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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1876
Page
6
In Greeley Colorado and surrounding areas immigration trends push westward amid grasshopper plagues. Officials urge migrants to endure droughts and pests, highlighting wheat and corn prospects, cheap Platte valley land, irrigation potential, and growing industries while warning against liquor, gambling, and idleness.
Langley went moose hunting at St Marys bay and shot at a moose across the shore. A porpoise leaped from the water and was killed by the same bullet. The animal floated ashore and became a raft for the hunter. The bullet later entered a hollow tree filled with wild honey. While reaching to plug the hole he grabbed a rabbit by the leg and, in shock, threw it away, striking a covey of eighteen partridges and killing them all.
A Danbury News blurb notes that silence reveals a curious truth. Two women whispering in the next room can be heard plainly, while yelling at the top of one’s voice may go unheard by them. The writer admits lack of full understanding but calls the observation worthwhile.
Market list with prices for June 21 1876 at Allapice and nearby items including fruits vegetables meats and imported goods. Includes notes on linseed bacon eggs butter oranges peaches oats salt tobacco coal and other staples with per unit or per quantity pricing.
Comaiep Parens Forty Sixta Yran relates how The Country Gentleman republished Weenit and offered paid advance terms. The periodical offers extensive rural content, market reports, crop prospects, and practical departments on dairy poultry apiary vineyard with literary Fireside verse. Specimen copies free. address Luther Tucker and Son, publishers.
The National Grange lists Master John S Jones of Barton Arkansas and secretary O H Kelley of Louisville Kentucky with other officers including Elen Wyatt Aiken of Cokesburg and Dudley Adams of Waukon Iowa. The tenth session will convene in November 1876 in Louisville Kentucky.
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