First Spuds in Greeley contested by early settlers
A reader challenges a Cheyenne origin story of Greeley potato planting by John H. Gordon, noting arrival dates in April 1870 and that H. C. Watson, George Hanna, Frank Hanna and others planted potatoes the same season, arguing Gordon was not the sole early settler.
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Greeley Tribane
John H. Gordon
Cheyenne
Wyo
Greeley
Gordon
New York Tribune
Board
Poudre
H. C. Watson
George
Frank Hanna
Mr. Gordon
Claim of Foley Kidney Pills cures Rochester woman
M Mayer of Rochester New York reports severe back pain fatigue and irregular kidney action. After using Foley Kidney Pills she states she is completely cured and feels stronger than in years. Sold by all druggists.
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M. Mayer
Rochester
N. Y
Foley
Narrow Escape for Auto Men in Godfrey Bottoms
Oscar Lundstrom of Denver and a companion escaped serious injury when their touring car toppled on a dangerous bridge near Godfrey Bottoms while traveling to Carpenter Wyoming. The vehicle hung on the bridge edge, spilled occupants into a four foot water ditch, but was only lightly damaged after a half hour of tinkering. The incident occurred near the site of a prior fatal plunge.
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Oscar Lundstrom
Denver
Carpenter
Wyo
Godfrey
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Bundle with Free Plaster
Deep seated coughs needing both external and internal care are offered a dollar bottle of BALLARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP with a free HERRICK'S RED PEPPER POROUS PLASTER for the chest. Sold by Carson W. Gilbert.
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Ballard
Herrick
Carson W. Gilbert
Gill Debates Initiative and the Referendum
A Lincoln school house debate backed the proposition that the Initiative and Referendum benefits the people. Charles Wood and B. B. Edwards scored the affirmative win over H. B. Richey and Frank Doak. Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bartholomew hosted a dinner party for departing Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wood with sixteen guests from families of Mr. and Mrs. Wood. John Carey of Monteville, Me. visited D. E. Carey. An advertisement offered Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets samples in Des Moines Iowa addresses.
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N. D. Bartholomew
C. A. Wood
New Hampshire
Mrs. Wood
Chamberlain Medicine, Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Boy Breaks Arm Again After Bicycle Collision
Aubrey Briggs, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mart Briggs, was riding home from school when his bicycle collided with a friend near Evans. He is in a plaster cast for a likely splintered left arm, with an X-ray planned. Four years earlier he broke the same arm after being thrown from a horse at Loveland.
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Evans
Aubrey Briggs
Loveland
Mart Briggs
Greeley Welcome for Noted Denver Press Club Member
Denver Press club members visited Greeley and recalled Lord Ogilvy a former Weld County landowner and stock breeder now a Denver Post writer. Anecdotes recalled his prank with a shotgun and his racehorse era, while William Cheeley also rejoined local paper history. The visitors praised Greeley as the prettiest town in the state and praised its timely upkeep.
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Denver Press Club
Greeley
Lord Ogilvy
Weld County
Denver
Oxilvy
Ogilvy
Meeker
Old Army Press
Greeley _ sid
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Godfrey Bottoms
John Carey
Monteville, Me
D. E. Carey
Benjamin Clothes
Benjamin
Fanes
Benjamin Overcoats
HLS
the Park Moise. Co
Soemervts
Boy
Gresley
Cache la Poudre
Platte
Greeley Tribune
Ear
Tribune
Morey's
Olhitaire Spices
Solitaire
Colorado
Morey Mercantile CO
Colo
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