28 Apr 1875
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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1875
Page
1
Public notice outlines offerings from ARGENT HOUSE jobbing and rental terms to J Leavy florist and Freeman Shattuck real estate brokers. It lists painting and glazing trades, Justice of the Peace services in Weld County, plant sales in Main Street, and loans and securities. Genealogical names include Sargent, Henry, Leavy, Freeman, Shattuck, with Greeley, Colorado mentioned.
A whimsical fragment recounts Little Bopeep chasing her sheep tails, then shifts to vivid verse about The Plow and farm labor. An 1849 San Francisco vignette follows, describing extreme weather, fleas, and a city obsessed with gold dust amid scarce transport and errant livestock.
The piece recalls San Francisco in 1849 with tents and shanties on seven hills, the Parker House gambling, the Hounds ruling under Alcalde Smith, and Merritt's lodgings at $2 a night, while luxury exists alongside hardship and wild prices for common goods. It contrasts with Italy and New York climate notes for invalids.
A discouraging Osaka conference report details Japan’s limited openness to Christianity. Edicts remain enforcible amid foreign quarters and officials urging continued bans. Separate items note attacks on missionaries in China and hostile actions in Chicago and Sutter Creek.
The Denver pastor notes eight tenths or seven tenths of his marriages involve partners over age thirty with half over thirty five, suggesting a trend away from young brides. A Portsmouth man who helped raise the frigate Cumberland has sold out for 5000 dollars to Detroit buyers seeking a safe rumored to hold 20000 in gold and greenbacks. The description of fashionable women contrasts wealth with poverty in their clothing and education.
Hor T M Patterson returned from Washington to report the Colorado bill’s passage amid Senate opposition. President Grant faced last minute pressure before signing, with Chaffee accepting amendments, and Patterson backing admission from the start to push the measure through before adjournment.
Describes the Missouri River floods between Atchison and Leavenworth with farms eroded and land lost as the river rises. Notes future flood fears during June and comments on river pilots and changing channels. Also reports on a scam selling masses for the dead in France and a Brazil stream finding crucifixes. Mentions a new Sunday school in Mexico focusing on elocution over Bible study.
The account portrays Otto von Bismarck as a remarkable orator whose physical presence contrasts with his fragile voice. He moves dramatically, wielding pens or scissors like a baton, and works through phrases with repeated reattacks while delivering memorable bon mots. His speech is rich with classical references, wit, and a steady intake of sugared water during bursts of debate.
Appleton's Journal recounts a chaotic Washington scene with a mix of visitors. A group of swaggering frontiersmen, subdued pioneers, formal figures, independent Republicans, diplomats, fashionable District women, and Indians in war paint mingle at the White House. One chief adorns a pink rose in his nose. another dashes through a window after a drunken fright, after which access tightens.
A St Louis clerk recalls Father De Smet visiting C D Sullivan & Co jewelers around 1853 1854 and speaking of vast undiscovered gold. He says the priest warned Indians not to reveal it and claimed he would not disclose its location while they lived there. He believed the richest deposits were yet unreached.
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