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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
4
A stitched column recalls political campaign quips and chuckles from Southern congressmen and social leaders. Jokes about pickpockets in Williams Mississippi stump speech and a caustic pass at socialites mix with campus lore, mischief at grades and a prank erasing the word classes.
A wealthy New York patient dislocates his jaw in surprise at a $50 bill. The surgeon doubles the charge to $100 after the patient’s outburst, pays the increased sum, and leaves with a lesson on usefulness. The piece ends with a Goethe quote urging constructive ethics.
Amos Cummings recalls meeting Horace Greeley at Chappaqua when the elder editor called him Asa and invited him into a parlor to discuss newspaper business. The anecdote captures Greeley’s informal welcome and memory of the exchange.
A collection of brief snippets including a church tale about hats and a clergyman, a magician of mislaid notices in Lippincott's Magazine, and Eugene Field's clever money tab in the Denver Tribune. The sketches mix social manners with small newsroom capers and a wink at human foibles.
The passage counsels distrust of fortune’s fair surface and urges maintaining distance to preserve one’s gains. It holds that adversity reveals strength, that heaven tests good men with crosses, and that outcomes depend on a person’s judgment and reason. It reflects Ben Jonson's philosophical stance on fortune and virtue.
A reverend visiting Washington converses with a canal fisherman boy. The youth jokes about Sunday fishing while the minister lectures on the way to heaven, only to be gently rebuked for not knowing the way to Georgetown. The tale ends with light humor at the preacher’s expense.
A private family’s strict worship prompts a young boarder to sit stiffly during grace. On the second day the woman of the house questions his stance, and the boarder answers with a witty mishearing, saying he is not an atheist but “hott.”
A humorous tale from Youths Companion recounts Father Walters a Catholic priest accepted a Methodist pastor’s nudge for a church sidewalk subscription. He feigned astonishment then agreed to donate one hundred dollars to ease his flock’s access to the Methodist church.
The tale recalls 108 King James Book of Sports urging Sunday games. John Ross, a Blairgowrie minister, joins parishioners in football after church, but his constant misses and ankle slips mock the effort until the games are abandoned. His awkwardness ends the trial of sport after services.
Joyful verse addressed to Mabel celebrates the approaching Thanksgiving. The speaker riffs on all turkey parts and festive treats like toys, preserves, and pumpkin pie, expressing a big appetite and eagerness to eat through the night.
A terse exchange about a knocking visitor prompts a homeowner to dodge a caller claiming a bill due before the month’s end. The dialog captures tense street life and neighborly friction in a domestic scene.
They have not chosen a baby name yet as the child nears nine months. The couple weighs a profession for him and seeks a name that will harmonize with his future business path.
A terse exchange jokes about marrying a duke with the reply that a plain American, rather than a titled partner, is acceptable, noting that a million dollars would be plain enough to satisfy.
A fragmentary exchange describes harsh winds that affect speech and clarity. The characters struggle to articulate and respond as the autumn gusts impede communication. The dialogue centers on the wind’s impact rather than a broader event.
The text consists of fragmented quotes with unclear context and participants. No identifiable event, person, or organization is established. Lacking concrete facts, a concise summary cannot be formed from the provided material.
In a dim dining room at 3 a m a burglar enters the home of a plumber and his wife. The husband stages a stealthy response, a crash follows, and the intruder flees after dropping only four dollars and fifty cents. The wife faints but recovers as the husband jokes about tossing the thief out.
Captain Mayne Reid won his bride through his novel The Scalp Hunters. He met a thirteen year old girl who read his book, later spoke at a Polish refugees event, and after a sequence of notes and a London train, he received the confession and they pledged love.
In his later years the poet John Whittier attended a church gathering with many attendees. Speakers quoted his verse to general applause, and Whittier admitted confusion not recalling writing the lines quoted.
Sir Hendy Maine in An Ancient Law argues that a legal fiction hides the fact that a rule has altered in operation while its letter stays the same. The law appears unchanged though its effects have shifted.
A playful street vignette shows Columbus Washington Johnson Smith haggling with Mr. Jackson over watermelons. Johnson Smith offers ten cents per piece and 1 selects, while prices rise to twenty cents per melon as spectators weigh options. The quick exchange ends with one buyer declaring he will take them all if allowed.
A brief literary quarrel unfolds as a poor man admits poverty and a desire for a rich wife. The dialogue pivots on ambition and social mobility, highlighting class tension and sharp wit.
A humorous exchange features two men in Luck joking about marriage and money. One laments a wife always asking for cash while the other says he must seek funds from his wife, highlighting lighthearted domestic finance banter.
A cartoonish quip notes that a man who tests his balance to the edge will only be cured by a fall. The saying appears in the Atchison Globe and reflects a cautionary view on risky behavior.
The piece praises Greeley as a growing city in Weld County with 9,000 residents. It highlights climate, irrigation, education with the State Normal School and multiple schools, churches, hotels, factories, railroads, libraries, and a stable economy including a beet sugar plant, canning, potato works, and wholesale grocery business.
Greeley lodge directory lists weekly meetings and officers for groups including A and UU and various orders. Highlights mention Townsend as exalted ruler Wyatty secretary, meeting nights on Thursdays and Tuesdays with officers named and locations noted.
A fragmented OCR passage lists secretaries, treasurers, and meeting times for several organizations. It mentions Nett. W. un UF Secretary Meet, Flower as secretary, M. Abbott, Nettie Arbuckle as secretary, and references to the Brotherhood of American MB, Women of Woodcraft, and related offices. Dates indicate monthly or specific evening meetings, with officers and locations vaguely named.
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