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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1904
Page
7
Greeley shoppers see ads for jewelry and groceries, notices on markets and millinery openings, and reports of visits, illnesses, travel, and upcoming sales. Local stores advertise furniture, canned goods, clothing, and farm supplies as residents attend events and plan purchases.
A retailer touts a vast under wear assortment with colors weights and prices from five cents to three dollars. Sole agents promote Munsing Perfect Fitting Undersuits and American Hosiery Co lines plus Dr Wright Health Fleeced Underswear and Pfeister Sweaters guaranteed to keep their shape.
Mrs. N F Cheeseman hosted a 12 oclock breakfast for the Centennial Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution with 25 guests. Honored guests included Mrs Franklin E Brooks and Mrs John Campbell. The event celebrated thirteen charter members and featured pre revolutionary furniture and lectures on the society and Continental Memorial hall.
The home of W. R. Adams on Ninth Avenue hosted a Monday evening reception for Miss Ruth Work who has taught at the United Presbyterian girls boarding school in Assiut Egypt. She plans to return to Egypt in about a month and will visit relatives and friends in this state and California in the interim.
The State Fair will showcase Whirlwind the 9 foot 8 inch male ostrich in two daily half mile races. The bird will be hitched to a 65 pound skeleton speed wagon and paced by a local horse with a 2:30 record. Thrilling spectacle draws curiosity and excitement.
The brick contracting firm dissolves by mutual consent. Going forward the business will operate as Cooper & Son with Ben Cooper and B F Cooper Jr. offering estimates on brick work and specializing in grate and mantle installations.
The body of Louis Snyder of Lordsburg California reached Evans Sunday and will be buried this afternoon in Evans cemetery under Woodmen of the World auspices. A prominent farmer north of Platteville he died from a stroke while visiting California for a change.
The body of Mrs. Sarah N Thompson died Saturday from liver cancer and was shipped to Corning Iowa for interment. A telegram reports George Hill died in Glendale Oregon of heart disease at age 38. Hill settled near Hillsboro Colorado in 1860 and was known for his cattle and ranch work and integrity.
Little Mae Hussion the only daughter of P. J. and Adelia Hussion of Platteville died Tuesday at 1 p m after a lengthy illness confined to her bed since April.
Vera P Marvin aged two daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard A Marvin of 719 Thirteenth Street died Tuesday afternoon from typhoid fever. The funeral was held at 3 30 today from the residence.
Wheat and oats listed for sale at the Farmers Mercantile Company. Prices and stock levels not specified in readable text. Local farmers may inquire at the store for available grain grades and quantities.
A. Igo serves as manager for the Farmer's Mercantile company announcing highest market prices paid for wheat and oats. The notice highlights the firm as a local commodity buyer inviting farmers to bring grain for top quotes and direct sale.
A local attorney known for his acrobatic stunts in politics spoke to a group of old settlers. One remarked that he reminded them of a kaleidoscope because every movement changes his shape, illustrating a colorful summer moment in local politics.
Miss Alice M. Henderson and Lloyd L. Bryant wed Tuesday evening at the Henderson home corner Eleventh Street and Eleventh Avenue. Rev. F. M. Sheldon officiated for a small gathering of relatives and close friends. The bride, a respected city schoolteacher, and the groom, an electrical engineer, begin married life with many well wishes.
Union Pacific announces special Saturday trips from Greeley to St Louis or Kansas City with return by fifteen days for 17.25 dollars. Trips listed on August 13 20 27 September 3 10 17 and 24 with similar low fares from all points. Not valid in sleepers. For details contact E. R. Griffin Denver.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition in St Louis is described as the greatest fair ever. The Missouri Pacific offers a direct Colorado to St Louis line with double daily through chair cars tourist and Pullman sleepers and dining cars at very low round trip rates. For details contact local agents or travel representatives in Denver Colorado.
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