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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1885
Page
2
A humorous personal letter describes a surprise marriage and wedding gifts. The writer mentions the crowd at the ceremony, a satin white dress, generous presents, and a tour to Yellowstone. The novelist hints the husband is the tennis friend nicknamed Mark, in a playful tone.
Disjointed excerpts describe a bear entering a cave and a possum banter in a rural scene. The text shifts to reports of public notices and Mormon content, with scattered references to bowls, marriages, and legal concerns. The fragmentary material lacks a single coherent event.
The piece criticizes Bishop Oberly for proposing graphic object lessons to teach Indian children, arguing such methods reduce complex cultures to crude symbols. It also notes a Boston Herald column on school data gathering and ends with a girl’s awkward disclosure of her father’s job as a museum worker.
Detroit Free Press reports a staged vote urging a man driving a horse and buggy to vote in a ward. The driver refused, insisting he already voted, highlighting coercive tactics at polling places. A Richmond Enquirer excerpt follows with a child’s prayer and a nurse’s tale.
A Hartford Tines snippet reports a north side society lady asking a Hartford post office clerk for five two cent stamps. The clerk grants the request and jokes about stamping letters. she pleads not to be identified, suggesting the idea for monthly billing be noted without names.
A landlady confronts an intruder from Boston under the spell of the Cavortin Cataclasm. The visitor fears Texas desperadoes, but the famed Cavortia Cataclasm supposedly calms him and keeps danger away.
The Rochester Chronicle recounts a coast stump speaker tale involving ex governor Wool and his partner Williams. In a rocky valley they encounter a massive buffalo. Wool fears the beast, while Williams charges, firing as he runs, declaring he will face the last grizzly rather than retreat.
A humorous reminiscence recalls Joho R Rogers, son of Minnie Paper’s Joho, who went to Europe with a $1,000 start. He gambled his funds in Mosaco and roulette, begged for more money, and ended with a final request after depleting his purse. Fortune mocked him with repeated losses.
Texas Siftings presents a humorous dialogue scene with Mow Schaumburg and his son. The exchange features exaggerated phonetic spelling as they discuss money and a plan to visit a theatre. The tone mimics a folksy conversation from a bygone era.
Fragment text shows a comical exchange about welcome and applause with a German Hebrew manager tone. The scene includes a street dialogue about paying for hearty reception and two dollar bellufs. A child’s prayer ends with a plea for family style and style enhancements.
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