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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
6
A column extols Santa Claus as a source of cheer and support for adults and children, noting his role in restoring hope, providing aid, and inspiring optimism even amid hardship and despair. The text blends holiday sentiment with broader moral lessons.
The article describes an accommodation for clerks and others unable to attend day classes with a similar curriculum. It notes a correspondence department and an Extension department conducting conferences Bible classes and evangelistic campaigns nationwide. Free catalogues available from Moody Bible Institute Chicago by mail.
The Dicksons announce the relocation of their offices from the Baker and Biggs Block to rooms 4 and 5 in the new Harding Block at Fourth and Main. The accessible location will be open daily from 9 to 5 and 7 to 3 with telephone collection available.
Obituaries note the death of William Van Meter Kirkton of Canon City after illness a service conducted by Rev H M Jamieson and Lakeside burial. Henry Galley dies in Des Moines after a Christmas letter to family. William R Zimmerman of Topeka Kansas, brother of Mrs Sweitzer of Lincoln Park, passes away. Mexican Central Railway issues a booklet on Guadalajara climate praised for lung health. free distribution via A Dulphery at 209 Commercial Bldg St Louis.
E. D. Childs of Orchard Avenue Fruitmere was run over and killed by westbound train No. 3 near the coal chutes at the eastern limits of the railroad yards. The coroner ruled the death accidental after an inquest. Childs, about 35, was formerly a Santa Fe telegraph operator and was unmarried. Funeral at Wilson's parlors, burial Lakeside.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Shumway on Sunday December 24 1905. The notice notes the birth in a concise society item. The brief includes no additional details beyond the family announcement and the date.
Doctors long urged cod liver oil for consumption though it often failed to help when given in crude form. The text notes patients could not take the oil in its original state, and implies the need for improved preparation or reformulation.
Storekeepers debate the value of full page advertising noting the high cost of missed patronage outweighs the price. A specific example cites oyster shell at 100 pound lots for $1.50 as part of expanding ad impact.
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