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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1909
Page
2
The Tribune reports a planned Union Pacific steel plant and rolling mill for Greeley with land rumored between Delta and Evans. The project could bring millions in investment, about 2000 new workers, homes, and a population rise of around ten thousand, chosen for Greeley’s temperance and thrift.
Real estate transfers listed from June 21 1909 show diverse parcels in Grover and surrounding areas. Transactions include Grover Townsite Co to C L Beatty and to Grover State Bank, plus large deeds from The Bank of Pierce and The Platte Valley Irrigation Co to The Platte Land Co. Other entries cover Camfield, Crawford, Carr, Evans Addition, and transfers involving The Christian Reformed Church of Kuner and trusts for local properties.
The Kersey band cleared 20 dollars at an ice cream social and concert on the Sidney Lane lawn. A large crowd attended the event on Saturday night. Ralph Rickard of Evans, leader of the Imperial orchestra, assisted the Kersey boys.
The LaSalle church held the postponed children’s day exercises on Sunday. The interior was prettily decorated and the children all acquitted themselves creatably.
The London Standard notes Dame Nature’s clever carving using air rain rivers and frost as tools. It highlights the Queen Bess rock off the north Cornish coast and the power of water erosion to create faces and animal shapes. It also explains landslips from tiny underground flows, showing how small beginnings yield massive ends.
English railway companies face theft of passengers baggage by platform thieves. One thief pretended a portmanteau on a barrow but was caught when a skeleton case with springs concealed a smaller bag inside. A railway official thwarted the crime, saving another traveler's luggage.
The excerpt discusses hollow and pneumatic bones in birds, noting that some flightful species like ducks and falcons have dense marrow or fat in their long bones, while others such as hornbills show extensive airiness. It concludes that pneumatic skeletons are less crucial to birds than pneumatic tires are to bicycles.
In mid 19th century Paris Lord Rosebery and a French army noncommissioned officer butler dueled after a rude reception. After two shots without harm Rosebery funded an annuity of £250 to the man to prevent him from returning to domestic service, a condition both sides kept.
Lord Russell presided at a dinner for Sir Henry Irving returning from America. During the meal he told Comyns Carr to propose Sir Henry’s health. “I can’t make speeches,” Russell said. Irving replied with a jab about a prior Par nell commission speech, and Russell quipped about having “something to talk about.”
A New York Press exchange notes a once inseparable couple who drifted apart after learning they were not married a year earlier. The remark probes what changed and why the pair now rarely appears together.
A terse exchange reveals the couple has just married. Neighbors note he calls her Birdie and she calls him Pettie, promising no outward appearances for several weeks. The sentiment hints at a quiet domestic start.
The fragment shows a banter exchange referencing an operation for appendicitis and a playful claim of being touched for a hundred. It includes a quotation from Lincoln and a directive about placing feet correctly, likely from a newspaper feature or column.
A London actor manager drops his teeth during a dramatic curse scene to the amusement of the audience. The dental collection falls out mid performance and is found later by the stage manager with a dark lantern. The star resumes cursing after reinserting the teeth.
The article explains cinnabar as the red volcanic ore source of quicksilver and describes its processing. It notes vermilion as the pigment derived from cinnabar and describes mercury extraction by roasting to vapor and condensation. It warns miners suffer from fumes and suggests cleanliness and a lemony antidote drink with acid as a substitute.
A Baltimore American reader recalls a strict London rule forbidding any public conveyance driver from drawing the curtains. The law requires windows to remain open for public inspection to deter robbery and aid in arresting offenders, with no mercy from magistrates for violators.
The New York Telegram recounts how the Gorgons are monsters with serpent hair and brass talons, their gaze turning onlookers to stone. Perseus conquered one sister, beheaded her, and while fleeing Ethiopia, blood from the head spawned serpents that haunted the sands of Libya.
A publisher urges a new author to detail the heroine’s dress. The author counters with a witty parable about fashion, noting readers crave distinctive garments and then imagines Heloise in a $600 dress a $250 hat and a $98.75 mantilla atop a $375 lace coat.
A deferential deacon challenges a minister about sermon length. The minister replies politely that more knowledge would reduce the need for comment, while the deacon asserts his right to critique, and the exchange remains courteous.
Tulleyrand notes that a king needs someone else to shave him while those who seize kingdoms become their own slaves in grooming. Dionysius of Syracuse reportedly burned his beard with hot walnut shells rather than trust a barber. The aphorism contrasts power with personal restraint and the peril of indulgence.
A third magnitude film star improvised a balcony scene with a ship light that exploded as a signal rocket by mistake. The rocket lit the stage and caused a sulphurous smoke and a small audience stampede, leaving locals to joke Romeo and Juliet now pose danger to spectators.
A bet between two youths over breaking an egg with a barrel was resolved by a sports editor. The egg was placed in a room corner to impede a strike, but the second youth used the barrel of a weapon to tap and crack the egg. The editor ruled the second man winner since the bet did not specify barrel type.
The piece explains origins of the word gringo in the Mexican view of Americans, tracing it to the 1847 Mexican War and a misheard line from a Bobby Burns chorus. It also outlines George Sala’s three Havana cigar types, including genuine Havanas and re-exported blends.
A London Telegraph assessment recalls a Victorian novel praised for its beauty and sentiment. The quote highlights a dramatic swoon at a character’s feet and a memorable smile, noting the work’s wide popularity eighty years ago among cultivated readers.
A Philadelphia ladger quotes a policeman declaring orders to arrest blind beggars. A man with an "I Am Blind" placard challenges the claim and exposes the placard as fake. The officer releases him, acknowledging the deception.
A golfer’s clothing fails to reveal his skill or social standing. fashion offers no clue to wealth or taste.
A concise note on how English expatriates maintain national customs in new settlements, creating what the author terms little Englands as a cultural echo that travels with diaspora communities. The piece reflects on identity and social cohesion among emigrants.
A brief, whimsical note attributes remedy for afflictions to patience and beer, suggesting a calm patient approach as a therapeutic aid in daily life. The fragment presents a humorous, advisory tone without specific names or events.
A club member announces a friend has brain fever and may recover with a blank mind while another insists the diagnosis is wrong to secure a $100 debt. The exchange reflects concern and suspicion over health and financial matter among members.
An anxious photographer seeks a candid shot as a father questions the camera in a tense exchange. The scene centers on capturing a daughter’s band performance and the father’s wary reaction to the photographer’s request.
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