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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
4
A collage of playful rants and local jibes from Greeley including remarks on politics, weather, birds, hats, and state governance. Mentions two governors, Red Rose on January sixth, and a recent 18 ounce duck egg in Aurora NL with court and newspaper references.
The piece notes suffragettes marching to Albany and hints at a new Backyard Kipling poem about the deadly gink family. It mentions government urging city folk to farm, and farmers envy city life. Uncle Czar Cannon, 76, resolves to sip one whiskey each time this year, lamenting past failures.
The Fort Collins Review argues for a national farm credit system to free farmers from dependence on eastern banks. It warns against concentrating money in New York, notes past panics from eastern stringency, and urges financial reform so producers control the money flow supporting rural prosperity.
Weld County poultry association highlights rising exhibition quality at the Greeley show. Farmers and consumers note standard bred hens yield heavier, more uniform eggs and the hobby proves profitable, with the annual event emphasizing demonstration over profit.
A self improving farming culture unfolds as farmers organize to boost efficiency, science, and markets. Government and states aid expand, railroads and communication knit rural life to the city. Conventions in Greeley today seek lasting solutions benefiting all.
The newly elected Colorado assembly must contend with entrenched machine tactics and powerful figures like Senator Adams. New members arrive with limited organization, forced to rally quickly to influence bills. The piece warns that progressives allied with Adams may lose support among their constituencies and urges vigilance with the motto LEST WE FORGET.
Dr. Z X Snyder surveys the State Teachers college founded in 1889 to train public school teachers in Colorado. It highlights the training school from kindergarten to high school, 2695 graduates, and a focus on arts and crafts including a $60,000 arts building donated in 1904. The arts program aims to nurture art appreciation and practical home living through domestic science, taught by specialists to prepare teachers for public schools.
The article details arts and crafts offerings in the state teachers college including woodwork, metal work, drawing, library handicraft, and printing aimed at training future teachers to raise capable citizens. It notes a robust music department with 100 students and a practice teaching requirement, a physical department emphasizing active recreation, and broad academic faculties. It also covers religious instruction via associations, church-based courses, the home study extension, and a renowned summer school that grew from 100 attendees in 1902 to nearly 1,000 in 1912, with total 1911-12 enrollment around 1,746.
Editor Greeley Tribune notes a Denver Post report claiming the Adams faction threatened to reduce appropriations for educational institutions unless certain demands are met. The brief cites political pressure impacting schools and state resources as reported yesterday.
A Senate bill introduced by Senator Tobin, framed by road advocates, would create a state highway commission to oversee road building with a $4000 salary for the commissioner and a $3000 secretary engineer. The plan requires county cooperation, assesses county needs by population and construction costs, and limits state funds to non municipal roads.
The City Health Officer cautions about contagious diseases in schools as term ends and schools reopen next Monday. Chicken pox and scarlet fever caused fears of closures. seven scarlet fever and about a dozen chicken pox quarantines remain, while a public-health canvas shows current danger fading. The letter condemns political tactics in Weld county and urges recall of lawmakers who use such arguments against the public welfare.
A Greeley note emphasizes quarantine for chicken pox and other childhood diseases. Health officer W H Shields urges parents to cooperate, detailing penalties, duties, and the need to protect all children from preventable illnesses.
A humorous musing on the paradox that the most sought after women often seem to be the least skilled in marksmanship. The line plays on societal expectations and flirtatious stereotypes.
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