Hog Man's Klondike: San Louis Valley Hog Boom
Alamosa January report extols San Louis Valley farming yields Wheat 62 bushels per acre oats 129 barley 75 potatoes 400 plus and high average quality Hogs emerge as leading profit with pea fed pork premiums over corn lard The Los Angeles market took 110 carloads of live hogs last season A field pea land of a quarter section can fatten 300 hogs yearly yielding about 4000 dollars gross with under 1000 expenses An experimental hog farm works with Poland China Duroc Jersey Berkshire Tamworth and native hogs to find ideal bacon hog status.
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Alamosa
San Louis Valley
Los Angeles
State Agricultural College
Poland
Berkeyire
Tamworth
Court Keeps Busy in Cripple Creek District
Direct information filed against W. B. Lynch June O'Brien and Frank Taylor for attempted murder. Taylor remains at large. Also charges against Swackenberg druggists for license violation and Victor man for chemist shop offense. Saloon keepers face gambling and closing ordinance charges. Mining firms challenge County Assessor T. D. Foster over 1908 valuations, dispute around $50,000.
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Cripple Creek
Lynch
June O'Brien
Frank Taylor
O’brien
Taylor
Tony Cauz
Max Swackenberg
Swackenberg Brothers
H. P. Sheen
Victor
Seventeen Die in Football In 1908 Record Falls
Seventeen deaths and 327 injuries are listed for football in 1908. College players killed total six, high school four, athletic clubs seven. injuries include 182 college, 98 high school, 47 club. Major injuries include broken collar bones, legs, arms, jaws, noses, ribs, concussions, and torn ligaments.
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Athletic Club
Common Sense Safeguard Against Indigestion
A retailer ad explains men panic during sudden indigestion and touts Rexall Dyspepsia tablets as instant relief. It advises carrying the remedy, notes the lack of gastric juice causes indigestion, and claims a cure with a 25 cent package price and money back guarantee from The Seely Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seely Drug Co
Cold Wave Grips West as Record Lows Hit Various States
Weather reports show a developing cold wave moving into the east and south from the western lake region and the middle Mississippi valley. Oregon and Washington endure heavy cold with Spokane at four above and Seattle near eighteen, while Nebraska records a fifteen degree drop to ten below in Chadron and nearby towns.
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Washington
Western Lake Region
Missippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Montana
British Northwest
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Coast
Portland
Ore
Northwest
Oregon
Bellingham
Spokane
Seattle
Nebraska
Norfolk
Neb
Dakota
Chadron
Deadwood
Gregory
S. D
Twelve Below Zero as Blizzard Rages in St. Paul
The United States weather bureau thermometer marked twelve degrees below zero, with a biting northwesterly wind and heavy snow causing near blizzard conditions. Streetcar traffic was disrupted in St. Paul during the morning rush.
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St. Paul
United States Weather Bureau
Rebellion in Manchuria To Be Crushed
Reports from Manchuria districts say government troops have burned several villages and insurgents are on the defensive. Troops await reinforcements as the revolutionary outbreak is being checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Amoy
China
Colorado Legislature Opens First Session With Crowds
The Seventeenth General Assembly of Colorado convened at noon in the state house as most members were present for a promising session. The galleries were filled with spectators, and many women attended the opening day.
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Denver
General Assembly of
Colorado
State House
New York Children Aid Starving Antelope
State Game and Fish Commissioner Farr received a $50 check from the National Audubon Society of New York with a letter directing the funds to feed antelope thought to be starving near Fort Morgan, Colorado. The department had been buying hay and feed and will continue supplying until conditions allow wild forage.
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Denver
Farr
Fort Morgan
Bridge Construction Advances on K C Railroad Line
The Turkey Creek branch of the Kansas Colorado railroad has completed bridge work and crews rush to finish the grade from the junction to Canon City. Rails may be laid to connect to Turkey Creek quarries, enabling train service for stone deliveries to the courthouse and other buildings. A county commissioners and press party will tour the line Saturday to inspect progress and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey Creek
Kansas-Colorado Railroad
Canon City
Board of County Commissioners
Pueblo Star-Journal
Dr Shoop's Restorative Promoted for Weak Nerves
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Restorative for weak stomach heart or kidney condition. It claims the remedy acts on nerves rather than organs, promises quick results in five to ten days, and notes universal druggist preference with availability from Rambo Simon.
McGee Visitors and Local Concert Preparations
Mr and Mrs Frank McGee of Minnesota are visiting the former's parents at 604 Greenwood Avenue. Mrs George Valux of Colorado Springs visits Mrs Sam McDonald at 1013 Greenwood Avenue and will stay about a week. Roney's Boys, fresh from Leadville, inspect Canon and prepare for the First Presbyterian church concert at 8 90 o'clock tonight. they are in excellent condition and a fine program is expected.
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Frank McGee
Paul
Minesota
W. B. McGee
Greenwood Avenue
George Valux
Colorado Springs
Sam McDonald
Valux
Canon
Roney
Leadville
First Presbyterian Church
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C. M. Macneill
J. Q. MacDonald
S. Hudson
Spencer Penrose
C. H. Shoup
Capital
Hog Man
Cripple Creek District
W. O. Burnsides
Ed Stein
E. C. Waldeck
Henry Bunter
D. A. Putnam
Sandore Hirsch
T. D. Foster
Fremont County
Tomers
M. Raynolds
G. A. Baker
F. Rockafellow
N. Cooper
Lewis
A. R. Tanner
Legislature
New York
K-C
C. M. Cover
EF. P. Smith
Water Street
Canon City, Colo
Henney
Main St
Reelogue
Boulder CO. Nurseries
Boulder
Colo
The
Eureka Bargain Store
Main Street
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