vintage patent medicine claim without verifiable details.
Emma L. Kelly recalls landing near Daw ton Yukon night in the Klondike, camping ten days, and hosting a modest whisky celebration in camp. The narrative blends hardship with homeward songs beside a shelter stove under a Yukon night. A separate note tells of Morgan H. Morgan finding a pearl in fried oysters and selling it for $14.
The 1900 census shows more men and boys than women and girls in the United States, with a total population of 76,303,387 and a gap of over 1.8 million. On a per thousand basis there are 512 males for every 488 females, provoking discussion in newspapers like the Chicago Tribune.
The War Department will issue sixty dollar buffalo overcoats to soldiers on requisition though they remain government property. If a coat is lost or damaged the soldier must pay sixty dollars. The relics date from earlier days and are still issued annually to those in need. An insurance officer recalls Morgan’s office anecdote about getting in and out with a remark about staying outside. Leap years in this century will total twenty five with 1904 as the first and 2000 as the last in the sequence.
The article advocates lighting from side or below rather than overhead to avoid shadows on faces. It references a St Louis Democrat remark and describes electric table lights including a bronze Titania figure and dancing girl motifs. It notes designs suit rooms and social events with hidden wiring and versatile placement.
A house care column explains that thorough cleaning boosts comfort. For polished surfaces mix two parts linseed oil to one part kerosene, wipe with warm soapy water first, then rub with oil and kerosene rag, finally buff with a clean dry cloth to a bright finish. Bronze and ironwork also benefit from a light oil rub.
The article explains warming fine china before use to avoid cracking and advises gradual temperature changes. It also gives a method to repurpose cold leftovers by layering white meat with cranberry jelly in a mold, chilling, and serving with celery garnish.
Heat sweet cream to boiling twice more then cool. Stir in lemon juice cucumber juice glycerin and honey while hot. Add scent and package in pots for storage.
An advertorial blend features E Demick of Somerville Ind praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for seven years of stomach trouble and a $1000 expense, plus Ballard's Horehound Syrup marketed for coughs and colds. It mentions Hunter Palmer Cooper Electric in Maupin block with lighting fixtures and bicycles, and N F Handy offering a large Fremont county stock with Denver or Pueblo prices.
Health ad proclaims DeWitts Little Early Risers as a bowel stimulant without distress. Testimonial from J O Greene of Depauw Indiana praises their effectiveness after nine years of costiveness. Palace drug store with Geo Pedley as manager carries the product. Also touts Ballards Snow Liniment for broad usefulness, common in households with children. Price 50 cents. sold by Hunter Palmer.
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