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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
4
The fragment from the Enterprise notes publisher Will R. Monkman issuing the May 24 1907 edition. It references sale or price lines and a sequence of unreadable words, indicating typical newspaper masthead and possible column snippets from that period. The readable items confirm the publisher and date.
Shelton in Holbrook valley gains map status after selling all 400 town lots at 50 dollars each. A crowd of nearly 1,000 gathered for the drawing with J J Bandman George Preble and E J Smith presiding. Bowker drew lot 24 in block 2, Zachariah lot 6 in block 5.
A critic debates the school board's choice to keep a baccalaureate sermon with the annual exercises. He disputes Dr. Roberts praise of war and Napoleon, arguing education and Christian ethics better advance society than militaristic patriotism. He warns against equating national pomp with true civic progress and calls for education to elevate reason and universal liberty.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic remedy for women's ailments with a printed ingredient list on every bottle wrapper. It claims endorsements from medical writers, offers free literature by mail, and promotes related Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and bowel regulator.
The Elk's Tooth, a beautiful comic opera, debuts Thursday May 30 at the Rocky Ford opera house under La Junta Elks auspices. A fifty-member cast from both cities promises elaborate scenery and costumes, with Brown and Klein directing. Reserved seats go on sale Monday at Avard's and Hill's. real estate ad ends the piece.
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