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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1888
Page
6
A sobering critique of election fever urges reforms to protect the ballot. It approves state printed tickets and private reading to voters, preventing ticket peddlers and expediting honest choice. The passage extols Colorado as a land of growing industry, rich resources, and assured markets for farmers.
The Prairie Farmer notes Colorado’s irrigated area already rivals France and Spain combined and could transform Colorado into a leading agricultural state. It cites Italy’s irrigation gains and the Nile and Po Valleys as models, arguing irrigation expands land value, capital, and employment while rainfall alone cannot sustain growth.
A Wisconsin observer argues for licensing reform to place liquor sales in the hands of men of high character. The piece notes that such men avoid the rum trade yet questions whether current incentives to license the trade would attract them. It cites a New York wholesalers convention favoring low licenses and stricter character checks.
Frederick W. Clark of Chicago and Rev Canon Duckworth of London coordinate a grand Indian corn exhibit. Pacific Express and American Express move top stalks to Boston and then to Liverpool aboard Cunard ships for delivery to Sharp, Clark & Co. in Chicago and on to London. The effort is voluntary with no cost.
A physician warns a patient to use two different mixtures correctly for her daughter Flossie and for a dog, stressing not to confuse them to avoid serious results. The exchange, styled as satire, reflects period humor from Texas Siftings.
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