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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1877
Page
2
A critique of frequent daily bathing argues it harms physical and moral health. It links continuous washing with degeneracy, warns against electrical body coatings and frequent garment changes, and notes mixed effects on mothers and children while praising moderate cleansing.
A reader challenges anti vaccination claims and asserts consensus among researchers. The letter cites vaccination effectiveness against smallpox, noting over half of vaccinated exposed individuals avoid the disease, unvaccinated people typically contract it, and mortality among the unvaccinated is cited as very high.
Last Saturday a special Colony Board of Trustees meeting considered repealing a resolution on the lateral leading to Loge Tree valley. Farmers want a main canal instead of the lateral, but the board warns of high maintenance costs and safety risks. A final decision is expected at the next meeting with a proposed plan to charge water-right transfers for extra distance, roughly five dollars per ten miles, to cover costs.
A morning snow storm coats town while geese and ducks abound near the streets. Milton Henderson returns to Greeley from Titusville. The Star Course lectures end May 12 with Miss Eddy at Park Church. The May 1 school election allows women to vote and run. a new sheep inspector is named for Weld County. Mansfield & Co plan a confectionery and stationery store.
The town reports snow drifts to feet in the mountains and ongoing ditching work on the Cheyenne road. Horse thieves captured after stealing Wyatt Brothers horses. Weld County Wool Growers' Association formed with officers named. cattle and sheep stats, alfalfa encouragement, and new publisher acquisitions unfold.
Notice lists vast sheet music plans, store expansions and multiple buyable goods from Monk & Ingalsbe and A Z Salomon. It also mentions a Barnum Hall water rights meeting in Bar num's Hall and various new arrivals from stores like Fenevans and Dobmeyer.
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