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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
7
In a winter scene at St. Agatha’s, John Glenarm encounters Olivia Gladys Armstrong on the boat house steps. He returns her overshoe, they discuss the wall and gossip about the academy, and their wary but growing acquaintance unfolds as dusk nears.
A woman asks what she said upon learning he was dead in love with her. She then inquires if he carried any life insurance, revealing motives and concerns tied to the deceased’s affections.
A farmer’s son from a hopeful town uses hard work and reading to rise in a city store. He builds a large brick shop, sparks new commerce, electrifies the town, paves streets, and brings rail upgrades and fresh business, becoming town board chairman.
The man leaves the city to seek rest but regains health and passion for business. He revives his boyhood town turning it from a dead hamlet into a thriving small city with a store, rail access, factories, an opera house and new churches. The tale ends with a moral urging community effort.
In Abyssinia Ababa a sawmill is at work and Greek artisans quarry and hew stone. European style building expands, with three story stone houses seen. Transport improvements likely to boost demand for house building machinery.
A brief exchange questions whether Mother Carey's chickens emerge from a ship’s hatches. The dialogue evokes maritime lore about sea birds and superstition, illustrating crew curiosity about animal legends aboard.
French explorer C F Gautier warns the Sahara is steadily drying with oases shrinking and possibly vanishing soon. He cites historic records and signs showing richer vegetation 50 to 100 years ago and argues mechanical causes from northward sand movement block watersheds. Garfield Tea promises health benefits and blood purification.
An office seeker states years of faithful service to the party claiming no request for office. The party leader responds with praise and encouragement to maintain the record. The brief exchange highlights loyalty and sustained support within the party.
A 19th century advertisement claims Williams' Pink Pills cure general debility blood deficiency and indigestion. It features testimonial from J. G. Havey of Chelsea Massachusetts detailing long illness improved after using the pills. The copy cites anemia rheumatism grip after-effects and offers pamphlet and diet book free. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
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