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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1884
Page
2
A reflective verse urges sowing for unseen outcomes as dawn turns to twilight. The speaker questions harvest certainty while asserting divine observation and guidance. Themes include persistence in effort and moral seed sowing amid weariness and fear.
Edgar T. Ensign discusses Colorado's pioneering forest protection clause in the state constitution. He notes Article 18 sections six and seven, detailing preservation of state and public lands and tax considerations for hedges orchards and fruit trees. A constitutional memorial presented to Congress in March 1876 is summarized with the full text to follow next week.
The article argues forests act as natural reservoirs of moisture, moderating climate and reducing flood risk, noting Colorado's need for atmospheric moisture to support crops and grazing. It cites a Catholic Total Abstinence Union report urging legal liquor restrictions and condemning liquor advocates.
The Colorado Springs Republic reports that several large wool growers have stored their entire clips awaiting higher offers. Agents offer 14 cents, with shipments of thousands of pounds east and through the city. Capt. J. M. Givins has 50,000 pounds stored, and about 200,000 pounds more may be held for improved prices.
The Fort Collins Courier reports wheat will begin at not less than $1.25 per hundred in the fall market. The amount above that depends on eastern market prices, with a rule against shipping a bushel to Denver from Larimer county to save fifteen cents per hundred on freight. Fort Collins mills can pay Denver prices, as their flour manufacturing and shipping facilities rival Denver's.
F B Everett, a Golden banker who died by suicide weeks earlier, was thought insane. Bank accounts show insolvency with $167,958.70 liabilities and $67,813.72 assets, a $100,000 deficit. Merchants may escape heavy losses but many poor savers lose lifelong savings.
A letter to the Argus Melbourne from John Rolfe claims the St Jacobs Oil aided him in the six day championship ride after eight hours daily, describing stiff limbs yet victory and extra 100 miles run. It calls the oil his boon companion and urges athletes to use it.
An advertisement describes piles symptoms including back and abdomen weight and indigestion. It touts Dr Bosanko Pile Remedy as absorbing tumors and relieving itching for a permanent cure at 50 cents, with the firm based in Piqua Ohio and sold by Pearson and Peach. A mower notice from J Max Clark touts Philadelphia lawn mowers as easiest running.
A collage of small ads and notices includes prices on Shilohs Plaster and Catarrh Remedy, Shilohs Cure claims, Fezer as dealer, Jastrowitz announcing travel and service, Hart’s harness shop adjacent to Main Street’s new Photograph Gallery, and local contractors Cooper Bros., Greeley Camp Nusbaum, and Dobbs Woodward selling native lumber at 28 dollars per M.
Several small items including sheep and horse sales, land for sale, a house rental, medical cures and remedies, lectures topics, a farm for sale near Greeley, a stray animals notice, a furniture sale, and miscellaneous services offered by local merchants and individuals in Colorado towns.
The next quarterly examination for Weld County Teachers' Certificates will be held at the Court Room in Greeley on Friday and Saturday August 29 and 30 beginning at nine o'clock in the morning. Candidates should be present at that hour and dedicate the two days to the exam. A. K. Packard Supt. of Schools Greeley August 11 1884.
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