Presidential talk and election bets echo through the era
A column mocks politicians and events around the 1890s to 1900s. It notes McKinley’s large popular-vote plurality, concerns over kidnapping headlines, imperial tours by Emperor Mac, and warnings about a future Lincoln-era paper debut. It jokes about England’s horse needs and denounces expansion policy while commenting on treacherous political stakes and the G A R encampment. The piece points to a senate ratified treaty with England and possible Nicaragua canal action.
Sugar beet payments boost Rocky Ford economy this season
Saturday last the American Beet Sugar Company paid November beets totaling 103,643.55 with checks from 25 to 1000 issued to farmers. Local banks handled 65,000 while businessmen facilitated payments, wiping out long standing accounts. The Rocky Ford Enterprise notes unprecedented cash flow and forecasts potential $150,000 in local sugar beet cash if Prowers county farmers expand next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American
Rocky Ford
Prise
Prowers County
Sugar beet expansion drives Pueblo county farming boom
Pueblo county farmers and the Arkansas valley push heavy beet planting for next season. Alkaline lands near the Arkansas river show strong beet yields, renewing previously ruined acres. A Rocky Ford factory official predicts tripling next season and doubling plant capacity as plowing intensifies. All Pueblo county beets go to the Rocky Ford plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo County
Arkansas Valley
Arkansas River
Ford
Rocky Ford
Pueblo Chieftain
August Flower Sold Widely for Indigestion Relief
Yes August Flower remains the largest selling medicine in the civilized world for indigestion biliousness and nervous complaints. The ad claims it cleanses the system regulates the liver and stimulates the nerves with a few doses in liquid form. Sold by I H Myers in Colorado Springs Gazette daily mining edition four dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H. Myers
Colorado Springs
Colo
Train Schedules and a Timber-Culture Contest Notice
The Lamar Colorado Daily lists West and East bound trains from Chicago to Denver with vestibule service and through Pullman cars, noting fare reductions on round trips. It also records a timber culture contest affidavit filed by Richard Emer against David W Circle, detailing abandonment of land and a Dec 28, 1900 hearing, with publication notice due to failed personal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T
S. F. Time Corp
Lamar
Colorado
West Boone
Chicago
Denver
G. I. Garvin
U.S
Orrick Lamar
Coro
Asbueeicien
Richard
Rowers Co. Oy
David W. Circle
United States
A. Merrill
Register
J. K. Dovey
Dynamic Tabules Claim Swift Cold Cure From 1900 Serial Ads
A 1900 testimonial sequence extols MENDELs Dynamic Tabules as rapid fixes for grippe and winter colds. Mrs Ema L. Hounin and H L Van Winkle report quick relief, with claims of cough and cold disappearing in days. The ad notes postpaid orders from INLAND DRUG CO. and local druggists in San Francisco.
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Lds
Namic
Aen
Hentey
Cong
Sansome Street
San Francisco
Nome
H. L. van Winklepitalist
Washington Street
Inland Drug CO
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THE
Lamar Register
Postoffice
B. Mhrrilu
Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Lincoln
McKinley
Mac
England
South Africa
Cudahy
Omaha
Cincinnati
Harrison
Cleveland
Senate
Nicaragua
Soe
Lamars and Vicinity
Tey
South Main Street
W. F. Cambron & Co
Fred Belle-Isle
W. F. Cross
B. B. Brown
Pres
A. N. Parnisa
W.C. Govutp
First National Bank
T. M. Brown
M. D. Tuarcuer
W. C. Goutp
A. N. Parrisa
WM. G. Russell
D. &. Cooper
A. ¢. Mitchell
Blodgett
Mitchell & Blueion
Co. C. Huddleston
Lamar, Colorado
A.everett & Coe
Lamar Hardware CO
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