Colorado state news and developments across the region
The Western States Sugar Company plans a Durango factory and Western Concrete seeks a Sterling plant. Del Norte dedicates a new 900000 consolidated high school building. Boulder votes on a 50000 bond for a Boulder Creek bridge on Feb 4. Montrose gains daily Denver-Montrose express service. Denver adopts two platoon firemen system on Jan 1 1921. A fatal auto train crash at Byers depot kills John Colbert and Allen Foesen. Moffat Railroad gets permission to shift to tri weekly passenger service from Jan 8 to Apr 1. Colorado Agricultural College outlines two new campus buildings. Olathe to ship 856 big carloads of potatoes this year with 150 left to reach 1006 cars. Henry F Southard jailed in Durango for alleged $11700 fraud. Western Surgical Association 1922 convention to be held in Colorado Springs. Dr L H McKinnie returns. Blonde zinc plant in Pueblo converts to zinc oxide unit at $10000. Fort Morgan American Legion plans large Fourth of July celebration with national guests. Blood from Isaac Pettingill of Norwood saved W F Hallett of Montrose after transfusion for pernicious anaemia. Sacramental wine used by churches totals almost 2500 gallons state wide in nine months. Pueblo to host rehabilitation training school for disabled soldiers. No New Year reception for Gov Shoup. plans for members of the General Assembly reception in January underway.
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Western States Sugar Company
Durango
del Norte
Western Concrete Products Company
Sterling
Boulder
Boulder Creek
Montrose
Daily Express
Denver
John Colbert
Allen Foesen
Rock Island
Byers Depot
Moffat Road
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Board of Education
The
Colorado Agricultural College
Olathe
Henry F. Southard
Durango Trust Company
Western Surgical Association
Colorado Springs
L. H. McKinnie
Los Angeles
United States Zinc Company
Pueblo
American Legion
Fort Morgan
Isaac Pettingill
Norwood
W. F. Hallett
Frank J. Medina
Prohibition
Colorado
United States
W. H. Logan
State House
Shoup
General Assembly
Cowboy Stampeded to Open Denver Stock Show Week
Colorado notes cover a Cowboy Stampede stage show on Jan 22 1921 at the Denver Auditorium with vaudeville acts and a dance closing the Editorial Association gathering amid Stock Show week. Also reports bank closings and prosecutions, a milk of details on sheep war prep, new Delta concrete plant, and beet sugar market impacts.
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Colorado State
Denver Press Club
Denver Auditorium
West
Denver
Colorado
Medicines for Mucous Surfaces Faces Circulars
Fragmentary note mentions J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Obie. References to medicine for mucous surfaces and conditions touching iron? text is garbled. likely an old circular or advertisement fragment with company name and location.
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J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Obie
Oil Man Relays Joke About Jones At Waldorf Lunch
A rugged oil man at a lunch table tells a crowd that Jones "fell plum from the top of the derrick" meaning he sank to degradation. The tale ends with the man recalling seeing Jones in the Waldorf wearing spats, in a colorful oilfield jargon exchange.
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Jones
Gosh
Waldorf
New York Times
Fletcher's Castoria Marketed for Infants and Children
An old advertisement urges careful examination of every bottle of Castoria for infants and children, noting its longstanding use and claiming safety and efficacy for young users. It emphasizes the product's reputation and widespread trust among caregivers.
It Must Be Love
A father lectures his daughter's beau about responsibilities and propriety. He questions if the man pays the light bills and returns home on time. The daughter interjects that he was sick last night and has heart trouble, ending the exchange with a musical quip.
Looked Like Proof Dialogue Between Crimsonbeaks
A brief humorous exchange features Mr. and Mrs. Crimsonbeak debating whiskey as a medicine. She questions the claim while he notes his lack of facial reaction when taking it. The bit relies on a playful premise about medicine and behavior.
Lesson in Dissipation as Experience Persists
The remark notes that dissipation teaches lessons only gradually, a truth that endures across experience. The quote reflects on human tendency to repeat costly mistakes and the slow progress in addressing them.
Women Readers Urged to Consider Kidney Remedy Swamp Root
The ad targets women readers claiming many suffer from kidney and bladder troubles and urge trying Swamp-Root as a remedy. It mentions testimonials and requests for sample bottles to prove the product’s efficacy.
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Dr. Beath
Fire Prevention Talk Warns of Daily U S Blaze Loss
Charles E B Case a New York insurance man and fire prevention expert told a chamber luncheon at the Hotel Baltimore that a preventable fire epidemic costs Americans about $900000 and 60 lives daily due to prosperity and wastefulness.
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United States
Charles EB. Case
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
Cuticura Remedies for Pimply Faces Featured
Publicity for Cuticura products promotes pimples and blackheads removal with Cuticura Ointment followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water. Daily use is urged to maintain clear skin, and Cuticura Talcum is recommended as well.
He Took the House by Pleasant Avenue
Mr Flatbush boasts of buying a house on Pleasant avenue after a photo purchase. Mrs Flatbush eagerly asks about appearance and hears it was captured with his camera. The exchange highlights a humorous real estate claim tied to photography.
Philadelphia to Open Citizen Ship School for Women
Philadelphia announces a new citizen ship school dedicated to women. The program aims to teach civic duties, literacy, and leadership skills to empower female residents and enhance community participation.
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Philadelphia
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Colorado State News
Cates
Colorado News Notes
Arthur Christiansen
Robert McNamara
Littleton
Harry Richter
Grant McFerson
State Bank
Timnath
Kirk
Bank of
Farmers’ Bank of
Kirk State Bank
Benjamin O. Cook
Salida
Charles Cope
George Stephan
Cook
Stephan
Colorado-Utah
White River District
Delta
Mountain States District
Great Western Sugar Company
Johnstown
Colo
Minatare
Neb
Industrial Sugar Company
la Salle
Mountain States Beet Growers’ Association
Greeley
Longmont
George M. Houston
James H. Golden
Longimont
Depths
Fletcher
Baye
Bayer
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