A Night in Bohemia Charitable Show Delights Crowded Audiences
Local talent joined Elks and youth for four months of rehearsals in a two night charity performance at the opera house. The show featured a Bohemian plot with a worn out actor and a chorus of young performers led by Miss Phyllis Wolfe. The program included star cameos, songs, dances and a successful solo by Wes Pier. About $850 gross was realized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemia
The
Elks
Opera
Elk
Camfield
Zoe Moore
Katherine Graham
Mona McAfee
Edna May
Lois Wright
Willie Smoke
George Green
Willie Eat
Frank Hubert
Willie Work
Bert Pier
Izzie Cold
Tom Madden
Elbert English
Izzie
Charles Clark
fHlone Nice
Harold W. Marks
Willie Fudge
Frank Searing
Willie Rubberneck
John Graham
Cy Clone
Clarence English
Don Rubes
Ed Abbott
Mr. Byers
Mr. Alters
Willie Rubberlong
Will Taylor
Willie
Jesse Wyatt
Theo
Glazier
Slewfoot
Pete-Jesse Nusbaum
Chop Suey
Charlie
Karl Sanborn
America
Wes Pier
Phyllis Wolfe
Miss Wolfe
Boston
Charity fund pledge noted for lodge support
A brief item states that funds or items will be allocated to the lodge charity fund as part of a community or fraternal event.
Searing and Ferguson to Buy Oyster Supper for Marrying
Clarence Searing and Alexander Ferguson face the oyster supper penalty imposed by the Review club for breaking a bachelorhood pledge. The club began years ago when ten men formed a social and literary circle. the first married member was charged, and the custom spread as more members wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Searing
Review Club
Clarence Neill
Alexander Ferguson
Big Mortgage Filed on Colorado Fuel and Iron Assets
A forty five million dollar mortgage from Colorado Fuel and Iron Company to New York Security Company was filed in Weld County. The lien covers all company property in Colorado including the Colorado & Wyoming railroad franchise and 4.5 million bonds. The firm owns 555 acres of coal lands near Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Industrial Company
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
New York Security Company
Fuel & Iron Company
Colorado
Colorado & Wyoming Railway
Erie
Weld
Elks Memorial Service Set At Greeley Opera House
Greeley lodge No. 809 will hold its annual memorial for departed brothers on the first Sunday in December at 2:30 PM in the Greeley Opera House. The public is invited to attend and observe a solemn program detailing Elkdom values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Greeley Lodge No. 809
Greeley Opera House
The
Elks
Church Services and Bishop Visitation Schedule
The First Presbyterian Church led by Rev. R. J. Hunter holds services at 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with the Lord's Supper and new members at morning worship and a sermon on The Model Christian in the evening. Holy Trinity Church conducts Holy Communion and a 10:45 a.m. sermon followed by 7:30 p.m. prayer and sermon with Bishop Charles S. Olmstead visiting on Sunday Dec. 11. United Presbyterian Church offers 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services titled What Jesus Christ Thought of Sin and Is Belief in Jesus Christ Indispensable to Salvation. Orville A. Petty is pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
R. J. Hunter
Holy Trinity Church
Charles
Olmstead
D. D
Colorado
United Presbyterian Church
Jesus Christ
Orville A. Petty
Grapevine Lateral Ditch Company to Elect Directors
The Grapevine Lateral Ditch company will hold its annual stockholders meeting December six, nineteen hundred four, at seven thirty p m at the First National Bank block office of C D Todd in Greeley Colorado. Polls close at eight thirty p m. C D Todd president C A White secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Colo
Grapevine Lateral Ditch Company
C. D. Todd
First National Bank
C. A. White
Have You Ever Visited Florida Ormond Draws Visitors
A visitor praises Ormond Florida with waving palms tropical drives and the Halifax river inviting fishing parties and the great ocean on the other side. The notice promises low rates to Florida points with attractive literature from I EK Fisher Denver agent for C and S Ry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormond
Fauit
Halifax River
Great Ocean
Florida
New Orleans
Galveston
San Antonio
I’. EK. Fisher
Denver
Colorado
New England Supper Offered at Odd Fellows Hall Tonight
A New England supper will be served in the Odd Fellows hall this evening from five to eight o clock. Supper costs 25 cents and a musical and literary program follows, free to all. Miss Birdie Q Miller of Beatrice Nebraska, a noted elocutionist, will perform Mary Queen of Scots with musical accompaniment. Come all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Birdie Q. Miller
Beatrice, Neb
Mary, Queen of Scots
Pain Balm Claims Quick Healing For Burns and Bruises
An emergency medicine note praises Chamberlian's Pain Balm for burns bruises and similar injuries. It claims instant relief and healing in about one third the usual time, with the product sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlian
R H Johns Dead After Illness in Binghamton
Telegram from Rev R J Van Valkenberg announces the death of R H Johns in Binghamton New York last Monday after a long throat ailment. A native of Ohio aged 70, he lived in Greeley about 28 years and became a successful real estate man and director at Greeley National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J.van Valkenberg
Fourth Street
R. H. Johns
Binghamton
Broom County
N. Y
Greeley
Greeley National Bank
Picking at Clothing Becomes Cautionary Tale
A hotel clerk notes how some men habitually pick specks from others clothing while talking. A traveling man recalls a related incident where after persistent picking, a $200 diamond pin disappeared, leading him to confront or restrain the picker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Times
North Side Country Club Holds December Meeting
The North Side Country Club met at Mrs. Arthur Leaver's residence. A program on celebrated men and women of this century was presented, with carnations awarded for closest name guesses. Refreshments followed, next meeting set for December 2 at Mrs. Pier's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Country Club
Arthur Leaver
Social Science Circle Discusses Proper Restriction of Immigration
The Social Science Circle met Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Kittle. The paper on immigration restriction sparked discussion and provided new ideas. A short playful dialogue by E. B. Coulter, Mrs. Kittle, and Mrs. C. E. Carter entertained attendees. The next gathering will be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Science
B. L. Kittle
E. B. Coulter
Kittle
C. E. Carter
C. D. Todd
Wambaugh and Kirchgestner Wed at Mrs Kirchgestner’s Home
Harry Wambaugh and Miss Sopha Kirchgestner were married at noon on Thanksgiving day at the bride’s mother residence 1504 Seventh Avenue. Rev R J Hunter pastor First Presbyterian Church officiated in front of about fifty guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wambaugh
Sopha Kirchgestner
Seventh Avenue
R. J. Hunter
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Saidee M. Hering to Wed Clarence G. Paul at Parents’ Home
At noon today the marriage will unite Miss Saidee M. Hering, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Hering, and Clarence G. Paul at the bride's parents’ home 328 Tenth Street. About thirty guests are invited for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth Street
Saidee M. Hering
O. Hering
Clarence G. Paul
Justice E P House Unites Donahue and Lausingout in Greeley
Monday afternoon William Donahue and Miss May Lausingout, both of Greeley, were married by Justice E P House. The ceremony joined two local residents in a quiet civil rite.
Elks Lodge Calls Members to Memorial Service
All members of Greeley lodge No. 800 B P O Elks are urged to meet at Elks hall next Sunday Dec 4 at 2 oclock for a memorial service in a body. Full attendance desired by order of the exalted ruler R G Strong secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Lodge No. 800
B. P. O. Elks
Elks’ Hall
R. G. Strong
A Certain Cure for Croup
A grandmotherly remedy from Market Texas recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup. The testimonial claims prompt relief in severe cases and notes the product is available from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
M. F. Compton
Market
Texas
Clergyman Unites Brooklyn Couple in Quick Marriage
An elderly Brooklyn man and woman sought rapid nuptials and, after a jovial exchange about never marrying before, the clergyman performed the ceremony for free. The bride joked she never had a chance, adding humor to a speedy union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York Press
Sea wolf described by Esk fishers in Montrose Scotland
Report describes a sea wolf caught by Esk salmon fishers in Montrose. It features a seventeen and a half inch mouth, a fifty two inch opened circumference, white parasol like lungs, two hand like paw structures, and two flap like organs over the head used to attract prey. The stomach contained a sea gull and a live eel after the bird was removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose
Scotland
Extra Pair of Lungs Says Bathing Boosts Vitality
Eugene Wood in Everybody's Magazine extols cold baths for seniors. He cites elderly men who stay spry with morning dip and aggressive post-bath rubbing, though one died near eighty four after beach wading in snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wood
Everybody's Magazine
Driver refuses to pass funeral procession
A black driver in Washington refused to cross a funeral line, trying to pass the hearse alongside for two blocks. He said his passenger was in a hurry while the hearse was not, prompting him to call out to the driver to hold up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rhine town auction sells dances to maidens for year
A longstanding lower Rhine custom keeps a yearly auction on auction day. The town crier gathers youths and, after selecting fair maidens, sells the right to dance with them for the year to the highest bidder. Proceeds go to the public poor box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Rhine
Not on your life she refuses marriage in witty exchange
Dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows Holden asking to marry and Tilden rebutting with a direct not on your life remark. The exchange hints at a reluctant partner and a tense romantic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden
Tilden
Boston Transcript
Tramp Says Employer Dead Twenty Years For References
A man explains to Mrs Jones that potential employers demand references from his last boss who has been dead for twenty years, highlighting how outdated or impossible such requests are in their job search.
The Young End Confinement and Acquittal Remark
A courtroom quip contrasts outcomes of two defendants. One says he fared better after a fine versus his accomplice who was acquitted and faced a lawyer’s fees. The exchange highlights the divergent legal consequences from the same case.
Wars of the Irish Jarvey Chronicle
An English journal recounts a Belfast jarvey slickly overcharging a commercial traveler. The traveler demands a fare before boarding, but the jarvey feigns poverty and drives him for more than the legitimate rate to save face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Jarvey
Jarvey—Shure
Jarvey—Bedad
Double Address Could Trigger Duplicate Express Charges
In a Philadelphia Record item a clerk notices a package addressed on both sides. The shipper had paid charges but the dual addresses might cause the receiving office to collect a second time if the prepaid mark appears on the bottom of the reverse side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Philadelphia Record
Blackmail History From Rents to Extortion
The term blackmail traces to rents in kind and protection money, evolving through sixteenth century usage in Scotland after Culloden. Rob Roy popularized the concept around 1730, while Elizabeth I banned extortion yet the practice persisted. In modern terms blackmail is money extorted by threat of exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Highlands
Scotland
Culloden
Archbishop Hamilton
Rob Roy
Valuable Queen Bees Draw High Prices Worldwide
The article compares prized queen bees to valuable stock with the Italian strain topping demand. Prices for a single queen range from 50 to 200 dollars, and Italian bees are shipped globally. A Canadian bee farmer near Ottawa travels to Europe yearly, bringing back bees worth thousands, insured through an Italian firm for his most valuable queens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Europe
Boston Transcript
Gravedigger Wears Red Waistcoat at Funeral
A country sexton in England officiating a funeral wore a red waistcoat. After the service the vicar remonstrated about upsetting mourners. The gravedigger replied that the heart is what matters, saying it is black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Robert
The Head of the Family Dialogue
An exchange quoted by the Cincinnati Enquirer shows a stern old man correcting a son who admits calling him governor. He urges the son to show more respect for his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Secret of Admiration Between Friends Cited
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes Miss Elderly praising Moors for not celebrating birthdays and keeping ages secret. Her best friend agrees, highlighting cultural silence on age as a point of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Detroit Free Press
Mixed Hairquips Spark Gentle Comment on Nannies Style
A light exchange from Lippincott quotes Bessie admiring Nannies new hair arrangement. Bessie notes Nannie does not look like herself yet comments she appears better when not looking like herself, in a playful fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Nannie
Lippincott’s
Lawyer and Witness Clash Over Truth in Pearson’s Weekly
A courtroom exchange features a lawyer clarifying a witness’s statement as a business remark and the witness insisting on truth. The dialogue reflects legal rhetoric and journalistic satire from Pearson’s Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Carlyle Quote About Hope and Honest Work
A Carlyle remark asserts there is always hope in a man who actually and honestly works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Not on Home Bill of Fare Hungry Child Says Dinner Short
A brief dialogue from Chicago News features Little Harry complaining he did not get enough dinner while Little Elsie asks what was eaten. Harry responds he had company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Elsie
Chicago News
Difficulty at the door of every de light
Fragmentary line suggests a poetic or editorial note about pervasive difficulty as a barrier to brightness or enlightenment. No concrete entities or events are identifiable in readable text.
Gas Plant Sold at Public Trustees Sale
The Greeley gas plant was sold at public trustees sale Tuesday morning. B. D. Sanborn as trustee bid in the plant for 9583.75, roughly the indebtedness. It is expected the company will be reorganized and the property placed on a paying basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
B. D. Sanborn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edmund Keene
A. T. Hale
Dusty Rhodes
Frank Bons
Officer Callahan
George W. Graham
Dolly Nobles
Keene
Miss Vida Sweet
Tommy Jiggs
New York
Harry Wyatt
George Thatcher
Walter Abbott
Charles Frohman
Thomas Madden
Liz
Alice Neilson
Effie Chappelow
Tottie Coughdrops
Hetty Powers
Grace George
Anna Held
Olive Ward
Marguerite Sylvia
Mazie Miller
Lulu Glaser
D. J. March
Julia Marlowe
Alda White
Fiossie
Margie
Virginia Harned
Alice Patterson
Edna Wallace Hopper
Myrtle English
Dottie Dimple
Elsie Nusbaum
Ina Underwood
Inez Stevens
Hazell Stevens
Doly Highnote
Inez Ram
Miss Lizzie
Elks’ Memorial
Stockholders’ Meeting
Social Science Circle
Hering-Paul
Union Pacific Railroad
A. W. Barbour
17Th Street
J.e.gordon
Eleventh St
J. L. Bross
H. C. Watson
Cons
H. Warecer
C. T. Nerut
Ass’t
J. L. Brush, H.C. Watson
J. A. Rankin W. Boomer
C. H. Wheeler
H. D. Parker
Oldest National Bank
Weld County
Usa‘steeling
Pres
T. Faham
T. J. M. B. Aetrikin
Coober. Johns. Davis
Assi Cashier
Asa Curtins
H. M. Terie
R. F. Graham
D. B. Wyatt
Robert Steele
J. L. Ewing
the Union Bank
B. D. Harper
B. F. Johnson
E. J. Decker
F. E. Gill
Assiatant
E. BR. Thayer
W.H. Farr
J. R
F. E.smith
H. Mulford
Hall & Smith
Greeley, Colo
Exy
ELY Brothers
Warren St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!