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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
2
The firm offers to list city or farm property, promises to determine true value, and will sell if priced right. It invites clients to contact the agency for business and asserts it always gets full value.
A humorous look at the woman bargain hunter as she wields thrift to dress better, furnish the home, and save for future sales. The piece contrasts old stereotypes with practical thrift, noting how ads guide her priorities and even shape daily routines.
Special services at Trinity German Lutheran Church on 7th Avenue and 16th Street August 5 at 7 30 p m. Director of mission C Hafner from Leavenworth Kansas will lecture on missionary work of the German Lutheran church. Rev Gross will preach in English on the same subject. All are invited. Edwin M Gross pastor.
The Greeley Band will host a scenic Switzerland Trail excursion to the Colorado & Northwestern railway on Sunday August 9. The trip features valley and plain views, Alpine canyons, rivers, flowers, forests, and mountain scenery from Boulder to Glacier Lake with a concert. Return is in the cool of the evening. the special train leaves at 7:30 a.m. Tickets are 2.75 dollars for round trip.
Poultry prices listed with hens ten cents per pound, broilers at ten cents per pound, eggs twenty cents per dozen, and ranch butter priced at twenty and twenty five cents per pound. Tribune want ads promote the sale.
Special to the Daily Tribune from St. Paul Minnesota reports that the Hill lines have abandoned the marine portion of their trade with Japan and China while keeping ties with Japanese steamship companies. James J. Hill says the Pacific trade ceased long ago and blames no one but the market and law for the shift. He argues the nation lacks a sea-faring base and that only supportive legislation, not subsidies, can sustain ocean carriage.
A 1908 essay argues life length hinges on inner spirit. It notes the elderly face loneliness, loss of friends, and dulled enthusiasm, making prolonged life less appealing if not lived usefully and happily. The piece reflects aging realities and urges meaningful living beyond mere years.
The July marriage license record notes the first day and last day featured the same unusual event. On the 31st Miss Katie Urich of Richville Washington and Johan Walter of Greeley both Germans signed in German script to take out their license. A total of twenty two licenses were issued during the month.
A special Thursday evening train to Eldorado Springs leaves Greeley at 1 45 pm and returns at 9 36 pm. The round trip rate is 2 25.
The Model Mill will close on August 1 for necessary repairs. Farmera who have feed to the ground are asked to remove it before that date.
Greeley is described as a thriving county seat with 9,000 residents, northern location 40 miles from Denver, and a noted mountain water system. The city hosts the Colorado State Normal School with 1,000 students, large sugar beet plant, vegetable canning, starch factories, multiple railroads, and robust commerce. Crops in the district total about 6 million dollars annually.
An old Greeley lodge directory lists numerous fraternal societies with officers and meeting days. It enumerates U W, Greeley lodge 09, American Revelation, Fraternal Union of America, Masons and related orders, Knights, Pythians, Daughters of Rebekah, and other groups with sample officers and regular meeting nights at local halls.
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