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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
9
A column of light humorous snippets from Greeley Colorado touches on Christmas timing, social gossip, divorces, politics, and local happenings. It notes needlepoint thoughts on 1913 calendars, Helen Gould’s marriage, wage humor, and Weld County issues with Canon City. It ends with a jab about Greeley Tribune quoting cheap sites and factories.
A 1910s era plea urges Weld county residents to shop locally for Christmas. It argues home purchases boost local happiness and economy, noting Greely stores offer ample holiday stock from grave to gay gifts. The piece promotes a countywide revival in home trading to start festive commerce.
A Denver pastor proposes theatricals in his church as part of a broader trend of churches becoming social centers. The piece argues that plays and moving pictures can be morally valuable and educational, citing college drama as essential to student training and urging churches to promote good entertainment through education.
In Greeley a twenty five member orchestra, trained and costless to establish, drew under two hundred listeners yesterday afternoon. The group presents creditable concerts but attendance has fallen from last season's average of over five hundred per concert. The city voices support akin to the Denver Sym phony fund gifts though the orchestra remains modest in reach.
The Fortnightly Musical club hosted an artist in Greeley but faces deficit due to poor patronage. A twenty five person orchestra concert at ten cents a ticket failed to attract enough attendees to fund new music. The piece questions whether Greeley is truly musical or only believes so.
Farmers bear about 200 million dollars yearly in interest while Wall Street borrows freely by phone. President Taft created a commission to study foreign monetary systems to aid agriculturists, signaling currency reform as a major issue for the coming Democratic administration.
American farmers use about six billion dollars in borrowed capital and incur higher interest than European farmers. If US loans matched Europe’s rates, costs would fall and many more people could enter farming. Taft urged governors to study adapting European rural credit systems, with legislatures considering state laws next session. European systems show cheap capital for farmers is feasible here, reflecting the cost of production.
The writer travels Germany visiting schools from Posen peasant academies to Charlottenburg and Schulpforta, observing teachers and students. He notes high quality instruction, including a seventeen year old girl translating Tacitus into French, highlighting disciplined teaching and independent thought.
Price Collier’s January Scribner piece recalls lectures in history languages and literature at German schools. It notes generous intellectual output amid fierce competition, paying teachers poorly yet producing rigorous teaching that helps students endure heavy workloads.
Excerpt from Senator Lodge's Some Early Memor ies in Scribner January issue. The author argues that modern wealthy classes differ from predecessors in size wealth and behavior. He notes second generation fortunes produce many failures and lawless conduct driven by money, with girls faring better in marriages.
A survey traces rapid gains in bacteriology from Pasteur to modern institutes, noting monkey experiments expanding knowledge of typhus polio measles meningitis and scarlet fever. It calls for applying research to control programs and funding for disease prevention such as fly campaigns against poliomyelitis.
A compact clipping notes the phrasing of gendered observations in a rural context. It juxtaposes women’s patience with men’s truth telling, followed by a tease of scientific topics on disease and causation, hinting at editorial wit or a misread page.
Forty years ago a Presbyterian church was to be built at Longmont L F Law ran buffalo robe curing business The Denver Rio Grande rail line earned over 1000 dollars a year George Evans bought 30 Boulder lots for 1500 dollars Reverend Allen to preach at Park church next Sunday A Methodist social had been held at Mr Rea s home and was successful Russell Fisk secured land near Livermore to move to Greeley The Reverend Mr Mitchell to deliver last Baptist sermon next Sunday Oc cidental lodge A F and A M elected officers F L Childs W M E N Abbott S W Oscar Eaton J W Isaac Canfield treasurer J H Jones secretary John Backer Tyler trustees J B Wlower Isaac Canfield J A Woodbury
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