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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
4
An advertisement extols constant ice cream service at C F Abel & Co and warns of colic or cholera morbus dangers. It promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable life saver kept by druggists, urging use before doctors arrive.
Local notices recount multiple weddings at homes in Rocky Ford and nearby towns, including Gilbert A Wheelock and Ida A Rowe on May 6. The column covers golden anniversaries, relocations, visits, new jobs, birthdays, and social events with neighbors, relatives, and town officials. Includes Dr Sigman Denver theater plans and Epworth League social details.
Crystalized water is billed as a natural health aid for digestion and cleansing the system with Rockyford residents voicing approval. The ad mentions Holbrook Bros at Pueblo Board of Trade and Alta Vista House contact details. J A Merryman declares Opera House Pharmacy purchase and intent to stay, inviting patronage.
Classified snippet lists 132 dozen laces at 5 cents per yard from Ramsay & Byars, notes Schilling's Best teas and Wolfe's Cash Grocery, hints Blair Wiswell ice cream wagon, then advertises a four room house with papered interiors on three 25 foot lots for 1000 dollars with 400 cash and rest on terms, and signs Mrs J H Burr at 210 W Swink Ave.
Sale notices for Kaffir Corn and Cow Peas at 1.50 per 100 pounds by D. W. Burrell. For sale Camera and outfit 26 dollars cash. Wolfe's Cash Grocery stocking eatables and seeds including seed potatoes and cantaloupe seed. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin advertised for stomach health with testimonials from J C Sanders and C E Coon. Hereford & Avard stock and ads.
A damaged timetable fragment lists No 5 and No 602 trains and the Colorado Flyer with specific passing times. It notes directions east and west, a 10:00 a m stop time, and the Californian Limited semi weekly from La Junta routed through Acetone. Agent E G Curran is given.
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