100 Years Ago: Shoe-shining on the rise
By Mike Peters
Published: January 9, 2021 At 7:06 P.M. | Updated: January 9, 2021 At 7:07 P.M.
100 Years Ago: Shoe-shining on the rise – Greeley Tribune
100 Years Ago, for the first week of January, 2021, from the pages of the Greeley Tribune-Republican newspaper:
Fifteen men from area coal camps were arrested for being involved in the "Crap Shooters Convention." They were gambling in the camps, and were fined $50 each by the court judge. The men have also been cited as members of the "offs," because most of their last names end with the letters "off."
At the Kuner General Store, someone broke in the front door overnight and took cigars and candy worth $15. Some suspects, both youngsters, are in custody.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is playing at the Sterling Theater in Greeley. It has been endorsed by the clergy and the press as "moral, wholesome entertainment," and has grand scenic and electrical effects. Tickets: adults 50 cents, children 25 cents.
A Velie Touring Car was stolen from Charles Reacher of Fort Lupton on New Year's Day. It was found a few days later, northwest of Fort Lupton and was nothing but a pile of burned junk. Apparently, the car caught fire while the thief was driving, and he abandoned it on the roadside.
A new basketball team is being formed at Greeley High School. To join, the boys must be students at the school and weigh less than 100 pounds. Coaches are looking forward to the new team.
SPECIAL NOTICE: If the ladies who bought a set of carvers and an aluminum kettle from me will come see me, I can give them information that is worth several dollars. Worrell, the Hardware Man.
In Platteville, one of the School Trucks that transports children to and from school has broken down again. While it is being fixed, the children that usually ride it are being dismissed from school early so that another truck can take them home, then return to run the regular routes.
Corn: is known by many names across the world. In England, it is known as wheat; in Scotland, oats, in Ireland, barley. In this country, corn usually means maize.
More shoes are being shined in Greeley than ever before in the city's history. That's because four new shoe-shining stands have been set up in downtown Greeley, and their prices are only 5 cents per shine. The older shoe parlors charge 15 cent per shine. Some men in Greeley, using the 5-cent shops, are getting their shoes shined twice per day.
— 100 Years Ago is taken from the original pages of the Greeley Tribune, the Weld County Republican, and when they merged, the Greeley Tribune-Republican.