Northampton settlement and Edwards revival shaped New England spirit
The piece describes Northampton’s early settlement with family land allotments, meadow value, and self sufficient life, then links to Jonathan Edwards 1726 ministry, a religious awakening that influenced Northampton and echoes toward a modern Greeley style. The Colorado Fair premiums critique highlights agriculture versus horse prizes and catalogues the event’s scope and finance.
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Northaampton
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Seaboard
Connecticut River
Northampton
New England
Circeley
Greeley
Mount Tor
Jonathan Edwards
Kentucky
Canal No 2 to be enlarged for farming needs
The article argues Canal No 2 must be widened to six feet more water capacity for spring irrigation. It estimates cost at about $8000 and discusses funding via landowners’ assessments, with or without current cultivation, to ensure a full 80 acre water supply.
Landowners urged to pool funds for large shared work
The text argues that an 80 acre tract could gain 8500 in value if the entire project is done at once. It suggests most landowners may pay their share, noting substantial savings and a notice to inform all that they may benefit with others.
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Goliado
Napoleon
France
Berlin
Milan
Agricultural Society of
State of New York
Colorado Society
Colorado
Young Guerillas Threaten Local Fruit Patches and Safe Town Life
A local editorial denounces a small group of boys roaming at night robbing watermelon patches. It blames the youths for desecrating cultivated land, warns of escalation to theft and crime, and calls for parental guidance and vigilance to stop the behavior. It emphasizes that most boys are innocent but urges decisive action to prevent further harm.
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Yeas
Farm visit highlights 800 acre Eaton estate and agriculture
The article tours HW Y D Bacon’s farm 12 miles up the river noting oats wheat and potatoes grown to high standards. It describes Eaton as an ambitious farmer with water management deep plowing and frequent soil stirring. Eaton, once in debt in Colorado, now independent and involved in Union Colony.
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Hw.y D. Bacon
Union Colony
Colorado
Farming zealots and rail bond proposed in Colorado
The article derides persistent water use and early irrigation as fanatic behavior while noting a vote on $300,000 in bounds to build a railroad along Clear Creek from Golden City to Central City Black Hawk and Nevada. It argues the project will profit by cheap supplies and ore shipping and suggests Greeley should back a line to Boulder and Caribou to connect with Central.
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Clear Creek
Golden City
Denver
Central City
Black Hawk
Nevada
Greeley
Boulder
Cariboo
Central
Leavenworth rail plan eyed amid Denver talks and local cautions
Messrs. Sen T Smith Lucian Scott and Paul Havens, Kansas Central road corporators, return from Denver reporting bustling interest in a narrow gauge link to Leavenworth. They plan final route surveys within days and a start date once a choice is made, while warning residents to back only if long term traffic justifies the investment amid Platte valley competition.
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Leavenworth
Sen. T. Smith
Lucian Scott
Paul Havens
Kansas Central Road
Denver
Platte Valley
Rogd
Solid Vote Advice for Greeley Election Unity
The article argues Greeley will set the tone for the nation and urges Republicans to vote solid for the regular ticket. It warns against bolting to People’s or other tickets and calls for casting the four hundred votes as a united front to ensure a wise and capable leader year after year.
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the Tribune
Larimer County
Greeley
Larimer
Lawin
People's Ticket
Colorado
Weld County
Greely
Denver Critique and Rocky Mountain Contrast
A Colorado Miner letter denounces Denver residents as narrow minded and dishonest in hotel and climate claims. The writer praises Rocky Mountain scenery, notes high altitude respiration challenges, and asserts Colorado hotels rival Denver’s. He challenges Denver to prove equal accommodations.
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Denver
Colorado Miner
Artesian Well Progress in Denver Region After Debt Clearance
The Denver Tribune reports a long stalled artesian well on high ground southeast of town, sunk to 575 feet with water within 45 feet of the surface. A $10,000 loan secured by first mortgage bonds has been arranged, $2,000 working capital remains, a 15 horsepower engine from Langford & Co. will arrive soon, and operations resume with hopes of a flowing well within 1000 feet.
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Colorado
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Denver Tribune
Langford & Co
Black Hawk
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Cheyenne
Tabernacle
Colorado Press
Longmont
Elmer F. Beckwith
the Herald of Health
Wood & Holbrook
New York
Local Politics
Central Register
Gilpin Country
Colorado Central Railroad
Trighest
Denver News
Georgetown
St. Peter
St. Thomas Aquinas
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