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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1875
Page
1
The board by the dey lists meals for 81 and weekly options from 85 to 86, indicating three meals daily and stable-feeding standards. A stable, feed connection with the House is noted, with rates and room variations guiding stays.
A New York paper describes several French toy automata at a prominent Eighth Avenue shop. The walking ladies, a toilet table scene, a flower girl, a wheat cutter, a fashionable vivandière, and a donkeys ride are depicted with music and motion, praised for craftsmanship and humor. The article ends with reflections on morality and Christ teaching, contrasting with ancient philosophers.
A Methodist preacher Paul Denton holds a barbecue and proclaims that true liquor comes from water, while a desperado accuses him of lying. The crowd roars no to exchanging the heavenly drink for alcohol as the scene shifts to reflections on other topics.
A vivid Atlantic Monthly narrative describes men and boys riding five foot logs down tumultuous Nile rapids. They sit upright, balance with their hands, and ride past on slippery logs as water roars, then reach the shore and demand backsheesh. The text notes women crossing with baskets and praises the river’s danger and difficulty.
Prof Hill reports 1875 bullion shipments will miss two million by about sixty thousand dollars. The county’s year total is expected near three and a half million. A brick building is going up to refine the gold and copper locally, ending Boston processing. A new acid free parting method may keep refining here, sending gold and silver bricks to the Atlantic coast.
The speaker notes that becoming a director in an accidental insurance company gives accidents a kinder aspect. He feels affection for a cripple as an advertisement and finds a railroad collision with an unspeakable charm.
A New York Graphic account recalls how Thomas Jefferson gave a dirt-poor boy named Charley Morgan a ride and invitation to the White House. The lad later walked to Washington to meet the president, sat at a state dinner, and became a naval officer after Jefferson granted his wish to join the navy.
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