19 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
1
A readable fragment lists assorted pantry items with prices, including rolled oats seven pounds for two packs, cereals like Grape Nuts and Wheat Manna, cans of cream and tomatoes, shellfish and seafood such as clams and shrimp, fresh okra, cod fish balls, and deviled crab meat with per can prices, reflecting a midcentury staple shopping catalog fragment.
Rates offer first class lowest regular fare for Poe within 200 miles of the state with sale days December 24 25 31 in 1902 and January 1 1903. Also notes Savings Bank in Rocky Ford and Farmers Merchants Bank opening a savings department with deposits from one dollar for workers and youth. A Windmill is offered at McPherson's Lumber Yard and credit terms demand payment by the 15th with emphasis on cash for continued credit.
Farmers and Merchants Bank offers check cashing service for workers until nine o clock on pay days, with a convenient late hour policy at the bank location.
A mixed page item recalls a burglary at S H Kingery’s home with $15 stolen and lists local ads for flour, flour sacks, real estate, books, cigars, chocolate, laundry, and a Christmas gift push. It also reprints Christian Science material from Mrs Eddy, plus opinions on contagion and medical practice, with Colorado facts.
Seed dealer D W Burrell expands to cucumbers and vine seeds, planning hundreds of acres with irrigation and labor sharing to fit melon and beet cycles. Royal Arch Masons plan Rocky Ford chapter with 20 members. Cold storage and ice plant touted as community boon for eggs meat and fruit. Laurant wows at Grand Opera house. Colorado cold snap gives way to milder spell. Oliver Adcock wins suit for livestock loss.
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