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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
4
Genevieve comments on post election antics with satire of voters and candidates. Notes include women voting, party bets, a judge exhausted after tallying, and hints of irrigation schemes. The piece mixes humor with social observations on 1900s election life and local figures.
A long, wandering column recalls November from ancient Rome to modern politics. It notes calendar changes by Numa, Thanksgiving lore, farm life as frost settles, Roosevelt’s turkey proclamation, Panama excavation figures, and Taft’s political remarks. It also references Elkins, Duke of Abruzzi, Lincoln, Cincinnati, and local club dinners.
Governor elect John F. Shafroth prepares for a wide reshuffle of Colorado boards and state offices after January 1. The new regime will add or replace officials across land, health, charities, forestry, prisons, and mines as Democrats take control of the capitol and its institutions.
A pamphlet extols glycerine based medicines in Golden Medical Discovery for lingering coughs throat and lung affections. It cites Prof Finley Ellingwood and medical authorities praising glycerine as an agent that aids digestion ulcers and stomach disorders while offering instructions to send for a free booklet.
Mrs. W. B. Felton travels to Denver to attend the funeral of J. E. Cummings who died after a lingering illness. Cummings formerly served as deputy warden here and was married in 1888. He had been an invalid for a year and recently returned from California. He spent fourteen to fifteen years with the Denver police and is survived by wife and five children.
The Kirmess at the opera house Friday night promises an exceptional entertainment program. It supports the public library book purchasing fund and is organized by prominent local ladies ensuring a high class event. Attendees are urged to attend and support the cause.
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