106 Years Ago
The Great War was over by July 24, 1919, and Golden was settling back into a normal summer. Luther Hertel, Golden Clothier urged men to come in for some light underwear, light shirts, light shoes, and sox–“an excellent line of summer wearables.” Richard Broad had Crepe de Chine for the ladies at $2 a yard.
Mrs. Foss had purchased the building she had been renting from Nick Koenig and planned to build on a “refreshment parlor” in the back with sides that could open in hot weather, making an open-air room. E.J. Crawford was selling Tourists’ Lunches with pies, cakes, and sandwiches. Robinson’s Book Store sold Kodak albums so you could preserve your summer fun.
The post office was about to resume accepting mail bound for Germany, which had been stopped since the beginning of the war. The county had acquired some army surplus trucks, which Cement Bill Williams drove through town on his way to a highway job in Bergen Park.
International Harvester was still using some war parlance in their advertising, assuring farmers that there was no camouflage in their pricing. It was haying season, and Linder Hardware advertised mowers, binders, and rakes.
The Colorado & Southern offered daily passenger service to Black Hawk, Idaho Springs, Georgetown, and Denver. Two interurban trains (one going north through Arvada, the other going south through Lakewood) provided hourly trips to & from Denver.
The bank was offering children’s savings banks made of decommissioned hand grenades. Children were to save the money they earned during summer vacation and bring it to the bank to purchase Thrift or War Savings Stamps.
