100 Years Ago: February 1919
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100 Years Ago for the first week of February 1919. From the pages of the Greeley Tribune-Republican newspaper:


...An epidemic of hiccups has hit Greeley, probably due to after-effects of the flu. This week, J.W, Read, C.D. McClain, Wm. McDougall and Harry Jacobson Hall had unstoppable hiccups.

Local officers received notice that a Ford motorcar had been stolen in Kimball, Neb., and may be in Colorado now. They were asked to keep an eye out for it, and there is a$50 reward offered for its return....



...As rare as hatchings are in the winter, Mrs. Mary Moore of 507 9th St., said today that in the past week, her 15 hens hatched 12 healthy, thrifty little chicks.

A 19-year-old Greeley boy is serving 10 days in the Adams County Jail for stealing a 35-cent box of cookies from a merchant. The boy said he was starving and couldn't find work. Well, at least for 10 days, he'll be getting three meals a day....



...Even though the Great War (WWI) has ended, the food conservation continues, especially in Canada. The people now eat beaver meat, which they wouldn't touch before. Also popular is whale meat, which was never recognized as food, but is now eaten in quantity. In six months, 3,500,000 pounds of whale meat has been eaten....



....The YMCA and other religious organizations have been distributing free cigarettes to the soldiers. Eight ministers in Greeley have come out against that practice. They agree that under battle conditions cigarettes may be necessary, but when not at war, religious organizations shouldn't promote the smoking habit.

A man who was arrested for the stabbing of another Greeley man told police he was forced to stab the victim. He said two men grabbed him at night, blindfolded him, and gave him the knife. He was then told to start swinging the knife, and he couldn't see that he was stabbing anyone. The police don't believe his story.