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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
5
The Rocky Ford Grocery Co markets fresh corn fed meats and invites buyers and sellers of chickens hogs cattle hides and related goods. Mrs Henry optician offers services with a satisfaction guarantee at Dr Kearby's Drug Store. Dr Sapero eye ear nose throat specialist offers free consultations May 30 and 31 at St James hotel.
Daily stage departs from Ordway at 7:00 a m for Sugar City and from Denver area stops for Norry and Ignenera, with an afternoon leg to Ordway at 1:00 p m. The fragment lists hotel names and street routes in Santa Fe and nearby towns.
A fragment from Manzanola records shows a guest of Mrs. J. N. Heaty and Jon Fenton hosting friends at a hotel. Geo. Warner returns from the mountains. high altitude noted as a factor.
Residents and visitors travel between Olney Springs Hale Hale Mo and nearby towns. Wim Smith, Ian Guibert, Sam Lawrence, Cal Hick, Mrs Fitexernla and family, and others are noted in visits, drives, and returns. Doctors D W Collins and Potter of La Junta visit the area for earth gathering and health matters while A Enyart receives yearling steers from Silver City for local farming and trade.
The Sugar City report notes a death on Monday and drowning incidents as people fled rising waters. Four hundred workers from Nebraska were quartered in tents while factory foundations were excavated to depth for concrete and brick structures. Lew Walters operates a daily stage line between Rocky Ford and Onilway.
Are you Deaf consult Dr Sapero the well known Eye and Ear socialist at St James May 30 and 31 Consultation and examination for glasses free Ford Steward offers Second Hand Gasoline Stores all styles all in good order for sale cheap Call up the night clerk at the Opera House Pharmacy.
A statewide Sunday school convention in Denver July 10 32 attracts wide attention with a strong program and speakers from the east. Marion Lawrence leads the party with Prof F O Excell among leaders, and reduced rail rates and free entertainment offered.
A $5.00 reward is offered for the return of 100 pound Brindle cow with curved horns, believed in Patter son valley or about four miles south of Rocky Ford. Contact P. J. Reifel. The Dawley Hardware and Furniture Company advertises window shades with price matching and installation.
Fragmentary notice outlines a biennial National Republican gathering in St Paul Minnesota with dates July 17 to 19 and a round trip rail or bus fare to be paid in June. Tickets go on sale July 11 with a 16 percent fare increase, and a return deadline extended to June 39 on deposit.
Local reader testimonial praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as the best in the world for colds and coughs. A purchaser reports rapid relief after trying the product and notes it was recommended in advertisements. Sold by Dr. Kearby in Andersonville Indiana.
E C Shelton and W R Hardy purchase a Kimzey Grocery branch in Gerbing’s building and plan a cash-only approach. Town council approves pumping-plant purchase while irrigation rules limit hours and nozzle size. Local ads tout remedies from Mendel and Acker’s products as seasonal health tips and sales.
Professor Houton says in ten years of travel he encountered more people using Green's August Flower for dyspepsia liver and stomach issues and constipation than any other remedy. He notes it helps tourists and office workers with irregular habits and sour stomachs. Sample bottles are free at W. BE. Fenton & Co. and sold by dealers worldwide.
A dated catalog from Rocky Ford Colorado lists meats such as beef roasts and chops, mutton, veal, pork, and veal dishes. It also promotes canned fruits including peaches and berries, cheeses, soups, oats, pickles, and household items like soap and laundry powder. Local prices and a small meat department note complete Fresh Meats Day.
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