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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
4
A Chicago business man’s death note spurs reflection on burdens. The essay argues burdens shape manhood and womanhood, citing endurance under daily toil and the orient woman’s balanced load as a metaphor for resilience, responsibility, and the joy of work well done.
A Western county sees farmers wives revolt against thrashers by refusing to cook three meals daily. The thrashers boycott, demanding full meals, while ranchers in the West employ a squad cook system. The result is a lighter kitchen burden for ranch wives who host the workers as guests.
The piece notes horned toads are slow and defended by spiny horns. It cites cases where lizards’ horns penetrated prey, including a dead falcon found west of Waco that had swallowed horned lizards with horns piercing its throat. It also mentions a hawk stomach containing lizards and a horn piercing the bird’s trachea.
A reflection on shifting manners from early Victorian ceremony to modern casual life. The piece notes boys once addressed parents as sir and madam and bowed at table, another reminder that respect to family remains important as social norms evolve.
A 13 year old girl in Courbevoie France died after swallowing strychnine during class. She fainted and in a farewell letter blamed her disappointed affections for ending her life. The teacher alerted authorities as the pupil succumbed to the poison.
The controversial Libertad dies in a Paris hospital after a stormy meeting injury. He is described as a hatless figure with tangled hair and beard, a scarlet shirt under a black blouse, and always carrying a crutch and large cane. He urged blood at meetings and left his body to the Paris School of Medicine in a deathbed will.
A Bermuda plant of the house leek family regrows new shoots when the old leaves shrivel. Leaves are four inches long, waxen and rich green, sprouting from a pinned leaf within three to four days indoors. Growth depends on heat and light.
The text describes how rain makes monkeys glum and prompts them to clasp their hands above their heads, creating a shelter. It extends to a scene of primitive humans sitting in primeval swamps of giant ferns, using the sheltering gesture as an early umbrella.
The latest return for the Prussian-Hessian railroads shows in locomotive service for 37,156 men that 16.07 percent are on an eight hour schedule, 31.46 percent on eight to ten hours, 28.86 percent on ten to 12 hours, 19.41 percent on 12 to 14 hours, and 4.2 percent on 14 to 16 hours.
After over twenty years of service Bishop Cyrus D. Son resigns as president of the Methodist Episcopal Board of Home Missions and Church Extension citing poor health. Bishop Luther J. Wy. Son is chosen to succeed him.
Marie Carane a Parisian cook wins a $50,000 lottery prize to spark two marriage proposals and a suggestion to elope within thirty minutes of the news.
A renowned woman writer at a New York dinner argues contentment hinders progress and that dissatisfaction spurs work. She quips the contented man is often asleep when action is due, a view echoed in clipped newspaper quotes.
The Greeley directory extols the city as Weld County seat with 1000 students at the State Normal school and a strong irrigation, manufacturing, and retail base. It notes extensive churches, public halls, three daily newspapers, a commercial club, rich agriculture, and multiple fraternal orders with meeting schedules.
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