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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
3
A brief fashion notice outlines Hubbard Empire and Empress styles in high or low neck garments. Made of good muslin or cambric, the designs are elaborately drawn and crafted to suit refined wear.
The city schools held Arbor Day festivities with musical and literary programs about trees flowers and birds. Many visitors attended and after the programs picnics were held near the city with trips to Premonts Peak. Juniors seniors and sophomores joined in the outings.
The Modern Woodmen hosted a box social last Thursday with a music and literary program. Sixty two boxes were sold before supper, and a scramble for the tie caused some to miss their meal. A lively dance followed until late. a lodge play is planned soon.
Monday evening a fine entertainment and dance under A O U W at their hall drew a large crowd. The program opened with Y M C A quartet, included recitations and a D of H farce, then Thompson's Imperial White Lead Quartet and Mins trel Performers. Interlocutor A D Morrison added humor before dancing to finish the program.
W F Wittich a Silver Cliff taxidermist has rented 1426 River street in this city and begun a life sized mounted elk project. He plans an iron frame with detachable head and a rare color elk hide for display. The full elk is valued around 100 dollars and demand for elk heads rises with larger Elks lodges and Yellowstone tourists.
The Soda Springs site draws hundreds daily for iron and soda water but lacks a protective cover over basin basins. Shared cups risk tuberculosis germs spreading. a stone cover would keep dust out and allow personal cups. Those in charge should address sanitation concerns to reassure visitors.
Benjamin F. Shaffer a longtime city resident born March 1832 in Woodcock Pennsylvania died last Friday morning at 826 Water Street after a months long illness. He lived in Council Bluffs and Central City Iowa before moving here in 1879 with Thomas Craven. He served as sheriff and postmaster and was a Mason. funeral at his residence conducted by Mount Moriah Lodge. He leaves a wife and one daughter. The piece also notes Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew coming to the opera house April 29 with cast and production details. An accompanying advert promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure via Palace Drug Store.
An old advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. The price listed is 25 cents.
A jumble of small ads mentions seven percent money by Jos W Milsom and a room for rent as a sign reaches many. It notes two brick houses for sale for 2500 by Jos W Milsom and announces a grand Elk celebration in May with amusements planned throughout the day.
An advertising pitch touts Scott's Emulsion as a fattening remedy, claiming it builds flesh, suits thin people, requires no strenuous effort, and promises natural improvement with no fatigue. A free sample is offered.
Sunday marks the formal opening of the new chapel at the penitentiary. Convicts will hold services in the morning, followed by an afternoon public opening with Thomas Uzzel of the Tabernacle at Denver delivering an address. No collection will be taken and the public is invited.
A 600 foot hose was taken to Harding's Addition Tuesday morning and stored in a shed on the Academy grounds. The hose on a cart will aid local fire protection, described as a long felt want and likely to be greatly appreciated by residents in that area.
James Wright and Harma La Brake will depart for Thunder Mountain as soon as the road opens from Fawrey. John Pennington and O R Logan, who visited about a month ago, will inform locals when to start. The journey covers 179 miles from the nearest railroad.
George P. Frabey yard master at the D. and R. G. yards was seriously hurt last Tuesday morning around 7:30 while crossing tops of cars. His foot slipped, he fell, and one leg was badly bruised. Dr Ward treated the wounds and Frabey was sent home to recover for a week or two. John Richards will oversee the yards during his absence.
The Record announces a new Exchange department offering a perpetual rummage sale. Trade livestock, furniture, labor, or even property and mining stock for items you need. Readers may list items with replies sent to the Record office and pay four lines twenty four words for a dime in advance.
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