Dodds Commercial College Class of Twenty Graduates
The Senior class of Dodds Commercial College held graduation at First Presbyterian church with a 20 member class, 14 women and 6 men, all but one president Lora Hadley attending. The program featured a piano duet, vocal numbers, a strong salutatory by Arthur A. Carson, an oration by Rev. Dr. R. F. Coyle on I Ought I Can I Will, and a valedictory by Jeanette McMillan. Diplomas were presented by Prof. Dodds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodds Commercial College
Loradley
Hadley
Whitmore
Gray
H. M. Jamieson
United Presbyterian Church
Isle
Young and Gray
Dodds and
Kirkton
Arthur A. Carson
Carson
Canon City
R. F. Coyle
First Presbyterian Church of
Denver
Oliver Cromwell
England
Dr. Coyle
Dan
Will
Post Office Reg changes raise salaries starting July
Beginning Monday July 1, post office salaries are adjusted with Postmaster Lewis rising to 2600 per year. Several staff receive increases from 900 to 1000, letter carriers from 850 to 900, and free rural delivery chief J C Lawrence from 720 to 900 with a 29 mile route daily except Sundays and holidays.
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Lewis
Fred Pennington
Hiram Jackson
E. W. Thomas
W. J. Maddock
W. G. Spreyer
The First Requisite of Beauty
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup promises a clear complexion by improving liver and bowel function. It claims to brighten eyes and avoid nausea or griping and urges purchasing at The Palace Drug Store.
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Orino
Palace Drug Store
Mail weighing law set for enforcement date
Canon City post office implements an act requiring weighing and counting every piece of mail from July 1 to December 31. Postmaster Lewis reports Washington instructions on the counting process as the new requirement takes effect next Monday.
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Canon City
United States Postal Service
Congress
Lewis
Washington
The New Drug Store for baby and mother supplies
An advertisement for The New Drug Store highlights a wide, varied stock of baby and mother care items. It emphasizes the freshness and purity of goods and drugs, noting special attention to the needs of infants in early life.
New Law Forces Detailed Mail Volume Tracking Nationwide
The act passed March 2 requires post offices to weigh and count all mail matter including letters and cards. Records must cover seven day class averages and equipment used, with 35 day loads for railway and other carriers and revenue by class. Post offices nationwide will report exact business volume.
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Lewis
Post Office Department
Railway Mail Service
United States
Inaugurate Colorado Day Holiday Invitation
Mayor A H Seely received from Governor Buchtel a formal invitation to visit Denver on August first and assist in the Colorado Day ceremonies. The legislature designated August first as a legal holiday and the Sons of Colorado will promote it. An elaborate Denver program is planned.
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A. H. Seely
Buchtel
Denver
Colorado
Sons of Colorado
Electric Bitters Restore Healthy Women of Plain Appearance
The ad praises Electric Bitters for strengthening weak women, improving nerves, eyes, skin, and complexion. It claims charm comes from health and sprightliness, not perfection, and offers a 50 cent guarantee through Hunter Palmer, druggist.
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Hunter Palmer
G E O T Wood Enjoys California Visit
A personal letter from G. T. Wood stationed in Los Angeles says he and family are enjoying California for several weeks. He details a 70 mile trolley trip through suburbs and beaches, mentions a visit to Pasadena, and notes meeting former Canon City residents including H. S. Taggart and Geo. Pedley.
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G. T. Wood
Los Angeles
California
Pasadena
Canon City
H. 8S. Taggart
Geo. Pedley
Death of Birch Yancy in Armstrong Missouri
Dr. J. W. Cannon received a telegram announcing the death of Birch Yancy at his Armstrong Missouri home on Sunday from consumption. He had spent at least two winters in Canon City for health and earlier went to Phoenix, Arizona, before returning home where he died.
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J. W. Cannon
Armstrong
Missouri
Birch Yancy
Yancy
Canon City
Phoenix
Arizona
Wet Mountain Valley Excursion Draws Large Pueblo Crowd
The Denver and Rio Grande line carried about a thousand excursionists from Pueblo to the Wet Mountain valley on Sunday. The trip completed without incident and showcased Colorado mountain scenery. About 300 tickets were sold at Canon City offices. the train returned shortly after 6 PM.
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Pueblo
Denver & Rio Grande Road
Wet Mountain Valley
Colorado
Canon City
Rev J N Steel Preaches To Large Congregation At Presbyterian
Rev J N Steel of Colchester Illinois, blind, preaches at First Presbyterian. He reads scriptures by touch on embossed page indentations, a marvel to the congregation. The sermon reflects his remarkable faith and resilience despite blindness.
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J. N. Steel
Colchester
Illinois
First Presbyterian Church
Steel
Blind man reads manuscripts by touch in college years
A blind man, enabled by an illness after a fall on ice, spent five years in college and became highly educated. His sense of touch is so acute he can read average manuscripts written in copying ink, which leaves a rough surface different from regular writing fluid.
First Car Load of Strawberries Shipped Here
The first car load of strawberries arrived Thursday from Provo Utah consigned to the Colorado Canning Company. They were in good condition and of excellent quality larger and superior to the home grown fruit.
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Provo
Utah
Colorado Canning Company
Canon City
Newcastle
Snow Deep in Eureka Mountains Brings Travel Danger
Charlie Swanson reports heavy snow in Eureka Colorado up in San Juan county with depths of five to six feet in places. Warmer days have caused rapid melt and rivers are bank full, making travel hazardous and roads treacherous for residents and visitors alike.
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Charlie Swanson
Eureka
Colorado
San Juan County
Mr. Swanson
Big Independence Day observance at the penitentiary
Preparations underway for a peaceful Independence Day at the penitentiary. The prison band will play patriotic music in the afternoon, two chapel entertainments including a Denver vaudeville act and a convict troupe, no work will be done, and a commemorative dinner served. Governor Buchtel may grant a pardon to a deserving convict.
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Denver
Buchtel
The Average Editor and Civic Duty
The text extols a country newspaper editor as steadfast patriotic, party aligned, and charitable in tone. It argues the editor prints praise for all, preaches moral and religious duties, and suggests readers support the paper by paying subscriptions in advance.
Board of Education Meets in Washington School
The regular board of education gathering occurred Thursday morning at the Washington school building with full membership. It approved purchasing a twelve by twenty foot frame building to move to Harrison school in East Canon, easing congestion and providing needed additional space.
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Board of Education
Washington School
Harrison
East Canon
Harrison school plans and staffing discussed
Miss Cynthia McGowan assigned to teach in the proposed Harrison school annex. The board debated purchasing two or three more lots for a larger playground but took no definite action. Miss Laura Belle Stevens resigned from Greek, Latin and German teaching. Elections for her successor were deferred and several applications filed. Repairs to school property to proceed at once.
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Cynthia McGowan
Harrison School
Laura Belle Stevens
Canon Family Anecdotes Stir Street Talk
Street talk recounts humorous Canon relatives, from quarrels over bills to hair loss attempts and alfalfa hopes. A bald Canon man, a boarding house woman, and a self assured wife narrator across stories reveal quirks of local church life and kin relations. A South Canon girl explains devotion with a light pun about relations.
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Seely Drug Company
Kodaks and Photographic Supplies
Apex
Dr. Coy
The
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Emmerson
Robert F. Backus
National Lead Company
Clark Ave
Roth &T
St. Louis, Mo
All Deslors
Rambo
Simon
Main St
Geo. T. Wood
San Juan
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Victor
the Knight-Campbell Music Co
California Street
Ment
Canon City Record
Ogden Assay Co
Court Piece
Deaver, Cote
Scott
Boc
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