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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
6
The advertisement highlights a well appointed modern bathroom with flesh brushes nail brushes hair brushes sponges and antiseptic soaps and talcum powders. Palace Drug Store at 601 Main Street invites orders and asserts it carries only the best quality goods.
Ragsdale's Real Estate Bargains notes Thursday notary public at 533 Main St. Social items mention Miss Livingston returning from Pueblo and Mrs Will Smith departing for an eastern trip. Outlook includes school shoes, travels of Lovell Bailey and E T Grey family, Cripple Creek visitors Rev J M Dickey and wife, and a plum tree bloom on Maacon avenue. Gen Marion Chapter DAR to meet at Mrs Greydene-Smith's home on Tuesday September 3. Granadan M F Dickinson visiting Canon City relatives. former Canon resident now in Granada.
G S Bilheimer secretary of the state Y M C A committee visits Canon City this afternoon to confer with General Secretary A R Gray on expanding activities. Bilheimer once served as local secretary and has many friends here. Mrs Kate B Hills returns from an eleven week western trip eight weeks in California and a stop in Portland Oregon with a visit to Olney Colorado for her son Clarence.
Friday reports Donald Likens and a Denver party returning from a two week camping trip at Cassell's. Mrs. Hardy Sayre plans a month long journey to eastern points visiting Wheeling Jamestown exposition Columbus Ohio and New York City. Mr Sayre may join in Pueblo and Columbus on the return.
Saturday notes show Hammocks at Whipple to cut prices on all summer shoes at Davis' 426 Main. Several local residents visit Canon City including H E Champion from Montrose and the Shearingtons from Princeton, with several trips to Salt Lake City and Glenwood Springs. An outcry of frost rumors and early cold weather worries gardeners as Missouri natives predict an early winter. J M Bartlett Real Estate opens at 606 Main, inviting friends. Eastern Star Cripple Creek district to hold a Labor Day basket picnic at Dale with F C R train schedule.
The Harding Hardware Co. reports a new shipment of mantel tiling from The Denver Mantel and Tile Co. W. E. Galley and family have left for Des Moines for a brief visit with Mr. Galley traveling on to Chicago for business errands.
J. D. French of Wayne Nebraska visited Saturday and expressed strong approval of Canon, hinting he may move to this town. Charles Seli and wife plan a three month western trip visiting Oregon California, possibly staying through winter if the country suits them.
Local notices list a sequence of townsfolk events and trips including C E Shover visiting town, Tom Warner going to Boulder, Mrs A R Gray and son Arthur arriving from Chicago, and many travel offers and excursions with rail and special fares. A church lecture by Mrs Sue Harper Sims is scheduled at the opera house with free admission.
Dr. K. C. Sapero will again be at the St. Cloud hotel on September 20 and 21 for free consultations. The notice seeks several copies of The Weekly Record from June 20th and April 4th, offering six cents per copy for three or four copies.
The text presents a lyrical poem titled The Moon of Goldenrod by Marion Warner Wildman from Atlantic. It evokes long summer nights with crickets locusts and katydids in dusky branches and spider spun hammocks. Harvest winds touch orchard fruit as autumn banners rise signaling seasonal change.
A verse lampoons auto culture and delivery cars with playful praise and satire. The speaker praises a touring auto while joking about repair bills fines and spills from fast driving. The tone blends affection for speed with tongue in cheek critique of roadside hazards.
A column of social musings notes the difficulty of doing business at a distance, likens ads to tall tales, and rails at counterfeit manners. It recalls the Pullman model town and ends with a Newport scene about Prince Wilhelm and a Swedish ball theft.
Narration recalls Wilhelm dancing with a buxom fair-haired maiden during a festive event. The moment, described as spontaneous, highlighted his genuine personality and the shared human warmth felt by the American people. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
Prepare small chilled canteloupes by cutting out a blossom end, removing pulp and seeds, then chop and return to shells. Lightly grate nutmeg, add cleary honey, then top with whipped cream. Serve immediately. can be prepared the night before and kept cold for quick breakfast.
The Western Stock Show announces its third annual exhibition in Denver January 2025 with a larger premium list. The event is national in scope while offering special provisions for western breeders and feeders to compete for substantial prizes. The show aims to educate and develop western livestock interests and urges stockmen to enter exhibits.
Marshal Dave Houston found a bicycle in the weeds along Orchard avenue. The wheel was stolen Sunday evening from the entrance to the M C A rooms and belonged to a railroad worker named Proctor. No clue to the thief has been secured.
The Gibson Lumber and Mercantile Company files a certificate in Fremont County showing 150000 dollars in fully paid capital stock. Bobby Fountain showcases a new historical production on a portable stage featuring Jim Bowie and David Crockett with a $30000 budget, fifty actors, four horses, and a carload of scenery for four acts.
Mrs. E T Wallace and J H Aldrich were married yesterday by Rev Henderson in a quiet Cumberland Presbyterian ceremony. The couple reside at the St Cloud and plan to stay in Canon City. Canon City friends report Elsie Amelia Wallace's marriage to Aman Moore in New York City on August 20. Moore is known in Canon for his Cement works leadership and Wallace for years with Florence oil interests.
A notice notes a wedding ceremony scheduled for three o’clock Thursday afternoon with a 77 year old groom and a 56 year old bride.
An old style ad urges readers to bank with liberal methods and save for old age. It promises four percent on savings deposits and emphasizes wealth through saving.
In Judge James L. Cooper's office a unique ceremony joined 77 year old A C Raper and 56 year old Miss Mary A Jefferson. They plan to establish housekeeping at Raper's Macon Avenue home with many friends sending best wishes.
Joseph M. Laws of Four Mile died at 66 from paralysis. Funeral from his home Thursday at 2 pm with burial at Lakeside Cemetery. Austrian baby died at Rockvale, born dead. coroner found no inquest. Dr Sapero to visit Canon City September 20-21 at St Cloud hotel for free consultations.
Mrs. A L Taylor is progressing after an appendicitis operation at Pueblo hospital on Monday evening at 5 o clock. Surgeons report she stood the operation exceptionally well and all indications favor recovery with good hopes for her improvement.
Mrs Enters and Mrs Ed Howes return as Lincoln Park resumes normal life after a period apart. The Park laments the loss of W H Stover, notes skunk hunting by Fred Kelling, and recalls the Laverick camping trip near El Paso County. Lincoln Park school lists staff including janitor Mrs Le May and teachers Miss Haines Miss Cora Woodford Mr Lacy and Mr Beckwith with hopes of renewed success.
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