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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
4
In a large Deansgate shop a customer requests a silk blue shade darker than navy yet lighter than indigo, seeking a robin egg to turquoise range. An assistant answers with a long swatch, naming the color London will, a nod to a compass of blue tones.
Frederic S. Isham recalls a Pekin encounter with a Chinaman who explains a monument’s meaning as a triumphal gesture for a powerful foreign death. The dialogue exposes double dyed duplicity while the Celestial keeps a straight face and a hint of sardonic humor.
The article traces coffee in Venice from 1585 when Morosini notes cavee. By 1591 a Venetian doctor imported beans from Egypt, teaching how to brew it. Venice soon boasted numerous coffee houses where patrons settled yearly bills, with a cup priced at five soldi and sometimes remaining the same in old districts.
A courteous professor praising a private stage performance learns a witty lesson in humility. He tells the hostess she played excellently and that the part fits her perfectly, only to be told that youth and beauty commanded attention in that role. The exchange ends with a sharp reminder about audience bias.
In mid fourteenth century Paris a plague followed neglect of street cleansing and pig confinement. The medical faculty warned the king after long debate that the plague sprang from a planetary conjunction of Mars and Jupiter.
A brief note on drafts attributable to wood not fully seasoned when made up explains why windows and doors often fit poorly. The piece cites unseasoned stock as the main cause despite proper workmanship, with a humorous aside about an optimist named Jones winning an automobile drawing and building a garage.
A father asks Bobby what is the simple life and the strenuous life. The father answers that the simple life is doing your own work and the strenuous life is doing another fellow's work. He then tells him to run along and play.
A Cleveland Leader item ponders memory and reminders with a playful exchange about a Greek goddess comparison. The piece contrasts a temple of fame built on graves and a flame kindled from the ashes of dead men.
A traditional tale from the Caroline Islands describes a westward man with a soil basket who creates an island by dropping earth for a resting mother. The son later pierces the basket, leaving a trail of land as the islands form, an origin story blending myth and landscape.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the perils of Newfoundland banks fishery where dories capsize and captains push crews to sea despite storms. A bank man refuses to fish, recalling a stubborn captain and a grandmother’s grandson offer, underscoring unsafe practice.
At Waterlo Station Mr Barrie rushing with papers including six penny ones falls into Rudyard Kipling. They exchange scowls then greet each other and Kipling grabs the Marine handle, throws some money, and departs. Barrie quips about not receiving enough halfpence while a listener accuses him.
A doctor notes rose colds can come from artificial perfumes on paper roses, explaining the scent is essential oil of roses. The piece contrasts parlor superstition with natural explanations and cites a New York Press anecdote. Included is a child’s night prayer quip from Delineator.
A man seeking water for a fretful child navigates a dark kitchen at night. Misjudging his path he turns left and falls into a cellar, ending in tragedy. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the somber accident as another good man's life cut short.
A Berlin shop window advertises a reproduction titled The Coming Storm with a large label Suitable for a wedding present. The display promotes the artwork as an ideal gift for nuptials.
The Health Record quotes a maxim on self belief shaping reality noting that expecting aging at fifty five now makes one feel old, illustrating mind over body in personal outlook.
A witty remark frames Columbus' discovery as unrecognized because it was not advertised. The schoolboy pins the lesson on publicity and the power of promotion in the pursuit of discovery.
A ledger of real estate transfers lists Agnes F. Russell to Olive T. Baird for 700 dollars, John A. Hewitt to Charley A. Hewitt for 18000 dollars, Elia G. Ballantine to Israel Block for 16000 dollars, and multiple deeds in Greeley, LaSalle, and surrounding areas. Transfers include parcels in bik subdivisions, reservoir company deals, and various owners exchanging lots and blocks across 1960s-67 date references.
A brass, nickel, or gun metal clock offered at 75 cents at Glazier's. The Westminster guild met Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs C L Searing. Fifty attended the meeting and a picnic supper on the lawn followed with a cheerful, sociable atmosphere.
Mrs. R. B. Johnson arrived today from Fergus Falls Minnesota to visit her mother Mrs. E. R. Moon. She plans to spend the summer in Greeley and if her health benefits she and her husband may move here in the fall.
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