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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
4
London King describes the Chinese farmer as second to none in toil and skill using only a hoe plow and harrow. He notes the hoe replaces the spade in England and enables soil turning seedbed preparation and even fertilizer deposition by mud scooped from streams.
A Manchester Guardian summary notes good student mistakes in a piece on Examination Humor in Normal Echoes. It cites misread or malaproped references to William Blake Cromwell and a tale about Sodom and Gomorrah learned by a lapsed churchgoer.
Dr. Brandreth Symonds cites a life insurance study showing people under normal weight after age thirty live longer than those at or above standard. He notes underweight linked to lower heart disease, Bright's disease, apoplexy, paralysis, cerebral congestions, and cirrhosis, with pneumonia and tuberculosis as exceptions. No fat man in the study reached eighty. forty four underweights did.
An Englishman in Newport entertained a group of ladies with reflections on ancestral pride. He cited a duchess who contrasted a great family with a vain young marquis who boasted of his lineage. The duchess replied that the marquis’s ancestry might question him in return.
In class, Thomas Jones, an 11 year old football captain, humorously answers that Half a league means they couldn't get enough clubs to make up the fall league. The teacher and peers react to the quip as a blundered explanation.
In a brief local snippet from the Cleveland Leader a reader quotes a dialogue about a bull terrier and a four dollar fifty cent price. Charlie asks for the details while Arthur recalls the exchange with Miss Kidder about value and fun.
A lighthearted exchange from the Kansas City Independent features a playful pun about a theater night. The dialogue centers on a humorous reference to a wishbone moment, highlighting a cheerful, romantic mood in a brief quote.
A fragment notes Count de Broke asking if true affection is possible for the heiress as she longs to be loved for herself. The line contrasts suspicion with guilt and echoes Shakespearean themes of identity and misperception.
A collection of printer errors and misreadings from handwriting and type setting. Examples include blushing bride versus blustering bride and hundreds of wives replacing nearly all have husbands or wives. The list ends with a correction from favorite theme intended to family shame.
In 1867 Small Eyes told Black Kettle that a buffalo near the Cimarron Beaver Creek region had only one hind leg. The extraordinary beast appeared with fused hind legs, dragging as it hobbled while a war party approached and shot it.
A liner passenger photographed the harbor revealing a small yacht with two men earlier and one returning survivor. The condemned man claimed his partner fell overboard, was tried, and sentenced to death. The photographer’s enlarged print showed a man falling, leading authorities to release the condemned man.
An oyster opener dismisses cornmeal or oatmeal as fattening agents for Saddle Rocks. He argues oysters swell only with water via osmosis and dislikes fattened oysters, citing shells stained by grains as a common mistake. The remark appears in the New Orleans Times Democrat.
In parts of northern Europe a custom grows white poplar trees as a dowry. A tree plot increases in value yearly, with 1000 saplings planted when a daughter is born. The trees mature by twenty years, then may be cut. The dowry rises with the maiden’s age and beauty.
A Kansas City Journal item recalls a dialogue on social equity as characters discuss avoiding the Van Squawke ball and exchanging certificates to settle social obligations. The piece frames a satire of mutual duties and class expectations in a light, urban voice.
A court witness shouted at Charles Philips counsel on the opposing side and declared he saw a thief. The exchange shows tension as the witness speaks loudly, defending his suspicions while facing the courtroom.
A fragmented note reflects on retribution and impending consequences. The text names Tommy Pop, his father, and Shila in a cryptic, era-tinged line suggesting communal or personal reckoning.
DeRemer and Olson completed their contract on the Riverside reservoir and the work is rapidly filling, pleasing the many stockholders. Masts E. E. Moore transacted business in Denver this week. Mrs. Jack Kingsbury and children visit near LaSalle. Cr Waite returned from Chicago where his father is seriously ill. James N. Flood and George Wyman returned to Denver after visiting the Mackeys. severe snowstorms forced them to abandon their auto for train travel.
Hazleton reports two births on December 1 a son born to Mr and Mrs John Spencer and a son born to Mr and Mrs Ray Spencer. A son was born December 1 to another Hazleton family. E F Landrum sold his home ranch last week to Will Edwards. J S Beetham of Ault rents his father’s Hazleton farm for the coming year. Paul and Lee Whitman visit grandparents in Greeley for two weeks. D H Barber and brother Frank of Greeley go to Waterville Kansas to visit another brother.
Mr. Lucas left Friday for Creston Indiana to visit his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Evans will soon leave for their ranch near Sterling. Mrs. Harry Shook and baby visited from Saturday evening till Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Lutz. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Spurgeon spent Sunday in Godfrey Bottoms with their daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Howard Vrooman. Miss Delia Massaere of Osseo Wisconsin arrived Tuesday for a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Massaere. Miss Massaere is en route to California to spend the winter with her brother.
Mrs Cama notes Indian women wear six yards of silk satin or crepe draped to fit the form each time they dress. The Parsee traveller remarks on the abundance of this attire among Indian women encountered during her travels.
At 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m the church holds morning sermon By the Holy Ghost and evening Words of Life the pastor preaches both services Epworth League devotional at 615 pm Topic The Joy of Overcomers Leader Mr Ernest Tuck with morning and evening services.
The Congregational Church schedules Sunday events with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and public worship at 10:45 a.m. An organ prelude and offertory precede the anthem We Would See Jesus. Miss Mary M. Foote of Erzroom Turkey will speak in Turkish costume on The Hope of Turkey. An organ pasitude and a 7:30 p.m. musical service feature short sermon The Presidents Message. John Doane, Minister.
Rev R J Hunter Pastor and Senator J W McCreery speak to the Men's Association at 10. Subject outlines Genesis chapter I. Morning sermon God Our Rock. Evening Good Times Coming. Sunday school at noon. Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m Topic books that make or mar. Special music by choir and orchestra at both services.
Rev. M. R. Kerr discusses religion facing questions asked since arriving in Greeley. Services at 10 45 with sermon What Have We Left in Religion. Tomorrow morning he aims to answer. 7 30 p m lecture The Religious Problem in the West. Sunday school to host a Christmas tree on Christmas eve with 7 30 exercises and Santa at 8.
The City of Greeley, population 9,000, lies 62 miles north of Denver and 40 miles from the Rockies. It boasts ample water, a strong irrigation county seat, a State school, solid schools, wide streets, churches, homes, hotels, railroads, parks, two libraries, a new city hall, and a thriving commercial life with an annual crop value around 86,000.
Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints hold Sunday services at 3 o'clock in the M B A hall. All are invited to hear the Gospel. No collection. Elder Hebert Perry. Rev. D D Forward. Bible school 9:45 a m. Sermon Guests for Dinner 10:45 a m. Memorial to Father Tilde 2:30 p m. B Y P U 6:30 p m. Sermon The Least 7:30 p m.
Meetings at Steele's hall feature John A. Lindberg formerly of Morgan Park seminary. Morning topic Joy in the Lord and the fore noon sermon. evening topic A Burning Question with preaching both services. All are invited.
Rev. J. M. Wylie leads at 10 a.m. Sunday school followed by an 11 a.m. sermon on Christian Unity. A 6:20 p.m. Young People's meeting precedes a 7:30 p.m. sermon titled Moses in a Strange Land.
Corner Highth Avenue and Thir A. E. Dubber minister hosts preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m with special music. Prof A Williams organist and Prof Theo E Fitz chorister lead Bible school at 9 45 a.m. All are invited to attend.
Corner Tenth Street and Tenth Avenue. John J. Lace is pastor. Sunday at 9 30 a m Sunday school.
A compiled list of fraternal and charitable organizations with meeting days and officers. Includes U W Frank Madden master workman and various lodges such as Greeley lodge 409, Daughters of the Revolution, and Poudre Valley lodge with their respective chiefs and secretaries.
A partial roster lists various fraternal orders and their officers, meeting days, and locations. It names Masonic bodies Royal Arch Masons Knights Templar O E S Odd Fellows and others with meeting cadence and hall references in a community.
Public railroad time card shows Denver schedule for Train No 102 with arrival or departure times unclear from garbled OCR. Indicates Pacific To Denver route and a 6:43 a.m. entry among illegible characters and numbers.
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