Founders of The Tribune and early circulation details
The Greeley Tribune traces its founding in 1870 by N OC Meeker and bills itself as the paper with the big subscription list. The issue notes post office circulation through second class rates, a print run of 216 copies for this issue, and that no issue in 1904 exceeded 4,195 fewer than 2,000. The pressroom and subscription records are open to advertiser inspection.
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the Tribune
Bonds for Greeley water project face voter uncertainty
Citizens weigh a 250000 bond issue for a municipal water system as opposition grows on the east side over tax fears. The article notes tax payer status and residency rules for voters and details how election judges will interpret qualifications and assess ballots.
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Mountain Water Supply
Greeley
East Side
East
Who Is a Taxpayer and Voter on Water Works Bond Issue
The article discusses definitions of who qualifies as a taxpayer and eligible voter for a proposed water works bond issue. It notes ongoing discussion about legal voter status and the criteria that will determine participation and approval.
Editor Tribune Responds on Water Issue Split
B D Sanborn, member of the municipal League of Greeley, chastises the Tribune for misrepresenting the league’s stance. He asserts the water question has dominated meetings, with no league action on baseball, and urges correction while noting members seek clear candidate positions on water supply.
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Tribune
Municipal League of
League
B. D. Sanborn
Herbine touted for anemia relief and renewed vigor
Mrs Belle H Shirel of Middlesborough reports liver trouble and poverty of blood improved by Herbine. She says blood quality and energy return, with strong health, vigor, and activity. Sold by J F Fezer for 50 cents.
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Belle H.shirel
Middlesborough
J.F. Fezer
Union Pacific Round Trip Homeseekers Ticket Offer
The Union Pacific offers round trip Homeseekers tickets from Greeley to all points on the Oregon Short Line in Idaho at one fare plus 2.00. Sale dates are April 4 and 18 with 21 day limits. Stopovers on the outbound are allowed west of Laramie within 15 days. Contact Mr. J C Ferguson, General Agent, 941 17th Street Denver for details.
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Union Pacific
Greeley
R. R
Idaho
Laramie
Wyo
J.C. Ferguson
17Th Street
Denver
Wisconsin farmer reports robust oats and heavy straw at Model Mills
Second year from Wisconsin notes crop conditions two weeks earlier than usual oats. Straw is very heavy and will not lodge. A sample and price are available at Model Mills, with W. R. McClellan as the referenced contact.
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Wisconsin
Model Mills
W. R. McClellan
Grand Opera Festival Opens in Denver With All-American Cast
Denver hosts the first extended grand opera festival by an all-American company from April 3 at the Broadway. Manager Henry W. Savage brings the nine year East success to Colorado with English opera, featuring Lohengrin as the opener and a diverse week’s program including Il Trovatore Carmen Tannhauser Tosca La Boheme and Cavalleria Rusticana Pagliacci. Ticket sales begin March 30 with prices from fifty cents to two dollars.
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Denver
Broadway
Henry W. Savage
East
Colorado
Savage
Wagner
Verdi
Bizet
Tannhauser
Puccini
The Outlook Beautiful review and Catarrh Cure ads
The article discusses Lillian Whiting's new book The Outlook Beautiful and its themes blending faith with science and psychic research, noting its focus on eternal life and human relations. It promotes the book from Little, Brown & Co. and then pivots to an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming constitutional benefits and a money-back guarantee.
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Lillian Whiting
Greeley
Miss Whiting
Emerson
Lilian Whiting
Little, Brown & Co., Publishers
Boston
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Citizens demand street use fees for all who ride the city’s alleys
H A Russell argues at the Citizens' Convention that all users of city streets and alleys should pay for the privilege, including farmers, vendors, and railroads. He points to licenses for teamsters and sidewalk use, contrasts with free Electric and Gas company access, and predicts early streetcar expansion in Greeley. He urges equal charges for all who benefit from municipal infrastructure.
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Citizens’ Convention
Neill and Ward
Mr. Clayton
Railroad Company
Electric Light and Gas
Greeley
Electric Light
H. A. Russell
Comforting Words Endorse Doan’s Kidney Pills In Greeley
A Pueblo blacksmith named William Rees praises Doan’s Kidney Pills, claiming relief from back pain and urinary issues after using the product in 1899. The endorsement invites Greeley readers to visit H Reynolds’ drug store, with Foster Milburn Co as US agents and Doan’s as the recalled brand.
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Greeley
William Rees
Pueblo
Plum Street
Dean
H. Reynolds
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Carload of white Nebraska seed oats at M D Spencer's
A shipment of white Nebraska seed oats arrived at M D Spencer's store. The delivery notes identify the oats and the seller, with no further details about quantity price or buyer provided in the fragment.
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Just
Nebraska
M.D. Spencer’s
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