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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
4
A sensational wheat hoax claims Alaska's gold wealth will be dwarfed by a worldwide harvest jump to nearly 5 billion bushels. The seed, branded as seven headed wonder wheat, is traced to an Egyptian tomb and tied to a swindler who sold seed at high prices. The Alaska duplicate was later found in the state experiment station as a curiosity.
Edith C Stender of Eaton and Joseph H Robertson of Keytesville Mo wed at the bride’s home. Rev E Payne officiates. A small reception followed. The couple then tour the state. Also Ora Dorothy Neel and Edmund Lett wed at Mrs George Keller’s home with 20 intimate guests.
Lydia Scott, daughter of Mrs Mary Scott, married Fred Evans in a quiet home ceremony at 11 o clock performed by Dr J A Davis of the Methodist church. Fragrant sweet peas decorated the scene and a wedding dinner followed. The couple left for an undisclosed wedding journey with residence plans unsettled.
A contented woman advertises Ballard's Snow Liniment with claims of cures and uses. Grand Picnic at Eldorado Springs sets Odd Fellows day on August 1 with special rail service from Sterling Fort Morgan Denver Boulder and Greeley. Special train departs Greeley at 7 00 am round trip $2 25.
Complete schedule for the Greeley chautauqua lists daily lectures concerts and entertainments from July 29 to August 2. Notable names include C B Blake Miss Zaida Gaines Dr A G Van Haaften Miss Mary F Rausch and Rev E J Sias. The schedule covers lectures on constitutional topics housekeeping labor saving and religion plus musical performances motion pictures and sermons.
The Barnum and Bailey circus employs no fewer than 15 interpreters to communicate with hundreds of performers. Spectators would hear 28 languages in the dressing tents as the show travels, builds a temporary city of tents, and moves on each day. The article highlights the scale, leadership of Bailey and Barnum, and plans for a new program and parade. A downtown ticket office at Clark and Faulkner’s drug store will sell reserved seats at regular prices. The circus will exhibit in Greely on Friday, July 31.
An advertisement promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment as a quick relief for burns and scalds in every home. It claims instant pain relief and rapid healing and notes it is sold by all druggists.
On August 1 I will vacate my rooms in the Hawes building and enter into partnership with Dr W P Thompson, with offices over Fezer's Drug Store. Dr B K Belli.
In Greeley since March the "Rather Tisdes" ships paupers including women children and consumptives who cannot work. Able bodied men leave on authorities invitation. Families are sent to Tennessee Grand Junction Vermont and Oregon while consumptives return home when funds end.
C Blake, landscape architect, arrives for lectures at Greeley chautauqua this evening and tomorrow afternoon. He will lead a party of Greeley citizens tomorrow morning to inspect city improvements and discuss beautifying lawns and grounds. He urges natural plant groupings, harmonious colors with white flowers, mass plantings, and open view lines to enhance property value. Everybody should hear his two lectures.
Special to the Daily Tribune reports Gergus Marshall, 29, charged with homicide after he frightened a barber by pointing a revolver. The creditor failed to pay a bill, Marshall drew the weapon and the man died of heart failure, a remarkable police court case in New York.
A girl receives a duplicate inlaid desk and, after discussing it with the giver, exchanges it for items she desires. She selects a cameo piece, a belt buckle, and gloves, ending with a lacy filmy purchase funded by the exchange proceeds.
A New York Press essay mocks a Lexington Avenue laundry owner and, through satirical Chinese expressions, contrasts American pretensions with Chinese idioms. It likens arrogance to a stuck up rat and criticizes Americans sending funds overseas while neglecting family.
An advertising agent recalls finding a piano organ with a placard claiming the interior was removed and promising relief after a dose of Surecure Cough Mixture. He notes the ad was inventive yet wasted potential profits, suggesting better newspaper advertising would yield higher returns.
An ironworker, after a heated argument, waits for his rival to sleep and knocks at his door. He tells the neighbor one of his windows is open, pointing out the window with the other man’s head through it, then walks away amused by the ruse.
A Sunday Magazine quip compares a Maine tale and a Maine ice allegory to a New York politician rumored to be on the edge. Tim Sullivan notes mixed opinions about the official’s prospects while the joke pivots on a woman’s cautious weathering of the ice metaphor.
A historical notice describes a home treatment for wounds involving thorough washing with antiseptic, removing poison, and applying cloths soaked in sweet oil. It cites a woman who injured herself on barbed wire and used sweet oil dressings, resulting in a scar, illustrating a folk practice from the period.
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