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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
3
A Chickasaw nation notice reports a jump in marriage license fees to white men from 50 to 600, now 1000. The rule aims to curb men marrying for property, noting Chickasaw women often hold assets around 5000. President McKinley supports the policy change amid rising concerns.
The article profiles Philetus Sawyer of Wisconsin, tracing his start as a laborer, his rise using log rolling to secure government land and river and harbor appropriations, and his savvy in outwitting New York speculators. It explains how Sawyer forged a network, later shaping legislative practice and funding through coordinated influence.
Connecticut Agricultural Station chemists tested ninety two soda water sirups from New Haven fountains. Fifty six contained glucose salicylic acid or coal tar dyes and artificial flavors made from chemicals. Drinking these sirups causes diarrhoea and indigestion. In one glass the red Bordeaux dye could color a six inch wool cloth square.
Letters from Mrs Colonel Hamilton of Golumbus Ohio and Mrs Margaret Dauben Racine City Wis claim Peruna improves health and relieves female complaints. Annie Wyandotte praises regaining voice after Peruna treatment. Miss Clara Stoecker Pittsburg and eth Fritz Wilcox Oklahoma report relief from chronic catarrh and recovery after following Dr Hartman’s guidance. Pelvic catarrh noted as common female disease.
A suburban resident notices his cook pin a map of South Africa in her kitchen showing British territories in red, Transvaal brown, Orange Free State yellow, and Portuguese lands green. When asked about the war, she replies she wants a skirt like the brown area and blouses in the other colors, keeping the map to match future patterns.
A compact collection of mid century ads and snippets. It highlights Alabastine wall coating as a clean long lasting interior option, notes on Australian bush fires and royal forest commission data, a big push for 100 000 agents to sell Lekko Scouring Soap, light humor about apartment living and elevator proximity, Allen's Foot Ease promotion, a series of jokes and travel photography remarks, and a Denver bound night train schedule.
A fragmented miscellany cites ear ailments and constitutional remedies for deafness, notes on Eustachian tube inflammation, and colormixed ads for family pills and education. It mocks delusions, mentions a self-made man, and teases a piano anecdote, while offering hypnotism, magnetic therapy, and a Denver mail course.
A garbled 1908 letter fragment mentions a “remunerative emcee” and a claimed cure for consumption. It includes an unfinished customer testimonial from Mrs Tees of Norwich New York and an era advertising tease for potions and portraits.
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