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Newspaper

Greeley Daily Tribune

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1908

Page

4

Formation of a Young People Unity Club

About 40 youths gathered at the Unitarian church parlor for a social hour and Progress 500. A temporary Unity club of 26 members was formed with Earl Beardsley as president and Neena Hanna as secretary treasurer. Officers for departments include Mrs George Houston social Eugene D Beardsley dramatic Wilhelmina Mead musical and M R Kerr literary and study. Hostesses served refreshments as college songs and social chat followed. Executive committee to meet Sunday at 7 in church parlors.

Unitarian Church Kerr Young People’s Unity Club Unity Church Earl Beardsley H. D. Parker Secy Treas Neena Hanna George Houston Eugene D. Beardsley Wilhelmina Mead M. R. Kerr J. A. Taylor H. D. Potter Elsie DeVine J. D. Potter Lub

Clayton Charms the Women with Primary Law Push

Senator Clayton addresses the combined Women’s clubs in Denver and wins endorsement for a proposed primary election law. He argues pledges should be sought before nominations to bind candidates early, citing a Greeley meeting where 700 attended a pro law event versus 100 at a political meeting and pledges by six legislators in his district.

Denver Clayton Capitol Lattes Greeley

Kudranta Club Hostess Name Confusion Corrected

The Trib society reporter corrected Friday’s account of the Kudranta club gathering. Miss Florence Fezer hosted the Thursday afternoon event, not Miss Florence Haynes as Friday’s paper had stated, and the Kudranta club was left with another club member who was a guest at the party.

the Tribune Kudranta Club Florence Fezer Florence Haynes

Birthday Dinner Fetes Mr George Dauth at Home

Mrs. George Dauth hosted a Friday birthday dinner for her husband with twelve guests. A fine menu and spirited talk followed, including a straw vote on the presidential race that reportedly favored the Democratic side. Guests included H C Casner J C Wylie H E English C Townsend H F Hurlbut D C auth E McKinney Dr J G Hughes Dr W Wood Ernest Dauth of Denver and Mr Yates of Boulder.

George Dauth Mr. Dauth Grand Lodge Messrs H. C. Casner J. C. Wylie H. E. English C. Townsend H. F. Hurlbut D. Cauth E. ©. McKinney J. G. Hughes W. Wood Ernest Dauth Denver Mr. Yates Boulder

The Telephone Invention Tale by Bell

Professor Alexander Graham Bell explains in a lecture how the telephone evolved from teaching the deaf. He describes using a dead man's ear as a model and tracing vibrations to create an instrument that hears and transmits speech.

Alexander Graham Bell

Cocoanuts as Fuel Sparking London Docks Trade

A London dockside ware house owner reports selling over 50 000 bags of coconut shells as fuel last year. He buys shells from stall keepers, confectioners, and oil extractors, sometimes for free, and sells at fourpence a bag to poor customers who mix them with slack coal. Hotels and large houses also use shells as quick fire starters, noting their oil content. He mentions rivals and patent fire lighters using shell ashes in London distribution.

London London News

Rats on Ships and the Costly Cocoon Feast

A London Graphic report recounts a captain claiming rats wasted 5 000 pounds of cargo in five days, including cocoons from Japan bound for China. The tale notes rat guards, fumigation, and repeated rat infestations at ports like Liverpool, with disputes over fault in packing.

Japan China Hongkong Liverpool London Graphic

Contingency Notes From New York Hospital Ward

A nurse recalls last requests from patients awaiting surgery in a New York hospital. One woman asked for two postal cards to her husband before the operation. one said she was doing well at 10 o'clock, the other stated she had died, signed “your roving wife.”

Women’s Surgical New York New York Times

Her Tongue in Metaphor Exchange

They discuss how people use fruit and flower metaphors for women in speech. A cynic adds that the tongue is the scarlet runner in the same candid exchange.

Consistent to the Last. A sea death quip from Weary Walker

Weary Walker contemplates death by his own action at sea and speculates about jumping from the bow or stern while Limpy Lannigan counters. The exchange reflects sailor humor and fatalism as reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Lannigan Cleveland Plain Dealer

Promenade Fashion Critique Echoes Class Distinctions

London Taylor and Cutter note a scene of elite figures strolling in short jackets and chimney pot hats, unashamed and at ease. The observation highlights social estrangements and sartorial bravado among the upper classes.

London Tallor and Cutter

Fortunes Displayed of Virtues and Vices by Light

A reflective maxim notes that fortune reveals both virtues and vices through light, suggesting clarity exposes character traits in visible form.

Aboard Sally Ann Aboard Captain Spooner and Mate Comstock

In a tale from Everybody's a Yankee schooner Sally Ann runs near mud flats on the Connecticut river. Mate Comstock challenges the captain's course and orders the anchor let go causing a sudden luff and a halt as the crew commands.

Spooner Connecticut Comstock Mr. Comstock Cap'n

Hair Brushing Advice From A Downtown Barber

A Philadelphia Record excerpt argues men brush their hair too rarely causing dandruff while women brush daily to remove impurities and keep hair healthy. The barber contends dandruff stems from haste and poor grooming and urges men to brush thoroughly each morning to stay in the swim.

Philadelphia Record

Misheard Vocal Coach Joke Circulates in Social Visit

A medical student asks for a vocal teacher after a surprise visit. A girl provides a teacher's address. The next day the student calls but learns the instructor says he does not teach singing, he files saws in a shop, in a humorous exchange from Ladies' Home Journal.

Ladies' Home Journal

Possibilities of Settlement in Northern Canada

A traveler reports through Athabasca Landing to the Arctic Red river region that rich vegetation and potential settlement exist. He notes mission gardens with wheat barley potatoes and various vegetables at posts, abundant timber along riverbanks, prairie pockets, and widespread natural gas and oil seepage.

Canada Athabasca Arctic Red River

A Sense of Propriety in a Neighborhood Theft

In a Washington Star item, a judge questions a man who admits taking another’s ax. The thief explains he avoided borrowing by claiming unfamiliarity with the neighbor, citing not knowing him well enough to borrow.

Jedge Washington Star

Bargaining Lesson in a Grapes Puzzle

A classroom scene features a math question about four baskets of grapes at a quarter per basket. Tom My answers uncertainty while a new teacher asks the cost, illustrating a bargaining moment from a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt.

Tommy Ladies’ Home Journal

Quills Story Accepted After Awful Yarn Rumor

A journalist recalls a boast about Quills being accepted, with a counter reply that he went home at 2 this morning with an awful yarn and his wife believed it. The exchange shows the lighthearted gossip surrounding his acceptance.

Quills

Lecture on Total Abstinence in Open Air

A public notice from a countryside English village posts a bill for an open air lecture on total abstinence. A collection will be taken at the door to cover expenses.

England

Surface Transit Step Lively Conductor Adds Urgency

A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt evokes a bustling transit scene as a conductor urges prompt boarding while an elderly passenger jokes he would walk to beat the car if fit. The exchange captures city transport's brisk tempo and human humor.

Philadelphia Ledger

Grand Secretary Leaves with Three Hundred Dollar Badge

Dr. M Norman, secretary of the Grand Lodge I O O F, returns to Denver after leading delegates and editing the official reports. He wears a $300 gold badge, eight pointed star, diamonds, and a ribbon concealment chain. The back is engraved with 25 years of service and Grand Lodge compliments.

M. Norman Grand Lodge Denver Norman

Spud Raised by Riggs Sparks Camfield Contest

A five pound Pearl potato from Jasper Riggs farm northeast of town wins attention in the Camfield contest. Chas Camp found the potato in the field and entered it without the owner's knowledge. The open competition offers ten dollars to the biggest potato raised in the Greeley district, as posted by Camfield hotel manager Mr Hall.

Riggs Jasper Riggs Hall Camfield Greeley

Rev Kerr Heads East to Take Post in Sandwich Mass

Rev Kerr recently chosen Unitarian minister at Greeley will depart Sunday evening for Sandwich Mass. He will pause one day in Chicago and one day in New York, arriving in Sandwich on Saturday October 36. He will conclude Sand wich services and return to Greeley to begin work December first.

Kerr M. R. Kerr The Unitarian Church Greeley Sandwich Mass Chicago New York Sandwich Church

Doo Party Hosted by Miss Lovell for Young Ladies

Miss Ethel Lovell entertained a group of young ladies on Friday evening with the card game 500 and light refreshments. Guests included Misses Josephine Knowles Anna Carter Effie Chapple low Florence De Volle Bea Mulford Giddings and Mrs Dan Scott.

Ethel Lovell Josephine Knowles Anna Carter Effie Chappelow Florence de Volle Bea Mulford Giddings Dan Scott

Miss Ruth Brush Hosts Entre Nous Club Afternoon

Miss Ruth Brush entertained the Entre Nous club at her home this afternoon. The guests of honor were Mrs. Harry Thayer of Colorado Springs visiting Mrs. E. R. Thayer.

Pentre Nous Ruth Brush Harry Thayer Colorado Springs E. R. Thayer

Mrs Leet honored at Idaho Springs hostess party

Miss Lucy Scott hosted an afternoon gathering Friday in honor of Mrs Edmund Leet nee Ora Neel of Idaho Springs. About twenty young ladies attended, enjoying fancy work and refreshments served by the hostess.

Leet Lucy Scott Edmund Leet Ora Neel Idaho Springs

Alleged Murderer Arrested in Colorado Shadowing

Special to the Daily Tribune Las Animas Colorado October 24 After five months of pursuit in nearly every city in the state AG W Whitehead was arrested here this morning on a charge of murdering Wiley W Lindsey a young farmer found dead in his home last July with his head injured

Daily Tribune Las Animas Colo AG. W. Whitehead Wiley W. Lindsey

Advice on Heart Health For Men Over Forty

The New York Herald warns that men over forty face higher risks of sudden death from heart disease and arteriosclerosis due to haste and overtaxing activity. It urges caution with lifting or rushing and recommends moderating meals to reduce strain and extend longevity.

New York Herald

Lord Milners Pretorian Hat Hire Prank Tale

A Pall Mall Gazette tale recounts Lord Milner hosting a Pretoria reception where only four silk hats existed. The Transvaal legislators rushed to hire them for ten minutes each, then handed them off in a rotating scheme rather than buy, citing fairness to both customers and themselves.

Lord Milner Pretoria Transvaal Pall Mall Gazette

Leviathan Rock Largest World Bowlder in Victoria

The Leviathan rock in Victoria Australia stands as the world’s largest bowlder with an estimated weight of 30 000 tons.

Leviathan Rock Victoria Australia

Gypsy Party at Andersons Delights Presbyterian Choir

Mesdames B R Anderson and E B Hatch hosted a gypsy themed party for the Presbyterian choir at the former Friday night. Guests arrived in gypsy costumes, rooms were transformed with cornstalks and hunting vines, a bonfire with an iron kettle cooked supper, fortune telling booths, and a mock wedding crowned the evening.

Mesdames B. R. Anderson E. B. Hatch Presbyterian

Brown Seeks Claims to Estate Through Alleged Marriage

Frank Brown, a black man claiming to be husband of Clara Alward, a white woman committed to a Pueblo asylum, faces likely dismissal of any estate claim. Local lawyers say such marriage would be null and void. Brown has hired a Denver attorney to press his case.

Brown Frank Brown Clara Alward Pueblo Denver

Whist Party At Mrs Hickman's Is Described

An omission in Friday’s paper was corrected noting Mrs L B Hickman hosted a Thursday afternoon whist party for twenty five guests. The event featured red and white roses, a course luncheon at small tables, and coffee served in the dining room by Miss Ruth Bennethy. The hostess’s parties are described as distinctly successful.

Hickman

Cattle trespass suits echo Meeker-Oster case

A Platteville suit mirrors a prior grazing dispute as cows trespass on a neighbor’s field. Plaintiffs Mrs. Mattie Stanton and her sons-in-law R. L. Ashton and J. A. Barris allege damages of 1.69 dollars against defendant W. C. Waaley.

Platteville Mattie Stanton R. L. Ashton J. A. Barris W. C. Waaley

Lost money ad proves Tribune want ads work

A woman placed a two day Lost notice in the Tribune for a $206 bill lost on Ninth Street between Tenth and Twelfth avenues. The money was returned that night, so she withdrew the ad the next morning, illustrating the Tribune want ads can recover money.

The Tribune Ninth Street Tenth Twelfth Avenues

Hotel Arrivals List Incomplete Names

Hotel arrivals include A R Fischer Fort Lupton T C Winbourn Fort Lupton W Babbit Fort Colling Edwin Morrison Fort Collins Morey Denver Dr Sam Hooker Philadelphia Horace Havemeyer New York K Gould Port Collina.

Camfield A. R. Fischer Fort Lupton T. C. Winbourn W. Babbit Fort Colling Edwin Morrison Fort Collins Morey Denver Sam Hooker Philadelphia Horace Havemeyer New York K. Gould Port Collina

Bomb No. 23 Throws Chicago Gambler War Into Panic

Bomb No. 23 exploded in Chicago after night force patrols left. It wrecked two one story brick buildings and a nearby fire house, wounding firemen and causing a mild panic among St. Luke's hospital patients and staff.

Chicago St. Luke's Hospital

Evading dishonor girl leaps to death in Evansville hotel

Ethel Logsdon a 17 year old hotel waitress in Evansville Indiana leaped from a third story window after a boarder forced entry to her room. He pursued her prompting the fatal jump that fractured her skull on the pavement below.

Evansville Ind Ethel Logsdon Miss Logsdon Sl Pi

Fight in Philippines Leaves Nine Filipinos Dead at Mindanao Plantation

Special to the Daily Tribune reports on Iigan Island Mindanao where Moro raiders attacked the Sheppard plantation. Nine Filipino laborers and their native superintendent were killed and many wounded after a several hour battle in which Moros initially rushed and overwhelmed the workers before being defeated.

Manila Iigan Island Mindanao Sheppard Plantation

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M . Polter Plumbing and Heating CO Greeley, Colo P. A. Hartung First National Bank Greeley, Golo F. O. Hayner Hachaman 7Th Ave Greeley, Cole C. W Freeman land—Union Tea & Ocoffes Co Anderson’s Saiddoo Philippines Oddfellows Greeley ‘Wen 1. O. Glazier Jeweler Optician Nishes Rissler Fish and Oyster House Greeley Tribune Justis of the Peace Geo. O. Stevens
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