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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1886
Page
6
A poetic verse laments failed seers and astrologers while praising Stella as life’s true stone. The speaker proclaims fate read in moonlight and eyes, contrasting mystic lore with a personal pledge where Stella’s gaze could gild life’s path.
A German confectioner journeyed from Moscow to Constantinople to seek work and impressed the sultan with pastry making. He was first hired at 500 piasters monthly, then raised to 1,000 piasters as the sultan enjoyed his tarts. A Greek burial custom account follows, describing linen wrappings, flowers, coins, and Saturday offerings for the dead in Athens.
A humorously observed reflection on babies being photographed and the reactions of mothers and infants in a gallery setting. The piece contrasts calm, posed likenesses with the babies cries and parents hopeful for long term keepsakes.
A profile of the Knights of Labor led by Terence V Powderly details five executive board members and their control over half a million wage workers. It outlines their origins from humble trades, the order’s inclusive policy, and its reach through boycotts and policy to safeguard labor.
A Cincinnati Enquirer special reports a 15 year old boy in Youngstown Ohio named Frank Burnett shows sudden supernatural strength lifting chairs and tables though he is slight and healthy. Tests suggest further medical examination to uncover the secret of his power. The piece also notes a scientific aside on insect sex determination in moths and butterflies.
The Detroit scene depicts Brother Garden presiding as Samuel Shin adds a herring box to the stove. Canterbury Johnson reads a resolution urging Ireland to permit England to govern itself, provoking stunned silence and a sharp quip about brains. The gathering ends with a light closing ballad and a toast of apples and spring water.
The article outlines how to host a fashionable city dinner with an eight course menu from oysters to dessert. It covers timing, table settings, plate changes, napkins, and service sequences including fish from the pantry, carving methods, and finger bowls. It also notes variations in serving order and the importance of ample utensils and clean plates. It ends with brief historical mentions of using the title Father and a note on Thomas Stevens traveling by bicycle and facing hostility in Asia Minor.
In a Boston hotel crowd, a philanthropist questions Toombs about enslaved labor in Georgia. Toombs compares costs of a slave, a mule, and a team, suggesting a slave team could total $9,000, highlighting stark economic brutality in a vivid recount.
A Harper’s editor recalls arriving in New York broke and asking Fletcher Harper for $500. Harper lent it, $400 placed in the bank, the rest spent, and eventually repaid. Years later Harper said he would have helped with the small loan but kept his distance afterward.
A teacher asks what pauses are in a primary class. A small boy misdefines pauses as “things that grow on eats,” revealing a childhood misinterpretation of the term.
The Rehoboth Sunday Herald notes a wife praising a photograph and a husband teasing the month's repose. The Norristown Herald cites a New Jersey weather prophet predicting January will be extremely cold, deflating hopes for an unusually hot start.
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