Weed notice prompts civic pride in Greeley
A city marshal notice urges residents to remove weeds before seed formation and warns the city will act and bill owners if not done. The editorial stresses civic pride, health, and cleanliness, noting the small police force cannot monitor every lot and urging prompt action against weeds and flies. The piece also recalls Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker as a notable pioneer for suffrage and public leadership.
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Greeley Republican Publishing Company
Charles Hansen
L. Dowki
Greeley
Eighth Avenue
Colorado Association
Greeley Colorado
Greeley Pioneer
Greeley Sun
Greeley Republican Co
Greeley Type
Union No
United States
Sarah Platt Decker
Denver
Colorado
Organization of Women’s Clubs
Matt
Decker
Fear of Death and the Dentist in Walt Mason’s Tale
Walt Mason uses humor to explore fear of death and dental visits. A village elder argues many fears prove unfounded, recounting his own nerve when facing a dentist after a toothache epidemic. The piece blends quips on mortality with a moral that anxieties are often exaggerated.
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Walt Mason
Helen Keller Considers Schenectady Public Welfare Board
The Boston Post reports Helen Keller, famed blind and deaf author, weighs serving on Schenectady New York's public welfare board. Keller, a Socialist and suffrage supporter, discusses slum clearance, poverty's link to crime, and prevention over remedy, praising progress in schools, hospitals, and services for the disabled. A Shaw's ad offers children's white dresses at a discounted price.
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Helen Keller
Schenectady
N. Y
Mrs Keller
Board of Public Welfare
George R. Lunn
Miss Keller
Lunn
Schnectady
Boston Post
Old Fashioned Magazine Returns After 73 Years
A revived Paris publication Le Journal des Dames et des Modes returns in the original form after a long slumber. Founded by Pierre de la Melangere, it once dictated fashion through tumultuous political changes, continuing until 1835. Lingerie dresses of allover embroidery and voile priced at $6.00 at Shaw's.
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Paris
le Journal Des Dames Et Des Modes
Pierre de la Melangere
Journal Des Dames
Charles X
Louis Philippe
Bagatelles
Manchester Guardian
Shaw's
Poisoned Water at Rosalie Ranch Kills Four in Texas
In San Antonio Texas on July 11 four people died and four others were mortally ill after arsenic was added to a ranch barrel of drinking water at the Rosalie ranch near the city. An armed search for two suspected Mexican men was underway as authorities hid them from crowd anger. The poison also killed livestock and spread illness to neighbors who drank the water while visiting.
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San Antonio
Texas
Rosalie Ranch
M. C. Diaz
Diaz
Impersonator Banking Partner Accused Of Fraud
In San Francisco Moses Morris posed as an Irishman for six years and defrauded his partner Lawrence Muldowney of $9,000 by forged checks and misusing safe deposit keys. Muldowney and Morris were plastering contractors. Morris recently left on business. Muldowney attempted to access a vault box only to find the key opened Morris’s box.
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San Francisco
Cal
Moses Morris
Lawrence Muldowney
Erin
Morris
Muldowney
General Information on Mount Rainier National Park
The circular from the Department of the Interior outlines climbing Mount Rainier and describes the park in western Washington with its glaciers, forests, wildflowers, lakes, and streams. Paradise Valley is the most visited area with a government road accessibility from Camp of the Clouds, near Indian Henry's Hunting Ground at the Tahoma fork.
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Mount Rainier
United States
Mount Rainier National Park
Department of the Interior
Washington
Tacoma
Secretary of the Interior
Paradise Valley
Tahoma Fork
Henry
Open spaces and traffic reform in late 19th century
Describes Klickitat County recreation areas like Grand Park and Moraine Park, with guidance on government reservation info. Then shifts to urban street safety, noting a Kansas City ordinance against jaywalking and citing New York traffic fatalities to argue for pedestrian regulation.
Sign Serves Double Purpose for Beggar and Bootblack
A blind and lamed beggar wears a rain sign urging shelter in Tony Ferrari's bootblack shop. Ferrari, an Americanized Italian, agrees to shelter him and views the sign as shelter aid and free advertising for his business.
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Tony Ferrari
Tony
New York Press
Mosquito Breeding Causes Cited In Home Notice
The article explains how water under a furnace pan and stagnant water in gutters or cans fosters mosquito breeding. It urges homeowners to inspect homes for standing water and clean up debris. The note also advertises sale items at Shaw's with straw hats priced at 25c each.
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Your Choice
Shaw’s
Contracted to Work Year at 5 Per Albert Contract Dispute
Special to The Republican from Platteville reports a wage dispute between George Merly of Greeley and David Christy over a contract for board at 5 per unit. Justice Joseph G awarded Begel 7 dollars after Begel quit, noting ten potatoes as subsistence. Begel claimed hardship and accused Christy’s party of failing to pay. Begel joined a railroad gang while the case paused.
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Platteville
Georgemerly
Greeley
David Christy
Sage
Joseph G
Begel
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