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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
2
The note mentions Flag Day, church attendance in summer, and a planned Ragamuffin parade in Ft Collins for July Fourth. It references political chatter about Flynn Johnson returns, Teddy's dwindling delegates, and disputes over the Tribune and Sheeley. The tone is local observational commentary on holiday events and politics.
A sharp critique of a contemporary newspaper as the grand jury investigation unfolds. The writer accuses the rival press of failing to stick to truth, defending grafters, and muttering mud as the Tribune reports on community news that the Republican press won’t touch.
The county lauds Carlson and Sheriff McAfee for their roles in the graft prosecutions, praising Judge Niel F. Graham for his fearless, impartial leadership. The writer urges continued investigations and future prosecutions to root out graft and asks the public to support the judge and officials.
Ed Howe is described as a long time Tribune contributor known for concise social commentary. The passage notes curiosity about his identity, with some readers guessing a local author or Tribune staff member writing under a pseudonym. The piece begins to recount Howe’s historical presence at the newspaper.
The Atchison Globe notes editor Ed Howe, famed for quotable two and three line paragrahs, retires from active work, yet still contributes syndicated paragraphs read nationwide. Next week his column title will shift to Country Town Sayings, preserving his whimsical life sketches and small town flavor.
Ed Howe notes reveal attitudes on militia enthusiasm money as industry and old age, stereotypes about women voters and wives, the impact of tricks on society, and dangers of married life. He reflects on parental concerns about keeping children focused on studies and the behavior of men and women.
England conducted tests to see if tuberculosis could spread via telephones. Dr. H. Spitta led the study, using used office mouthpieces washed only by standard cleaning. Mouthpieces proved free of tubercle bacilli after inoculating guinea pigs, suggesting transmission is practically impossible.
The Bureau of Chemistry, under Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, plans to publish a government approved recipe book for candy. It will show how to make candy without saccharin and how to mix ingredients precisely to achieve best quality, targeting penny stores and push-cart vendors.
An act creates a Child Welfare Bureau within the Department of Commerce and Labor. The agency will be educational, conduct investigations, collect and publish data on child life health and welfare, and provide information to states upon request.
The Taft administration creates a federal bureau to study child labor and juvenile welfare. Miss Julia C. Lathrop of Chicago is named director, praised as exceptionally fit by the Journal of the American Medical Association. she becomes the first woman to lead the agency.
In a 450 by 22 foot tunnel in Kansas City's densest district, abandoned by the Metropolitan Street Railway, a pastor-turned-entrepreneur started a mushroom farm. Soil and temperature proved ideal, filling floor and shelf space with spawn. Yield ranges from 29 to 560 pounds daily, selling at 10 cents per pound.
Rev. Mr. Dick inson pastor of the Congregational church left Ula morning for several months trip overseas. He will stop at points on the way east and sail on the Canada for Liverpool. After visiting the English Lake Region and Scotland he will go to the continent and expect to be away about two months.
The Albany Hotel at Seventeenth and Stout streets will add a seven story fireproof annex with 120 rooms each having a bath. The project includes $150000 remodeling of the six year old section and 75 extra bath equipped rooms in the original building, expanding total rooms to 260, with 280 baths and 606 private facilities.
An old advertisement extols Ely's Cream Balm and Ely's Dream Balm as nostril cleansers that filter air, relieve stuffed noses, curb catarrh, and prevent infections. It claims quick relief from head pressure, sore throat, and nasal discharge, asserting a complete cure with one bottle. Gilbert Bros. sells it for fifty cents.
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