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Rocky Ford Enterprise in Rocky Ford, Colorado
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
2
A Letter of Love and Propriety in Old Exchanges
A man reads two contrasting love letters a passion-filled draft to his mother and a formal reply from a wife candidate. He wrestles with devotion desire and propriety, torn between sentiment and restraint as he weighs future steps and a possible marriage.
London Writer Describes Yerkes Word Portrait
A London writer quotes Charles T. Yerkes noting men stay in their apprentice phase until forty and a businessman matures at ten years more. The piece portrays Yerkes as pallid and refined, a railway autocrat seen as a quiet scholar rather than a tough frontline fighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes
Chicago
New Definition of Usury in Muscle Shoals Tale
A humorous exchange from the Muscle Shoals era describes a man who lent a horse for days and returned it after use. The owner contemplates arrest for usury rather than horse stealing, highlighting a mistaken legal view playful in tone as the Times recounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Last of Fort Gunnybags at San Francisco site altered
The old two story building on Sacramento Street once housing the 1856 vigilance committee is being partly torn down and rebuilt. It housed Casey and Cora before their execution in May after King and Richardson were slain. The fortifications of gunnybags earned it the name Fort Gunnybags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Sacramento Street
Davia
Front Streets
Vigilance Committee
Casey
Cora
King
Richardson
William T. Coleman
Preserving the Wedding Gown as a Timeless Memento
The article discusses the growing trend of the wedding gown box among well to do brides, designed to preserve the gown in pristine condition. It features light wooden enamel, the bride’s initials, tufted satin lining, and silver leather straps, with photos kept as keepsakes for future generations and fashion illustration.
President Cleveland and the Potomac Breakfast Fish
Washington observer recalls Grover Cleveland as president seeking early morning fishing along the Potomac. A rough farmer invites him to breakfast and asks if he wants skun or unskun, to which Cleveland replies he will take them skun. The tale, recounted from the Saturday Evening Post, captures frontier humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Joseph E. Ralph
Washington
Potomac
Mr. Ralph
Saturday Evening Post
Women Butchers of Paraguay in a Striking War Aftermath
The article explains that a historic war left Paraguay with almost no able-bodied men, causing women to take over many occupations including butchers. It cites population declines from 1,3 in 1857 to about 221,079 by 1873, with women, children, and old men making up almost all survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Brazil
Argentine Republic
Uruguay
Catherine
Jim
Windsor
Aldershot
London
Manheim
Lake Country
Reans
Ned
Gertrude
Carruthers
St. Lawrence
Sunday on the farm a city summer boarder tale
A young man recounts his stay at Bubbling Brook farm with sister Catherine. He and Catherine observe farmer life, cantankerous relatives, and wary locals while dodging romance and awkward city manners. The tale frames rural nostalgia against urban pretensions and ends with a reflection on forgiveness and a divine flash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine
Bubbling Brook
Old London Churches in Picturesque Decay
Special correspondence guides readers through hidden London sacred sites outside the tourist gaze. It highlights St Bartholomew’s, St Ethelred’s, the Temple church, St Bride’s, and Tormented memory in the Chapel of St Peter and Vincula, listing tombs of famous victims and notable features. It also notes Ely Place’s St Ethelreda’s and St Sepulchre’s with notable burials in each. The piece closes with a biographical vignette on the Duke of Devonshire’s long, active career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Paul's
Westminster
St. Bartholomew's the Great
St. Ethelrede’s
Temple Church
St. Bride's
St. Bartholomew's
Smithfield
Rahere
St. Peter and Vincula
Tower Chapel
Oliver Goldsmith
Strand
Hogarth
Tower of London
Henry I
Henry VIII
Laldlow
Anne Boleyn
Thomas Cromwell
Earl of Essex
Margaret Pole
Countess of Salisbury
Catharine Howard
Admiral Seymour of Sudeley
Lord Somerset
John Dudley
Earl of Warwick
Duke of Northumberland
Jane Grey
Lord Guildford Dudley
Robert Devereaux
James Fitzroy
Duke of Monmouth
Lord Fraser of Lovat
Ely
Ely Place
John of Gaunt
Holborn Viaduct
St. Sepulchre’s
John Smith
Virginia
New England
Woman objects to strikes on tailor's trousers in Tonawanda
A Tonawanda store tale recounts a countrywoman trading roll butter for groceries then returning with a box of matches that would not light. The clerk proves the matches work by striking them on his trousers, prompting her remark that she cannot waste time walking miles for a light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonawanda
Philadelphia Times
Kitchener Gifts to London Honors With Boer Trophies
Lord Kitchener presents London with a fully equipped ox wagon from South Africa once owned by President Kruger and a long tom cannon that belonged to the Boers. The trophies will be placed in a city park for public display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
London
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Kruger
Impatience the New Garden Flower
The little flower nicknamed Impatience blooms steadily for months. Suitable for potting or garden culture, it shows impatience to bloom and thrives in a variety of settings.
Scotland’s Marrying Parson Dies After 4,000 Couples Tied
The United Free Church minister Rev. Thomas Cochran, nicknamed the marrying parson, has died. He conducted about 4000 marriages, a national record for Scotland, leaving a lasting imprint on the country’s matrimonial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Thomas Cochran
United Free Church of Scotland
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Cousin Toms
Uncle Dicks
Aunt Carolyns
Uncle Dick
Kill van Kull
George
God
England
Duke of Devonshire
Cambridge
Earl Granville
Russia
North Lancashire
Lord Derby
Ireland
Old Temple Church
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