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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1877
Page
2
The piece extols Berkshire hogs as a promising, low-feed, tax relief option requiring cows for herd growth. It advocates April pig arrivals to mature by early winter, discusses education funding via profits, and references new books by Oliver Optic and W S Robinson. It also notes Missouri’s nine year state entomologist tenure.
The New York Tribune launches a series of novels at low prices. Frances Trollope's Black Spirits and White costs ten cents for full contents. Two Lilies by Julia Kavanagh also ten cents. A Charming Fellow by Trollope will follow. Books printed large and clear, pages similar to Harper's Weekly. News dealers or Tribune office accept orders and payments.
Prices in Deadwood and Custer reflect high costs for potatoes eggs butter flour bacon and meats with eggs at 50 to 60 cents per dozen and hay at 200 per ton. Cheyenne imports most supplies though freight rates differ by town and local opinion accuses Cheyenne press and merchants of neglecting Custer. A planned Hat Creek to Mountain City road threatens Custer trade as Cheyenne dominates wholesaling. The piece previews a Castly Creek placer mines report and notes Paris fashion journals and a Denver railroad receivership issue upcoming September court date.
J Max Crank argues against abandoning the Union Colony canal extension. He contends the project was justified, legally supported, and essential for water supply and land development, warning that proposed changes would disrupt rights, liquidate invested values, and provoke conflict.
Corn is coming up well and gophers problem noted. Depot master Abbott visits East. Flacker tours Solomon Valley Kansas. Mrs. Taylor dies at Big Thompson. Judge Titus's death by own hand near St Vrain. Public concerns over carcasses along river and stalled mail from Kansas. Community updates include school superintendent Shattuck lectures, Knox touring world, organ purchases, baptisms, horse found in Cheyenne, and local real estate and legal notes.
Io Parker grows Transcendent crabs amid sparse apple prospects and possible grafting. Mrs Judson’s funeral features wild crocus tableaux. Nearby residents like Mrs J F Sanborn plan 700 bushels of strawberries with raspberries blackberries and a promising vineyard. Gen Tom Thumb Minnie Warren troupe in Greeley earns 1400 dollars in Denver with 500 railroad costs while departing for California.
Advertising note reports low prices on Wat Paper curtains and oil shades at A Z Saloman. It mentions Spring Styles for men and boys hats Nicwots and notes the arrival of new Ladies' Underwear by express to the store.
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