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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
2
The article extols county conventions and primaries as essential to self government. It argues delegates may be swayed by enthusiasm or inducements, warning voters to watch conventions, while praising civic duty and the value of large, educational political gatherings for informed participation.
The notice promotes a Labor Day excursion priced at three dollars round trip. It lists Mr. McClellan among participants and indicates an overall package value of four hundred dollars.
A speaker counsels women to abandon dowdy dress and unrefined manners and urges mothers to guard their children's listening choices. He deplores vulgar phonograph records and warns that imitation of cheap stage talk harms boys, stressing parental influence and self discipline.
A sports party candidate says he seeks effects more than causes. A heckler in the crowd asks whose effects, reflecting a terse moment of dialogue quoted from the Baltimore American.
A 1908 prose piece urges a twenty one year oldson to live uprightly and honor his parents. It argues that manhood comes with responsibility and moral choice, stressing that the debts to father and mother are paid by steadfast character rather than money.
The Holy City will be presented at the Greeley Opera House on Wednesday September Sth. The drama portrays Rome on the eve of Nero with Christians facing persecution. Miss Luella Morey returns in the role of Salome as a strong cast interprets the uplifting theme.
Announced wedding of Byron T. Hunter and Eunice Osgood held at the bride’s home in Cary Illinois. Hunter is employed with E L Dunham and is well regarded. Bride visited Greeley last summer and the couple will reside in Greeley after November 1.
Mrs Carl Carlson entertained about 20 Swedish youths and Miss Martha Huotberg of Denver during a Monday evening visit with music games and refreshments served near midnight in the Carlson home.
Union Pacific and Colorado and Southern run a special train September 7 from Greeley at 6 55 a m to the Far Famed Loop and Mt McClellan summit. Fare is four dollars for the Loop excursion and four dollars including Mt McClellan. Promoted as Colorado’s greatest scenic trip.
Daily record of deeds including Charles E Houston transferring Lot 6 Block 25 Greeley to Amanda Statler for 2500. John E Shafer and Bert A Shafer deeds among Pierce additions in Pierce and to The Pierce Supply Co. Winfield Moore to Kate Coffey for one dollar. George Blevins sells Lots 10 and 11 Block 1 Nunn to Henry Johnson.
The speaker urges immediate action to fund a new YMCA building this fall after postponing due to the panic. The group notes that last convention offered the ideal moment, but delays were wise. now they insist the panic is over and a YMCA is needed for school year evenings. The Commercial club and citizens are asked to support.
On Labor Day Monday Sept 7 the Colorado and Southern will operate a special excursion to Eldora via the Witherland Trail of America. The train departs Greeley at 7:00 a.m. returns from Eldora at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $2.00 round trip with half fare for children. An ideal picnic and holiday outing.
Fresh eggs 20c per dozen. Ranch butter 20 to 25c per pound. Choice new potatoes 2c per pound. Poultry prices: broilers 12 to 15c per pound. hens 16c per pound.
The text describes a prospering city with about nine thousand residents, a county seat status, and diverse industry. It highlights a large potato starch plant, wholesale grocery trade, a prominent hotel, multiple parks, two public libraries, three daily newspapers, and strong agricultural outputs with annual crop value around six million dollars.
Fragmentary timetable shows multiple transfer points between East and Denver lines with times listed from 1:30 p.m. to 9:04 p.m. The text includes several route segments and endpoint references, including East, North and West, and a Poastmaste notation likely indicating a local stop or misread entry.
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