Canon City Visit Recall and Local Historic Notes
Jonathan K. Taylor of Baltimore recalls a 32 year old Williams excursion to Canon City with vivid memories of the Royal Gorge and Pikes Peak. Postmaster Lewis and the McClure House highlight Canon City as a rising tourist spot, while Alex Nate reports on Canadian political battles. Rexall hair tonic ad from The Seely Drug Co. promotes a guaranteed cure for dandruff and baldness.
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Lewis
Jonathan K. Taylor
Baltimore
Maryland
Provident Life and Trust Company
Philadelphia
Taylor
Canon City
Williams
New York
Royal Gorge
Coloardo
Pikes Peak
Denver
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
McClure
Alex Nate
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co
Toronto
Canada
Nate
Liberal Party
Rexall 93
The
Seely Drug Co
Canonity
Colorado Led Nation In Crop Yields And Farm Value Per Acre
The Colorado record highlights higher yields and farm values per acre across crops. Wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, and sugar beets show Colorado surpassing Iowa Minnesota Nebraska California and others on yields per acre and farm value per acre due to rich soil and irrigation. The piece notes 320 sunny days aiding production and a large influx of workers from Iowa to Larimer County.
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Colorado
Mississippi River
United States
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
de Sigmar
Larimer County
California
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Maine
New York
Michigan
Grace Dale class Halloween party at First Presbyterian
Pleasant social event featured a birthday party themed costume display in the Grace Dale class held at the First Presbyterian church dining room. Guests dressed by birth month, exchanged coins, and participated in games with prizes while autumn decor and jack o lanterns set a festive scene. The layout included a fortune reading, a pin the bow on the black cat game, and ghost stories as light faded.
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Grace Dale
Ciara Bancroft
Miss McCray
Iowa
Florence Maple
Bald-Headed Love and Marriage Riddle
A dated quip on hair, love, and marriage, musing on the appeal of a bald headed woman and the charms she might hold within a playful, archaic tone. The piece treats appearance and affection as fixtures of romantic fate.
Farming in Colorado Better Than Mining
Colorado is described as a mining state by outsiders, yet agricultural output exceeds mine products in cash value. The U S Department of Agriculture provides the latest data from 1907, highlighting hay and wheat among Colorado’s leading crops and suggesting farming yields outweigh mining proceeds.
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Colorado
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Monumental Tuberculosis Exhibit Opens in New York City
New York City prepares to host the largest tuberculosis exhibit by November 15 under the Charity Organization Society and Health Department. The display spans 60,000 floor feet and 110,000 wall feet, features 16 countries and 200 groups, and aims to show that consumption is curable with fresh air, proper diet, and rest.
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New York
New York City
Tuberculosis Committee
Charity Organization Society
Department of Health
Washington
Bereau
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
U. Hardy
Papenteros
Dr. Bhoop
Rambo & Simon
Eureka Bargain Store
Frey & Collins
Main Street
Canca
Notts
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