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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1886
Page
3
A clear cold night scene features a sprightly young man in velvet and fur with a brand new broom who proclaims he will sweep the earth clean. He vows to remove corruption, oppression, dishonesty in high places, degradation, disease, and poverty.
A whimsical tale unfolds with two sweepers at year’s end. An enthusiastic youth named Eighteen Eighty-Seven vows sweeping reform while a weary elder, Eighteen Eighty-Six, carries a heavy scroll of calamities and memories. The elder foresees rebirth, learning, and the endless wheel of life.
Detective Shore recounts a Central station arrest of an Italian with an eight inch knife made from a file. He notes knives and revolvers as common concealed weapons among locals and criminals, and discusses dangers posed by quick tempers, policing, and enforcement.
The Detroit Kennel Club president runs daily drills for seventy thoroughbred dogs at the enclosure. A master uses a whip and whistle to command and educate the animals, likening them to pupils in a canine classroom.
A reporter recalls village teachers reading to peasants, selecting moral tales in popular prose. He notes lively crowds, a 14 year old reader from a Crimean campaign tale, and the rarity of such schools in parts of Russia where books are unseen.
A Boston Record item describes a man hurrying across the Common on a freezing night who asks a well dressed stranger the time. The stranger reveals his watch after briefly exposing his chest to the wind and confirms the time before walking away. Separately it notes 2,000,000 barrels were sent to the Delaware peninsula to pack sweet potatoes.
A Roumanian professor claims to replace Volapuk with Mellanok a mixed language of signs and symbols. Speakers would carry bone bead like indicators to convey general wants and desires, creating word rosaries to tell their stories.
In Yorktown the prosperous Red Mills Presbyterian church faces a dispute as Rev. Schenck’s anti liquor campaign, especially against applejack, angers local farmers. Deacon Joshua Dean is called to defend himself after a clash over irreligious and irreverent conduct during divine service and beyond.
The Atlanta Constitution lauds African American members of Congress as well behaved, punctual, and free from scandals. It notes few are professional politicians like Frederick Douglass and praises leaders advancing educated citizenship despite prejudice and limited opportunities.
The 1887 edition of Hostetter's Almanac, a medical annual, is ready and free at druggists and country dealers across the United States and Western Hemisphere. It blends practical health advice with light reading, calendars, and precise astronomical calculations. Prope tors Hostetter & Co of Pittsburgh offer mail copies for a two cent stamp.
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