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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
4
Local notes cover visitors from Colorado Springs Fresno and Denver and departures to Pueblo. Highlights include Canon defeating Florence 5 0 in football with McLane scoring, plans for a Pueblo excursion, and shifts in local business and rail service. An estate oak heating stove ad and job classifieds close the compact town record.
An advertisement touts DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve as the only pure unadulterated witch hazel remedy and warns against counterfeit salves. It notes uses for cuts burns bruises tetter and piles and lists Seely Drug Co as seller. Also mentions a charity meeting on November 8 at 2 30 p m in the Public Library committee room with Junta McClananan as secretary and a Canon meat sale claim from Wraver Boxp.
The November Board of Directors meeting is set for Tuesday November 8 at 745 PM and all members should attend. Rev A F Smiley of Cedar Rapids Iowa spoke at the recent Men’s meeting, noted as a forceful speaker. L A Greene of Denver the magician returns to Canon City on Thanksgiving night November 27 with an improved Evening of Enchantment in the gymnasium admission 25 cents.
Mr. Fred R. Howard, head agent of the Pennsylvania Railway lines from Middletown Ohio, departed after a visit with his uncle Mr. John Howard on Greenwood Avenue. He praised Canon City and Colorado’s sunny climate, hoping to return for another vacation. An all steel constructed coach is advertised for 7.0 at Avery and Robison, 371 Main Street.
Mrs J C Othus of 427 Harrison avenue suffered a distressing accident Sunday evening when she fell into an open cellar door in the pantry. Though initially believed gravely injured, she showed improvement the next day. No bones were broken. the spine was injured causing continued pain and bed rest.
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