Greeley Mecca of Business Men
Delegates at the Colorado businessmen’s convention debated publicity in freight tariffs with a motion to force railroads to post current rates. The session also featured talks on irrigation, stockman outreach, and soil based Colorado prosperity, with organizational changes advancing a thirteen district plan and W. L. Clayton as likely president.
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Colorado State Commercial Association
Greeley
W.L. Clayton
George J. Kinde
Denver
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kinde
W. L. Clayton
J. L. Bartlett
Bonynge
Frederick W. Taylor
Colorado
Taylor
Denver Irrigation Company
Big Broomfield
Clarence A. Lyman
Lyman
Finch
Greeley Commercial Club
Congressman Bonynge
Alva Adams
Pueblo
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Grand Junction
Carnegie
Adams
Benjamin H. Eaton
Skinner
Montrose
Remedies for eczema with Chamberlain’s Salve
A tale of eczema relief notes the wife using doctors’ remedies without success until Chamberlain’s Salve proved superior. The ad-style endorsement ends with for sale by all druggists.
Car Wreck In Denver Involves Local Women
Miss Grace Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs W Wilson and Mrs George G Anderson and her daughter were in a street car wreck in Denver Monday evening. The car jumped the track struck a telephone pole and turned a complete summersault. No one was seriously injured though several people were endangered.
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Grace Wilson
W. ©. Wilson
George G. Anderson
Anderson
New Greeley Water Works
Denver
Impaired Appetite Benefit Cited by Detroit Man
J H Seitz of Detroit Michigan says Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets improved his appetite when impaired eased bloated fullness and produced a pleasant satisfactory bowel movement. Price 25 cents samples free at all druggists.
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Chamberlain
J. H. Seitz
Detroit
Mich
A Peculiar Game Of Penuchle And The Wary Pair
A married woman describes the card game Penuchle, noting gendered perceptions of luck and skill. She details her husband’s reacting to losses, his pride in holding for big melds, and his volatile mood swings as they play several games each week. The piece ends with her confession that she loves to beat him despite his harsh temper.
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Corrigan
New York Press
Punishing English Schoolboys
A British educational author notes that in English boys schools punishment is mainly inflicted by fellow students such as cricket or football captains who can cane a player who fails in duty. The same source highlights how dukes may be thrashed by a monitor while a cobbler’s son cannot be punished by a village headmaster without causing village uproar.
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Eton
What is a biddle as used in Philadelphia slang
A visiting Englishman wonders at the term biddle heard in Philadelphia. The piece notes the local use of biddle to describe a person or people and contrasts it with unfamiliar slang for outsiders.
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Biddle
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Editor rejects rival poet as copy of old school verse
An editor tells an old schoolmate that his poem shows no promise and is absurd while the peer reveals the piece was copied from lines the editor had written in the school days autograph album.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Feminine Smokers and Smoking Customs in Cuba
The United States Tobacco Journal surveys smoking habits among Cubans and other groups. It notes Cuban and Filipino smokers, with Cuban Spanish women often posing with cigars and cigarettes, while many Cuban ladies avoid pipes. American and other nationals smoke less, yet some native-born Cuban women smoke daily from morning until night.
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Cuba
Philippines
Isle de Cuba
Alawina
Pacific Ocean
Tropics
United States Tobacco Journal
Boy Conquers Lawyer in 12 Year Old Testimony
A Massachusetts Plowman recounts a boy of twelve outsmarting a sharp lawyer in a bad case. Witness Waller stood out after cross questioning. The boy answered honestly and refused to lie, endearing the judge to truth over manipulation.
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Waller
Massachusetts Plowman
Egyptian Draughts in Ancient Times
The piece game of ancient Egypt resembled chess in play and setup. Players sat on ground or chairs with men placed at table ends and moved on a checkered board. Egyptian depictions show figures in profile and reveal little about board size or square count.
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Rameses
Thebes
Circle Magazine
Two Brothers Ahmed and Omar Lift Obelisk And Dig Well
An Oriental tale tells of Ahmed and Omar seeking a deed to immortalize their names. Omar lifts an obelisk with wedge and rope, carving inscriptions and setting it in a desert. Ahmed digs a well, plants date palms, and provides shade and fruit for travelers.
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Ahmed
Omar
Australian Birds Build Giant Nests of Five Tons
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Australian jungle fowl create nests up to 15 feet high and 125 to 150 feet in circumference using grass, leaves, and vegetation, easily weighing a ton. Brush fowl in colonies form pyramid nests larger, with one removal filling seven carts and totaling five tons.
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Australia
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Stenographer Wins Dictation Job After Train Test
A woman riding a morning train tests her speed by dictation from overheard chatter and a serial passenger’s speech. She submits a sample, shows clear speed and clarity, and secures the stenographer position after the impressively read train dictation is judged by the employer.
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Sherwood
Swedish Lutheran Church Sunday Services Notice
The Church Swedish Lutheran Corner Eighth Avenue Teenth Street invites attendees to morning service and an evening service at 7:45. Oscar W Gustafson and Schog 1 88 9 Pastor are listed.
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Swedish Lutheran
Eighth Avenue
Oscar W. Gustafson
Schog
Reformed Presbyterian Services and Sunday School Schedule
The Reformed Presbyterian Church invites worship in Currier Hall on Ninth Avenue with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning service at 10 45. A People's meeting is planned at 7 p m and the evening topic is The Righteousness Sake led by Pastor J M Wylie.
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Reformed Presbyterian
Currier Hall
Ninth Avenue
Seventh Sunday
J. M. Wylie
Swedish Mission Speakers Scheduled in Lucerne and Greeley
Miss Ellen Moodin of the Minneapolis training school for slum missionary work will speak Swedish at Lucerne Friday afternoon at 2 and again at 8 in the evening. Oscar Carlson, missionary for the Swedish church, will depart for Last La and deliver a sermon at Lucerne Sunday morning after the church service.
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Ellen Moodin
Minneapolis
Lucerne
Greeley
Oscar Carlson
Nazarene revival meeting appeals to volunteers
Evangelists Miss Beard and Miss Ard lead a Nazarene revival urging volunteers to fight sin. A women only gathering is set for 2:30 PM with girls over ten invited. mothers to bring daughters. J W, pastor.
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Miss Beard
Missard
J. W. Pastor
Death of Infant Homer Polk Simmons
Homer Polk Simmons died August 15 at fifteen months old from Lester Washington where his family lived since their marriage. Parents I A Simmons and Mrs Simmons mourn their loss as relatives visit S N Simmons. Funeral by Rev D D Forward at Pollock's Undertaking, 4 PM Friday. Interment Grove Cemetery.
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Homer Polk Simmons
I. ©. Simmons
Lester
Wash
Pollock
Grove Cemetery
North Side Country Club Meeting Notes
The North Side Country Club met August 6 at Mrs. Hi Hopkins home. Nineteen members and guests attended as teen members led fashion notes. Papers covered Our New sessions Alaska by Lizzie Nichols The Hawaiian Islands by Dru Reinks The Philippines and Rico by Mattie Leaver.
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North Side
Hi Hopkins
Alaska
Lizzie Nichols
Dru Reinks
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Rico
Mattie Leaver
Arugus
Courteous Germans and brisk Americans in purse exchange
A German paper notes two advertisements about a purse found in Blumen strasse and the polite responses that followed. The first asks the finder to forward the money to the loser, while the reply hints the recognized finder wants the loser to visit his home.
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Blumenstrasse
Hearsay remark echoed in magistrate hearing
The exchange centers on age testimony and hearsay as evidence. The witness cites the magistrate’s ruling that hearsay is not conclusive, while the magistrate presses for a clear answer. The comment highlights the limitations of hearsay in court.
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Chicago News
Cat Feeds On Musician in Odd Chicago Sleep Tale
The cat boasts of eating the musician on the second floor after avoiding the pianola and graphophone on the first and third floors. It selects a corner behind the gas range to sleep, content with its claimed feast.
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Chicago
Baroness Appeals Condemnation Case Over Land Near Hardin
Baroness von Richtofen appeals a superintendent court decision in a condemnation suit by the Irrigation District for land needed for an inlet ditch to the New Empire tunnel near Hardin. She claimed $93,000 in damages and sought trial by jury which awarded $1,810 after a district-offered compromise of $3. The baroness appeals the verdict.
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von Richtofen
Hardin
New Empire
Jude
Sacks and Twine Sale Announcement
Farmers Mercantile Co. advertises sacks and twine for sale, highlighting stock and pricing. The notice promotes available goods with emphasis on utility for agricultural customers.
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Farmers Mercantile Co
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Greeley Mecca
Nazarene
North Side Country
Baroness Appeals
Dill Storms
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