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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
6
Cyrus Weather reports encouraging signs from the Terrace mine and its associated claims Terrace No 2 3 4 8. The superintendent notes deep snow delays but ore tests show viable values with copper and gold. prospectors may await better weather.
Canon City merchants push immediate survey to lay out a boulevard to the Royal Gorge top with convict labor to finance and build the road. Engineer Mitton will field surveyors to set the route and finish blueprints in two weeks, with grading to start by February tenth. The project promises scenic views of the Sangre de Cristo and Pikes Peak and could cost about 3500 dollars.
The notice urges readers to phone in any news item to The Daily Record at Canon 111 1111. It emphasizes tips help cover items not reachable by calls to families daily.
The calendar shows 1909 begins and ends on Friday. Lincoln's birthday February 12 falls on Friday. Friday the 18th occurs only once in August, making a single Friday the 18th Hoodoo.
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming it cures all stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs W C Thomas entertained several young ladies at a Green Wood Avenue dinner. Red carnations ferns and candles decorated the table. Guests used hobby place-cards and enjoyed a marshmallow toast with candlelight and toothpicks. Assisting were Misses Linkins and Chittenden and the guest list included Mesdames C W Van Patten and G W Bethel Jr and other ladies.
A well known Canon City plumber cautions homeowners about frozen water pipes during deep cold. He favors using hot water and hot cloths to thaw pipes and urges quick calls to a plumber to avoid fires and further damage. He notes rapid temperature drops cause most freezes and advises turning off house water before severe cold hits.
The article extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak stomach dyspepsia liver issues and chronic catarrhal diseases. It cites professors from Jefferson Med College University of Pa Bennett Chicago and Cincinnati praising its ingredients and asserts the formula uses glycerine not alcohol and contains several plant roots.
A man in the north end poured coal oil on frozen pipes and set it on fire. The blaze burned a large hole through the floor and threatened the house. He later required a carpenter in addition to a plumber, illustrating the higher costs of DIY fixes.
A Canon City reader endorses Dean’s Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and back pain relief. Mrs William B Hull of Victor Colorado cites long terms of suffering prior to success with the remedy. The ad notes price fifty cents and Hunts drug store as a local point to inquire, with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US agents.
Last Saturday marked W. H. McClure seventy second birthday with relatives celebrating at his Canon City home. He received a rocking chair gift and a family supper attended by Gen. and Mrs. Jas Maupin, Mr. and Mrs. Jas E. McClure, Mrs. Elizabeth Eubanks and two daughters. McClure, born in Pulaski County Kentucky, moved to Canon City from Appanoose County Iowa on August 13 1864, and was among the Resurrectionists, one of the longest residing settlers with his brothers.
A proclamation by the Grand Lodge orders mourning for 30 days. The sovereign grand lodge in Baltimore closes the office on the funeral day and places the flag at half mast for 30 days. Charters of grand and subordinate bodies draped in mourning for 30 days. M G Kuykendall of Saratoga Wyoming acts as acting grand sire from Dec 19 1908 until the Grand Lodge meeting in Seattle in September 1909.
The Royal Neighbors of America surprised Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tassell at 200 Raynolds Avenue last Friday January 15 to mark their 30th anniversary. Guests played games, enjoyed refreshments, and Mrs. Hughert presented pearl handle fruit knives. The couple thanked everyone as Miss Kober played and all sang God Be With You Till We Meet Again. Babecribe for the Record. $1.35 a year in advance.
Officials prepare a statewide good roads campaign with a January 22 1909 conference at the El Paso County Court House in Colorado Springs. Delegates from many cities are invited to organize a joint plan led by El Paso County and state groups.
The seventh annual Colorado State Horticultural Society meeting runs Tuesday to Thursday at Albany hotel Denver. Governor Shafroth gives welcome with J H Crowley of Rocky Ford delivering the response. A notable orchard heating demonstration will occur at C E Parfet’s Olivet orchard led by Prof Wendell L Paddock from Fort Collins. J P Farmer of Lincoln Park serves as vice president and Canon City residents are expected to attend.
The 1910 census requires appropriations for collecting statistics. The director of the census has issued his annual report to the secretary of commerce and labor and asked Congress for funding.
Evangelist Billy Sunday demands furnished housing for his team during a Springfield Illinois revival. The Journal notes the entertainment committee struggles to find a suitable residence as options like the Little home are ruled out. Sunday prefers a house over a hotel for rest, with prior arrangements in Bloomington and Decatur and efforts ongoing in Springfield.
A government issued two cent stamp, released about six weeks ago, is set to be withdrawn for failing legal requirements. Reports say the stamps lack arable numbers despite bearing two cents. Canon City sold them last December, with $1,000,000 held in Chicago awaiting distribution to clear excess.
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