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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
2
Tribune readers weigh in on preserving the original words to Dixie, arguing the historic tune and its aged lyrics belong together. They condemn attempts to substitute or alter the beloved lines as an insult to memory and national songs.
German services held at ten in the morning with Sunday school at eleven thirty. Ed M. Gross serves as pastor.
Regular morning service at 10 45 Rev William Bates D D will preach Sunday school at noon C E 6 30 p m Evening union services in the park The senior pastor Rev J W King of Weld County will deliver his farewell sermon at the Nazarene church Sunday 7 30 o clock The topic Seeing Jesus or a Vision of the Christ
P. W. Goodrich is on a pleasant journey to the east returning in two weeks. He spent the first week in Chicago visiting his former home in Racine Wisconsin and traveled by lake to Buffalo. He enjoyed several days at Niagara Falls and now visits his father's former home in Whitesboro New York.
Mrs. Howard Vrooman hosted a surprise party at 419 Thirteenth Street Tuesday night for Miss Bertha Wick who plans to leave soon for Afton Iowa. About 30 guests attended with games and refreshments.
A persuasive guide on feminine voice use explains that a sweet low voice enhances attraction. It warns against shrill tones and shouting, urging women to train speech to remain soft and gentle to preserve charm and allure.
A motherly woman with a commuter bag lines up customers in a New York bank one morning. She calmly writes, proclaims a 60 year family remedy to the cashier and urges hot mustard foot soaks. The scene draws warm smiles as she dispenses tender care.
A wealthy Chinese merchant named Keen Scheck married Miss Anna Laura James in a colored church in Los Angeles. Rev C H Anderson officiated for a $50 fee, and the couple then returned to a $7,000 mansion on a popular street deeded as a wedding present to the bride, witnessed by most of the colored community.
An historian of inventions credits a young English blacksmith’s son with a safety pin idea. The little boy Harrison watched his baby brother cry from pin pricks, inspiring his father to bend pins for safe use. The blacksmith then perfected the design, creating the safety-pin known worldwide.
The New York Sun notes widespread errors about South American geography. It cites Paraguay as sizable as a major nation and highlights Brazil's vast area, Chile’s north-south extent, and Parana river steamship routes as examples of public misperception.
A frugal farmer and his industrious 12-year-old son agree he will receive ten cents per cord of wood hauled and piled. The boy works hard, saving his earnings as his mother stores the money for him, and he asks whether he will buy a new saw with it.
The Gilbert and Sons wiring shop formerly of Denver opened a factory in Greeley at 617 Eleventh Street producing all types of wire fences. They claim superior durability using galvanized steel wire and modern machinery, offering direct sales and installation with guaranteed lifetime strength and cost savings. Farmers in Weld County are urged to inspect the new plant and view the operation.
Members of the Unique card club and guests gathered at Mrs. D R McArthur's home Monday afternoon. Mrs. D C Muth won first prize in the game and Mrs J C Wylie took the consolation. A luncheon was served, readings were given on drinks and food waste, and club members discussed the Democratic convention. The meeting adjourned for two weeks with plans to meet at Mrs. Stella Johnson's home on July 24.
On July 10 the North Side Country Club members met at Mrs. Jennie Hill’s Pleasant Valley home despite the heat. A lengthy business meeting preceded the program. The first act was Cooking without a Fire read by Mrs. Cora Bliss, followed by Summer Dishes as a topic.
The Why Now girls entertained the remaining Why Not club members in the city on Monday afternoon. The group, formed during high school days, will dissolve the old club and start a new one with a new name and additional members. Mrs. Arthur Searing will host a dinner next Thursday evening for the original members and the first meeting of the new club.
The girls spent Monday making needlework and planes. A fine repast was served by Miss DeVotle during the club gathering with Mrs Loule and E Wyatt.
The Pythian Sisters announce a Sock Social at Odd Fellows Hall on July 22. On Thursday, July 16 a big Bryan club meeting is set at C F Tew's office at 7 p.m. A Passion Play will be performed Thursday night at the Presbyterian church under Christian Endeavor auspices with admission 10 and 20 cents.
The Colorado & Southern advertises liberal rates for Sunday only and Saturday to Monday tickets, including ten and thirty day options, encouraging readers to spend the summer at the charming resort.
Eldorado Springs plans a record season with a goal of 190000 visitors, up from last year’s forty thousand. The New Eldorado hotel is touted as state mountain country’s most modern, offering first class service at reasonable rates. Special Sunday dinners and cuisine focus accompany attractive excursion plans from northern Colorado.
A fragment describes a county with sugar beet plants canning vegetable and starch factories, hotels, railroads, two public libraries, a new city hall, two newspapers, and a thriving commercial club. It highlights climate, agriculture, growing industries, and rich social life as defining features.
The notice sets daily post office hours from 5 a m to 11 m with Sunday closures and holiday adjustments. Local residents are advised of the schedule and weekend opening times.
Greeley lodge listings show meetings and officers for a range of fraternal groups. Notable entries include W Frank Madden and C L Sullivan as officials, with meetings noted on Thursdays and varied dates across orders such as Masons and Eastern groups.
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