Harvest Festival Plans In Greeley Race Meet
Harvest Day festival moves forward in Greeley with a parade and prizes arranged by automi bists, farmers and citizens. The Weld County Automobile Club committee will oversee events with a farmers committee forming to represent town districts. A follow up meeting is set for Monday night August 21 at Doctors Pogue and Hughes office.
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Greeley
Drs. Pogue and
Hughes
Weld County Automobile Club Automobile Committee
Dr. Pogue
Geo. van Sickle
H. F. Hurlbut
F. H. Badger
Farmers’ Committee
Trinity Lutheran Church to Install New Pastor
Services Sunday August 20 at 1 30 p m mark installation of Rev P B Fritsche as pastor for Greeley area. Farewell sermon by Rev M Manteuffel formerly from Cheyenne Wyoming. German language services. Rev Fritsche to reside at 1531 Seventh Avenue. Everyone invited.
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Sixteenth Street
Seventh Avenue
Greeley and Vicinity
P. B. Fritshe
M. Manteuffe
Cheyenne
Wyo
P. B. Fritsche
M. Manteuffel
Sunday services announced by Pastor Gustafson
Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m with evening service at 7 45 p m. All are welcome. Oscar W Gustafson serves as pastor at the church.
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Oscar W. Gustafson
Deaths of William Moll and infant Kenneth Savits
William Moll a young consumptive living in a tent in Evans was found dead last Thursday morning. The death was caused by a hemorrhage. Moll was from Philadelphia and a machinist by trade. Kenneth W Savits infant son of Mr and Mrs Savits of 611 Third Street died last Thursday from indigestion. The funeral was held Friday.
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William Moll
Evans
Moll
Philadelphia
Kenneth W. Savits
Mrs. Savits
Third Street
Infant Paul L. Miller Dies and Is Buried
Paul L. Miller infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Miller died last Wednesday from icterous. He was buried Thursday.
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Paul L. Miller
George R. Miller
Death of Local Construction Worker John Crossen
John Crossen, a LaSalle construction gang member, was jailed for safe keeping after claiming a woman pursued him. He hanged himself from a haystacker at his work site Friday, but was found before serious harm occurred.
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John Crossen
LaSalle
Crossen
Traps Scores From Greeley Gun Club June Night
At the Greeley Gun Club traps last Tuesday evening scores out of 25 were listed for competitors. Berson 19 Purcell 6 Brewer 20 Townsend 12 Weibking 7 Crone 22 Sexson 7 Asmus 15 Ling 17 McKinney 18 Dr. Wood 12.
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Greeley
Berson
Purcell
Brewer
Townsend
Weibking
Crone
Sexson
Asmus
Ling
McKinney
Dr. Wood
Clergy Couple Becomes City Guests at Johnson Home
The Rev. William H. Bates and his wife arrived in the city last Saturday and are staying at Bruce F. Johnson's, 1029 Eighth avenue. Dr Bates held a late life in New York state and St Louis suburb Webster Groves. His son George A Bates has recovered after a long illness and now ranches eight miles east of Greeley. Dr Bates preached at the United Presbyterian service and Pastor Hunter’s vacation absence will fill First Presbyterian duties next Sunday.
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William H. Bates
D. D
Bruce F. Johnson
Eighth Avenue
United States
George A. Bates
Colorado
Lincoln Ranch
Greeley
Bates
United Presbyterian Church
Hunter
First Presbyterian Church
Peculiar Voice Memory Unites Civil War Buddies
H Southard enjoys a reunion with former tent mate Judge Edward Kennedy of McConnellsville Ohio after 40 years. Southard read a Denver paper about Kennedy’s city visit and phoned the Shirley House in Denver where the judge was staying. Kennedy instantly recognized Southard’s voice.
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H. Southard
Edward Kennedy
McConnellsville
Southard
Denver
Judge Kennedy
Shirley House
Mr.Southard
Forbes Seeks Sale Of Quarter Section Farm Near Greeley
Mr A J Forbes announces his quarter section farm is for sale due to age. The fine land lies seven miles west of Greeley, four miles east of Windsor, and three miles from LaGrange School. Water rights totaling over 25 000 acres are included with several shares in ditches and reservoirs. He will sell reasonably or rent to a first class man.
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A. J. Forbes
Greeley
Windsor
LaGrange School
No. 2 Ditch
No. 2
Windsor Reservoir
Poudre Valley
Forbes
Privilege on Platte Canon Excursion Reaches Denver Stop
Greeley and Windsor passengers on the Platte Canon excursion May stop in Denver on return Friday Aug 25 and take the 10 10 C S train home the next morning The excursion train will arrive in Denver in the evening giving time to attend the theatre and transact business in the capitol city next morning
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Greeley and
Windsor
Denver
The
Canon
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Local Couples
Ney A. Zilar of LaSalle and Miss Ethel May Moore of Greeley. Anson F. Harnish and Miss Ethel Holland, both of Greeley. Gorganio Garcia of Johnstown and Emilia Pinio of Platteville. John Edwin Nix of Eaton and Miss Minnie Johnson of Eaton.
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Ney A. Zilar
LaSalle
Ethel May Moore
Greeley
Anson F. Harnish
Ethel Holland
Gorganio Garcia
Johnstown
Emilia Pinio
Platteville
John Edwin Nix
Eaton
Minnie Johnson
Union Services Sunday at two churches
The union services next Sunday evening will be held at the Methdist and Baptist churches. Rev. O A Petty will preach at the Methdist church and Dr. T D Bancroft of Kansas City Kansas will speak at the Baptist church.
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O. A. Petty
T. D. Bancroft
Kansas City
Kansas
Swedish Lutherans Ice Cream Social Thursday Evening
The Swedish Lutherans will host an ice cream social this Thursday evening on the lawn at the home of Chas Lofgren 802 Fourth Street. Everyone is welcome.
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Chas. Lofgren
Fourth Street
Special excursion via Colorado & Southern to Colorado
To Come and Return Only $3.50. The special excursion departs Friday, August 25th, from Greeley at 6 30 a m, offering a round trip at a fixed price.
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Colorado & Southern
Greeley
Farr Produce Company Sacks Prices on New Car Load
Sacks-Sacks. Just received a car load of sacks. Call and get prices. Farr Produce Company.
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Farr Produce Company
Local notes from Hillsboro and vicinity
Mrs Meilon and Miss Crowley were in Johnstown shopping Saturday. Mrs Newman hosted friends and relatives at dinner last Thursday. Zenn Greenlees of Peckham visited the area early this week. Mr and Mrs Bowles spent Sunday near Platteville with Mrs Bowles sister Mrs Briggs. Hannah Newman returned home Sunday from Windsor where she visited her sister Mrs Svedman.
BIC Bend Aid Society Meeting Mentioned
Aid society will meet at the home of Mrs. Thacker Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jot Pritchard Jr visited relatives here Sunday. Prayer meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Boal Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Pearl Reeves and son of Greeley attended services Sunday afternoon. Miss Myrtie Davis of Hastings visits her cousin Miss Emily Davis this week. Robert Hines left Saturday evening for Nebraska to visit his folks for a few weeks.
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Pearl Reeves
Greeley
Myrtie Davis
Hastings
Emily Davis
Robert Hines
Nebraska
Funeral for Grover Alkire Held After Lightning Death
Residents of Antelope Park and nearby towns gathered as Rev. E. J. Harlow conducted funeral services for Grover Alkire. He was killed by lightning, with interment in Fort Collins. Attendees included Mrs. S. D. Lunt, Miss Mina Kellogg, the Pressier sisters, and neighbors from Cheyenne and Windsor.
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R. Forrest
Cheyenne
Wyo
A. W. May
Ora Hamilton
Ruby Armstrong
Cloe
Jennie Boulard
Wait for an Appetite Says Boston Magazine Advice
A Boston Cooking School Magazine excerpt advises waiting for a real appetite before eating. It warns against eating out of habit, notes digestive fluids require hunger, and endorses fasting as beneficial both physically and spiritually. It suggests skipping breakfast or lunch if they lack hunger and eating slowly once appetite returns.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Pepper Tastes and Effects Claim Black Over Red
A New York Press excerpt argues for black pepper over white and red cayenne, praising black pepper as flavorful and stomachic while condemning white pepper as nauseating. It cites pepper’s behavior in soup, notes piper and capsicum as distinct, and claims red pepper irritates yet is not a laxative, mentioning cholera morbus and tincture of capsicum.
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Tropics
New York Press
Stage Realism Sparks Jefferson Talk On Theater
Joseph Jefferson spoke on drama at a reception, praising realism in stage setting yet warning that misapplied realism harms the play. He joked about a real dog Schneider and noted audiences shape characters with their hearts. Realism with a tail wag in the wrong place is dangerous.
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Joseph Jefferson
Jefferson
Schneider
New York Post
Beau Brummel Tales From an English Paper
An English paper recounts Beau Brummel tales from Brighton Pavilion to Brooks and Brooks' hazard games. Brummel mocks nobility, jokes about his birth, and brags of striking luck in a hazard run. A brewer challenges his vanity after Brummel pockets twelve straight wins.
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Beau Brommel
Brighton
Brummel
Brooks
Mount Desert Island’s Transformation From Wilderness To Luxury
The piece traces Mount Desert and Acadia’s history from Cadillac grants, confiscations during the Revolution, and revival of the Cadillac claim by M Bartolomew Gregoire and Maria Theresa. It notes isolation, early cottages bought for 300 dollars, and later land values soaring to 25 000 dollars to over 100 000 dollars per acre as fashion embraced the island.
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Mount Desert
Cadillac
Acadia
England
Bernard
King George
M. Bartholomew Gregoire
Maria Theresa
Gregoires
Four Track
Opera glasses aid hearing as well as sight says optician
A Chestnut street optician explains that opera glasses help hearing by enabling patrons to watch a singer’s lips from the rear. He notes that training the glasses on a performer lets audiences catch enunciation clearly, and even aids in understanding speech at public meetings.
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Chestnut Street
Optician
Philadelphia Record
Grinding Incense In China Mills on Lan River
A missionary along the Lan river in Mongolia notes 31 rapids in one day where water mills grind aromatic trees into incense powder. Each pair of mills can produce about 200 catties daily during the rainy season, selling bundles of that weight locally for about 50 strings of cash or roughly $6.
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Lan River
Mongolia
The Original Pygmies and Their Measure
The original pygmies stood about four feet tall yet were named for a thirteen and a half inch height. Homer placed them southward while cranes battled them and Herodotus linked them to Africa. The name derives from the Greek pygme meaning a fist, the elbow to knuckles distance.
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Herodotus
Africa
Lincoln quip marks Harvey two hour talk in Washington
The Boston Herald reports Hon Harvey framed as a Webster biographer who told Lincoln what Webster would advise in the Civil War crisis. After a two hour sermon on policy, Lincoln simply praised Harvey’s great calf, remarking on the size of his leg.
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Charlies W. Slack
Peter Harvey
Daniel Webster
Mr. Webster
Lincoln
Mosquito Interruption Delights Chicago Tribune Anecdote
A humorous Chicago Tribune snippet captures Colonel McSchwartz describing town growth to a caller as his daughter Miss McSchwartz interrupts with a playful mosquito pinching. The exchange blends nostalgia with light family banter.
Pudding Test Sparks Kitchen Quip From Wilsons
In the Wilsons dining room Norah asks when the pudding will be ready. Mrs Wilson jokes to test with a knife, then jokes about sticking knives into the entire knife set if it comes out clean. Scene from Woman's Home Companion.
Detectives Identify Thief by Subtle Disguise Clue
In a Washington Star account a detective explains spotting the man in a woman’s guise. He observed the thief hitching his skirt with both hands to prevent bagging and then seized him.
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Washington Star
The Brick In His Hat
A humorous exchange unfolds as Dingle apologizes for lateness and his wife jokes about removing a brick from his hat to hit jokers. The Philadelphia Press records the playful vignette with regional flavor and banter.
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Dingle
Philadelphia Press
An Undeserved Imputation
Magistrate asks the prisoner about playing cards for money. The prisoner contends the charge is false and says the other fellow played cards for money.
Be Not Rash from The Bishop's Niece
A pithy moral about restraint from George H. Picard's The Bishop's Niece. The speaker warns against rash actions despite the lure of a precious jewel, advising patience until danger passes.
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George H. Picard
Generosity and Economy Face Contrasting Traits in Trade
The piece contrasts generosity with extravagance and economy with avarice, illustrating how noble acts and frugality sometimes align and other times diverge in economic behavior and social perception.
Family Quip on Averaged Members in Paper
A light exchange about census style averages shows one spouse joking that the family total is about four and seven tenths persons, with the wife quipping she is the seven-tenths. The connotation reflects humorous take on household size.
Wit as Shield for Defense Not a Sword, Fuller Quote
A concise maxim attributed to Fuller urges using wit to shield defense rather than wound others. The saying emphasizes restraint and purpose in speech, promoting prudent humor as a protective tool rather than a weapon.
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Fuller
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