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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
3
A vivid portrait of a busy Jefferson Street corridor where Jewish merchants crowd sidewalks with carts and stands. The piece notes the area’s dense Russian and Polish Jewish population, the barter-heavy street economy, and how shoppers maneuver around improvised stalls and open-air trades.
The piece describes cheap though questionable fish and spoiled fruits like berries and shoes for sale on Jefferson and South Water streets. It notes a fish raid by Health Commissioner Murray on the movable market, sparking clashes with vendors and police, and a temporary rise in prices but lingering foul odor and substandard bargains.
A narrative of a gifted youth who seeks fame with ambition, aided by Friendship and Diplomacy, amid the Paria exhibition where a celestial globe 150 feet wide captivates crowds on the foot bridge over Suffren Avenue. The sphere features zodiac signs and constellations with an inner 30 foot earth and a moon simulation, drawing visitors nightly.
Washington Letter from the Chicago Tribune notes a famine and plague affecting over 92 million in India with limited relief from the government, widespread misery, decimated cattle, and dehumanized suffering. It also spotlights Mr. S. A. Boyden, the Gray Poet of the Dome, guarding the Capitol frescoes and entertaining visitors with readings and anecdotes.
A streetwise speaker named Meandering Mike offers a comic front porch pitch to a tearful reader. He sells cheap doses of sentiment and suggests trading cold victuals for a year’s worth of touching stories brought to her door, free of advance payment.
Mrs Lash asks what Ge Krce got Baty for a birthday. Mrs Rash explains T took four dollars from the child’s bank and bought a lamp for the drawing room, revealing a small domestic incident and the motive behind the purchase.
A Detroit Free Press humor piece recounts a book agent who hopes a barky canine audience will boost sales of a dog care compendium. He secures the city rights, but a mangy dog and a wary homeowner foil his early sales, prompting the agent to wish ill on every dog in the city.
G. L. Hunter in Ainslee's Magazine analyzes veto use by U S presidents. It notes Andrew Jackson vetoed 12 bills, Johnson 21, Grant 43 across two terms, and Cleveland's dramatic first term with 30 vetoes, plus counts for Washington Adams Jefferson Monroe Van Buren Lincoln Arthur McKinley. The piece cites patterns of veto power and override attempts.
The note recalls Robert Louis Stevenson as an enthusiast who put energy into every task and play. His stepdaughter Isabel Strong recalls his belief that a good writer must be a good player and fully engage in the spirit of the game. A playful anecdote shows him urging a boy to swim rather than walk off a sofa boat.
An English statistician reports that replacing gas oil lamps and candies with electric light would cut British deaths by about 40,000 annually. He argues illuminants are far more unhealthy than electricity. A separate note describes Rafirced Mace of Wood in British Columbia proposing a two mile railway on stripped-bark rails with a circular groove wheel.
A fragmented Brooklyn note cites a witty exchange about longevity in suburbia. The line Have you lived very long in the suburb et appears with a reply Not so very long, only about 16 cooks. The quirky item captures urban humor through a brief dialog.
Three geological survey parties will operate in Alaska this season funded to 38000 dollars. Alfred Brooks leads the main Cape Nome field study to map gold bearing belts and relate Cape York findings. A separate unit will explore the Chettyna valley for copper resources, with F C Schrader and T C Gerdine directing work.
Rail and travel notices from Denver announce one fare plus two dollars for round trips to Chicago St Louis St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Omaha Kansas City Memphis and intermediate points with multiple sale dates in June July and August final limit October. Local agencies urge purchase and provide agent Geo Ady as contact.
Clara Kopp of Rockport Indiana shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her after four years of illness and poor response to medicines. She cites back pain nervous symptoms and irregular menstruation and urges others to seek Pinkham's guidance.
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