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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
Readable fragments recount May 1780 amid a dark day across New England with smoky skies and red sun. Residents in Connecticut and coastal areas reported eerie lights, odd vapors, and unusual color changes while ministers and towns debated the ominous omen and possible judgments.
Sam Davis of Nevada forged a Bret Harte poem titled Binley and 46 claiming Harte’s authorship. The Open Letter published the piece with a Harte portrait and later Leslie's Weekly lauded it as the best short poem of the decade. The hoax persisted for years before Harte denied it, yet the poem remains in recitations.
The New York Press notes that dreams lack memory, so sudden changes like sea to balloon, encounters with the dead, or feats beyond us feel normal. In real life astonishment arises from memory of possible limits, which dreams do not possess.
A dialog on Chestnut Street recounts a man who moved to a Germantown residence with fares, pennies, and a coal bill. He invites a friend to visit, mentioning a new telephone and a yet forgotten number, joking about multiplying by two and dividing by four to recall it.
The passage argues clothes shape conduct with anecdotes from the Australian bush and references to Addison and a Sunday dress. It suggests dress elevates character, while khaki can transform a villain, and a conductor in uniform inspires proper behavior, imagining a future where fashion elevates all to archangelic standards.
A physician notes there are over fifty headache types. Common forms include a dull forehead ache from dyspepsia, a back of head pain from liver issues, temple bursting pain from malnutrition, top of head ache from overwork, and brow ache from eye strain.
A Success Magazine quote argues there is no future for those who stop growing and believe they are old. It claims stagnation leads to decline, noting many people are half dead at fifty due to mindset rather than age.
A weary wife laments that no one visits her now after marriage. He recalls courting seven evenings a week and admits he also has nowhere to go. The exchange captures a small domestic grievance and the faded social bustle of newlyweds.
Kilduff notes a bill collector and recounts Dunn’s ill timed levity as he pursues an account. Skidmore questions the approach. Kilduff recalls Dunn asking cheerfully if the debtor wanted to see him today as part of his tactic.
The excerpt urges waking with smiles and laboring with cheer, likening sunshine to kindness that brightens a home. It also cites a Kansas City Times line on luck being worthy after all efforts, urging deliberate steps before inviting success.
Analysis of how Charles Dickens drew on his own experiences and people from his circle to craft the novel David Copperfield. The piece notes Mr Micawber’s real-life counterpart in Dickens Sr., Miss Mowcher’s sparing appearances, and Dickens’s changes to avoid offending the original. It recounts Dickens’s times at Doctors' Commons, the Hungerford market, and his deep affection for Peggotty and Little Em'ly.
The article reviews ancient Peruvians cultivating cotton and outlines varieties such as Peruvian rough, Egyptian upland, Argelian, Metafifishano vitch, and sea island. It notes Egyptian readily grows on the coast, Argelian suffers from frost blight, and local mills favor Egyptian for easier processing, with exports mainly to England and the United States.
A London Notes and Queries excerpt praises Sir John Holt, Lord Chief Justice, for his judicial clarity. The piece lauds Holt as compassionate and discerning, likening him to Vespasian in popularity and ability to untangle knotty legal issues. It shows a clerkly signer Ab. Camption submitting as humble servant.
Eaton M Keeton has recovered from a sick spell. Many residents visited Denver and Milan, with others traveling to Nebraska and Idaho for work or family duties. The week featured Christmas activities, visitors to Eaton and Windsor, and social gatherings.
A local notice advertises a limited quantity of Pure Bliss Triumphs seed potatoes grown in Wisconsin. Samples are available at 920 Ninth Avenue or through F. H. Badger, with pickup at the ranch north of the Grange Schoolhouse. The Cement Stone and Brick plant has been leased to W. J. Istin for one year, with requests for continued patronage to Max Deuback.
The Unitarian church offers preaching at 10 45 and Sunday school at 12 15. Christian Science holds service at 11 with a Wednesday meeting at 7 30. Trinity Episcopal lists next Sunday's usual schedule with 10 30 morning prayer including Christmas music and sermon, followed by Sunday school, then a 4 p m song and sermon with the subject Then Cometh the End. Public invited.
In Greeley Steele's hall the revival series concluded last Sunday with evangelists departing for Denver. Regular meetings will be held Sundays in Steele's hall, 10:45 a.m. worship, 12:QC Sunday school, 6:30 p.m. class, and 7:30 p.m. service. Secretary McLaughlin of the Anti-Saloon League will speak. pastor John Doane extends a cordial invitation to visitors.
Ault residents report new home arearts additions and business changes. Hennesey enlarges the ksmith shop with a 15 by 24 foot addition. Coffee and Williams buy Parker’s restaurant. Christmas exercises and visits mark the season. A drunken man jailed for disturbance escapes from the Iron bedstead. Rev Studley anniversary celebrated with church gathering and cake. E. G. Hutt vanished after moving to Denver, leaving Mrs Huff with little cash.
Miss Maude Wright came home from Denver last week. Jas LeRoy and family visit near Pinneo. Mr and Mrs Cline of LaSalle visited Sherman Markle Sunday. S W Dean of Colorado Springs spends holidays with parents. Albert Roeck from Denver visits parents for the holidays. Melvin Clymer moves from Loveland to the J H Wright ranch. Miss Wdna Dean of Ault and Misses Rose and Ivy of Greeley vacation with parents. Miss Hansen returns home near Kimball Nebraska, Miss Patterson to Greeley area.
A special notice states Kenneth G. Phelps left Greeley due to health and offers his five room modern cottage on Eleventh Avenue hill at less than value. A. M. McClenahan, sole agent, handles the sale.
Samuel Hilton dies in Los Angeles while his father Ralph Hilton attends the Greeley pioneer banquet. Mrs. Ruby Mead dies in Denver after an appendectomy complication. her body returned to Greeley for funeral at the Mead home with Rev. Doane and Rev. Avery assisting. she leaves a husband and twins. Winnie Jackson, long-time pioneer in Platte valley, dies at Fort Lupton after a paralytic stroke. born November 22, 1824 in Georgetown Illinois. she lived in Fort Lupton since 1861 and helped found local church and Sunday school. funeral held Friday. she leaves two daughters.
The town’s post office staff handled an unusually large holiday rush without extra help. Receipts and mail volume rose over last year, clerks working long hours to ensure on time deliveries. A fourth city carrier, Ole Nelson, will join at year’s start to cover expanding routes.
Rural carriers along routes No 1 to No 4 were remembered by patrons. G W Crall on route 1 received one pound of butter. J C Teas on route 2 received various articles and about 25 dollars in cash. F Grant on route 3 received a fine overcoat and other items valued at 25 dollars. Tom Stone on route 4 received 30 dollars in cash.
The Commercial Club will hold no members meeting this month due to the inability to secure a caterer for the planned banquet. The next meeting notice will be announced later.
A farmer notice offers three nearly new Home Comfort steel ranges for trade for oats. One 4-hole with reservoir and two t holes with reservoir are on display at S. W. Bullard's second hand store, 717 Eighth street, Greeley Colorado. Also a medical note promotes PAZO OINTMENT with a money back guarantee if not cured in 6 to 14 days.
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