One Santa Fe train remains a regular stop at Las Animas
The Leader notes the regular Las Animas stop by the Santa Fe passenger train is likely the town's sole waking focal point around noon. It reports local land sales, arrivals of Worth Turpin and Rocky Mountain News rep W. R. Davis, legal proceedings with Judge Ross, and a busy county office under Clerk Curry. It also highlights sheep dipping at the stock yards, plus a Merry Tramps show at the opera house with a noon concert and a surprise bicycle act drawing a large audience.
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Santa Fe
Las Animas
Opera House
Local notes from a week at court and town
W F Crowley Holly fruit farmer attends court this week. Mrs Cora Douglass completes homestead proof in 1622 48 at Lamar. John Darling Ben Darling and wife visit from Carrizo. Lucy Upham returns from Kansas home folks. back at Franz Bros grocery. Barry Heaton from La Junta visits and greets friends. Opera house club dance draws fair attendance and good time. Methodist parsonage addition and re-roof underway. Anthony Hospital sisters raise subscriptions. J M Miller seeks insured clients. James Keensman heads to Arizona for lambs to feed here. Frank S Frey from Chase county visits Doughty family. plans trip to California.
Sugar Factory Notes
The sugar factory operates with clockwork efficiency, converting 1000 tons of beets daily into high grade sugar. Demand remains strong as large shipments head to jobbing houses across the West. Early shipments used California bags, but today all sugar from the Ameri can Beet Sugar Co. of Rocky Ford bears that label. The valley’s annual output will fall short of initial estimates as many growers planted smaller acreages due to financial fears, with plans for larger crops next year.
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West
California
American Beet Sugar Co
Rocky Ford
Beet contract changes promise higher gains for growers
The article notes growing intent to expand beet acreage as profits lag, with 1901 contracts offering better terms for growers. Low grade beets receive higher rates and siloing pay rises to 20 cents per ton. Five year contract holders may swap to a four year deal under the new conditions.
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Rocky Ford Enterprise
Epworth League entertains with impersonations in Lamar
Mr Plumstead of Detroit reports the Epworth League closed its course of entertainments with an excellent impersonations program last Tuesday evening at M E Church in Lamar on November 30.
Spain's Boy King Alfonso XIII Education and Wealth
Spain plans a far reaching education for Alfonso XIII before he turns 18. He will travel to European courts to complete his schooling and be prepared to reign. His annual state allowance totals 1.4 million dollars with rent free palaces and villas, while the queen regent curbs waste during his minority.
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Spain
Alfonso XIII
Europe
Onions as a Medicine in Older Healing Lore
A brief note extols onions as universal medicine. It claims eating a whole onion at night cures severe colds by morning, using onions as plasters for inflammation and hoarseness. It warns smashed onions release juice creating a potent, sleep-inducing, opiumlike scent that dulls smell and nerves until sleep.
Married couple near Throop adopt fourteen children
A childless couple living near Throop Pennsylvania have adopted fourteen children, expanding their family through foster or private adoption. The story highlights their devotion and the impact on local community support and resources.
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Throop
Advertised Letter List From Post Office 1900
Unclaimed letters remaining November 21 1900 include Duran Pablo Harrison Leroy McCain John Morlan Stout Mr and Mrs Williams George Woten Joe Woods Nathaniel In calling for these letters please say advertised D E Coorrr P M
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D. E. Coorrr
P. M
Mitchell and Blur ton Meat Market Ad
Graham and Rye Bread for sale at Mitchell and Blur ton meat market made by Mrs M L Wright.
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Wie
Graham
Mitchell & Blurton
M. L. Wright
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine for quick cold relief
An old time medicine ad promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a money back guarantee if it fails and features E W Groves signature on each box. The price is 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Indigestion Sufferers Urged to Try Herbine Cure
An advertisement claims many suffer from indigestion and that a single bottle of Herbine provides prompt and permanent relief. It asserts a few doses outperform longer courses of other medicines. The ad lists price at 50 cents and is signed I. H. Myers.
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I. H. Myers
Johnston and Thoman advertise goods and services
The page promotes Johnston’s department store with shoes, underwear, overcoats and a large eastern Colorado stock, C. B. Thoman’s fire insurance and farm risks, Second Hand Store wagon covers and tents, McLean Bros prescription trade, Dr A W Seabury surgeon, Boyd’s Drug Store Windsor Cough Remedy, The Family Counsellor, and Ballard’s Horehound Syrup. I. H. Myers endorses remedies and medicines.
For Sale 2000 Grade Mexican Ewes and 40 Schrop Rams
For sale 2000 grade Mexican ewes and 40 Schrop rams. Free of scab and in good condition. RIELEY BROS. Lamar Colorado.
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Rieley Bros
Lamar, Colo
Buckeye Pile Ointment Promises Quick Relief
There is probably no disease more distressing and annoying than piles. Tabela's Buckeye Pile Ointment claims daily curing cases of years' standing with first application and perseverance. In bottles 50 cents, tubes 75 cents, by I. H. Myers.
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Tabela
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Irwin Block
Main St
Irwin’s Store
HE Lamar Register
J. K. Doughty
Prowers County
Prowers CO. Abstract Co
Lamar, Cole
W. E. Luttle
Wtu Turpin
Crawford County
Kansas
W. R. Davis
The
Register
Denver
Rocky Mountain News
Mr. Davis
Lamar
R. R. Ross
Granby Hillyer
Curry
John
F. C. Oxman
S Wirt Markham
L. Wirt Markham
W. F. Crowley
C. C. Goodale
Cora Douglass
Lamarand
John Darling
Ben Darling
Carrizo
Lucy Upham
Franz Bros
Barry Heaton
la Junta
J. M. Miller
James Keensman
Arizona
Frank S. Frey
Chase County
Mr. Frey
Mrs. Doughty
Ack Frost
GEO
Miaxwell
McLean Bros
E. P. Reid Shoes
Johnston’s
Johnston
Cora
Ray
Windsor
Boyd
Ballard
C. B. Thoman
Jakers
Collarettes
Colorado
J. M. Johnston
A. W Seabury
Irwin Building
East Main Street
Boyd's
S. Wilson
Irwin
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