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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1876
Page
5
The listing advertises a lodging option titled HOUSE at the establishment run by N. Rogerson. It offers board by the day at a rate of $1.50 and a meal package of three meals for $1. The brief notice emphasizes affordable daily meals and lodging.
The piece surveys the Centennial Exposition with praise for employer excursions and worker reports, notes hot weather and large attendance, and highlights strong foreign demand for American machinery and art. It recounts a bold elevator safety demonstration affecting judges, and discusses market views on silver and currency policy amid global buyers and domestic speculation concerns.
The article recounts the construction of Plymouth Breakwater, detailing Rennie's plan to build a rubble breakwater across the middle channel. It covers quarry sources, transport by rail and ships, cost progression, and progress through 1815 to final completion in 1841, with total stone used and regional context.
The British committee finds silver decline caused by rising production from 1860 to 1875 and by nations moving away from silver in favor of gold or paper. It notes no solution and details India’s currency depreciation and remittance burden, with Britain paying about £15 million yearly rising to £18 million.
The article explains Carludovica palmata known as Jipagapa in Bolivia, detailing leaf processing from cutting to plaiting, drying, and quality grading for Panama hats. It notes a single leaf makes the finest hat and prices range from 18d to high-grade costs, with crops hardy and suited to Damps and orchid-house warmth.
Infant prodigy Master Harry Shannon, hailed as a child orator, wowed Gilmore's Garden in Washington by abruptly reciting Robert Emmet's Dublin speech for about forty eight minutes. The Washington native, who memorizes from hearing, drew in bartenders and patrons alike as his performance halted normal business.
The article explains distinctions among naptha benzine and gasoline derived from petroleum. It notes gravity ranges for each fraction, uses in gas lighting paint scouring varnish and rubber, safety cautions about benzine burns and odor removal, and advocates using a hydrometer to detect impositions. It includes a quoted reflection by F. L. Barnum about republic governance and public trust.
Count de Paris recounts a daring Union espionage expedition led by Andrews and twenty two soldiers. Disguised troops hijack a Confederate train near a tavern, sever telegraph lines, and burn bridges en route to Chattanooga. Their plan collapses after a pursuit. Andrews is captured and 16 executed at Knoxville while eight survive to tell the tale.
The author argues that true work arises from love and duty, not pay or hatred. Pay determines quality in soldiers, teachers, artists, and scientists, yet excellence comes from selfless motive. Brute incentives produce weak results. dedication born of love yields enduring labor.
At a recent public meeting Mrs Arthur was thanked for her service on the Paisley School Board. Mrs William Robertson supported the vote of thanks noting how, through her conduct, many opponents have become friends. She added that some still long for the old male sphere and joked that bachelors, beardless lads, and cynical older men use affection for the sexes as a critique of women in leadership.
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