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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
5
A reader extols Arbuckles' ARIOSA Coffee claiming it surpasses rivals in taste and quality while being affordable. The author notes wide consumer use across the United States, asserting decades of popularity for health and flavor reasons.
The text recalls 37 years of law and urges trying coffee that reminds people of mothers. It hints at Arbuckles as the original roasted packaged coffee and suggests seeking the sealed product. The fragment reflects nostalgic food advertising language and domestic imagery.
A Canon City reader writes from San Diego July 17 1907 sharing impressions of Utah and Colorado differences Mormonism Los Angeles and Long Beach visits with friends Taggarts Pedleys and Mrs Kelton plus notes on weather saloons and a lively account of travel and people. He mentions Pagosa Springs and Colorado ties while planning to visit Canon area locals. The letter blends travel lore and local Colorado connections with a closing health ad and season notes.
Deers with or without horn may be killed October 1 to October 20. Water fowl season opens for wild ducks geese snipe brant swan and shore birds. other birds and dates noted in the condensed rules.
The Canon Mica Mills at Tenth and Water streets has begun grinding and will ship a carload to Chicago soon. Fremont County holds rich deposits, with ground mica priced from four to ten cents a pound and up to thirty five to forty cents for select lots. Ground mica serves many uses including axle grease and paint bases, with sheet mica to follow as equipment allows.
The county supplies mica for fairs from Centennial to the Lewis and Clark exposition. At Chicago 1893 sheets eighteen by twenty four inches were shown. Local mills can crush about two tons daily with potential expansion. Most mica comes from Eight Mile Park near the Royal Gorge with additional sources on Beaver Creek and Hardscrabble Creek. Over a hundred tons of crude mica sit ready for grinding.
Canon City resident T. L. Lowther testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney ills after years of use. He cites bladder inflammation and kidney retention improved by the remedy. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
The Rio Grande issued Vacation Estimates describing sixteen Colorado trips. Royal Gorge is highlighted as a premier journey with a Grand Canon of the Arkansas ride and an expected electric line from Canon City to the Hanging Bridge. Stops include Canon City, Colorado Springs, Manitou, Pike’s Peak, and Pueblo. sample fares show round trips Denver to Parkdale and Denver to Canon City with varying hotel stays and transit options.
Mrs Laura Morrison Currie died this morning in Bay City Texas sending a telegram to a Canon City family. She was once head saleswoman at Tagearts and later at Baker Biggs in Canon City. the body will be brought home for burial.
Geo H Salle secretary of the Fremont County Fruitgrowers association arrived home Friday after a two week pleasure visit to Boston and New England. He toured New York and expressed great enjoyment of the vacation and its experiences.
Delmar Ellsworth Watson aged 6 months and 27 days died July 10 at his parents home 4414 Zenobia Denver after a brief illness. Funeral services were held July 11 at his maternal grandfather’s home 3420 Franklin and interment followed at Riverside cemetery. Mrs Watson known as Miss Clara Ellsworth formerly of Canon City.
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