First Christmas Tree in Canon City Described
Mrs. E D Rader recalls Canon City landmark in 1867 at Cumberland Presbyterian church. Santa Claus Wilse Helm wore a coyote skin coat and fake beard to distribute gifts while townsfolk improvised with hemp rope. Pioneer life featured high prices and scarce groceries yet strong wages and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rader
Colorado
E. D. Rader
L. W. Gardner
Rudd Avenue
Canon City
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Wilse Helm
Ed Burnett
Mr. Helm
Santa Claus
Grandpa Jones
Jones
Mrs. Rader
The Key That Unlocks the Door to Long Living
A health note extols longevity for men past middle age who live sparingly. It suggests that occasional overeating or unsuitable foods may require Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to cleanse and regulate the stomach liver and bowels. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Prohibit Christmas Festival Law Considered by College Fans
Readers are told of efforts to ban Christmas celebrations at colleges amid Santa Claus related mishaps. Eleven deaths from Santa Claus accidents are reported this year, with two impersonators incinerated and many spectators injured in turkey shoots and saloon brawls.
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Santa Claus
Cough Syrup Formula For Sale By Rowley Co Denver
An advertisement offers a cough syrup recipe claiming a bottle costs 3 cents to make and can be mailed with directions for 25 cents. The Rowley Co at Denver Colorado promotes the formula as highly profitable and lists the Smith Mercantile Co. with crates available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley & Co
Denver
Colo
Echoes of Frontier Christmas and a German Tree Legend
A reminiscence recalls 1860 Fremont County life with turkey feasts and a village dance. A tale from The Christian Herald relates Gertrude’s clever Christmas tree idea to win back her husband’s love and spread the German custom worldwide. A stray social note mentions banking receipts and local assessment jokes.
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M. M. Craig
Record
Fremont County
Jesse Frazier
Florence
Jessie
Jack Hall
Bill Ussie
Absalom George
Beaver Creek
Pueblo
Joe Hall
Corral
Margaret E. Sangster
The
Christian Herald
Gertrude
Henry of
Wartenstein
Henry
Holy Land
Italy
Christ
Germany
Flood Water Nuisance Plague in Fremont County Ditches Grows
A long standing flood ditch near the old Fremont County poor farm continues to flood fields each July and August. The writer cites repeated damage, including six to seven hundred acres submerged, and urges county authorities to abate the nuisance. He recalls a rolling wall of water in July two years earlier that damaged tracks and homes, including a Kansas immigrant family left sobbing amid mud and water.
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WR. Crank
Fremont County
Davis
Colorado
Mena
Kansas
Water nuisance appeal and bank loan call
The message urges abatement of a water nuisance and invites loans up to 150000 dollars at Fremont County Bank stressing security, with a wedding anniversary farewell gathering for Mr and Mrs A E Gravestock in Park Center, Canon City.
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Fremont County Bank
A. E. Gravestock
Park Center
Canon City
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Rochester Optical Company
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China
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Ayer
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Ayer CO
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