Feed Sheep Industry Counts 100000 Head in Weld and Larimer
Frank Ira White of the Union Pacific Railway shares figures on ranch feeding in Weld and Larimer counties. Larimer is seen at about 250000 head, Weld around 100000, with many feeders listed and beet-top pasture aiding growth.
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Frank Ira White
Union Pacific Railroad
the Tribune
Weld
Larimer
Concensus
J. A. Behrens
Evans
Denver Veal and Mutton Market Company
W. B. Starr
New Mexico
Missouri
Centralia
Ill
Greeley
Gale
Gale & Farr
Kearney
Tom C. Farr
Elm Creek
Neb
Frank Lemmon
William Farr
Charles Farr
William F. Thompson
E. K. Packard
W. L. Baldredge
D. E. Severance
Gill & Decker
Colonel Dale
A. A. Howard
Albert Igo
A. L. Mumper
Greeley Sugar Company
Morse & Cuyler
A. N
Bruce Eaton
W.ick. Clark
Smillie & Myers
W. W. Brown
S. 8. Brown
M. E. Brown
J. A. Boyd
J. B. Blake
A. J. Smillie
Belief in Luck Items Tied to Ogilvy Baptism
The piece notes how people prize talismans, including horse shoes, as luck charms. It recounts Captain Ogilvy's baptism of his heir, performed by Rector North-Tummon, with the horse shoe from his campaign horse placed as a weight on a copper plate inscribed to honor the father, who was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogilvy House
Daddy
Ogilvy
Queenstown
Pretoria
Potatoes in Northern Colorado Markets Likely to Hold Prices
Growers in Greeley Eaton Windsor and Kersey rush potatoes as warehouse space shrinks and demand falters. Experts warn against overselling, noting eastern and southern markets lack demand while Minnesota Kansas Iowa and Illinois see rot and reduced supply. Dealers expect a squeeze and prices to rise if farmers delay sales until March.
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Greeley
Eaton
Windsor
Kersey
Minnesota
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Colorado
C. Rugh
Greeley Belt
Dissolution of Taylor & Wagner Partnership
The partnership formed as Taylor & Wagner dissolves by mutual consent. The business will continue as Taylor & Waite with Mr Waite purchasing Wagner's interest. Debts to Taylor & Wagner should be settled with J A Taylor who will collect bills and pay firm liabilities. Greeley Colo Sept 30 1903.
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Taylor & Wagner
Taylor & Waite
Waite
Wagner
J. A. Taylor
Arthur Wagner
Greeley, Colo
Ballard’s Snow Liniment Praise From Kentucky Patient
J W Davenport of Wingo Kentucky credits Ballard’s Snow Liniment with saving his life after doctors predicted lung damage and a near fatal condition. He says two 50 cent bottles cured him, and he recommends the medicine to suffering humanity. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Davenport
Wingo
Ballard
Card of Thanks from Nauman Family
Card of thanks from the widow Mrs Mabel Nauman and Mr and Mrs J P Nauman extends gratitude to friends and neighbors for help at his bedside during illness and after death with a blessing for others in trouble.
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W. #&. Nauman
Mabel Nauman
Andimrs
J. P. Nauman
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised as Cure All
A 19th century ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive remedy for catarrh claiming it cures constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The firm offers 100 dollars for any failure to cure and invites testimonials, with sale through druggists at 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills are also recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ballards Snow Liniment and Horehound Syrup Endorsement
The Best Doctor Rev B C Horton of Sulphur Springs Texas reports using Ballards Snow Liniment and Horehound Syrup in his family since 1899. He calls the liniment best for headaches and pains and says the cough syrup has served as their doctor for eight years. Sold by all druggists at 25c, 50cc, and 1.00.
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B. C. Horton
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Ballard
Why Should We Work Its Irreducible Need in Life
The article argues that life requires activity and that work is natural and essential. It condemns idleness as immoral and asserts work strengthens life, serving personal livelihood or the common good. It cites the universal law of creation and cites a quote that idleness corrupts character.
Looked Like Her Father's Work
A surgeon with three leg amputation cases in a week spurs family curiosity. In an attic trunk a daguerreotype shows a girl with one leg hidden, and the surgeon’s wife recalls a childhood photo revealing her own legless past.
Mast Goes to Davy Jones Locker in Coffin Made From Mast
The Macedonian was sent to the Brooklyn navy yard for a new mast. Old Jack Stady asked Captain Hudson to bury him in a coffin made from that mast. The captain agreed and the mast was cut into boards for Jack’s coffin, honoring the request after his death.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Old Jack Stady
Hudson
Jack
Old Jack
Davy Jones
Cousin Arabella Rides Wild at County Fair
Miss Arabella Paxton, newly returned from a trip, is described as having aged in spirit after riding the flying horses at the county fair. Mrs. Jennings questions the decision while Arabella recovers on a settee, joking about the machine’s fearsome power.
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Arabella Paxton
Goodby
Cousin Arabella
Mrs. Jennings
Mr. Jennings
Arabella
Queer bridal display of trousseau in Arabian wedding
An Arabian bride is shown in a ceremonial display of her trousseau as dresses are removed one by one while guests admire. She sits on a high stool with each gown hanging down, culminating in the most beautiful final dress. The bridegroom watches from a hidden corner, allowed to view but not touch the dowry.
Servian Cruelty and the Belgrade Prison Well
The Servians are famed for harsh treatment of political prisoners who are kept in underground cells with minimal air. Belgrade’s fortress reportedly houses a deep Roman era well said to contain the skeletons of many captives.
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Belgrade
Botany Prompts Suspicion During Meadow Visit
A London News correspondent at Palling Norfolk asks a marsh owner for permission to walk his meadows to do some botanizing. After a pause the owner questions if this is with a gun, reflecting wary sentiment toward outsiders and potential hunting concerns.
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London News
Palling
Norfolk
Fixed. The star salting his salary, says Ledger
In a clipped exchange, Crittick notes the leading man with a wad and the ghost story remains paused for two weeks. The Ledger cites talk of a "fixed" star and questions the actor's salary status.
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Crittick
Philadelphia Ledger
Vagrant Exchange Shows Witty Banter in The World
A New York World snippet presents a witty exchange about lending a valuable item. One friend chides reluctance to lend the V while the other notes a preference to avoid always being the giver. The dialogue showcases social humor of the era.
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New York World
Mourning dress payment delayed by widow to dressmaker
A widow tells a dressmaker she must delay payment for mourning dresses due to lingering sorrow and refusal to address financial matters.
London Host Tricks Cousin With Misdated Theater Tickets
A well known Londoner plans a grand entertainment for friends at his country seat. He sends tickets to his uncongenial cousin for tonight, then discovers the cousin arranged to attend tomorrow, crashing the party and exposing the clever ruse.
A Jest At Bayswater Nuns Ends With Boots For Vaughan
The story recalls Father Vaughan at Bayswater with the Oblates of St. Charler under Slanning. A prank made novices laugh at a solemn moment as Vaughan, then novice major, condemned Sir Francis Burnand to clean a casement window and led him to it. The window shut. dinner bell rang. Vaughan fled to refectory. Unaware, the superior watched a crowd gaze upward. Vaughan and the novice were released. The future editor of Punch quips you are a priest go make boots.
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Vaughan
Sir Francis Burnand
Oblates of St. Charler
Bayswater
Slanning
Sir Francis
Father Vaughan
Punch
London Chronicle
How Fast a Horse Feet Move in a 2 20 Gait
A horseman explains that in a 2 20 gait the horse’s feet travel faster than the body, moving roughly a mile in 1 10 while the body stays on pace. He describes the foot’s action: lifted high, swung forward, and then set down, with most of the cycle spent with the foot in motion between steps.
Differences In Woods Classifying Hard and Soft Timber
The article explains wood classes by leaf form and other traits. Soft woods have needle leaves and often cones and resin. soft woods include pines spruces and firs such as yellow pine white fir pitch pine and spruce. Hard woods feature broad leaves and include oak beech mahogany ash walnut plane elm birch and ebony.
Colors That Last Longest In Twilight
The text notes red flowers fade first as light dwindles while grass and leaves gray. Blue or violet flowers retain color the longest, white flowers are excluded, suggesting twilight visits by insects to avoid enemies.
The Usual Thing at the College
A parent asks about a college course for a son in need of further education. The president replies with the “usual half mile course of cider and all that sort of thing,” in a dry aside from the Exchange.
Compliment Sparks Quip About Miss Hopkins
A gentleman flatteringly praises a pretty young lady in front of his wife. He jokes that meeting Miss Hopkins before marriage would have changed his life, prompting a witty rejection from the wife about the match.
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Miss Hopkins
The Ruling Passion
Dialogue reveals a joke about a familial ailment as Pa explains the term ruling passion as a disease his wife suffers from, in a cautious, humorous exchange.
Not to Blame The Elderly Lady And The Younger
A brief exchange frames blame in a Watt family dispute as neighbors discuss a recently married couple and financial tensions. The elderly wife is portrayed as the potential source of wealth while the young wife is described as not bearing fault in the situation.
Foolish Habit Reveals Old Clothes Pockets Empty
A man in a house searches the pockets of discarded clothing, expecting to find something, but repeatedly discovers nothing. This quirk highlights curiosity chasing empty pockets amid dusty garments.
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
F. M. Dauth
Sireeley
Hughes
Employment Agency
Main Street
Stone Contractors
B. Whiteley & Son
Th-St
Colorado Nursery Co
D. Shields
J. J. Noble
Bank of Loveland
Larimer County Bank Thos, Devenport
Weld County
Hall & Smith
Ay Greeley, Colo
Brabant
Dordrecht
Labuscagne
Aliwal
Wepener
Lien River
Willie Fontein
Sand River
Lindley
Bethlehem Slaberts Neck
Fouriesberg
Slapkran
Babe
Wate
Thedford
Caroline Martin
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bright
William Coffman
Marblehead
Tie Clayton Lumber Company
Orokuroryus
Alfred
Benjamine Makers
New York
Benjamin
London
Carrithers, Creeley, Colo
Particu
A. W. Barbour
17Th Street
Denver
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Era
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