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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
6
The Tribune notes it was founded in 1870 by N OC ME and offers access to press room, circulation books, and subscription lists for advertisers. It claims a 1904 print run under 2,000 copies and advertises public inspection of its operations.
The Tribune urges residents to buy a ticket for a May 25 Moffat road excursion to raise 250.00 for week night city park concerts by the Greeley band. Trip departs from Greeley Evans LaSalle Eaton and Ault with fares 3.00 from Greeley Evans LaSalle 3.25 from Eaton and 3.35 from Ault.
A local column debates moving the old county court house to city hands for a bargain and letting the county build a new court house in Lincoln Park. The piece urges public protest or approval and notes officials may negotiate soon.
The argument weighs moving the county courthouse from the park to a city site or building anew. Proponents favor the city hall ground or Ninth Avenue Seventh Street corner for cost and aesthetics, noting the old structure could be replaced or even two buildings erected. The tone favors a bargain that benefits the county while preserving city appearance and practicality.
The Tribune editors argue the public has a right to know how the city’s new water system is being developed and funded. They urge open bidding and transparent progress reports rather than private searches for a water supplier, stressing newspapers should provide fair, unbiased updates.
A round trip from Greeley to Loveland for the Odd Fellows anniversary is advertised. Departure from Greeley via Colorado & Southern Ry at 9 a.m. and from Loveland at 11 p.m. on Wednesday April 26, fare one dollar.
President Roosevelt appoints John M. Wallace and Theodore P. Shonts to lead canal construction. Both are Monmouth College graduates with ties to Greeley and local figures like Prof. John H. Wilson and James H. Hayes. The piece notes small colleges can supply top officials for world’s greatest artificial waterway.
An irrigation project near Highland lake begins operation led by Ish Reservoir Company of Berthoud with a $60,000 capital. The plan raises Ish lake thirteen feet, expands capacity from 111 to 290 million cubic feet, builds a five and a half mile ditch to extend Highland ditch, and irrigates 3000 acres. Directors elected include T. C. Bunyan Charles Hewitt H. H. Foresman Alex Saltzman and Thomas Butler.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims to cure catarrh in all stages and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The stockholders of Greeley Power and Light will meet at the company office 811 Eighth avenue on Saturday May 6 1905 at 730 pm to elect five directors for one year and to transact other business. W M Boomer Secretary Greeley Colo April 11 1905.
R H Snyder a Kemmerer’s Department Store clerk details long kidney trouble and backs Doan’s Kidney Pills. He recalls Chicago origin and says pills gave relief for backache and other kidney symptoms. He praises the remedy and urges sufferers to try it, noting availability at H Reynolds Co. and price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name.
D. E. Carpenter fed 75 pounds of potatoes daily to twenty two steers and two cows for ten weeks, plus corn and alfalfa, bringing them to 1209 pounds and selling in Denver at 95.35 per carload, 25 cents above the market. On the same ship day William H. Farr sent three car loads of sheep, but slow freight reduced weight by about six percent.
An old period piece promotes Cham berlain's Pain Balm as a fast relief for rheumatism. The ad touts single application relief and claims hundreds of permanent cures, urging readers to buy from all druggists.
The Santa Fe announces a tourist sleeper will run through to California without change on trains leaving Denver daily at 8 p m. plus the resumption of the California Limited daily service leaving Denver at 3 45 p m. for full details contact J P Hall, general agent, A T S F railroad, Denver Colorado.
Moore Bros. of Eldon Iowa tout Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the leading cough cure for all ages from children with croup to elderly people with la grippe. They claim it sells more than any other brand and that it cures coughs and colds quickly, with all druggists selling it.
To Farmers. We have received a choice stock of clear alfalfa seed free from sweet clover or other seeds also can furnish best quality Divide seed potatoes. Get your order in early. Farr Produce Co.
A Loveland excursion on Wednesday April 26 leaves Greeley via Colorado and Southern at 9 a.m. and returns from Loveland at 11 p.m. The round trip fare is $1.00.
Advertises Pazointment as a guaranteed cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles with a refund if not cured in 6 to 14 days. Claims first application provides ease. Priced at 50 cents, with mail order available via Paris Medicine Co. St. Louis Missouri.
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