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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
5
Local ads reflect confidence in Canon City with expectation of solid business activity in the coming year. Merchants express a positive outlook, linking advertising to community vitality and economic prospects.
Gilbert McClurg of Colorado Springs outlined the Colorado Rally association advertising effort used last summer in New York Philadelphia Washington Chicago and other eastern cities. Lectures with stereoptican views of Colorado were free drawing cards and will be expanded this year including a St Louis appearance during the World's Fair. Colorado Springs allocated 500 dollars and El Paso County commissioners matched for statewide promotion.
Two basketball games at the YMCA gym last Tuesday featured Harvard vs Princeton and Cornell vs Pennsylvania. Harvard edged Princeton 14 to 12 after tied scores at eight, ten, and twelve points, while Cornell beat Pennsylvania 19 to 11. A large crowd enjoyed the entertainment.
Denver hosts the Colorado Promotion Improvement and Publicity association formed to advertise Colorado at the St Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition next summer. Thomas D. Palmer serves as secretary and capt B F Rockefelow sits on the Fremont county executive committee. Subscriptions paid for next year include Farm Life magazine for one year at no extra charge. You get two for $1.25.
The Friends in Council met December 11 1903 with Mrs Coulter leading Civil government study and readings on Mary and Martha Washington A Pilgrimage to Mr Vernon and a George Washington death notice from January 4 1800 material. The afternoon debate favored the negative side upholding citizenship limits on franchises.
The National Commission of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition arranged for government issued gold souvenir dollars to commemorate the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair. Coins will be made into pins and charms and sold for three dollars each. Fremont County Bank ordered a batch and will offer them at cost to buyers to aid the exposition, with profits going to the exposition company.
Miss Ora George of Waterloo Iowa visited cousins Mrs Morford and Mrs Thompson in South Canon last week. She has lived with Aunt Mother Hanna, believed to be Iowa’s oldest continuous resident, in one spot for nearly 70 years despite many changes. Her son George Hanna sits in the state legislature and son Phill is consul general to Mexico.
A kind and memoryful woman with a warm disposition travels to visit her children and attends their receptions in her own distinctive attire. Her long life has earned her many friends as Miss George winter travels south to escape the cold.
Canon City Missouri? No, Canon City Colorado reports the official board of the Canon City Methodist Episcopal church praising pastor H B Cook as he moves to Binghamton New York. They note his three plus years of service, his strong Christian character, and the church’s prosperity under his leadership. Other items mention T B Dicken’s Seattle trip and a Boulder council on university admission rules affecting high school coursework.
A crowd pursues elephants for a circus but one large elephant sits on a stone and smokes a pipe. The ploy distracts the men as they marvel at the smoking elephant and its oblivious stance.
A Chicago Tribune tale describes men corraling elephants as they discuss what to do with one that behaves like a circus feature. The group decides to leave the captive and pursue the others, while the clever foxlike elephant slips away to safety.
Post office in Canon City Colp shows unclaimed letters for the week ending December 18 1903. Names include Balery H W Beaver Mrs Cora Berry Mrs Madge Bunun J W Benton Miss Marie Davis Mrs Mary Desmond Jne Houghton Mrs Orville Jones Mrs Neilie Leslie Jse WE Linn Mrs Thomas McGinnis Mra P G Milier Miss Ruth A Palmer Mr 83 LE Snowdon J R Strobim Mre Sarah Stamnard Mra J J Lott Mr Alec Smith Mr J J Thaxton James E Whalen Mr WH Wilon Mr Alinzie Widner Mr Wm M Willima MA Wright Mr Herter L 1207 Harrison avenue.
The friends who extended aid and sympathy during the illness and death of our beloved son Dana are thanked. C.J. and Canouixe Farpriceson express heartfelt gratitude. An accompanying notice advertises Success magazine at $1.90 for a one year subscription.
Announced are bargains in Canon City real estate by J. M. Raospas e 4 Sons. Also holiday gift sales for Success and the American Boy, two for two dollars. The Record offers a one year subscription plus The Record for $2.50. Ellis and Hood promote the Estate Oak heater as cost saving on coal.
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