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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
4
A witty remark from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the queen plans a private luncheon in the red room this Saturday. The court gazette says only a few intimate friends will be invited, excluding many court ladies who fear being left out.
The piece critiques the Roosevelt era confidence game and its impact on business. It argues that reliance on confidence over real profits has hurt producers, notes the dangers of incorporation, and calls for restoring individual responsibility and tangible worth before rebuilding prosperity.
For sale four good horses aged four to seven years, weight 1250 plus. Includes cantaloupe and beet farming outfit. 5 percent cash discount, or bankable credit over 16 months. J C Ginter near Rocky Ford southwest area. 27tf.
A historical discussion on boxing vulnerability and the supposed curative effects of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The passage praises stomach as vulnerable, links indigestion to disease, and promotes Dr. Pierce's tonics for catarrh and other mucous ailments with emphasis on extracts and alcohol-free formula.
The Otero Beet Growers Association met at Odd Fellows hall with strong turnout from Holbrook Fairmount Manzanola and Fowler. Officers elected were W B Ebert president F C Crowe vice president G W Hallows treasurer and Clem V Ryan secretary. Directors include Roy Beckley D Allison Birtwell Brown Jack Carrol I L Weigand O J Baxter G C Bevers G A Wheelock J S Johnson J W Luttrell Geo Washburn H L Wartley and D A Bole. The group discussed irrigation orders farm operations dump charges flag signals and planned a post meeting board session to request dump-charge elimination and better receiving service.
The Bank of England known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street traces its founding to 1694. It reports capital of 72.8 million dollars, reserves around 15.6 million, and gold bullion in its vaults totaling 189 million dollars, serving as a business bank and national depository.
Native Judean craftsmen carve and polish mother of pearl from Red Sea shells into intricate crosses rosaries and scenes of Christ. About 150 workers earn a living in this 500 year old industry served by primitive tools and dim light. A rich American purchase could reach 160 dollars for the largest panel.
A village inventor touts a bullet-proof shirt tested by Major Pepper using a 44 revolver. John Higgins stands as the volunteer, shot at 200 feet while he remains unharmed and smiling. The demonstrator claims the shirt cannot be hit, asserting a record-breaking protection.
William Pattison named Scarborough chief constable in 1865 boasted he would clear the town of crime so clean his watch could hang on a lamppost unmolested. The next night a thief stole the post office clock, illustrating the joke at his expense.
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