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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1886
Page
7
A reflective piece frames the Old Year’s passing and the New Year’s uncertain promise. It cites blessings and loss, urging praise to God and noting how time teaches growth, discipline, and wisdom as the traveler moves toward eternity. The voice invokes Omar Khayyam’s cadence to emphasize renewal while honoring memory.
G. G. argues that genuine New Year resolutions arise from new thoughts and the art of forgetting. He warns that dwelling on past sorrows keeps them alive, and urges lighting the mind with fresh, constructive thoughts to drive away despair and improve action and health.
An eyewitness account from Joseph Nimmo Jr in Harper's Monthly describes a night thunderstorm on a western cattle drive. Cowboys ride to head off a 4000 head herd as horses and riders work to prevent a stampede through deep watercourses and broken ground.
Grimsey is Iceland’s northernmost island with about eighty eight residents. A minister Peter Goodman son lives there, serving as poet and meteorological observer for Copenhagen. Islanders venture to the mainland rarely due to ice and storms. eggs from cliff nests sustain the settlement, with rope descent risking many accidents and fatalities.
Frank Carpenter notes Townsend’s extraordinary work capacity. He reportedly writes 5 000 to 7 000 words daily, can double that on a spurt, and rests little yet recovers quickly. Townsend does more newspaper work than any other American and has poems lectures and a novel in progress.
Henry Ward Beecher, writing for the New York World, argues English children up to 15 or 16 are sturdier and healthier than American peers, while noting a large underclass in London. He cites the English clergy wife as saying their mission is to curb theft and promote cleanliness, a goal he contrasts with American issues.
A quirky remark contrasts nature and art as Old Hardhead and Young Hyson debate folly. The note ends with Lehigh University hosting a group called the Mustard and Cheese Dramatic Club.
A lyrical meditation contrasts December daylight and winter weight with a pilgrim climbing a mountain toward a hopeful New Year. The scene blends auroral themes and distant valleys, implying renewal beyond hardship and time as a vast silent ocean. Carlyle is cited on Time.
A medieval style forecast links directions to weather and harvest outcomes. South winds promise warmth and growth while west wind signals milk and fish, north winds bring cold and storms, east winds foretell abundant fruit, and northeast wind suggests freedom for all creatures.
A reflection on daily life as a constant doomsday lesson urging disciplined perception. The text emphasizes interior resolve and continual learning through daily awareness and moral conduct.
The poem contrasts a bright summer world with a gray autumn scene. It reflects on nature’s rhythms and a friend's death. The speaker questions whether their brief verse can complete the moment and comfort a grieving heart.
A Chicago Journal correspondent reflects on New York’s vibrant newspaper scene. He notes The Tribune’s imposing marble building on Printing House Row, rivals such as The Sun The Times The World The Star and other papers, and mentions landmarks like St Pauls Church the Heralds printing house and the Evening Post and Commercial Advertiser buildings.
A mother tells Grace a serious talk fails to curb mischief while a child asks for the same tale again. The piece then outlines old beliefs about children born on Sundays and cautions about looking in mirrors, looking over a child’s head, and naming hints tied to luck and life outcomes.
A boat sails on New Year night to fish with the fisherman praying for safety till daybreak. Dawn reveals all but one boat in the bay, sparking questions of where the craft and crew have gone as the tale blends with poems and reflections on time and wisdom.
An anecdote shows Rajpoet women’s delicacy in Amber court. Rajah Jey Sing jokes about the princess’s jupon and scissors. She rebukes him, warning that Harvati daughters wield swords as well as princes wield scissors, and mutual respect guards virtue.
Mr Field, visiting from the country for a daughter’s illness, explains his habit of rising at 4 or 5 a.m. depending on season. He searches hotels for earliest breakfast, noting Fifth Avenue after 5, Clarendon after 6, and Hoffman after 7. He came to New York in 1835, giving him about 50 years of consistent early rising and work.
The queen plans a photographic album of notable royal gardens. Photographer Vernon Heath works at Buckingham Palace with extensive grounds and will later visit Osborne Windsor and possibly Balmoral. Thirty six copies will be printed for presentation to intimate friends.
The sea shanty style and a chorus about sisters cousins and an aunt are noted as shaping the rise of topical songs in Victorian era prose. The comic operas' parodic songs helped popularize humorous commentary integrated into prose writing.
The Greeley Tribune focuses on agricultural and stock news as its core and brand, claiming to be the brightest and best local paper with strong community coverage.
The Job Department of the Tribune states it is well supplied with legal blanks ready for immediate use, ensuring full service for legal notices and forms.
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