Telephone Girls Heroic in Disasters and School Lunches
The essay lauds telephone operators, especially a sixteen year old in Austin Pa, for lifesaving bravery during floods. It notes the rise of the switchboard heroine and cites a Colorado pamphlet on operator feats. It also describes school noon meals where girls cook under teacher supervision, teaching practical domestic science.
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Austin
Colorado Telephone Company
Paul Reveres
Paul Revere
Perris
School Lunches For Children Distance From School
Recommendations stress child nutrition and digestion for noon meals when children cannot return home. Emphasizes age differences, lighter meals, varied sandwiches, buttered bread, fruit, and simple desserts like rice pudding or custard. Suggests practical lunchtime ideas and mindful fat intake for young learners.
Early planting is key to bulb bloom and failure avoidance
The article urges planting bulbs before winter, not after frost, to develop roots and flowers in spring. It warns late planting causes flowers to fail, stresses soil prep, manure use, and catalog guidance, and advises selecting named varieties for color harmony.
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Gidvice
Leave bulbs covered until cold weather is truly over
The article advises not to remove bulb coverings too early in spring. After snow melts, cold snaps can injure exposed bulbs. Keep coverings in place until there is confidence that frost risk has passed, as recommended by Eben BE Rexford in Country Gentleman.
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Eben BE. Rexford
Country Gentleman
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promised To Cure Dandruff
A remedy named Rexall 93 Hair Tonic is advertised for dandruff itching scalp and baldness. The ad claims it banishes dandruff restores color and makes hair glossy by stimulating follicles and improving blood flow. It guarantees a trial with no cost if results are unsatisfactory and lists two sizes 50 cents and 1.00 available at Rexall stores Gil bert Bros. in Greeley Park Place Opera House Sterling Bldg.
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Rexall
Greeley
Gilbert Bros
Park Place
Opera House
Sterling
Greeley Professors Win Delta County Potato Prizes
Delta county swept the state fair potato prizes with entries grown on Colorado Land and Orchard Company lands. H. H. Blair, manager of the company, and Dean J. H. Hays, company president, are tied to Greeley colleges and professorial ownership in the firm.
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Delta County
Greeley
H. H. Blair
Daily Papers
Mr. Blair
Colorado Land and Orchard Company
Dean J. H. Hays
Burlington to Break Stock Shipment Record This Week
The Burlington is expected to handle about one hundred cars of stock this week, likely sourcing many cars from points along the C and W in Wyoming. Persistent dry conditions push cattlemen to market earlier, though local stock look exceptionally well after a season with ample range grain.
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Burlington
Wyoming
Grover
Tri-City Press
Northern Colorado businessmen form new association
Northern Colorado business men will meet at Fort Collins Thursday to organize the Northern Colorado Commercial association. Representatives from Boulder Longmont Berthoud Loveland Fort Collins and Windsor will participate.
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Northern Colorado
Fort Collins
Northern Colorado Commercial Association
Boulder
Longmont
Berthoud
Loveland
Windsor
Oldest Colorado horse dies after 40 years of service
Del Rio aged 40, likely the state’s oldest horse, died Monday at the Pleasant Valley ranch of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Bickling. The Camp family owned the pony for 28 years after purchase from the Del Rio ranch in Texas. Known as a tough yet gentle cow pony, it was driven until four years ago and then cared for as a family member.
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H. N. Bickling
Northern Coal Mines Merge Strengthens Colorado Output
Eight of eleven northern Colorado mines join under American Fuel Company formed in Denver with capital of 1,000,000 dollars to better compete with Northern Coal and Coke and National Fuel. D. E. Evans becomes president. Lewis G. Hurlbut vice president and secretary. James P. Miller treasurer. Directors include Evans, Bogart, Winkler, Williams, Quarterman, Hurlbut and Miller.
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Colorado
American Fuel Company
Denver
Northern Coal and Coke Company
National Fuel Company
D. BE. Evans
Economic and Evans Coal Mining Companies
Lewis G. Hurlbut
Colorado Capitol Mines
James P. Miller
Lafayette
D. E. Evans
Bogart
A. 8. Winkler
George Williams
W. P. Quarterman
James FP. Miller
Denver Mayor to Lead Mass Singing of Patriot Hymns
Denver Mayor Speer plans Sunday concerts at the auditorium where the audience will sing printed words of patriotic songs. Prominent singers will lead initially, with 12 000 voices expected to join, as "The Star Spangled Banner" and "My Country 'Tis of Thee" become regular program features.
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Mayor Speer
Denver
Old Kentucky
Tiamt
Farmers Repair Roads With Gravel Drive North of Town
Farmers in the northern district showed public spirit by spending to repair roads. Searles Packard Murphy and the Hotarg Bros hauled 25 loads of gravel to fix the road between the Great Western road and Willas Eaton's corner, then Willas’s team dragged and leveled the surface.
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Messrs
Ranch team drive accident injures John W Shannon
John W. Shannon was thrown against a telegraph pole when his team bolted during a drill at Munaway Lucerne on October 6. He suffered a broken rib and severe bruises but is reported to be recovering and is employed at 8. K. Clark's ranch.
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Munaway
Lucerne
John W. Shannon
Shannon
8. K. Clark
Girl and Fudge Breaks Blockade
A pretty school girl from Boston feeds a bulky horse home made fudge to break up a traffic blockade. Her bold act causes the horse to move on as she follows feeding Dobbin candy. The episode highlights quick thinking and a citizen’s peaceful intervention during a street standstill.
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Boston
Mass
Dobbin
Saving Sinners Costs 875 to S820 Chicago
Billy Sunday estimates the price of saving sinners varies by city. He cites Atlanta at 75 dollars and Indianapolis at 620 dollars as the two extremes, with New York and Chicago quoted at 46 and 395 dollars respectively.
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Chicago
Billy Sunday
Atlanta
Indianapolis
New York
Sugar Factory Starts Work for 1911 Campaign
The sugar factory began crushing beets Monday morning and will run day and night until the 1911 campaign ends. About 200 workers are employed this season at three factories Eaton Windsor and others. The beet crop is expected at 800000 tons with 16 percent sugar content, averaging farmers $5.67 per ton. Farmers will receive roughly $1,700,000 for beets and labor costs total about $66,000 monthly. The year’s crop is larger than last year despite poor conditions.
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Eaton
Windsor
Jnst
Mln Wdie
Poultry Exhibition Impresses Weld County Fair Attendees
Weld County Poultry association heard W C Loney recount the county fair exhibition. He praised the 500 birds, the display under the big tent, and the strong showing from country exhibitors and new breeders alike.
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Weld County Poultry Association
W. C. Loney
Weld County Fair Association
The
Fair Association
White Rocka
Fort Collins
Crestone Boy Dies Hero While Saving Family From Flood
Decker Baker 12, son of Mr and Mrs Baker, saved his mother on a flooded Crestone creek and perished while attempting to reach his father. The disaster washed away the Baker home and three other houses. the elder Baker clung to tree roots and reached higher ground.
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Crestone
Colo
Decker Baker
Beeb
Baker
Crestone Creek
Saturday Club Opens Year With House Musical
The Saturday Afternoon club began the year with a musical at the home of Mrs. BB J Decker. Members gathered for a brief program in a social and cultural kickoff event.
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BB. J. Decker
Social hour program with piano duets and vocal numbers
A social hour featured a program with piano duets by Jackeon Nelda Nashan and others. Selections included Polonaise and Chopin pieces, vocal numbers My Ain Folk and Autumn Sadners, and solos by Mrs Southard and Decker.
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Eget Jackeon
Nelda Nashan
Violets
Mra
Polanaise
Chopin
Ain Folk
Notice of Application to Lease State Lands in Colorado
Notice is hereby given that Drake of Greeley Colorado has applied to lease school lands in N E Y, B E E, Section 16 Township 1 North Range 2 West for lands described, with no other applications to enter after November 2, 1911. First publication in Greeley October 12, 1911. State Board of Land Commissioners.
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State Boanes Commissioners
Denver
Colo
Drake
Greeley
Coto
Itve County
Colorado
Ney
Bee
TY RY
Gi 4 Above Described Land Entered After Nov. 2, 1911. Pb
SRP
AON Register State Board
Stoners
Notice of Applications State Land Indemnity Lands in Weld County
Notice from the Office of the State Commissioners Denver Colorado lists Mr Witwer of Greeley Colorado applying for indemnity lands in Weld County. Describes sections townships and ranges including Sec 4 5 8 6 18 20 22 Twps 5 6 N or S in various ranges. Publication dated 1913 appears in county records with last publication in November.
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Greeley Tribune
N. C. Meeker
Northern Coal Mines Merged
All Mast
Lian Unk
Fanci
Decker Bake
Father
Young Baker
New Etry
Notich
State Dei Commiestoners
Mr. Witwer
Postomtl
Jnr
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