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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1888
Page
8
A reprinted Tribune letter argues sheep can yield both wool and mutton, citing English and American breeders aiming for dual-purpose stock. The writer predicts future flocks will produce twenty pounds of wool and two hundred pounds of mutton, nationalizing dual-purpose genetics.
In October discussion on sheep housing, a veteran argues open corrals save cost and reduce wind chill. He cites 1886 winter records of 1,900 to 2,000 sheep in a plain open corral fed little hay and no grain, outperforming shed-kept flocks. The piece then shifts to a Parlin family vignette near Parlin’s station on the lower South Park railway, detailing John Parlin’s hospitality, Holstein herd, and a railway depot agreement yielding a stopover point and Milk from Parlin's cows draw railworkers and officials alike.
The Tribune offers reduced annual subscriptions with Harper's and other journals through January 1, 1890. Packages include Greeley Tribune plus Harper’s magazines at rates like 95 dollars, 5 dollars, or 3.50, with discounts up to 25 percent off regular prices. Orders to the office secure savings and selection of literature.
Weld County real estate transfers show multiple deeds with amounts from 8000 to 50000 among parties including Phillips Pound Oviatt Wallace and First National Bank Greeley. An obituary notes Mrs Rebecca S Crossfield of Greeley aged 78 with funeral details in Keene New Hampshire.
Special correspondence from Cincinnati surveys popular hoaxes and cruel practices in horse medicine. It cites hooks in the eye, lampers, stifle misdiagnoses, brutal unscientific treatments, and careless blistering. The piece urges humane reform, veterinary schools, and public education to end quackery and promote accredited practice.
The 1. O. C. F. organized a Degree Lodge at Odd Fellows' Hall last Saturday. Officers installed include Degree Master C B Cobb Deputy Degree Master J M Norman First Assistant Degree Master W W Cover Second Assistant Degree Master J L King Treasurer Frank G Willard Secretary J S Ashley. Monthly meetings planned. locals urged to attend.
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