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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
6
In Vienna a merchant fired a clerk for neglect of duty after the clerk missed morning work to perform Kaddish for his father. The clerk claimed it was his duty, but the court ruled daily synagogue attendance could not be the employee’s right absent employer consent, siding with the merchant.
The page blends health advice on sleep importance with ads for Defiance Starch and Garfield Tea. It includes marketable tips on regular wake times, the value of sleep for physical balance, and a mix of promotional notes referencing products and a deposed theologian.
The Department of Agriculture believes red ants and fly larvae can destroy boll weevils if their appetite is trained. Dallas Experiment Farm will cultivate this taste, using ants collected near Waco. The infestation spreads toward the Mississippi River, threatening Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. The plan relies on teaching pests to feed on weevils, hoping to restore cotton production.
Consul J. E. Dunning reports that 417,573 Italians emigrated in 1906, with 132,190 returning. United States received 287,090 emigrants and 94,445 returning fortune seekers. Argentina drew 114,818 emigrants, Brazil 3,143, Central America 1,097, and other destinations 277.
General Sharpe reports from Fort Riley Kas that the army cooks and bakers school is in admirable condition. Four hundred enlisted men have graduated as trained cooks and bakers and several officers have received special training to evaluate cook qualifications and ration sufficiency.
Mrs Margaret Emmerich of Clin ton St Napoleon Ohio suffered fifteen years with kidney trouble. Severe back pain and dizziness kept her indoors for two years. After trying doctors with no relief, Dean's Kidney Pills cured her. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A famed author wandered Arkansas seeking local color and found a perilous hotel escape. A humorous exchange with the landlady reveals a shotgun night watchman and a receipted bill as the key to leaving. A playful domestic quip about a missing weekly allowance closes the note.
A wide open letter contest by Postum Cereal Co. offers 325 cash prizes from 10 to 1 dollars for testimonials about switching from coffee to Postum. Entries must be truthful, letter dated before June 1 1907, and mailed from Battle Creek Michigan with name and address.
The page advertises Putnam Face Less Dyes for fabrics and claims of Mr Window and Garfield Tea remedies. It promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for relief of aching feet and cites trial packages. Also notes English American famine relief in China and a daily fly killer product. It mentions De Kalb Avenue Brooklyn address for orders.
A librarian recalls a curious visitor who claimed to write dialect stories. He asked for Scottish dialect for a stern father then for sea captain language and wondered how a duke would drop his h s. The anecdote highlights the novelist road and craft.
A family attests to Cuticura remedies curing eczema on a wife and restoring hair for the narrator. They credit Cuticura Soap and Ointment for baby care and heat relief. The letters cite July 16 1905 and September 16 1906 from H B Springmire at 323 South Capitol Street Iowa City Iowa.
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