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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
6
An old remedy advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a cure for indigestion dyspepsia and chronic constipation for both adults and children. It claims to restore appetite energy and vigor with two sizes 25c and 75c sold by all druggists.
The county board discussed purchasing a steam roller for macadam and other roadways. A full outfit could cost around $10,000, though it remains uncertain what other equipment might be bought. A decision is expected in the coming months.
The Fair offers two new premiums for top fruit collections by a single grower. For ranches over five acres the first prize is 15 dollars, second 10 dollars, third 5. For five acres or less the same prize amounts apply. Awards factor artistic arrangement quality and variety count, aiming to level competition and encourage such exhibits for city pride.
W. W. Kirkton ran a want ad offering 100 Brown Leghorn pullets for sale in the Toe Record. He paid 25 cents for the advertisement and reports selling every chicken the next day to local readers.
The Golden Legend recounts an old blind Bede preaching to a heap of stones thinking a crowd listened. The stones reportedly cried Amen to soothe him. In a separate quip a dialogue mocks an invalid husband and a goat milk diet.
Classified note lists a six room house for rent near the center at twelve dollars monthly. Contact Recorp Officer for details.
The ad promotes Scott's Emulsion with a fifty cent size as a fast aid for ordinary coughs and colds and a useful trial for babies and children. It notes slower gains in other conditions and presents the product as nourishment for tired weak digestions with an offer for a free sample.
Public conventions list events across Colorado with dates in September. Notable items include the National G A R encampment in Denver from September 4 to 7 and multiple county fairs in Rocky Ford Glenwood Springs Pueblo Grand Junction Canon City and other locations.
A young American officer, Bob Hyatt, falls for Cherry a geisha in Tokyo. The affair deepens during shore leaves, but his comrades sense a hidden sorrow and fear repeating the tale's emotional cost.
Midshipman Hyatt, on the voyage returning government dispatches to Tokyo, endures a tense sequence as officers suspect a danger to him. He is guarded by friends and later learns a geisha’s threat ended in tragedy. The tale includes a 16th century knife set with grace inscriptions.
The item surveys linguistic origins from filly to mare and traces Norway Sweden boundary precision, noting annual boundary surveys. It also touches on cross gender traits, a humorous exchange about charity and charity groups, and cites periodical price for The Chieftain and The Globe Democrat and The Record.
The ad extols On Time flour claiming it beats the Dutch, uses the best wheat and perfected methods, and yields superior bread, cakes, and pies. It urges readers to ask their grocer for On Time and not to buy other brands.
A reader describes how barn swallows drink at a pond each evening noting they scoop water with the lower half of their bill while the upper half stays above the surface. The piece explains why only the lower bill touches water to avoid spilling.
Trains No 6 at 1 43 p m and No 1 at 8 p m offer a royal gorge observation car ride free to Rio Grade transportation holders. Cars are picked up at Canon City daily for Texas Creek with Nos 2 and 4 providing the same cars into Canon City.
A sales notice promotes round trips to Port land Vancouver Seattle Tacoma Everett Bellingham and Victoria at 40 dollars. Travel options include direct routes with return via another, boat segments, stops en route, and a free side trip from Yampa to Boise.
City tickets good ninety days from sale but not later than November 80, 1905. Choose Marshall pass or Salt Lake routes with through accommodations. Call Canon 6 to learn more about these trips. Rio Grande. H. 8. Maddox, Agent.
A Rio Grande ticket slate lists Sunday only trips from May 14 to October 15 1905 to Coal Creek Florence Soc Pueblo at 1 50 and Saturday or Sunday returns to Sunday or Monday with Colorado Springs Manitou Summit Peak Portland Seattle Vancouver at 3 75 3 85 8 10 40 00 San Francisco Los Angeles and Tretorn at 45 00 The Royal Gorge trip via Rio Grande lasts two hours from train No 1 at 3 p m returning 5 p m all 80 cents Call or phone Canon 6 for details H 8 Maddox Agent.
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