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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1904
Page
6
A three or four year old girl tosses her ball to Lord Kitchener on a ship voyage to India. The child repeats Pick up my ball as he wakes and asks for her mother. His dignity collapses and he retreats to the smoke room after finally complying.
The article argues a genuine movement toward broader liberty for women as they seek college training, independent marriage choices, and adult responsibility. It cites Alys Pearsall Smith advocating equal family support for daughters and calls for trust and self development without constant chaperonage.
The piece urges expanding the U S merchant fleet to carry a larger share of foreign trade with American registered vessels. It notes current reliance on foreign bottoms at 91 percent and over 150 million dollars paid yearly, urges a presidential commission led by ten lawmakers to study the issue, and argues that a stronger merchant marine would promote employment and prosperity.
A discussion of medieval and early church cursing, noting severe penalties like “accursed of God forever” and “anathema from the 318 fathers.” The piece taunts the contrast between fearsome theology and everyday offenses such as littering an enclosure, citing Macmillan’s Magazine.
The Westminster Gazette reports that Anthony Trollope faced a brutal beating in a post office waiting room. Two young men, intent on avenging a complaint from the day before, overpowered him and warned that the assault was for his alleged rudeness to a woman who was their sister.
The article details the 1858 Atlantic cable cost breakdown. It lists weight, conductor makeup, and per mile prices for deep sea wire yarn iron coating and tar gutta percha. Total deep sea wire per mile is 485 dollars and 2,500 miles cost 1,212,500 dollars. Adding shore end wire 25 miles at 1450 dollars per mile yields a total of 1,250,000 dollars for the first ocean cable excluding instruments.
A fragment notes the jellyfish eye is primitive and may sense darkness as a ship’s approaching shadow presses down. It ponders whether sinking occurs from darkness or wave pressure.
A medical debate defends physician collaboration against charges of concealment or collusion. Proponents argue that second opinions and changes in treatment are legitimate, while critics complain about consensus among doctors and potential patient expense.
Myron T. Herrick argues the rise of agricultural industrial and technical schools has awakened farming communities. He asserts farmers now have tools and capital to expand, capture home markets, and profit from a growing external demand for surplus products. The era of endless farmer opportunity is at hand.
A list of long eight syllable words including Anthropomentamorphosis antisuper naturalism anticonstitutionalist and more. The sample also shows phrases like comprehensibility individualization and unconstitutionality with varied hyphenation and spacing.
In a Philadelphia Press cartoon style vignette, the family physician refuses to treat until the patient Mr Skinner promises to obey and pays the last bill in full, highlighting a comic clash over medical obligation and payment.
A reflective piece urges readers to seek purpose by looking ahead to better days. It contrasts gloom with hope, suggesting joy returns when time offers a bright horizon. The text motivates endurance through hardship by envisioning a future worth awaiting.
A Philadelphia Ledger joke contrasts woolgathering as laziness with wool gathered from the Jambs in Wall Street. The quip plays on language about diligence and odd imagery.
A reflective note condemns excessive intake as leading to death, urging restraint in consumption and warning that indulgence harms health and well being. The piece contrasts virtue with gluttony, urging moderation in meals and drink.
Professor H J Davenport argues ostentation is wasteful both materially and morally. He notes that rich display deprives others and lowers the poor by imitation, while extravagant riches cast shadows on the poor. He urges restraint to prevent needless consumption and social harm.
A 19th century weather explanation links a damp north wind in Ay Ayres to lassitude, irritability, and quarrels among residents. It notes increased violence in the lower classes during prolonged winds while the dry southwest wind from the Andes restores health and calm.
A Kansas western town tale describes a boy who sold a dog into his cellar, where the animal immediately began tunneling. It first breached to a busy road, then rerouted toward a grassy plot, using earth enough to fill a wagon box. The dog remained based in the cellar for years, surfacing through its tunnels at will.
In a Louisville tale, a storyteller taunts Irishmen about death by action. A man seeking to prove them capable of rash acts hangs himself but cannot breathe. The punchline has the Irishman explaining he used a rope but could not Braythe.
Emma Galloway obtained a county court divorce from Andrew Galloway on grounds of habitual drunkenness and lack of support. The report notes proceeding details and that a verdict in the related district court case involving Ben H. Hilton and Ruth Gross had not yet been delivered at press time.
City of Greeley amends Ordinance No. 118 to change construction time for the railway from one year to two years. Requires Geo J Spear or assign to file acceptance before the amendment takes effect. Ordinance No. 130 passed December 20 1904 and published December 22 1904 in the Greeley Tribune.
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